Brother Ali - Shadows on the sun
Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow
JMT - Violent by design
Leftfield - Leftism
Portishead - Dummy
Morcheeba - Big calm
Roots Manuva - Run come save me
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
John Butler Trio - Sunrise over sea
Ben Harper - Welcome to the cruel world
Any Bob Marley album especially the live ones
Im sure theres more but thats all i've got for now.
Originally posted by Dr. Octagon
do you download first and then buy the album?
No.
I don't download anything besides the very odd single, rarely. Downloading whole albums is shit and should be banned. I've downloaded maybe one or two albums in the past that I've gone out and bought. But I would never ever do it again.
-AC
but how do you know your gonna buy a good album? i remember buying Tha Alkaholiks- Coast II Coast, and i thought it was a classic. Then i bought XO Experience, and i should have downloaded it before. i was so sure that the album was gonna be just as good as Coast II Coast.
i download, and if i liked it i buy it. if i hate it, i delete it.
Originally posted by Dr. Octagon
but how do you know your gonna buy a good album? i remember buying Tha Alkaholiks- Coast II Coast, and i thought it was a classic. Then i bought XO Experience, and i should have downloaded it before. i was so sure that the album was gonna be just as good as Coast II Coast.i download, and if i liked it i buy it. if i hate it, i delete it.
You don't know you're gonna buy a good album. I don't consider that a bad thing. It's part of the joy of buying music. I've got a great deal of albums I'd not buy again, sure. But at the time I didn't regret it because that's what it's about.
Besides, if you don't like it, take it back and get a refund.
You say you download, if you like it you buy it and if you hate it you delete it. Why not buy it, and if you like it, keep it. If you hate it, refund it? Pointless not to.
In today's world, there's no reason to download albums at all. If it's worth your time to listen to, it's worth your time to buy it.
-AC
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
You don't know you're gonna buy a good album. I don't consider that a bad thing. It's part of the joy of buying music. I've got a great deal of albums I'd not buy again, sure. But at the time I didn't regret it because that's what it's about.Besides, if you don't like it, take it back and get a refund.
You say you download, if you like it you buy it and if you hate it you delete it. Why not buy it, and if you like it, keep it. If you hate it, refund it? Pointless not to.
In today's world, there's no reason to download albums at all. If it's worth your time to listen to, it's worth your time to buy it.
-AC
ehhh if i take the album back, im gonna feel bad...i dont want the awful album to be outshined by the others 😐
😮💨
Money usually comes into the equation for me. I get two chances a year to stock up on my CD's (birthday and Xmas) and i'd hate to gamble and buy a shit album. I cant download albums because i have dial up at home and a limit at work, but i like to see what a few of the artists songs are like when i am thinking of buying their album. Also pretty much all my music is bought off the Internet so i cant just stroll down to the local HMV or Tower like when i lived in the UK for a refund.
some albums don't deserve to be listened to all the way through, unless you like listening to bad music.
at the drive in - relationship of command
jerr buckley - grace
weezer - weezer (the blue album)
the beatles - abbey road
blackalicious - blazing arrow
sage francis - a healthy distrust
talking heads - remain in light
Originally posted by koolruningz
Money usually comes into the equation for me. I get two chances a year to stock up on my CD's (birthday and Xmas) and i'd hate to gamble and buy a shit album. I cant download albums because i have dial up at home and a limit at work, but i like to see what a few of the artists songs are like when i am thinking of buying their album. Also pretty much all my music is bought off the Internet so i cant just stroll down to the local HMV or Tower like when i lived in the UK for a refund.
You can refund from wherever you buy CDs.
You not wanting to take a gamble is you, like so many others, being afraid of the POSITIVE vulnerability that comes with unknown music. I don't suffer from that. It's no reason to rip off a band.
-AC
I Download for two reasons,
A, Never even heard of the band or the style or anything, so I DL a song just to see what they are like. Just a song, so I'm not flying completly blind.
B. Live and Rare stuff, I DL all sorts of Music Videos for bands (I have all teh Tool and RATM videos and some live footage too.) But you can't get that anywhere else, so I don't feel bad.
But like AC said, I love buying a CD, and not knowing exaclty what your gonna get. Its fun.
But to be slightly on topic, I usually listen to the whole album, unless I get an urge to listen to a peticular song.
Usually Demon of the Fall, or Hurt or something.
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
You can refund from wherever you buy CDs.You not wanting to take a gamble is you, like so many others, being afraid of the POSITIVE vulnerability that comes with unknown music. I don't suffer from that. It's no reason to rip off a band.
-AC
Thanks for your character assessment when i need a shrink i now know who to call. 😉
My reasons for downloading a few songs i thought was pretty clear from my previous post. Im sure if i had loads of money to gamble on the enlightenment that comes from experiencing "unknown" music i would give it a try (i certainly have done in the past), but as i have a wife, 2 kids, a mortgage and countless other outgoings i dont have buckets of money to piss away on albums that may be life changing but could also be shite. There was a time that i could spend all my money on music and not have to worry about all the "grown up" stuff but alas that time has passed.
