I download via newsgroups and torrents (who doesn't?!?!), download via iTunes and I BUY cd's.. Perhaps I am the last of a dying breed. My "thing" is when I download any music from a shared resource it's for one purpose. To listen to the music before I buy it. I don't keep it on my hd for posterity mostly because I require my music to sound good. I don't care if the music was ripped at the highest bitrate possible (OGG, ACC, Yadayada..) It doesn't sound as good as the original CD or DVD Audio disc. I order my CD's or I go down to my favorite CD shop and buy it. I need to have a tangible item to represent the music. So, am I keeping the music industry alive? I surely think not but I do make my contribution to support all the bands that I love.
On another note, apart from the type of music that I listen to and have for many years, there are a lot of really sh*tty bands out there putting out laughable at best music. Very poor quality in the songwritting and musicianship. I don't blame people for not buying it. Myself, I am happy because the genre of music that I listen to changes and is almost always fresh. Perhaps we do need a new genre to sparks sales...
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I download via newsgroups and torrents (who doesn't?!?!), download via iTunes and I BUY cd's.. Perhaps I am the last of a dying breed. My "thing" is when I download any music from a shared resource it's for one purpose. To listen to the music before I buy it. I don't keep it on my hd for posterity mostly because I require my music to sound good. I don't care if the music was ripped at the highest bitrate possible (OGG, ACC, Yadayada..) It doesn't sound as good as the original CD or DVD Audio disc. I order my CD's or I go down to my favorite CD shop and buy it. I need to have a tangible item to represent the music. So, am I keeping the music industry alive? I surely think not but I do make my contribution to support all the bands that I love.
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On another note, apart from the type of music that I listen to and have for many years, there are a lot of really sh*tty bands out there putting out laughable at best music. Very poor quality in the songwritting and musicianship. I don't blame people for not buying it. Myself, I am happy because the genre of music that I listen to changes and is almost always fresh. Perhaps we do need a new genre to sparks sales