The Seeker Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 THEWHO.COM TO LAUNCH SUBSCRIPTION SCHEME ON NOVEMBER 5TH 21st October, 2007 On November 5th, thewho.com’s subscription scheme will be launched. For a modest fee of $50 per year ($40 if you still have an active subscription to thewhotour.com), you can become an official Wholigan and, in so doing, get past the site’s heaviest bouncers and gain full on access. What do you get when you subscribe to thewho.com and become an official Wholigan? - ‘View From A Backstage Pass’, exclusive only to official Wholigans. This double CD contains a whole generation of rare live Who performances (1969 – 1976) that have been maturing like fine old wine in the The Who’s cellars. Don't miss it: this is a one off (OK - a two off), which you can’t buy this in the shops and it’s not available for download. Best of all, ‘View From A Backstage Pass’ is FREE when you subscribe to thewho.com and become an official Wholigan. - Full Access to the site. Hang out with other Wholigans around the World on the message board area (open 24/7); watch full-length videos from every era in the band’s career; listen to audio tracks maybe; have full access to communications from Pete and Roger, including Pete’s blogs. - Personalised e-mail: as a subscriber you receive your own email address (yournamehere@thewho.com) and regular mailings, so you’ll be the first to know about new releases, special appearances, publications or tour dates. You also gain access to 'Wholigans-Only' sections of the message boards and discussion forums, including a very special area - ‘100 Faces’. - Massive discounts in WHO SELL-OUT – the official Who Store. As a subscriber, you qualify for a 25% discount off any item you buy in the store – throughout the year of your subscription. - Exclusive Full-Length Videos: As a subscriber you will be able to watch videos from every Who generation, from 1964 to now, in full, whenever you choose. Plus there will be video exclusives. (This feature will be available in 2008). - Every Song on Every Album (b-sides too!): Maybe you only tuned in and turned onto the band on ‘Endless Wire’, their 2006 album, or maybe it was through ‘Who’s Next’, ‘Quadrophenia’ or Tommy. Maybe you want to check out some of their earlier stuff. There’s Who music stretching back to the early 60s. Perhaps you don’t want to buy it yet; you’re not sure if it’s your thing - no worries. As a Wholigan, you’ll be able to listen online to Who tracks, then add them to your mp3 player, if you like. (This feature will be available in 2008) Get ready to subscribe to thewho.com on November 5th. It's a Bargain! I decided to post this because we had this selling-out debate again recently... this is what I call selling out. thewhotour.com was based on the same principle... pay and you'll get access to 'special' features. It's not the first time in the past few months/years that I thought they should just call it quits (and not necessarily because of things like this), but this is ripping off fans, nothing else. The first website was a debacle already, and I never would have thought they'd do the same thing again... that's not the Who I like. I can't quite believe that my favourite band turned into this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 but... you'd get a NEWSLETTER and could read his BLOGS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Yes.. all the things that used to be free... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 yes, and things that are free almost anywhere else a propos "free", I absolutly love sentences like this: ‘View From A Backstage Pass’ is FREE when you subscribe to thewho.com and become an official Wholigan. it's FREE, with NO CHARGE, you don't need to pay anything!!! - when you pay us $50 a year... again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 I know And a year even, you have to renew your subscription. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 I'd hoped they die before they got old ... and greedy . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 I support them. They are in this to make money. Just because they are selling their "art" doesn't mean they can't cash in. The live CD set is worth $50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 The other website was a sham. They didn't get at all what they promised. No better seats, no free DVD, nothing that was worth paying so much money for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Beware of anything that is not put out by the band officially . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_n_white Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Which is better?? Led Zepp or The Who? Ooops. Been there done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Yes indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 hey man its over they won (almost famous) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Just got an email from thewho.com, with the subject line "Test: Become A Wholigan"... and then they invited me to pay 50 dollars and so on. Nice test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 I pay 50 dollar to not hear or read about the who Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted December 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 So... apart from Italo Disco... is there anything you actually like and don't have to say something negative about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ry 71 Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Yeah, this guy is starting to look a lot like blue_n_white... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 You see, having discriminating tastes means I have to sift through 99% of crap before I hit paydirt In this instance, though, I'm getting this feeling of, "Yeah, yeah. I've heard songs by the who a gillion times and I've read about them and I've seen the movie and I've read about them more and I've read some more about them." I say the who wore themselves out by saturating the media. Unless they got something new to show (which they haven't in decades), I don't really care to pay 50 bucks to hear the same thing over and over. This goes for virtually any artist and band in the same situation, not just the who. Now, Ennio Morricone and Bernard Herrmann would be the exceptions to the rule. Paying 50 bucks to get an exclusive from them would be cheap and I'd take that chance in a snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted December 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 They released an album in October 2006, all new material. Apart from that, not wanting to pay 50$ so you'll hear something is slightly different from wanting to pay 50$ so you won't hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Exactly. I pay fifty boocoo dolares so I won't get to hear "Won't Get Fooled Again" for quintillionth time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 I love The Who. I understand they are now more interested in making as much money as possible while they can than artistic credibility. Will I continue to listen to their music and attempt to play along with John? Absolutely. Will I be sending off $50.00 to be a "Wholigan" (I find that title, by the way, quite bromidic.) Not so much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted December 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 I saw that site... someone on a fan forum got an account and posted his username and password so other people could have a look (unfortunately, someone abused that account and the person it belonged to changed the password), and it's a laugh, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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