I'll be upfront with you: I'm going to tell you to spend money you don't have to. A while back I told you that a acoustic version of Derek Webb's latest album, Ctrl, was available on NoiseTrade. That was a very, very good thing.
Now I'm here to tell you that the studio version of Ctrl is $5 on Amazon, and you should get it. Why spend the money, especially if, like me, you've already got the freebie? A couple of reasons, actually:
1. Musicians and their kids gotta eat.
2. Webb not only gives away a lot of music, he founded NoiseTrade in order to help other artists give it away too. Say thank you by spending a few bucks.
3. While the lyrics and melodies are the same, the two versions of Ctrl are really completely different animals. The acoustic one is a great demo. The not-acoustic one is a great album.
4. There's a free companion record, Nexus, by Webb's side project Sola-Mi. It's primarily electronic pop. Listening to it back-to-back with the acoustic Ctrl nearly snapped my neck with genre clash. The studio record should be a better fit.
Really, if you like Derek Webb, you've probably already got this one. If you're familiar with his work and don't like it, I'd encourage you to give it a shot anyway. Webb's outspoken politics are nowhere to be found here; Ctrl is a stranger and more personal record than he's done before. And if you're still not convinced, the acoustic version is still free. Live it up!
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