How to you obtain your music?

Started by jinXed by JaNx3 pages

my speakers go up to 11

I buy all my cds used.

To some, that is the same as illegally downloading music. 😛

google: artist name + album name +.rar mediafire

Originally posted by MildPossession
To some, that is the same as illegally downloading music. 😛

Paying for a Dead Kennedys CD knowing it'll benefit those three dicks just feels wrong. Used and illegal downloading is the way to go now.

Dumb argument, Jello.

If you dislike a shop manager, do you steal clothes? No, you pay. The only reason you don't pay for the CDs is because you don't want to pay, you prefer to steal, at least admit that.

I pay for it. You know, like a normal person.

-AC

I'll buy them used. I just don't want East Bay Ray, DH Pelligro, or Klaus Flouride getting my money. Even then I have the original albums from Alternative Tentacles so I guess this would only apply to the newer dubious reissues.

You don't want them having your money, so now you get to tell me why you then deserve their work.

Don't bother, the answer is; you don't.

So, ya gotta wonder why, why, why do you still listen to the music if you dislike the people? Could it be because their personal lives and attitudes have shit-all to do with the quality of the music? Yes.

On that note, their attitudes and lives should have nothing to do with your decision to pay for it.

You don't pay because you prefer to steal. Just be man enough to admit that.

-AC

I now check stuff out on spotify and then buy the cd or digital versions.

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
You don't want them having your money, so now you get to tell me why you then deserve their work.

Don't bother, the answer is; you don't.

So, ya gotta wonder why, why, why do you still listen to the music if you dislike the people? Could it be because their personal lives and attitudes have shit-all to do with the quality of the music? Yes.

On that note, their attitudes and lives should have nothing to do with your decision to pay for it.

You don't pay because you prefer to steal. Just be man enough to admit that.

-AC

Actually, my attitude has to do with how they screwed Jello Biafra and Alternative Tentacles records out of the rights to the music and have completely tarnished their legacy.

Imagine if Nirvana still existed and Dave Grohl somehow successfully won a lawsuit giving himself and a record label he pulled out of his ass the exclusive rights to Nirvana's entire catalog and then went on tour as Nirvana with Keanu Reaves and Fred Durst replacing Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic while still using photos of the original band on all the advertisements.

Originally posted by Darth Jello
Actually, my attitude has to do with how they screwed Jello Biafra and Alternative Tentacles records out of the rights to the music and have completely tarnished their legacy.

Imagine if Nirvana still existed and Dave Grohl somehow successfully won a lawsuit giving himself and a record label he pulled out of his ass the exclusive rights to Nirvana's entire catalog and then went on tour as Nirvana with Keanu Reaves and Fred Durst replacing Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic while still using photos of the original band on all the advertisements.

Yes, it was shit. What's your point?

If it were that bad you'd stop listening to them all together, you're still supporting them by listening.

If you enjoy the music, you should be paying for it.

-AC

I'm not FINANCIALLY supporting them.

You should be, if you like and listen to their music.

Welcome to my point.

-AC

I steal music from stores.

I download songs I like, but only buy albums that I like in their entirety.

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
You should be, if you like and listen to their music.

Welcome to my point.

-AC

How is buying a used CD theft? Besides who cares about support? They're broken up, they don't tour cuz two of the band members have heart problems and they haven't written a new song since 1985 or recorded anything new since 1986. Even when they had Jeff Penalty and the kid from the courthship of eddie's father in the band during the reunion they never did anything new! How the **** do you turn into a tribute band of yourself and why should anyone support you?

Decent people care about support.

If you own their music, the people who made it deserve to be paid for it.

I'm not asking for a cancer cure, it's a simple premise.

-AC

As of late, I've been using a combo of iTunes and Amazon downloads.

Got the new Weezer album for $4 on amazon the day it released, can't get much better than that 😛

I bet my salary the majority just download music using LimeWire or other P2P programs.

I go for legal way of downloading it, as a support for the music industry. It's very tough for the industry to move on if people continue to do illegal downloading in obtaining their music.