blueczarina wrote:That is exactly what I think they should have done too, Superchrist. I think it would have done away with some of the crap they have been taking over the album as well. A lot of people were a little displeased with the way it was released. It would have been cool if they just did the red version and then later released the silver. They could have even thrown the book in with the silver and charged a bit more. Then a fan could choose between the regular and the deluxe version.
I agree. And I agree with Superchrist that Zeitgeist should have been put on after (or maybe right before) Pomp.
The only bit I'd change, is that the special edition should be released *at the same time* as the original version.
It pisses me off that it seems to be becoming a habit that a standard version of an album is released - which obviously all the fans rush out to buy - and then later a special edition comes out and the big fans then have to fork out again. It just seems to be a scheme designed specifically to rip off diehard fans. And was taken to the extreme with the multiple releases of Zeitgeist.