{"id":7336,"date":"2012-10-04T06:01:57","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T13:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/?p=7336"},"modified":"2015-09-30T18:53:45","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T18:53:45","slug":"how-spotify-helped-me-find-new-music-spend-nearly-100-on-the-outlaws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/how-spotify-helped-me-find-new-music-spend-nearly-100-on-the-outlaws\/","title":{"rendered":"How Spotify Helped Me Find New Music &amp; Spend Nearly $100 on The Outlaws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/outlaws-spotify.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7337\" title=\"The Outlaws It's About Pride Spotify\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/outlaws-spotify-300x264.jpg\" alt=\"The Outlaws It's About Pride Spotify\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><a title=\"The Outlaws\" href=\"http:\/\/www.outlawsmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Outlaws<\/a> are a southern rock band that has been around since 1967. They have a couple hits under their belt, &#8220;There Goes Another Love Song,&#8221; &#8220;Ghost Riders in the Sky&#8221; and &#8220;Green Grass and High Tides.&#8221; I have been a fan of southern rock since I bought the first album by Molly Hatchet. I love the sound of a triple attack guitar jam. The Outlaws were never one of my favorites, beyond the three hits songs\u2026 I have never seen them in concert or bought a album.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago I heard they were releasing a new album. Just for kicks <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/5qpknVUwTHHZkj3rKsQOYG\" target=\"_blank\">I searched on Spotify and found it, &#8220;It&#8217;s About Pride.&#8221;<\/a> I hit the play button and wow! I loved what I was hearing. Classic melodic southern rock with great guitars and harmonies. I was sold. How did this lead me to spending some money?<\/p>\n<p>Well I still like to own music that I love, so when the album came out last week I bought a copy, $10. Then I saw they were playing live 10 minutes away at the <a title=\"Sweetwater Music Hall\" href=\"http:\/\/sweetwatermusichall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley<\/a> so I bought a ticket, $48. And, after being blown away at the show I wanted to show the band some more love &amp; support so I bought a concert t-shirt, $25.<\/p>\n<p>All in I spent $83 on The Outlaws because I was able to find their latest album on Spotify. Are you only worried about the pennies you think Spotify will pay you for a stream? Think about the bigger picture, how introducing your music to a new fan can lead to a new connection and other sources of revenue much greater than a few pennies.<\/p>\n<p>Oh and lets not forget about the value gained by everything I have been saying online and to my friends&#8230; how much is that worth?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Outlaws are a southern rock band that has been around since 1967. They have a couple hits under their belt, &#8220;There Goes Another Love Song,&#8221; &#8220;Ghost Riders in the Sky&#8221; and &#8220;Green Grass and High Tides.&#8221; I have been a fan of southern rock since I bought the first album by Molly Hatchet. 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