Music

[andrewducker]

The first question is referring solely to music that belongs, in some way, to you. Something where you get a file out of it. Things like iTunes, Amazon MP3, eMusic, etc.

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[bart-calendar.livejournal.com]

There is no option for "the artists I am willing to pay money for have not put out an album in the past six months."

My thing is that for an established artist that I know I like and want to support I'll buy the CD. If it's just someone that people are talking about (Lady Ga Ga)I'll pirate the album to see if I like it and/or be able to have an intelligent conversation about it.

If it ends up being really good I'll buy that album or their next one.

So, yeah the next time Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Danzig, John Lydon, Metallica, Axl Rose, Velvet Revolver put out an album I'll be down on Virgin Records.

Justin Bieber, not so much.

[andrewhickey.livejournal.com]

Just to clarify my own answers, I have *also* downloaded music for free in the last 6 months. There hasn't been much of it, and what there has been has mostly been either music I already own on vinyl and can't be bothered ripping, or music that I couldn't obtain legally (bootlegs, iTunes only bonus tracks etc). But 90%+ of the music I've obtained has been legally purchased, and would continue to be so if it became legal to file-share (though that would depend on my own income - when I have little or no disposable income, as at the moment, the amount I obtain by file-sharing goes up proportionally, and if I was struggling to feed myself or my wife, as I have in the past, then I wouldn't bother paying for something I could get for free.)

It might be interesting as well in this context to see what percentage of people pays for streaming music - I pay for Spotify Premium, and occasionally also for a last.fm premium subscription.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

Notably, in my location copying music for personal use *IS* legal.

Allowing other people to copy music from you, not legal. Copying it yourself? Legal.

[marrog.livejournal.com]

In fairness, I have stolen way, way more music than I've bought in the past six months. How much or little I pay for music depends pretty much entirely on how much money I have, and lately I've had none. The amount of music I actually acquire doesn't really ever change - when I can't afford it, I stop paying for it. If have money my first stop is Amazon, if I don't I steal. Same applies to Films/TV on DVD. I may not be ethical - it may not even be moral in the opinion of some - but my habits give me no pause, and that's speaking as a musician.

[momentsmusicaux.livejournal.com]

I have not bought music in the last 6 months simply because nothing I've heard has sufficiently tickled me.

With streaming, it effectively IS free, apart from not being able to put it on my iPod. But I think I would still like to pay for an album I really liked.

[usmu.livejournal.com]

I collect (mostly) 80s vinyl quite rigorously, so I'm buying quite a lot from second hand dealers. Though not always in mint condition, it's quite a fun way to buy a lot of music quite cheaply. Haven't really bought a lot of new material, but if I like a band enough I will buy their cds to support them. Last bought include Plastic Beach by the Gorillaz and Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons.

[i_kender]

I like services like Pandora and Spotify but I must confess, don't think I've used them in the last 6 months. The radio is usually enough for me.

But I would never stop buying music, if only to support the artists I love.

Amanda Palmer and Jonathan Coulton (among others) have tried to address this by letting fans buy/download/stream from them directly, bypassing the music companies. I could see that working as a model going forward.

[pseudomonas.livejournal.com]

I really only buy music on CDs at the moment.

[stevegreen.livejournal.com]

About two months back, I listened to a preview of Laurie Anderson's new album on NPR, but didn't have the time to assess it properly, so downloaded it to audiocassette for further investigation. Not sure which ticky box that would fit.

[amberite.livejournal.com]

I have bought music and have also downloaded it. Granted, I haven't bought much music in the last six months, but when I have money, one of the things I spend it on is buying the albums I've DL'ed illegally for free. Just like I spend some of it on buying books I've checked out from the library and enjoyed enough to keep around.

[marrog.livejournal.com]

Hm, thinking on it I should've said b rather than a for the second question as I guess Last FM is more like Pandora than an ordinary radio station.

Maybe one day I'll let go of the idea of owning the music I want to listen to repeatedly, I dunno. I think I just haven't managed to let go of that yet (even if I've to a large extent begun to let go of the need to own a physical rather than digital copy of the things I love. I think it's partly about being able to browse people's houses for their tastes and have them browse mine).

As it stands, I use Last FM to hear new music, and then if I like it I download it.

[octopoid-horror.livejournal.com]

I pay for Spotify (not the on-phone thing just the no-ads service), and also buy a lot of CDs and some MP3s. If you were to include CD/mp3 purchases, gig tickets and Spotify, I've probably spent close to £500 on music this year. And that's down on previous years, just to my tastes changing a bit.

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

In the interests of full disclosure, there have been times in the past when I have both bought music legally and downloaded it for free during the same time-period. Which seems contradictory I imagine. But some things I'd like to buy just aren't available, in which case I'd find them where I could...*shrug* Nothing of that sort lately though.

I would be using Pandora if I were still able to from the UK. *sob* If anyone knows a way around that please let me know! (or I could just get around to trying Spotify, I really don't know why I haven't yet)

[matgb]

I ticked for me, personally, rather than my normal "we've done this" that I do on YouGov and stuff, because I haven't bought any new music in years, but Jennie bought the new Iran Maiden album.

And I even made sure my stereo was setup properly int he living room, with the speakers all working, and everything, so she could listen to it as much as she wanted to.

The computers are not in the living room.

I've used Spotify a few times, but ultimately not listening to much music, except when walking to/from work on occasions, when I just play a bunch of MP3s.

Being able to listen to something before I buy it is pretty much essential, unless it's a must have regardless thing, like Maiden was for Jennie, but there're few bands currently releasing that are in that category for me now, not even NiN.