whats better? downloading or buying cd's? (cds, cover, show, quote)

**Urban Hatemonger** · 07-10-2005, 11:50 AM

I`m not going to pay to download anything.

I don`t want to lose half my ****ing record collection everytime my computer ****s up.

gabbagabba_hey · 07-10-2005, 12:18 PM

buying cuz when you download it take to long for the song to load and i get mad cuz sometimes the songs dont work and... then all this other stuff
GGGRRRR!!!!!!!

jr. · 07-10-2005, 01:49 PM

I use downloading as a tool to decide whether or not I am willing to invest my money in a cd or not. In my youth, I spent all my money on music. Now, I own a home and have children, and whatnot, so it isn't always feasible for me to spent a lot of money on music. Priorities, you know.

If I hear a few songs I enjoy by a certain artist, I will download some of their stuff. Listen for a while, see if it whets my musical palate. If so, I will sink some money into a cd. I, too, use Amazon to buy cds.

They say it's stealing, and I suppose, technically, it is. Charging 18 bucks for a cd with maybe 3-4 good cuts (if that), in my opinion, is theft. I'm paying 100% of my money for the cd, I should get 100% effort from the artist in return.

I'm not so sure it's a legality issue with music lovers. It's more a form of protest. We're sick of price gouging, and we're doing what we have to to get our music. It's not the artist's fault. It's the music industry. However, I haven't heard of any musicians losing their homes and whatnot because of the money they lose from internet downloading.

adidasss · 07-10-2005, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jr.

I use downloading as a tool to decide whether or not I am willing to invest my money in a cd or not. In my youth, I spent all my money on music. Now, I own a home and have children, and whatnot, so it isn't always feasible for me to spent a lot of money on music. Priorities, you know.

If I hear a few songs I enjoy by a certain artist, I will download some of their stuff. Listen for a while, see if it whets my musical palate. If so, I will sink some money into a cd. I, too, use Amazon to buy cds.

They say it's stealing, and I suppose, technically, it is. Charging 18 bucks for a cd with maybe 3-4 good cuts (if that), in my opinion, is theft. I'm paying 100% of my money for the cd, I should get 100% effort from the artist in return.

I'm not so sure it's a legality issue with music lovers. It's more a form of protest. We're sick of price gouging, and we're doing what we have to to get our music. It's not the artist's fault. It's the music industry. However, I haven't heard of any musicians losing their homes and whatnot because of the money they lose from internet downloading.

word to that!
my policy is that first when i hear of a new band i download a couple of tracks and if i really like them i always download the entire album. if i really like the album i always buy it, eventualy, but i can't buy it right away, usually i buy cd's 4-5 times a year from amazon (.co.uk or .com ) 3-4 cd's in one shipment, so in the meanwhile i listen to the burned cd's....sometimes, however, i listen to an entire album through streaming and them order it right away because i don't feel like downloading it, and sometimes i'll just hear one song and since i'm already ordering other cd's i'll order that album without hearing it, most of the time my gut feeling is correct and it turn's out to be a great album ( for example i heard daft punk is playing in my house from lcd soundsystem and then just ordered it...twas great )....i never consider downloading stealing because all the bands i'm listening to have way too much money already, and i buy their album anyway....most people i know in croatia however just download and never buy......but for me....i like my cd cases way too much not to buy an original album.....
i spend way too much money on cd's.....way too much...but i can't help it...and cd's in croatia are way too expencive....well cd's in general...they should cost 5-6$ top, then much more people would buy them
and don't get me started on ps2 or pc games, only once in my life have i bought an original game, and that was way back when i was 14 and didn't really know pirats exist.....hmmmm....should i pay 60$ for a game or 2$..hmmm...........that's a thinker........robbery?....they're robbing me.....!!!again, if the games cost 6-7$ they would ultimatly earn more money, 95% of software in croatia is illegal..i wonder why.....

EDGE · 07-10-2005, 05:28 PM

Having the hard copy is better.

EDGE · 07-10-2005, 05:29 PM

Now, compare my reply to adidasss'.

