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Originally posted by Jadey
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.
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Agreed.. And my appologies for not being clearer.. We're cool.. Now.. If you look into my PC you WILL find Kazaa and WINmx.. And I will do just that, sample music to see if I want to add it to my collection. The music that is on my hard drive is; 1) Already purchased. 2) Probably going to be purchased, or deleted very soon. Or 3) Something off the wall that probably can't be purchased anywhere. And yes.. I was one of those who got nailed during the Napster deal.. It made me mad because I have bought all the material, 3 or 4 times over. I downloaded for the purpose of the computer. Some games play MP3 formats during game play, and Metallica is great for Quake or UT. I also found some great bootlegs and studio demos that I couldn't find anywhere else.. My point is, I've never used my P2Ps for evil, and I always suport my favorite musicions by buying their music.