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  1. this may seem like a stupid question... and it probably is but U2 must be the most bootleged band in the world right???

    2nd question... what other bands in the world have such a large cateloge of bootlegs??? what other bands have bootlegs for practically every show?? what other bands actually have bootlegs???
  2. I thought Pearl Jam has bootlegs for every show, they release them on their own website for fans. Not free off course, but actually it's all soundboard material. I wish U2 did something like that.

    And the Rolling Stones have a pretty wide bootleg archive too, probably bigger than U2's. Queen's bootleg catalogue is quite big too.
  3. Originally posted by RemyI thought Pearl Jam has bootlegs for every show, they release them on their own website for fans. Not free off course, but actually it's all soundboard material. I wish U2 did something like that.

    And the Rolling Stones have a pretty wide bootleg archive too, probably bigger than U2's. Queen's bootleg catalogue is quite big too.


    queen!!!! really??? i'll have to look into that.... love their music
  4. Of course U2 are one of the most bootlegged bands, but there's others...

    Prince is the most widely bootlegged artist for unreleased AND live stuff. The next band would be The Grateful Dead, who actually allow you to tape their shows and have special taping areas set up for it!

    Pearl Jam are also OK about it, as you can see below:



    The Stamp of Approval
    September 13, 1995, Phoenix, Arizona:

    Ed on the mic: "This is the first night and from now on...let's make it official right here...the stamp of approval. Anytime you want to bring a tape recorder to one of our shows, you're more than welcome to. Maybe then you won't have to pay $30 or anything like that [to bootleggers]. You can have your own tape...your own personal [memory]."

    And with those words, Record buttons were readied 'round the world...
    Camera and Recording Policies For 2006 Tour

    Cameras

    * Small, handheld cameras welcome.
    * No flash in the first 20 rows.
    * No detachable lenses.
    * No professional still or recording cameras
    * No sticks.
    * No video cameras.

    Binoculars

    * No Binoculars

    Audio Recording

    * Small, handheld recording devices welcome.
    * No feed from soundboard.
    * No large, professional audio equipment.
    * No boom mics.
    * No external mics.

    Last updated: May 27, 2006




    http://www.dead.net/ is Grateful Dead site with MP3s for download.
  5. But you'll get bands and artists like Steely Dan, Alanis Morissette, Nirvana and Metallica who do not like the practice and won't allow it. Kind of a bummer if you like those bands/artists hey?
  6. Originally posted by drewhiggins
    The next band would be The Grateful Dead, who actually allow you to tape their shows and have special taping areas set up for it!

    Despite the fact that it's a shitty band in my opinion that's really cool! U2 has a lot to learn from other bands on various things
  7. Theres a huge amount of Bob Dylan and Led Zeppeling bootlegs out there.

    I'm sure I heard a few months ago that U2 were considering selling downloads of a concert for a limited time afterwards.
  8. Originally posted by DougielTheres a huge amount of Bob Dylan and Led Zeppeling bootlegs out there.

    I'm sure I heard a few months ago that U2 were considering selling downloads of a concert for a limited time afterwards.


    Yeah they had that idea even before the Vertigo tour according to Paul McGuinness, possibly through iTunes, but it never came that far. Hopefully it will for future tours.
  9. They did sell concerts through iTunes....Point Depot and Live at The Brooklyn Bridge.

    And I don't like Grateful Dead either, but they are widely bootlegged.
  10. Originally posted by drewhigginsThey did sell concerts through iTunes....Point Depot and Live at The Brooklyn Bridge.


    But not actually bootlegs like the original idea was.
  11. Originally posted by DougielTheres a huge amount of Bob Dylan and Led Zeppeling bootlegs out there.

    I'm sure I heard a few months ago that U2 were considering selling downloads of a concert for a limited time afterwards.


    Does anyone actually know where you can download Led Zeppelin bootlegs since I have been looking online but haven't really found a site or forums that have them?
  12. Originally posted by drewhigginsBut you'll get bands and artists like Steely Dan, Alanis Morissette, Nirvana and Metallica who do not like the practice and won't allow it. Kind of a bummer if you like those bands/artists hey?


    Actually, Metallica supports bootlegging their concerts as long as you don't make any money off of it, exactly like U2's policy. In fact, they followed Pearl Jam's lead and started selling soundboard copies of every show on the Internet, in both FLAC and MP3. This is confusing because of the whole Napster debacle a few years ago. But bootlegging is part of how they got big. They were more angry at Napster because their song "I Disappear" leaked before it was a finished version, and I think it even made the radio(!), and they got pretty angry about that. But taping shows is cool with them. Hardcore fans even cherish their official 1993 live box set, "Live Shit: Binge & Purge." They have 1300+ shows under their belt and nearly as many bootlegs.

    I believe the true Mack Daddies of rock n' roll live bootlegs are the jam bands, 1) The Grateful Dead and 2) Phish. U2 bootlegging only represents a small portion of their fanbase. Grateful Dead and Phish, however, probably consider boots to be more "canon" than any studio releases because the studio does not fully capture their ability! In fact, Grateful Dead has a group of 36 now-officially-released "Dick's Picks" (named after a big fan and "tape vault archivist") that was remixed and sold w/ the oversight of the band. Phish has "Live Phish Series" which is 27 concerts now officially sold. Whenever I heard the word "bootleg" growing up, these two bands would come to mind.

    Among huge current mainstream bands, the Mack Daddy is probably Dave Matthews Band, hands down. Every Dave fan I know personally has even a small collection of boots. DMB has some singles but it is widely known that live is their live show is their bread and butter. Dave also got big through bootlegging, specifically B & P (blanks and postage: you copy a show for me onto CD, and I'll send you the blank CDs and the cost of postage so you don't have to pay a cent since you're doing me the favor). I wish more U2 fans would do this for lossless CDs, but most that have their own web-pages are snobs and will only do 1-to-1 trades.

    Also big is O.A.R. (Of A Revolution), pretty big here in the States, not quite as big as Dave Matthews, but they also made it grassroots-style, largely due to the taping and trading of their live show. Like all other big live acts, both DMB and OAR have hugely popular official live albums (I will list if asked, but I've already run on too long)

    After all this has been said, U2 do have a VERY BIG bootlegging culture, which is surprising for a band who is so popular, mainstream, and successful with their studio releases. Most fans who know anything below the surface about U2 know that they have transformed rock touring and got big through touring, although lots of people who don't "get" U2 (that really band that sings Vertigo / With or Without You) don't understand that.

    Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band is also known very much for their live act. They are similar to U2: they are in the rock & roll hall of fame for their studio releases & live act, but it's common for more hardcore fans to trade bootlegs.