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Downloading music...what do you think...
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If it wasn't for these p2p file sharing softwares like Napster, Kaaza, Audiogalaxy etc....there would have been a LOT of excellent music that I would simply have missed out on. I would still probably be into crap chart music and watching TOTPs.
We all know that the future of these softwares is looking very unstable. I can hardly download a song nowdays.
What do you think about all of these softwares. Have you got an idea that can replace them, and keep everyone (even the record companies) happy?
We all know that the future of these softwares is looking very unstable. I can hardly download a song nowdays.
What do you think about all of these softwares. Have you got an idea that can replace them, and keep everyone (even the record companies) happy?
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The record companies could set up a program and charge a small fee and let users download songs at a fast pace.they would make as much money but there will always still be people who want to buy cds.
I myself copy cds and sell them on to people and people are still buying cds from me but not as much.i sell them in school and im only 16 so i dont rely on cd sales for all my money.
Well mmmmm it saves money, so its brilliant in my mind!!:D
Also a lot of the music that I like, mainly US R&B, is only available on import and I refuse to pay about £20+ for an album! :eek:
I've always used these programs since Napster, and I have a tonne of MP3's right now. I normally download 2-4 MP3's from an album, and if I like it I BUY IT. I've discovered so many bands through the internet, mostly bands that I'd never of heard of had it not been for MP3's and I've bought their albums because of it. Personally, I'd prefer to have the proper CD. Unfortunately not everyone is like this.
I do think it's wrong to download loads and loads of albums, make your own CD's, and never let the band get any of your money. If everyone was like this, then most bands wouldn't bother releasing albums, since they'd never get anything back from it.
Something like www.mp3.com is ideal I think. Bands put what THEY want to be downloaded, you can get a few songs, and if you like them you can buy them album.
The only mp3's I burnt to CD were rare b-sides and tracks only available in compilations (compilations of songs where I had every normal album already so wasn't prepared to buy).
I think it helped Dance music and the club scene alot. U cant get much in the way off good dance music on CD, as most of its crap, and the only good stuff is limited. I know if it wasnt for tunes i downloaded off the net i wudnt have half a clue as to what i would be listening to in a club, and because i know what tunes im listening to i appreciate them much more and enjoy them much more.
If ur a up and coming DJ and u wanna listen to a track before u buy it u can just download it first and listen to it.
Although the file sharing softwares are costing producers of music money, its an excellent way of promoting the tunes they make and could make them more money than if there was no internet topromote them at all.
They also save me alot of money on going out and buying CD's. Sometimes music stores dont always have a album ur after so u can just download it off the net.
Eminen's infinite album is hard to come by, yet i downloaded it off the net for nothing.
Intro from Skull and Bones - Cypress Hill
Clint Eastwood Remix - Gorillaz
Follow the light - Dungeon Family
Sorry im away so much - Xzibit
Get out of my soul - Cypress Hill
I declare war - Pacewon
Doo Wop (that thing) - Lauryn Hill
Weekends - Black Eyed Peas
Fuckin you right' - Xzibit
Ol' Time Killing - Kardinal Offishal and Busta Rhymes
Round and Round - Jonell and MethodMan
High Voltage - Linkin Park (from the Reanimation album)
Where you at - Fatman Scoop
G Building - M.O.P
Real Life - Kool G Rap
By the time i get to arizona - Public Enemy
Bang Bang - Dr Dre
Razor to your Throat - Everlast
Cousins - RZA
Action Satisfaction - Jurassic 5
When the music stops - Eminem and D-12
.. Sorry .. I am excited about it cause it's my favourite album ive made so far. Meh.. Had to share it, no matter how much it annoys you all
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Also good for cheap DVD's sometimes, like Back To The Future trilogy (region 4) is currently selling cheaper than the UK release, and two months earlier!
My only problem with Kazaa is that it takes ages to download.. anyone else experience this??
I'm strapped for cash right now so I usually just download the good songs from albums and avoid the crap they sometimes have so I'm one of the evil music pirates that record labels hate.
So... mp3s are good if CDs were cheaper!
Many , many a time i have downloaded a few songs from a band i was unsure about, then liked them so much, i ran out and bought their album(s) .
I think the internet is a good way to get music to loads of people.
Oh but i hate people who download full albums and burn them to CD , fecking thiefs! lol