Do you prefer downloading over buying? Why (cds, cd player, albums)

Lizzie · 01-13-2008, 07:59 PM

whats more special than going to a record store and picking out your fav band, then bringin you disk home and unrapping the plastic and popping it in the cd player to listen to whille looking at the album artwork?.....that being said, i always download

lucylamppost · 01-13-2008, 08:03 PM

I refused to download music, when you download a song it’s like saying to an artist you aren’t worth the effort or cost of a cd. Any I only listen to music that is worth the effort and cost of buying a cd.

gpackin · 01-13-2008, 08:05 PM

I like to buy CDs because I like to own something physical.

Lizzie · 01-13-2008, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lucylamppost

I refused to download music, when you download a song it’s like saying to an artist you aren’t worth the effort or cost of a cd. Any I only listen to music that is worth the effort and cost of buying a cd.

ah fellow canadian, thats great, wish more people did that, but i haven't got the money to buy all theese cd's...but i completly agree with you

webguylive-com · 01-13-2008, 08:06 PM

It seems that many people here love downloading music ;-). Try checking out FindTheTunes.com . It's a great site to find your favorite music to listen or download to.

lucylamppost · 01-13-2008, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Lizzie

ah fellow canadian, thats great, wish more people did that, but i haven't got the money to buy all theese cd's...but i completly agree with you

Not having the money is pretty much the lamest excise ever….if you don’t have the money you save up till you get the money it will make the cd even more ‘special’. Sometimes I eat nothing but rice and salsa for a week to save up so I can the cd I want.

TheCaster · 01-13-2008, 08:15 PM

I prefer having the cds for car rides and using them on a cd player... much easier to rewind to try to pick out notes when playing guitar :P

Lizzie · 01-13-2008, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by lucylamppost

Not having the money is pretty much the lamest excise ever….if you don’t have the money you save up till you get the money it will make the cd even more ‘special’. Sometimes I eat nothing but rice and salsa for a week to save up so I can the cd I want.

well thats great for you, but if i only want one song from an album, i'll download it, not go out and waste my money on the album, for i like a wide variety of music. if its a band i really like, then yeah i will buy the album, i actually just bought the arctic monkyes album this morning.

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Originally Posted by TheCaster

I prefer having the cds for car rides and using them on a cd player... much easier to rewind to try to pick out notes when playing guitar :P

yeah, it is, but when you have as bad as a car cd player as i do, its not much fun

TheCaster · 01-13-2008, 08:39 PM

I do download a few songs every now and then... but some people i respect too damn much... like i wouldnt want to steal from hendrix or slash... so ill usually only download if someone suggests a band to me and i wanna hear the stuff without spending all my monies

oh.. ill also steal if the whole cd sucks except one song.....

bluesfool · 11-20-2014, 08:36 AM

It's been said that the cd is fading away. However, I don't see the price of the cd dropping. Amazon, CD Universe, Barnes and Noble, fye I sill see the price of a newly released cd priced between $12.00-$18.00. As long as the cd prices stay the same and the consumer keeps purchasing them we won't see the decline of cd sales anytime soon. I don't think the decline of cd sales are as bad as the general public thinks. And as far as the mp3 format, I don't see the trend ending anytime soon. The mp3 may overshadow the cd but the real music enthusiast will still purchase cds.

01-13-2008, 08:03 PM	#162 (permalink)
lucylamppost I'm a figure of forgotten Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: canada Posts: 349	I refused to download music, when you download a song it’s like saying to an artist you aren’t worth the effort or cost of a cd. Any I only listen to music that is worth the effort and cost of buying a cd. __________________

01-13-2008, 08:15 PM	#167 (permalink)
TheCaster Music Rapist Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Somewhere in the U.S Posts: 400	I prefer having the cds for car rides and using them on a cd player... much easier to rewind to try to pick out notes when playing guitar :P __________________ A soul in tension thats learning to fly Condition grounded but determined to try Cant keep my eyes from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit

01-13-2008, 08:39 PM	#169 (permalink)
TheCaster Music Rapist Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Somewhere in the U.S Posts: 400	I do download a few songs every now and then... but some people i respect too damn much... like i wouldnt want to steal from hendrix or slash... so ill usually only download if someone suggests a band to me and i wanna hear the stuff without spending all my monies oh.. ill also steal if the whole cd sucks except one song..... __________________ A soul in tension thats learning to fly Condition grounded but determined to try Cant keep my eyes from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit

01-13-2008, 07:59 PM	#161 (permalink)
Lizzie Diskobox Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: vancouver Posts: 660	whats more special than going to a record store and picking out your fav band, then bringin you disk home and unrapping the plastic and popping it in the cd player to listen to whille looking at the album artwork?.....that being said, i always download

01-13-2008, 08:05 PM	#163 (permalink)
gpackin Groupie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 44	I like to buy CDs because I like to own something physical.

01-13-2008, 08:06 PM	#165 (permalink)
webguylive-com Groupie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: www.webguylive.com Posts: 1	It seems that many people here love downloading music ;-). Try checking out FindTheTunes.com . It's a great site to find your favorite music to listen or download to.

11-20-2014, 08:36 AM	#170 (permalink)
bluesfool Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 43	It's been said that the cd is fading away. However, I don't see the price of the cd dropping. Amazon, CD Universe, Barnes and Noble, fye I sill see the price of a newly released cd priced between $12.00-$18.00. As long as the cd prices stay the same and the consumer keeps purchasing them we won't see the decline of cd sales anytime soon. I don't think the decline of cd sales are as bad as the general public thinks. And as far as the mp3 format, I don't see the trend ending anytime soon. The mp3 may overshadow the cd but the real music enthusiast will still purchase cds.