This careless interpretation (if you can even call it that) completely misrepresents the meaning of the original work. It represents the idea of using a delicate touch to handle something with the idea of punching it like a child would instead. As another song by them put it:
“Don’t feed the people
But we feed the machines”
Is this the first time you’ve heard that uploaders get a portion of ad revenue??
The music is the content, not the image. The image isn’t the thing generating ad revenue. You guys are tripping over a placeholder image, made by the guy that did all their album artwork and played keyboard on some of their songs on top of that.
It was this or a static image of their album cover (both of which are made by the same guy, so it’s not like they are screwing over their album artist either).
We don’t even know to what extent AI was used, if he generated the whole thing or just animated it with it. It might not be AI at all.
And having ad revenue doesn’t make everything on YouTube a cash grab, nor is it a cash grab the moment it includes AI.
The word “or” here is incorrect. Reuploads of the same song is an apparent method to stimulate views and thus get ad revenue. “Between the Wheels”, for example, has
Static image of album art
Static image of 2026 super deluxe album art
AI visualizer 1
AI visualizer 2
all uploaded through Rush’s official channel
Two of them appear to be different remasters but fair point, could easily be classified as a cash grab in some measure, although it’s hard to apply that label to free content for me.
You initially said it was put up for free as a way to excuse it, now that I pointed out they’re making money it’s fine because the image isn’t what people come there for? In that case why use an AI image to begin with?
The music is the content and what is up for free. The image has little to do with the cash grab or ad revenue aspect of it. Free for us doesn’t mean they won’t make a tiny profit. I fail to see how I’m contradicting myself.
Why not use an AI animation. It literally just makes for a better visualizer.