04-05-2002, 07:04 PM
Quote:By downloading from a small band, you may just be taking their shot at being signed out of their hands.Um, no. First off, I don't go out looking for small bands to download. But, if I did, I would certainly check out a show if I really liked them. And then, I might buy a cd at a show.
OVERstand this, I don't really consider myself a fan of any band, artist, group, celebrity, or team. I do like some of the above, but I don't consider myself a fan. Therefore, I feel no obligation to "help" them make it. If they do, that's great... if not, no skin off my back.
Let me give you a scenario:
When I was about 15, a friend of my crew had a birthday party. He was rich, so his mother hired a band. That band was the Red Hot Chili Peppers. At the time, they had one album out, and I don't know if it was on a major label. But, they were playing a party, so how big could the label have been? Anyway, we liked their music and began to dub the one copy someone had, until everyone we knew had it. Well, it doesn't seem to have affected their success much, now does it?
So, to say that downloading music is going to make or break a band is just silly. If you think that buying 1 cd is truly helping a band, well go 'head wit yo bad self. I'm not buying into it.
For my money, I'd rather spend my $13 on a DVD and get some real entertainment. And when the price of DVD blanks comes down, I probably won't buy those anymore.
You see people, nobody's putting money in my bank account, but me. You think Kyuss is gonna have a college fund set up for spit because she's a big fan?
I'll live you with this thought...
"Stopped givin' juice to the Raiders, 'cause Al Davis never paid us." - O'shea Jackson