Do you buy albums?

[amazighlol]

Which type of music isn't performance friendly?

First one that comes to my mind: chill out compilations such as Hotel Coste. The author is doing some live shows that are far away from what he is mostly known for.

Smaller band too. The one I have in mind is Alpha, a British trip hop/chill out band. It would be hard for a small band like this one to perform, although they produce regularly some good pieces (IMO).

And even while performing... Take someone like Sia Furler. She performed for the past 20 years. She started to earn a lot of money and get famous in 2009-2010, when she started to do crappy music (rihanna and stuff). If she had continued to create some chill, indy trip hop, she would probably still struggling. (sorry for all the english mistakes, brain is a little off today).

 

[mrzuzzo]

I don't buy albums or pay for music. I guess I sorta pay for it when I stream music.

If I like a band or singer, I will go to their concert to support them. They gotta work to get my money!

 

[AbsolutEnduser]

One of my favorite bands posted this on their Facebook's page:



That really got me thinking. I buy their albums because I love this band, their music and everything around them. They are not as famous as the shit you hear on the radio, but they have their fans.

Spotify, Amazon and all the streaming services really hit them hard. How are they supposed to make money? I was thinking that people would like/enjoy an artist on a streaming service would buy their albums but I am apparently wrong.

So... Do you still buy albums (itunes/retail)?

Definitely do not buy anything once I have access to a streaming.
Currently running another three months of Google unlimited -- AND I have not bought any item from them.

In theory I do boycott most unlimited streaming services -- other than the trial I currently have.

I was just thinking the same way when I saw your topix-- I have not bought a CD ever since forever..because of streaming.. but I miss buying CDs!

Pretty sure I used to buy more online from Amazon -- rather than *after* the steaming pushes started

 

[Blankpage]

I haven't listened to a CD in maybe a decade. Recently I was considering throwing them all out. I picked up a mint Milli Vanilli at Rasputin. Not throwing that one out, its gonna be a rare collector item some day arty

 

[easter bunny]

Post-Grindcore-Alt-Hillbilly-Doom-Prog-Kazoo orchestras. Just doesn't translate to live performance.

You know what....I'd buy that.

 

[DReg350]

Bought an album on CD two weeks ago. I miss albums. They tell a story or set a theme. I Pandora, YouTube, Spotify, and will Tidal soon since Sprint just bought a $200 million 30% stake in them. I think the Tidal risk has been greatly minimized with Sprint.

 

[Johndicezx9]

Bought an album on CD two weeks ago. I miss albums. They tell a story or set a theme. I Pandora, YouTube, Spotify, and will Tidal soon since Sprint just bought a $200 million 30% stake in them. I think the Tidal risk has been greatly minimized with Sprint.

yeah, the concept album seems to be a lost art.

 

[Yakoo752]

I compare the streaming of music over your device synonymous with the listening of the radio.

It is rare that I listen to anything on my device now that everyone wants $$$ to do so. To many hands in the pot to encourage me to go out and buy either digitally or physical copy.

 

[aminalmutha]

You know what....I'd buy that.

arty

 

[JesasaurusRex]

I pay for XM radio but i also probably sit in a vehicle almost as much as a truck driver. If there's a certain song i need to listen to i youtube it...even though there's ads

 

[DataDan]

I bought the Rolling Stones Blue & Lonesome CD when it came out last month (first Stones album purchase since, oh, the 1960s). Covers of 1950s-60s Chicago blues, without the overproduced Phil Spector-style sound of the early Stones? Hell yeah!

Then I dug through my stacks o' blues and found earlier recordings of the same songs by Little Walter, Elmore James, and Paul Butterfield. And that led me to different songs by them, and then to Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, etc.

There's something about the CD, the artwork, and the liner notes that add up to much more than the tunes alone. It's not like it was with vinyl, but I still get more out of an actual CD than from a listing in a music directory.

 

[Surj]

I bought the Rolling Stones Blue & LonesomeThere's something about the CD, the artwork, and the liner notes that add up to much more than the tunes alone. It's not like it was with vinyl, but I still get more out of an actual CD than from a listing in a music directory.

