Downloading your music vs buying your music

Urban Hat€monger ? · 03-31-2011, 08:00 PM

One was an obscure 70s s/t debut album by a band called Parasites of the Western World. I have found it free online but it's only a really crappy scratchy vinyl rip.

The other was a Henry Rollins spoken word album which you could probably easily find now but it had just come out when I wanted it & was available on his website fairly cheap.

s_k · 03-31-2011, 08:02 PM

Haha, I know I'm evil when I say this, but I can't help but think;
Somebody must have bought it before you bought it... Sharing is caring!

Urban Hat€monger ? · 03-31-2011, 08:03 PM

I don't think it hurts to pay for a couple of the few thousand I download a year.

Wouldn't want people thinking I'm a tightwad.

s_k · 03-31-2011, 08:07 PM

Hahaha, allright then.
I think it's safe to say that I have sponsored the music industry an awful lot more than most people have. I don't feel guilty at all.

s_k · 04-01-2011, 06:06 AM

Do you have a record company to take away your money?
Because as far as I know 'famous' musicians with a label won't get a noticable amount of money for either downloads or CD's (or, in my case, vinyl records)

JerryK414 · 04-01-2011, 08:57 PM

I personally prefer to physically own an album rather than to have it on an ipod or something. The only reason i do download some albums is because of the price, as well as convenience (some albums are hard to come buy in stores these days, or it takes an hour drive).

And if by download you mean illegally? I only do that if i don't respect the artist much, if i only like a single song on an album, or if they are dead (or if i don't have the money at the time). I like to respect the fact that music is how they make their living, and sales of their songs is part of it.

monkeybiz · 04-07-2011, 12:53 PM

I don't understand why people would buy too much music anymore considering all the great free options there are to listen to free music online! I personally prefer Pandora but I recently came across this site that lists quite a few good ones, check it out: 10 Places to Listen to Free Music Online | Webupon

s_k · 04-07-2011, 04:08 PM

I mainly use youtube, grooveshark and myspace.
Reasons I buy music are
1. I want it myself. When they take the site down, it's gone.
2. Sound quality
3. I like collecting stuff

greatwall · 04-08-2011, 08:29 PM

if i have money,i will buy my music
if not,sure is download!!!!!

stillunusual · 04-10-2011, 02:54 PM

if something's really good I still prefer to physically own it. I mainly download stuff by artists I'm going to see live....

03-31-2011, 08:00 PM	#261 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	One was an obscure 70s s/t debut album by a band called Parasites of the Western World. I have found it free online but it's only a really crappy scratchy vinyl rip. The other was a Henry Rollins spoken word album which you could probably easily find now but it had just come out when I wanted it & was available on his website fairly cheap. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

03-31-2011, 08:02 PM	#262 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Haha, I know I'm evil when I say this, but I can't help but think; Somebody must have bought it before you bought it... Sharing is caring! __________________ Click here to see my collection

03-31-2011, 08:03 PM	#263 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I don't think it hurts to pay for a couple of the few thousand I download a year. Wouldn't want people thinking I'm a tightwad. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

03-31-2011, 08:07 PM	#264 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Hahaha, allright then. I think it's safe to say that I have sponsored the music industry an awful lot more than most people have. I don't feel guilty at all. __________________ Click here to see my collection

04-01-2011, 06:06 AM	#265 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Do you have a record company to take away your money? Because as far as I know 'famous' musicians with a label won't get a noticable amount of money for either downloads or CD's (or, in my case, vinyl records) __________________ Click here to see my collection

04-01-2011, 08:57 PM	#266 (permalink)
JerryK414 Groupie Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 6	I personally prefer to physically own an album rather than to have it on an ipod or something. The only reason i do download some albums is because of the price, as well as convenience (some albums are hard to come buy in stores these days, or it takes an hour drive). And if by download you mean illegally? I only do that if i don't respect the artist much, if i only like a single song on an album, or if they are dead (or if i don't have the money at the time). I like to respect the fact that music is how they make their living, and sales of their songs is part of it.

04-07-2011, 12:53 PM	#267 (permalink)
monkeybiz Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 18	I don't understand why people would buy too much music anymore considering all the great free options there are to listen to free music online! I personally prefer Pandora but I recently came across this site that lists quite a few good ones, check it out: 10 Places to Listen to Free Music Online \| Webupon

04-07-2011, 04:08 PM	#268 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	I mainly use youtube, grooveshark and myspace. Reasons I buy music are 1. I want it myself. When they take the site down, it's gone. 2. Sound quality 3. I like collecting stuff __________________ Click here to see my collection

04-08-2011, 08:29 PM	#269 (permalink)
greatwall Groupie Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 11	if i have money,i will buy my music if not,sure is download!!!!!

04-10-2011, 02:54 PM	#270 (permalink)
stillunusual Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 85	if something's really good I still prefer to physically own it. I mainly download stuff by artists I'm going to see live.... __________________ my last.fm profile ~ 48 hours of my favourite tracks ~ my flickr ~ my tumblr