Free music

[Windie]

I just had a thought. I get SO much free music off of blogspot, and I realized, "Geez, this is pretty unfair to the bands, isn't it? " But I am a broke high school senior, and I AM getting a job this summer, but I feel it would be best to save my money for more important things in the long run, say a car or a house. But I can't help feeling awful when I download an album from a band I really love and want to SUPPORT. Hell, i'll probably buy some albums when I have money, but does anyone else feel this way? Or am I just being a drama queen?

 

[Keenan]

I used to feel that way.... Then one day I was like "Ya know what, fuck it, I'm buyin em all." A "real" collection looks cooler than a "fake" one anyway right?

Amazon can be your best friend.

 

[Windie]

Yesss, Amazon is great. Oh well... In time.

 

[Keenan]

Exactly.
I'm ALMOST all caught up with the metal cd's I got..... Now, all the BS radio-rock crap I used to listen to.......

 

[Windie]

You don't seem so eager to get those

 

[Ocelot2010]

I download because I hate the record industry

Though I feel guilty because I don't have money for shirts or concerts...

 

[Keenan]

You don't seem so eager to get those

Not really.

 

[D.Ingram]

I download exceptionally rare albums that you can't get anymore (without spending £50+) and demos that were ever made available for commercial purchase. I download the odd leak for journalism purposes - i.e. to review them ahead of release so that people aren't having to wait for Metal Hammer to give it a retarded score a week before the album hits the stores. On the slim chance that I actually like the album, I'll delete it and then buy it upon release - if it sucks (which it usually does) then I'll delete it and not bother. Simple as that.

Anyone who just downloads albums and then doesn't bother buying them is a fucking dickhead.

 

[Chipmonkcheeks]

I don't like getting things off amazon. Much prefer going down the shop and grabbin stuff. Especially sales

 

[-[chop]-]

I used to feel that way.... Then one day I was like "Ya know what, fuck it, I'm buyin em all." A "real" collection looks cooler than a "fake" one anyway right?

Amazon can be your best friend.

This!! but i use Ebay, and i don't even have half of what I'm listening to but I'm getting there.

 

[Keenan]

Local place?

My "Shop" is Wal-Mart so............ Amazon FTW.

 

[-[chop]-]

cds are so expensive here...i get 2 cds for the price of one on Ebay

so screw the local store..come to think of it, we don't even have a cd store here

 

[Podgie]

I download exceptionally rare albums that you can't get anymore (without spending £50+) and demos that were ever made available for commercial purchase.

These are the only two reasons I'll download music too.

I have a collection of around 600+ CDs and a growing vinyl collection too, so it goes without saying I prefer to own a physical copy of an album than a set of MP3s... That, and the music that we all listen to simply wouldn't be able to be produced if it wasn't paid for by record sales etc. It's something I feel strongly about, to the point where if I buy a rare vinyl off eBay for £40-50+ I honestly wish I had the funds to donate something to the band.

 

[Covet Chaos]

I own 108 CDs ( just counted), 13 cassettes and 34 vinyl. I prefer to buy. I use Spotify to listen to albums I don't own. And even then I will buy the CDs eventually.

 

[Keenan]

I own :

1 Vinyl
159 cds
0 cassettes

I use Youtube for all my musical research.

 

[MetallicSlayerDeth]

I own:

0 Vinyls
10 CDs
0 Cassettes

I use Spotify for all my musical research.

Wait, wut are we talkin about?

 

[Keenan]

Something about pizza right?

 

[StephenSLR]

Here's one of our songs for free if anyone's interested.

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