Listening habits

~~Farfisa~~ · 03-14-2008, 10:45 PM

I also feel a bit guilty when I download albums of the internet......but if I really like one of the albums that I downloaded I usually get it in best buy or online.

sweet_nothing · 03-14-2008, 11:01 PM

I just use ebay or itunes.

SATCHMO · 03-14-2008, 11:20 PM

I buy about 95% of my music now. When i was getting most of my music through P2P I found I was nowhere near as selective about my choices and my music collection became a mass of stuff I really wasn't into in the first place. I think I tend to value my music a lot more now that I buy it, and I find that i don't accumulate albums faster than I get a chance to listen to them.

Lizzie · 03-15-2008, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

I buy about 95% of my music now. When i was getting most of my music through P2P I found I was nowhere near as selective about my choices and my music collection became a mass of stuff I really wasn't into in the first place. I think I tend to value my music a lot more now that I buy it, and I find that i don't accumulate albums faster than I get a chance to listen to them.

^^^This is the pretty much the same for me
I tend to buy a lot of my albums now,
Save for the ones that my record stores don't sell ('Cause they're morons).
When I download, I know I can download basicaly anything, and so I usually end up with a lot of horrible music that I dont really want
So I do perfer the actuall buying of albums over downloading

Comus · 03-15-2008, 06:32 AM

I'm selective about what I download so I don't have that problem.

jackhammer · 03-15-2008, 07:56 AM

I have actually started to buy a lot more CDs again recently. Maybe it's a guilt thing. I don't know. I download a lot of music but that is for two reasons-
A) To get hold of something that is rare OOP etc
B) To hear bands that Im unsure of musically. I'm not exactly well off and I want to make sure that it is worth investing in.

I want the 'perfect' music collection and now that I have heard so much music I can buy accordingly.

The music quality is a bit of a bugbear for me and the notion of owning the best albums on hard copy has become appealing again.

I am seriously thinking about getting back into vinyl again too.

Molecules · 03-15-2008, 08:13 AM

that's very laudable Jackhammer, I'm getting a hard copy of the new Young Knives album. Their debut had photos and captions that tied in with sentiments expressed in the album and you don't wanna miss out on that...
I presume you mean collectible vinyl? I know sales of 7'' singles picked up for a bit, but I wonder how many LP's they bother pressing on 12'' these days?

jackhammer · 03-15-2008, 08:29 AM

Quite a few bands press their albums onto vinyl as it's slightly coming back into vogue. Also I want Vinyl for the artwork and sound quality. A lot of music still sounds better on vinyl especially rock music. It may lead to duplicates of my cd's but Im going to go for it I think. I have just run it past the missus and she does'nt mind (bearing in mind how much music, books and films I own) as long as I can build good storage for them.

right-track · 03-15-2008, 10:14 AM

I download to "seperate the wheat from the chaff".
It has a huge bearing on whether or not I buy the CD.

The only drawback, is that it gets in the way of replacing my old vinyls and building up my "essential albums" collection.

In short, downloading stuff has led to me buying more CD's than I ever did before.

Frewen · 03-16-2008, 08:46 AM

For smaller bands, downloading music has meant more people will hear their music and buy the album. I also enjoy byuing CDs from these sort of artists, as the product itself is often hand-made/decorated. In an era of CD-covers designed in 30secs on some PC program, I love this personal touch. As regards to CDs from more popular artists or from big record labels, the internet has meant that people don't really have the excuse that CDs are too expensive, as there are always cheaper alternative sources.

03-15-2008, 07:56 AM	#16 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I have actually started to buy a lot more CDs again recently. Maybe it's a guilt thing. I don't know. I download a lot of music but that is for two reasons- A) To get hold of something that is rare OOP etc B) To hear bands that Im unsure of musically. I'm not exactly well off and I want to make sure that it is worth investing in. I want the 'perfect' music collection and now that I have heard so much music I can buy accordingly. The music quality is a bit of a bugbear for me and the notion of owning the best albums on hard copy has become appealing again. I am seriously thinking about getting back into vinyl again too. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

03-15-2008, 08:13 AM	#17 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	that's very laudable Jackhammer, I'm getting a hard copy of the new Young Knives album. Their debut had photos and captions that tied in with sentiments expressed in the album and you don't wanna miss out on that... I presume you mean collectible vinyl? I know sales of 7'' singles picked up for a bit, but I wonder how many LP's they bother pressing on 12'' these days? __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

03-15-2008, 08:29 AM	#18 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Quite a few bands press their albums onto vinyl as it's slightly coming back into vogue. Also I want Vinyl for the artwork and sound quality. A lot of music still sounds better on vinyl especially rock music. It may lead to duplicates of my cd's but Im going to go for it I think. I have just run it past the missus and she does'nt mind (bearing in mind how much music, books and films I own) as long as I can build good storage for them. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

03-16-2008, 08:46 AM	#20 (permalink)
Frewen Justin Broadrick Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Reading, UK Posts: 151	For smaller bands, downloading music has meant more people will hear their music and buy the album. I also enjoy byuing CDs from these sort of artists, as the product itself is often hand-made/decorated. In an era of CD-covers designed in 30secs on some PC program, I love this personal touch. As regards to CDs from more popular artists or from big record labels, the internet has meant that people don't really have the excuse that CDs are too expensive, as there are always cheaper alternative sources. __________________ But really there's nothing...

03-14-2008, 10:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	I also feel a bit guilty when I download albums of the internet......but if I really like one of the albums that I downloaded I usually get it in best buy or online.

03-14-2008, 11:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	I buy about 95% of my music now. When i was getting most of my music through P2P I found I was nowhere near as selective about my choices and my music collection became a mass of stuff I really wasn't into in the first place. I think I tend to value my music a lot more now that I buy it, and I find that i don't accumulate albums faster than I get a chance to listen to them.

03-15-2008, 10:14 AM	#19 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	I download to "seperate the wheat from the chaff". It has a huge bearing on whether or not I buy the CD. The only drawback, is that it gets in the way of replacing my old vinyls and building up my "essential albums" collection. In short, downloading stuff has led to me buying more CD's than I ever did before.