Me too lazy to type much.

BabyGurl928 · 07-14-2005, 10:28 AM

buyin':
1. ya gots to pay
2. ya cant be in control of which songs from that cd that ya wanna have on the cd(if ya know what i mean)

downloadin':
1. ya get to be in control
2. ya dont gots to pay
3. ya can get all kinds of **** onto your comp. cuz ya gettin' hundreds & hundreds of thin' from other ppl. comp.(not good of course)

Both have their downs & their ups

shapiro · 07-15-2005, 10:06 AM

I prefer downloading. That way, you get only the songs you want. But with stuff like Headbanger's Ball, i'd rather buy it.

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07-10-2005, 12:18 PM
gabbagabba_hey Dont Get Raped In Cancun Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: land of treason Posts: 193	buying cuz when you download it take to long for the song to load and i get mad cuz sometimes the songs dont work and... then all this other stuff GGGRRRR!!!!!!! __________________ go on out get some more go on out to the bar the market or the liquor store friends dont let friends get lost in chinatown

07-10-2005, 01:49 PM
jr. Seeker of Peace Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newark, De. Posts: 348	I use downloading as a tool to decide whether or not I am willing to invest my money in a cd or not. In my youth, I spent all my money on music. Now, I own a home and have children, and whatnot, so it isn't always feasible for me to spent a lot of money on music. Priorities, you know. If I hear a few songs I enjoy by a certain artist, I will download some of their stuff. Listen for a while, see if it whets my musical palate. If so, I will sink some money into a cd. I, too, use Amazon to buy cds. They say it's stealing, and I suppose, technically, it is. Charging 18 bucks for a cd with maybe 3-4 good cuts (if that), in my opinion, is theft. I'm paying 100% of my money for the cd, I should get 100% effort from the artist in return. I'm not so sure it's a legality issue with music lovers. It's more a form of protest. We're sick of price gouging, and we're doing what we have to to get our music. It's not the artist's fault. It's the music industry. However, I haven't heard of any musicians losing their homes and whatnot because of the money they lose from internet downloading. __________________ Be strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet. ~ Kabir

07-10-2005, 05:28 PM
EDGE onnee loooveee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Leominster, Massachuetts Posts: 1,032	Having the hard copy is better. __________________ citizen cope She drink a beer with a proper shot She got knocked up in a pickup truck But she got engaged when she was nineteen To this dude who was acting insane Has a .45 that he always cleaned Said one day one day one too many days Now she ducked and she ran away Never to be heard from, never to be seen I check the cover of a magazine I'm just wondering how, just wondering how

07-10-2005, 05:29 PM
EDGE onnee loooveee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Leominster, Massachuetts Posts: 1,032	Now, compare my reply to adidasss'. Me too lazy to type much. __________________ citizen cope She drink a beer with a proper shot She got knocked up in a pickup truck But she got engaged when she was nineteen To this dude who was acting insane Has a .45 that he always cleaned Said one day one day one too many days Now she ducked and she ran away Never to be heard from, never to be seen I check the cover of a magazine I'm just wondering how, just wondering how

07-14-2005, 10:28 AM
BabyGurl928 ghettochik Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 87	buyin': 1. ya gots to pay 2. ya cant be in control of which songs from that cd that ya wanna have on the cd(if ya know what i mean) downloadin': 1. ya get to be in control 2. ya dont gots to pay 3. ya can get all kinds of ** onto your comp. cuz ya gettin' hundreds & hundreds of thin' from other ppl. comp.(not good of course) Both have their downs & their ups __________________ http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/590...gnature6da.jpg "I am societies child, this is how they made me, and now im sayin what's on my mind and they dont want that. This is what you made me America." I point one back at 'em, but not the index or pinkie, or the ring or the thumb, it's the one you put up when you don't give a , when you won't just put up, with the bull they pull, cause they full of ** too...

07-15-2005, 10:06 AM
shapiro Groupie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NC Posts: 7	I prefer downloading. That way, you get only the songs you want. But with stuff like Headbanger's Ball, i'd rather buy it.