Originally posted by koolruningz
Thanks for your character assessment when i need a shrink i now know who to call. 😉
My reasons for downloading a few songs i thought was pretty clear from my previous post. Im sure if i had loads of money to gamble on the enlightenment that comes from experiencing "unknown" music i would give it a try (i certainly have done in the past), but as i have a wife, 2 kids, a mortgage and countless other outgoings i dont have buckets of money to piss away on albums that may be life changing but could also be shite. There was a time that i could spend all my money on music and not have to worry about all the "grown up" stuff but alas that time has passed.
You're not exactly gonna be pissing away money on albums.
Bit of an unrealistic image.
-AC
Originally posted by Tptmanno1
But to be slightly on topic, I usually listen to the whole album, unless I get an urge to listen to a peticular song.
Usually Demon of the Fall, or Hurt or something.
99% of the time it's albums.
If I'm inbetween albums and can't decide I'll listen to the odd singular song.
-AC
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
All.Skipping tracks sucks. Don't understand why you'd buy an album and skip bits.
-AC
Boy-oh-boy, you've been speaking a lot of crapola in this thread! Hmm, well...Let's see...Why would anyone skip a track on an album? Hmmmm...Hmmmmmmm?
The idea that you obtain joy out of buying albums, regardless of quality, marks you down as a hope-less consumer, who has been converted by those who see file-sharing as an evil, evil, bad thing. Get a grip, dear boy! What you are squirting on about isn't cool, and certainly isn't clever.
Albums I currently play all the way through (because skipping is incomprehensible):
Slightly Stoopid - Acoustic Roots
K-OS - Joyful Rebellion
The Roots - The Tipping Point
Bob Marley - Exodus and Kaya
The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free
John Legend - Let's Get Lifted
Audioslave - Out Of Exile
Donovan Frankenreiter - Donovan Frankenreiter
The Beautiful Girls - Learn Yourself
Rage Against The Machine - Battle Of Los Angeles
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
You don't know you're gonna buy a good album. I don't consider that a bad thing. It's part of the joy of buying music. I've got a great deal of albums I'd not buy again, sure. But at the time I didn't regret it because that's what it's about.Besides, if you don't like it, take it back and get a refund.
You say you download, if you like it you buy it and if you hate it you delete it. Why not buy it, and if you like it, keep it. If you hate it, refund it? Pointless not to.
In today's world, there's no reason to download albums at all. If it's worth your time to listen to, it's worth your time to buy it.
-AC
Full refunds?
I don't know where you're from, but where I'm at you can't get full refunds for CD's you've already opened. An exchange, yes. A refund, no. You can take it back to a place that sells used CD's and get 5-8 bucks, but that's not a full refund.
I totally see where you're coming from, but I moved on from that. I used to buy every tape and CD I could get my hands on. Whether or not I had heard the album. But as I got older my outlook changed. Mainly and only for money. As soon as I moved out and started living on my own I've had to cut back more and more on album purchases. Which sucks because I love listening to music. I myself don't see anything wrong with d/l an album, buying it if I like it, and deleting it if I don't. In fact, that's pretty much all I do now. Saved me sooooo much cash and I'm personally happy about that. I'm not ripping off the artists because I don't make a profit off of their work. I don't d/l CD's to turn around and sell them. In fact, as I see it, it's just like I used to do before I started d/l music. If a friend had an album I was interested in, I would borrow it and check it out. If I liked it I would buy it. If I didn't I wouldn't. Sometimes I would go to record stores that had the album available to listen to, and I would do the same in that particular situation. I don't think I was ripping off the artists just because I was listening to their album before I purchased it. You may think differently, and I respect that, but I feel very differently. I just don't have the money now to blind buy every CD I want. Man, I wish I did. I love having all my CD's lined up. I love reading the inserts. I love the feeling of opening a new CD. Just can't do it right now. I've saved so much cash, I can honestly say I don't regret ever d/l an album. Every album that I've listened to and enjoyed I purchased. I've never sold any bootlegs. And the funny thing is, d/l music got me into artists I never would have heard of if I didn't have the opportunity to d/l their music. There's so many artists out there I've never would of heard of if it wasn't for d/l their music. I've spent a lot of cash on albums that way. Artists have gotten my money just because of a d/l. Where before they never would have... I still support many artists whether or not I know the albums good. Doom, anything from Peanuts and Corn, De La Soul, ect ect. I just don't have the cash to do it on every artist I come across.
At the end of the day, I'm still broke from buying so many damn CD's. But at the same time, I've saved a lot of money in the process by d/l music. I always support the artists I enjoy and never profit off of their music in any way. I know you like making blind buys and that's cool. Have a blast. It's just not for everyone.
and if I did get a full refund I would buy CD's everyday.