What are you listening to right now?

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funkykingston said:
I am big on having the physical album in my possession too, but my biggest problems with illegal downloads (and legal downloads to some extent too) are the following:

(1) It will drive music to become even more singles oriented which is a shame. Several of my favorite albums are greater than the sum of their parts.

(2) Lower profit margins for record companies means less risk taking by their A & R guys. Finding incredible music will become even more difficult as the industry becomes even more awash in blandness.
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I agree on both counts.

Kind of the reason that I've never been one for sneaking into a movie -- 90% of the movies I like to see are the kind that need every little dollar they can get to show studios that there actually is an audience for them. It wouldn't bother me to stiff the studio/movie theater for the price of my ticket (just as it wouldn't bother me to not pay the ridiculously inflated prices for a CD) if it was only about the money.

Hell, if Sony would realize that there were tons of people like me willing to shell out 20 frickin' dollars for it, they probably wouldn't be holding Fiona Apple's 3rd CD on the shelves.
 
SharpShooter said:
Wicked Game by Chirs Isaak. The dude is from Stockton, CA. Graduated from University of Pacific.
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Believe me, I know. He was on the high school debate team with my mom and she STILL won't shut up about it. I love his music, but I have to be careful that she's not around when I play and of his CDs or else the name dropping will be in full effect.


*Currently listening to the army of crickets that is in my back yard.
 
Aimee Mann- You Could Make a Killing


Random thought: does pop sound better to you as you get older? In middle school I hated Britney Spears/Backstreet Boys, whatever else was popular. Of course, I had aweful taste in music anyways and listened to real terrible alternative stuff. Now I listen to just about any genre wherever I hear it, and decide if it's good or not. And I've found a lot of pop bubble gum rock isn't exactly good, but it's certainly alright to listen to. Like the Kelly Clarkson stuff that's all over the radio. I'd expect to hate it, but somehow I find it acceptable. Maybe I'm a bad person.

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funkykingston said:
I am big on having the physical album in my possession too, but my biggest problems with illegal downloads (and legal downloads to some extent too) are the following:

(1) It will drive music to become even more singles oriented which is a shame. Several of my favorite albums are greater than the sum of their parts.

(2) Lower profit margins for record companies means less risk taking by their A & R guys. Finding incredible music will become even more difficult as the industry becomes even more awash in blandness.
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As much as I like having actual albums, I haven't purchased a c.d. in over four years. I burn everything. The only things I still purchase are records and concert tickets. I justify this only because I had over 1,000 cds stolen from me, and now I'm just restocking what was already purchased.

As for me Kingston, having the ability to download/upload songs on to the net has led to more interesting music finds. The mainstream industry was already awash with trash before downloading came about. The reason I am all for it is because of the underground scene. Groups can get there music to thousands of listeners without having to run a huge advertising campaign. Some very talented people have been put in the spotlight because of sites like AudioGalaxy, Napster, Kazza etc. Check out this song by Tonedeff giving thanks and praise for hosting his songs. Napster basically got him and his crew on the map and opened the doors to his career.
 
If I download an unknown artist who I like, I'll go out and buy a cd even if I already "own" it in order to support artists who don't sell as much. For corporate artists who already are making lots of money, I have no sympathy that they won't get a buck or two from me. Besides, they can get cash from my concert tickets anyway. Most people I know will actually buy CDs from a struggling or not yet making it artist when they can just as easily download it in order to support such artists.
 
captain bill said:
If I download an unknown artist who I like, I'll go out and buy a cd even if I already "own" it in order to support artists who don't sell as much. For corporate artists who already are making lots of money, I have no sympathy that they won't get a buck or two from me. Besides, they can get cash from my concert tickets anyway. Most people I know will actually buy CDs from a struggling or not yet making it artist when they can just as easily download it in order to support such artists.
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EXACTLY. If I download some unknown group, and I'm diggin the sound, I enjoy purchasing their work and supporting them. I shun the corporate artist. (I don't even know if they are considered artists anymore, its all so fabricated now.)
 
Theft is theft, no matter how you try and justify it by "shunning the corporate artist."
 
VF21 said:
Theft is theft, no matter how you try and justify it by "shunning the corporate artist."
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First of all, before you judge, I don't download any music from the corporate artist, so it is not theft. The artists I download music from upload it themselves to be shared, hardly theft.


Anyways, I see no difference in people who record off of (t.v. (kings games) or make back up movies, cassette tapes, vhs copies) to people who download songs. They tried to make blank cassette tapes illegal a while back, this is no different.
 
I'm not going to argue the point because different people have different values and this is supposed to be a thread about what you're listening to...
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VF21 said:
I'm not going to argue the point because different people have different values and this is supposed to be a thread about what you're listening to...
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I'm listening to a song called Napster by Tonedeff
Here is some insight:

Tommy Mottola makes a million a minute, if you see him
Start grilling him in his BM for stealing our listening freedom
He's disagreeing with Napster - acts to block it
But notice, the only artists complaining seem have the fattest pockets
It's sad and shocking, the way that greed controls nation
If a track is lent to me, it's not a legal violation
My summation's they build an absurd case
Cause to make an MP3 of a track I need the CD in the first place


Who's on line, the greatest of all time
We Reach millions of heads although we're unsigned
You can download our tracks, we don't mind, just take 2
On behalf of Napster, we'd like to thank you
You're welcome, We're all part of the same crew
Tonedeff & Pack FM, we came to lace you
You can download our tracks, we don't mind, just take 2
On behalf of Napster we'd like to thank you
 
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