Kylie said:They’re more of a New Age band anyway (like Clannad—per Bryan Martin3, if you know them)... [/B]
Even though my brain is basically pickled by other genres, which usually irritates our resident hipster Linda Rodriguez6 😉 obviously I've heard of Clannad, I just never actually bought anything from them.
If I remember correctly, Enya has some connection to them or something... I really dig them, at least the few tracks I've heard...
Thanks for the recommendation; I'll pick something up next chance I get (NO piracy! 😉 )
Gothic said:When I heard "It's no good" one late night back in '97, I was done... paralyzed, stunned, whatever you want to call it. [/B]
Our sweet little Gothic girl!
Now everything makes sense. That's the way to go—just keep moving forward!
Gianluca Vialla said:by veky: [The only thing I'm picky about is this: CDs have to be originals. I can't stand pirated copies. Gross! Even if I find a burned one and love it, I'll hunt everywhere just to buy the original. I know, it's pathological.] [/B]
Luca,
you just called me out as a veky, and I'm feeling a bit slow today...
Gianluca Vialla said:And downloading from the internet... totally pointless... it's cold and soulless. There's no effort involved; everything is served on a silver platter. You click a button and boom, someone's entire discography is yours. [/B]
So our Luca is truly a refined, ultra-sensitive consumer! Fine, buddy, keep it that way! Anything but these plagiarists! 😉
No, for real.
Regarding piracy—or those CDs where they claim performers are releasing them without permission—the debate over pirated copies versus listening on a PC has been all over various forums and band websites. Reactions have been split; sometimes extreme. On some sites, bands even apologized, swearing their releases would reach places like Northern America or Malaysia without those "blocks"...
My personal take is similar to Lucin's:
Why shouldn't the artists get a slice of the pie from their own work?
I'm a layman here, but I assume they have set contracts, plus they likely earn royalties from actual CD sales.
Of course, that isn't my main reason for preferring original CDs. It's purely psychological (and sometimes I risk a few blank discs because I'm too lazy to go out), not some pretentious self-righteous boasting about piracy.
Call me an idiot, but I live for the look and smell of original CD packaging! 😁
The rest of the guys said the same thing: I love walking into a record shop, whether I'm just wandering in or I have a specific idea in mind.
It’s just like buying a new car, isn't it? Isn't it better to feel like the vehicle actually belongs to you, rather than some cheap knockoff where someone else's fingerprints are all over the original? 😁
Benjamin Clark12 said:I'm in a spot where I have to save money on stuff like this... because I can't just blow my entire paycheck on music.
And look, I love music, so I make it work... just like most people. [/B]
Fair enough. But I see you get it too—you prefer the original CDs... 🙂
Look, reality doesn't hand out many luxuries to us "jaded cynics" 😉, so you take what life gives you—whether it's Napster, Kazaa, or LimeWire. That's perfectly fine, and you shouldn't feel bad about it.
I'm just one of those rare romantics, kind of like a classic old-school player. My old man was a total freak; he'd sit by the radio late at night listening to distant stations, and back in the day, he wasn't hitting up the local clubs just to hear the hits—he was there to meet people. You know what I mean. 😉
Linda Rodriguez6 said:Based on this, it sounds like following music—like, being a collector—is a privilege reserved for the rich.
Of course, I don't agree with that. [/B]
She beat me to the punch and pointed out how you're misinterpreting things... 🙂 (I don't think I missed the point...)