I agree wholeheartedly. I also like to listen to albums, in order. My wife makes fun of me for this.

I have a hard time caring about bands that can't put together enough good songs to allow for a straight through listen, without skipping. Doesn't have to be a concept album or whatever, but it does have to be more than 9 filler songs and 1 good one.

So I buy albums (CDs, generally these days) for the above reasons, and because I care about music from bands that aren't ever going to be big enough to make a decent living from the "performance" concept advocated for in this thread. There's a lot of value in making awesome recorded music, too.

 

[russ69]

I buy CDs, I have a lot of them. I would buy more but I am busy living life to get exposure to all the music that is out there. I like having the album in my hand, and I can plop it in the player faster than I can boot up a music server. Nor am I going to download a CD into my computer, I'm going to download it into my brain when I play it but I'm part of the few that still do this.

 

[El Feo]

All streamed music sounds like absolute dogshit.

So... Do you still buy albums (itunes/retail)?

I was going to comment, "how old (young) are you, dude?" until I saw this:

To me, sitting in front of the hi-fi, listening to the subtle nuances on vinyl from a well recorded album by awesome musicians is an experience.

And, then I thought, "How old are?" The hi-fi? Not even as in high quality sampling digital. But as in sitting in front of the hi-fi for Rosevelt's fireside chats.

You make money by playing shows, selling merch, etc

If you want to be a musician, you have to focus on performance

Yes and no. That is, the money is in the tour, but focus on music first.

Unfortunately for me, Chopin hasn't put anything new out in over 170 years. So no, I don't buy albums.

You have nothing else better to say than, "Look at me. I'm a fancy man"?

 

[Butch]

Yes.
I like reading the notes and touching stuff while I listen to an album for the first time. If I like something I buy the CD just so I can have something tangible.
I am old school and still have vinyl from the seventies. I have a couple turntables around here somewhere.

 

[Kurosaki]

The last CD I bought was Will Smith - Big Willie Style.


That said, I have a huge vinyl collection. Well, it's my dad's collection but it's one of the things left to me after he died. Actually, most everything was technically left to my mom but she told me to pick things that I want and the first thing I said was I want dad's vinyl collection.

A friend of mine is a huge vinyl freak and he's thumbed through all my records and he told me, dude I don't think you understand the value you have here and I'm sure he's right. Not monetary value but rare hard to find gems. I was raised on a lot of jazz and R&B but my dad collected EVERYTHING. All genres and all kinds of bands and artists I've never even heard of before.

 

[russ69]

...The hi-fi? Not even as in high quality sampling digital. But as in sitting in front of the hi-fi for Rosevelt's fireside chats.

hi-fi
ˈhīfī/
adjective
1. of, used for, or relating to the reproduction of music or other sound with high fidelity.
noun

Short for high fidelity. Still in common usage with the people that care about that stuff.

 

[El Feo]

hi-fi
ˈhīfī/
adjective
1. of, used for, or relating to the reproduction of music or other sound with high fidelity.
noun

Short for high fidelity. Still in common usage with the people that care about that stuff.

He referred to "hi-fi vinyl."

Speaking of which, isn't it past your bedtime Russ?

Milktoast at 4:30am!

 

[Jalopyshoppe]

I have less than average tastes in music, and I pay for Sirius and Amazon Prime music, but I still buy digital albums and the rare vinyl. The reasonable quality of Sirius and Amazon's streaming as well as the downloads are noticeable on my garage stereo (Yamaha receiver, 70's McIntosh speakers). A lot of my music discovery comes from Sirius, but I buy albums from the artists I like. Without Sirius, I would have never heard of Sturgill Simpson or Jason Isbell to name a few. Plus older acts like The Bottle Rockets. Amazing music that's not necessarily commercially viable, and small bands that don't bother touring in California. A couple bands that I love never bother leaving Texas.

 

[Strigoi]

yeah, the concept album seems to be a lost art.

Metal bands still do them quite often. Granted, these are both older examples (2002 and 1996, respectively) but they're awesome. A couple of my favorites that I can listen to over and over.

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