Albums You Actually Pay For

Masked Terror #1 · Post by **Masked Terror #1** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:09 pm

The Radiohead thread got me thinking, what albums are worth actually buying , even if you could get them for free?

Of course, these days you can get every album for free.

So, who have you actually bought albums from in the past few years?

When you do, why? To show support for the artist? To have the highest quality audio? The album art/liner notes? Bonus content?

I actually bought Mastodon and Amon Amarth's albums, pretty much for a combination of all the reasons above.

How about you?

DLG · Post by **DLG** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:15 pm

hip hop, I'm mostly buying Def Jux shit, i won't lie, because they seem to put a lot more effort in everything from the music to the packaging so you know it's something you are gonna want to have on an original CD. Other than that, I buy reissues of older stuff, classics I never bought growing up.

I buy CDs at concerts a lot when I like a band. And I also buy CDs from either, a band that really blew me away...like say Gojira...or band's I've been checking for since highschool and have yet to let me down, like Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad, The Dillinger Escape Plan.

I used to be a fiend with buying CDs, but have all but given up on spending money on CDs since I got a real job after college and started paying my own bills.

Back growing up when I was living with my moms and working crappy part time jobs, pretty much all my money went on music related items..I'm talking 90 percent.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:36 pm

Because of the Radiohead shit I thought about buying OK Computer today. I never owned it, just on a dub.

CRASH DDZ · Post by **CRASH DDZ** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:38 pm

I buy 90% of the music I talk about..

Been copping the the Cold Chillin re-issues..

Nice packaging makes me want to buy cd's and I like having the original art etc..

I've always collected somthing.. from Star Wars figures..to comics.. to music and movies..

I like being able to show someone upfront "check this out" and supporting people that make music I like is important to me because I don't want to see it become too much for an artist to get his work out with out support...

deepfriedjellol · Post by **deepfriedjellol** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:42 pm

used to actually buy when it was the only thing i spent money on (high school)
now that i have no money ever, forever and ever, i gank my own shit

but i do buy cds off friends and other artists i perform with on the same bill just to support their next tour stop

but collecting anything that isnt worth actual money is ridiculous to me since i dont care about keeping a 15 dollar cd in good condition

citizen · Post by **citizen** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:37 pm

i buy all the cds i have

Seiko Flossberg · Post by **Seiko Flossberg** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:46 pm

I download everything. If it's worth keeping on my HD, I'll buy it.

No harm, no foul.

cascarrabias · Post by **cascarrabias** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:54 pm

If it's really, really good or if the band in the past has been really, really good I'll buy it.

Nothing more infuriating than buying a CD that sucks when you could have downloaded it for free.

I buy a lot of CDs at shows.

the brow · Post by **the brow** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:10 pm

The only CDs I've purchased in the past five years were Devin the Dude albums.

Vlad Analogue · Post by **Vlad Analogue** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:25 pm

I buy most any album from a band I like. I only download to keep if I can't obtain a rare pressing because of cost..

Fuckin' A · Post by **Fuckin' A** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:45 pm

Masked Terror #1 wrote:When you do, why? To show support for the artist? To have the highest quality audio? The album art/liner notes? Bonus content?

I buy albums for every one of those reasons. If I really like an artist I'll buy all of their stuff. If I love an album I'll always buy it. Whenever I get the chance I always buy something I think is good. I still d/l a ton of stuff though. I just don't have the kind of money to be spending on every album I want to check out. but if I like it I will cop it, no doubt.

Reggie · Post by **Reggie** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:58 pm

I still buy almost everything. It's more about the liner notes/packaging for me than anything else. Consequently, nothing burns me more than copping an album I like a lot that has weak or uninspired packaging.

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:07 pm

The only non-local music CD I've bought in the past how ever many years since Can-U's album dropped was Percee P's Perseverance. I don't even download much beyond mixes I hand to my fiance.

dox of poorly drawn peopl · Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:45 pm

i buy a lot of music. roughly $150 worth a week.

most of that comes from vinyl digging, but i'm also an impulse buyer in the cd store.

i'll buy anything from feeling the need to support it to morbid curiosity.

it's a problem.

b0mbs_of_death · Post by **b0mbs_of_death** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:34 pm

The last three CD's I actually payed for were the last Neurosis record, Mastodon, and Percee P.

I will by merch though since I know that most of the $$ goes to the guys doin the damn thing. Last shirts bought were Kylesa and Baroness.

CRASH DDZ · Post by **CRASH DDZ** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:36 pm

dox of poorly drawn peopl wrote:i buy a lot of music. roughly $150 worth a week.

most of that comes from vinyl digging, but i'm also an impulse buyer in the cd store.

i'll buy anything from feeling the need to support it to morbid curiosity.

it's a problem.

exactly.. More people need to cop your music I might add.

Conscious · Post by **Conscious** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:22 am

Any Sly And The Family Album.

I buy cd's and vinyl because I want them. Downloading mp3's is wack for the most part and the only reason I do it is if I'm straight broke or if its something I literally can't get a hard copy of.

Website · Post by **Random Sample** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:53 am

I used to buy a couple cd's a week. now I maybe buy one a month. I have to be excited about the music to go out and buy it.

Deadguy · Post by **Deadguy** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:08 pm

I usually only buy albums at shows. Or from local artists that don't suck, because so many local artists do suck, I don't buy albums very often. I've bought two albums in 2007.

wheels · Post by **wheels** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:55 pm

Chances are if I know the release date of an album I'll cop it. I also pay all my friends for their mixtapes and demo shit. I buy pretty much every Galapagos, Bonafyde, Gravel, and EV release.

This year:
Common, Kanye, Bjork, Radiohead, Kevin Drew, Camp Lo, Longshot, Panthrow, Prob Cause, etc...

JaH BLaZe · Post by **JaH BLaZe** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:21 am

usually buy it for all of the reasons - To show support for the artist? To have the highest quality audio? The album art/liner notes? Bonus content?

yeah
if theres an artist/group or band im feelin
like i got their catalog ill usually get that next shit
loyal fan i guess
i worked at a record store this year
and saw how many people copped cds and sold it back
dont understand how you gonna drop 16 dollars on some linkin park or TI and wanna come back and get 6 dollars for it

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