buy or burn? (2 Viewers)

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by Suney_J
yeh it should have a poll, but looking at the posts ill assume more ppl burn than buy

ofcourse- and look at the stats as well.

 

[Suney_J]

Originally posted by freaking_out
why should we- i mean, they're making millions of dollars already!

good point !!

 

[bug7]

The way i see it, when the record labels start charging proper prices for CDs (they could charge $10 for a CD and still make insane amounts of profit) i will start to exclusively buy. CDs havnt depreciated in cost as they have become more and more accepted (like cassettes) anywhere near as much as they should.

I burn every CD i can get my hands on. When i run out i go and buy the ones i really want. Then some other poor sucker comes along and BAM...his collection is burnt and absorbed.

 

[LaZy_KoReAn]

This is how it works for me:

1) I always download full album of each artist

2) I listen to the full album (sampling)

3) If i REALLY like the album I BUY

4) if i only like a couple of songs, i burn the album OR if i am totally disgusted i delete it.

so more like 90% burn 10% buy

Am i too cheap?

Damn, i love my cd burner i've burnt heaps already

 

[SoCal]

Originally posted by johnson
musicians have to earn a living too, and it is mainly through their fans' support

The money that most bands make from their album sales is negligible. If you are a true fan and really want to support your favourite band you will go to their concerts, which is where they make the majority of their money.

My CD collection is just about entirely made up of legitimate CD's. If I can't afford the CD (which is most of the time) I will simply not get the CD. Sometime I will download a song or two but will delete it when I get the CD, or, if a CD has only one song that I like on it, I will usually just download it.

 

[SoCal]

Originally posted by Malazn Pleasure
buying cd's r becoming obsolete i reckon.......give it a few yrs then buying cd's will b a thing of the past

So do you think the music industry will go by way of iTunes and the like?

 

[SoCal]

Originally posted by hipsta_jess
why would anyone by a $20-30 cd just for the cover art...all it is is a bit of paper

I find it gives me a bit of an insight into the band and I like having the lyrics handy.

 

[SoCal]

Originally posted by freaking_out
why should we- i mean, they're making millions of dollars already!

Only the commercialised pop crap that is out there make this much money. Most bands that are worth listening to don't make anywhere near this much money.

 

[SoCal]

Originally posted by LaZy_KoReAn
This is how it works for me:

1) I always download full album of each artist

2) I listen to the full album (sampling)

3) If i REALLY like the album I BUY

I do this when trying out new bands I have never heard of before. For example, if I read about a band in a review that I have never heard about, I will download a few of their songs. If I like the songs, I will buy the album, and if I don't like them, I will delete the songs.

 

[jaNetix]

the ONLY reason i would buy is if i L O V E it
and for the cover and booklet thang...

has to be very good!!!

 

[ameh]

not many songs interest me for more than a few days...so burn baby burn =D