Is downloading music addictive? When millions of people used Napster to share mp3's it did something. It degraded the value of music. Even after Napster died, paying for mp3's seemed like a joke. Ripping a CD takes what? A few minutes? After the files had been encoded they barely take up any space at all. The downloading hysteria caused by Napster made people think that songs were worth next to nothing because of the ease of passing mp3's around. One song from a album isn't enough. Especially if the artist or group has a large catalog to pick from. Some groups like Metallica, Led Zepplin, and the Beatles have left their catalogs off the internet to preserve some control over what they've made. But even this is short lived , and eventually everyone gives in to the internet monster.
Saturday, December 2, 2006
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Is downloading music addictive? When millions of people used Napster to share mp3's it did something. It degraded the value of music. Even after Napster died, paying for mp3's seemed like a joke. Ripping a CD takes what? A few minutes? After the files had been encoded they barely take up any space at all. The downloading hysteria caused by Napster made people think that songs were worth next to nothing because of the ease of passing mp3's around. One song from a album isn't enough. Especially if the artist or group has a large catalog to pick from. Some groups like Metallica, Led Zepplin, and the Beatles have left their catalogs off the internet to preserve some control over what they've made. But even this is short lived , and eventually everyone gives in to the internet monster.
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I was just listening to a podcast today with some guys over 50 explaining how they stopped listening to new music after they turned about 27. But because of napster and iTunes they've actually started to seek out new music again. They said that they were intimidated by the music store scene and now they have access to anything they want online. I agree that we probably don't fully enjoy the "album" or the "artist" but we have a lot more choice of music now.
I don't remember the last time I bought a CD. It seems like a waste of money to me.
The choice is way bigger than ever before. Bands MUST have a website or some online outlet to expand their audience. That's just the way it is now.
I haven't bought a CD in awhile, but i can think of 5 that i really want right now. Probably from listening to snippets online.
Hmm..
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