Quote:
Originally posted by Derwood
Again, the bootlegging argument is horseshit. Fans were trading tapes of Metallica because THEY HAD NO ALBUMS OUT YET. The only way to get the music was by trading tapes of live shows. Well guess what, you can get Metallica albums just about anywhere you look these days, so there is NO excuse for not buying the albums except for either unbelievable cheapness on your part, or a complete and utter disregard for musicians who want to make a living.
As for Metallica weeping over their TV in their mansion (or whatever the hell that poster said), I guarantee that most of the money Metallica has made has been by tireless touring. You think a band like the Beatles would be millionaires today? They didn't tour for most of their career. If they wanted to just do studio albums, they wouldn't make shit, as peopel would just be stealing their music instead of paying for it.
|
I agree with you. "Back in the day" the band used to promote the bootlegging and trading of their music to "spread the word", so to speak. They were relatively unknown then and I have never held it the bands stance on this music downloading issue against them. I still, and will always consider them one of my favorite bands. Regardless of who it is I can seperate the their politics and other belief from what they produce musically.
Doc_34665, what pissed me off is that your post seemed directed at me since I started this thread. But after reading your return comments we seem to be on about the same page. Not exactly, but close. It does make me mad when people do not support the bands they like. But, I also realize that in reality it's a business and people, in general, are greedy and/or cheap. Artists too often are forced to release material that they consider substandard because the they are under label deadlines or they are under contract to release X-number of albums over a period of time. Now, I have a wide range of tastes, but I also don't want ot spend my money on "crap". Alot of artists do release a single on their web sites before an album is released or you can get them at their labels site or you can sit at a listening station at the music store , but, again, I don't want to spend my money on something I'm not goign to like so I want to take a listen first. I've had people look at my collection and assume that I buy just about anything, but I don't. It has to be good, and if I'm not already familiar with the artists, I want to sample what I'm buying first.