I was yet another music junkie that was upset at the unjust closing of OLGA back in the day... their tabs dramatically improved the guitar playing of myself and my friends...
what really irks me about the situation is that all tabs were USER-ENTERED, and, more often than not, figured out by ear... no scans of published tab books were available, and, judging from the incorrectness of some users' submissions, these books probably weren't even consulted that often. it seems to me that OLGA probably helped the music publishing/recording industry more than harmed it. i have, after acquiring tabs from the database, went out and bought CD's containing those songs, as well as bought "legitimate" copies of certain bands tab books.
regardless, i'm keeping the tar-balls of my last download of the archives and spreading it around to help others learn-
rattie
"Some watch by night, some watch by day, If you get confused listen to the music play" - R. Hunter
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what really irks me about the situation is that all tabs were USER-ENTERED, and, more often than not, figured out by ear... no scans of published tab books were available, and, judging from the incorrectness of some users' submissions, these books probably weren't even consulted that often. it seems to me that OLGA probably helped the music publishing/recording industry more than harmed it. i have, after acquiring tabs from the database, went out and bought CD's containing those songs, as well as bought "legitimate" copies of certain bands tab books.
regardless, i'm keeping the tar-balls of my last download of the archives and spreading it around to help others learn-
rattie
"Some watch by night, some watch by day,
If you get confused listen to the music play" - R. Hunter