Downloading your music vs buying your music

~~[MERIT]~~ · 03-17-2011, 10:40 PM

If I can get it for free, all the better. I've got better things to spend my hard-earned money on (bills, my child, food, gas, etc). If I can't get it for free then of course I will buy it, no qualms there, but not if I don't have to. I could give a rat's ass about "supporting the artist." They see an unfairly low amount of the proceeds anyways. Even if I get their tunes for free, they will still end up thousands of times richer than me in the end. If they're that hard up for money then they can get a "job" job like the rest of society.

Howard the Duck · 03-17-2011, 10:49 PM

on an umbrella description - if it's available on CD here in the stores, I'll buy it
if not, I'd download

or if the discogs are just too big to buy them all (limited space in my room), I'll torrent the entire lot

Moo · 03-18-2011, 03:28 AM

I will generally download a few and if I like em enough go buy their whole lot and listen and listen.

CRAZY-HORSE · 03-18-2011, 06:40 AM

i am proud to say i have never downloaded a single song, i always buy the cds i want, i like the artwork, the lyric sheets, the recording details, everything about the hard copy

s_k · 03-18-2011, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by chipper

i have this habit of downloading first and then when i like the song or the album i buy a cd or vinyl. does anyone here do that too?

some of my friends say it's unfair that i should buy the cd regardless.

What, that you should buy the CD even if you don't like it?
I Don't know mate, but since I've got access to the internet I buy a LOT more CD's because I do exactly what you do. So there you go

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s_k · 03-18-2011, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by CRAZY-HORSE

i am proud to say i have never downloaded a single song, i always buy the cds i want, i like the artwork, the lyric sheets, the recording details, everything about the hard copy

So, how do you get to know the music that's on the disc then?

Howard the Duck · 03-18-2011, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by s_k

So, how do you get to know the music that's on the disc then?

crikey! don't you have a sense of adventure?

most of my impulse buys I don't even know what to expect

djchameleon · 03-18-2011, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by s_k

So, how do you get to know the music that's on the disc then?

you get to know the music that's on the disc by buying it and playing it.

He is so confident in his purchases that he will just buy it and find out later on if he likes it or not.

s_k · 03-18-2011, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

crikey! don't you have a sense of adventure?

most of my impulse buys I don't even know what to expect

You sort of have more money than I got I guess.
I'm not going to spend money on stuff I may dislike

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

you get to know the music that's on the disc by buying it and playing it.

He is so confident in his purchases that he will just buy it and find out later on if he likes it or not.

I dunno, he probably likes everything or something.
I am really bothered if I buy a record that I seem to like, but don't play it in the end.

djchameleon · 03-18-2011, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by s_k

You sort of have more money than I got I guess.
I'm not going to spend money on stuff I may dislike

Yeah, having money to spend on stuff like that every once in awhile is kind of fun it's almost like taking a risk/gambling

03-17-2011, 10:40 PM	#221 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	If I can get it for free, all the better. I've got better things to spend my hard-earned money on (bills, my child, food, gas, etc). If I can't get it for free then of course I will buy it, no qualms there, but not if I don't have to. I could give a rat's ass about "supporting the artist." They see an unfairly low amount of the proceeds anyways. Even if I get their tunes for free, they will still end up thousands of times richer than me in the end. If they're that hard up for money then they can get a "job" job like the rest of society.

03-17-2011, 10:49 PM	#222 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	on an umbrella description - if it's available on CD here in the stores, I'll buy it if not, I'd download or if the discogs are just too big to buy them all (limited space in my room), I'll torrent the entire lot

03-18-2011, 03:28 AM	#223 (permalink)
Moo Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chi-town Posts: 31	I will generally download a few and if I like em enough go buy their whole lot and listen and listen.

03-18-2011, 06:40 AM	#224 (permalink)
CRAZY-HORSE Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 29	i am proud to say i have never downloaded a single song, i always buy the cds i want, i like the artwork, the lyric sheets, the recording details, everything about the hard copy