TheCunningStunt

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ElephantSack

Precisely. I agree with the German collective The Ocean when they say that music should be more than just the amount of space it takes up on your hard drive.
That doesn't mean that I don't download occasionally, though. If there's a band that I'm curious about, but I'm ready to shell out $10-20 just to find out if I like the album or not, I'll probably download it or get a friend to burn it for me first.
Being a musician, I understand the idea of wanting your music to be your livelihood. If nobody buys the CDs, then that idea is next to impossible.

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ElephantSack

Not to mention. If we're talking vinyl or digital. You just don't get the same sound from a CD as you do on vinyl and vice versa.

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Arya Stark

As understandable as that is, I'd be glad that my music is well-known enough that there is a demand for it to be downloaded.

Legally or illegally.

Don't get me wrong though, I agree with what you have to say.

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TheCunningStunt

I like that saying, people who download singles and are content with that are idiots. Especially when they say they love the arist. E.g people download Sex On Fire and now they love Kings Of Leon. It's a joke, they call themselves fans when many people, such as myself have had their 3 other records for a while.

You're a musician? what do you play? you in a proper band, doing gigs? if you do gigs, what kind of things you play? cover songs? I'm in the process of learning the guitar and I write alot. Best of luck to you

boo boo

It's also about giving a lot of money to people who had nothing to do with making the actual music.

Some bands like Radiohead have already found a way around that.

And you don't need CD's to have a successful music career, music predates the invention of compact discs by a few thousand years you know. There's a little thing called touring, which is where the bulk of a musician's income comes from in the first place.

Record executives make more from CD sales than the artists do, and I don't really feel too guilty about stealing from them.

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boo boo speaks the troof

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sidewinder

While that may all be true, for me owning the album is more about just having the physical item that represents the artist/music I like, having the nice artwork and liner notes etc, rather than trying to support the artist by paying for the CD. I buy many CDs used anyway so no one's getting paid but the person selling it.

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I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

Merkaba

^I'm the same. I'll download what I can't get my hands on but pay for what I can if I see it second hand.

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sidewinder

I thought of something else while walking home from work today. Artists may not get much from CD sales, but good CD sales make records labels renew contracts. I would think that's generally a good thing, whether indie or mainstream.

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I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.