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TnyjMuzic	Date: September 4, 2008 @ 12:25 PM Do you buy from Itunes more than you buy an artist's CD? I never thought i would see that day that the Compact Disc would be the endangered species after the decline of Record Albums and Cassettes. I personally prefer to have the actually CD but i have lately purchased from Itunes a few tunes.
Veracohr	Date: September 4, 2008 @ 1:47 PM I've never bought an MP3. Nor will I. I would buy an album in FLAC if it was reasonably priced (one artist I like offers two of his albums in FLAC, but for the same price as a physical CD).
evansorchid	Date: September 4, 2008 @ 2:35 PM There's a local used books and records store a few blocks from my house that I frequent on a weekly basis. I don't really go there with the intent of buying. I just basically browse and if I see anything that I like, I buy it. But I really cannot think of the last time I purchased a CD at 'regular' price. I'm kinda lucky because I basically inherited a huge vinyl and CD collection from my parents which has really broadened what folks might consider to be my 'musical influences'. In the last four years most of my 'new' music has been received from indie sources and unsigned artists. Every once in a while I stumble upon someone who I really like, and if the artist has the song available for a free download, then I'll grab it.
ShadowMom	Date: September 4, 2008 @ 4:23 PM Yes. From the artists. I don't have iTunes, don't want it, either.
magictrax541	Date: September 4, 2008 @ 8:23 PM I've yet to only buy about 3 songs off itunes. I prefer having an actual cd with artwork and liner notes I can read while listening.
Cryxan	Date: September 4, 2008 @ 9:59 PM CDs, rarely anymore. Just sometimes at live performances. I've never bought an mp3, and I was very unimpressed with iTunes. I used it only briefly to initialize my iPod for the first time.
ShadowMom	Date: September 5, 2008 @ 12:25 AM I should add, I buy from CD Baby now and then -- because they me!! I used to buy from Second Spin, too, but who has time for that anymore when so many good artists here are producing quality CDs??
GeneHilbert	Date: September 5, 2008 @ 2:01 AM I'm still selling CDs - so someones buying. I'm with most here - napster was the shit, try before you buy. I do not buy mp3s. As well vinyl is making a come back.
zedsalt	Date: September 5, 2008 @ 3:28 AM It was '95 or '96, if I recall correctly, the first time I asked a label about an album I was really excited about, only to find out it was a CD-only release. I ordered it, bought a CD player, and I've purchased a ridiculous amount of CDs since (to go along with the ridiculous...and ever-expanding...LPs I own). I've yet to purchase an MP3, but I'm not entirely opposed to the idea.
zedsalt	Date: September 5, 2008 @ 3:33 AM Wow, that was weird. My computer suddenly started replacing letters that followed the ones I was typing. I tried to work around it by breaking a paragraph, and it eliminated a whole line. So, between the second set of marks of ellipsis and the word "LPs", it should say "amount of cassettes and".
Tattoomom	Date: September 5, 2008 @ 7:25 AM I have certain bands I like and I buy their cds....but I sure do miss the old days when you could get a record....open it...hold it in two hands...smell the vinyl...check the inside sleeve for artwork and lyrics..... smaller is NOT always better.....
TnyjMuzic	Date: September 5, 2008 @ 11:38 AM I still have all my record albums and 45 singles i used to listen to when i was still in High School. They are my prize possessions and will keep them forever. Most of them if not all are out of print and never were re-released on CD. I wouldn,t sell them for any amount of money. I like to think back to when i used to listen to them everyday after school and now i'm making my own music. It's unreal.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: September 5, 2008 @ 5:04 PM I have bought mp3's but only for stuff which is hard to come by on CD and probably no more than a couple of albums and maybe 3 or 4 stand alone tracks. I'm like Shadowmom, I buy CDs but I think that 90% of the CDs I bought in the last 5 years were from independent artists from the likes of CDBaby or paypal through their own site. Mostly after hearing their work on their websites or the likes of Dmusic or other social networks. Still, I rarely buy anything these days, in the mid to late 90's I would spend a fair chunk of my paycheck on CDs, I was buying 4-5 a month for about 5 years. Still prefer CD over mp3, not a fan of mp3 quality except for auditioning purposes.
CowgirlBebop	Date: September 8, 2008 @ 11:24 AM yeah, only at live shows.
ShadowMom	Date: September 8, 2008 @ 2:37 PM I just bought another one. Where's my cd? You know who you are....
Israfel	Date: September 9, 2008 @ 9:16 AM Yes
Distilled1	Date: September 9, 2008 @ 9:54 AM I just bought Ryan Williams 10 songs for listening from CD Baby.. it had been a while... check out the great E-mail they send! :: Thanks for your order with CD Baby! WHERE YOU HEARD OF: DMusic.com Physical Items in this order:1 of RYAN WILLIAMS & SEAN MCNELLIS: Ten Songs for Listeners ($10.00 each) Your CD has been gently taken from our CD Baby shelves with sterilized contamination-free gloves and placed onto a satin pillow. A team of 50 employees inspected your CD and polished it to make sure it was in the best possible condition before mailing. Our packing specialist from Japan lit a candle and a hush fell over the crowd as he put your CD into the finest gold-lined box that money can buy. We all had a wonderful celebration afterwards and the whole party marched down the street to the post office where the entire town of Portland waved "Bon Voyage!" to your package, on its way to you, in our private CD Baby jet on this day, Tuesday, September 9th. I hope you had a wonderful time shopping at CD Baby. We sure did. Your picture is on our wall as "Customer of the Year." We're all exhausted but can't wait for you to come back to CDBABY.COM!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Sigh... -- CD Baby the little store with the best new independent music I just got a kick out of that!
Veracohr	Date: September 9, 2008 @ 11:39 AM They lie. I don't remember waving goodbye to your package.
TnyjMuzic	Date: September 9, 2008 @ 1:55 PM It would be nice if Dmusic would re-open The Music Pill Store. I bought a CD from CD Baby once and they said the same thing in the e-mail.
zedsalt	Date: September 10, 2008 @ 3:20 AM We waved goodbye to a portion of our dog's package after we had him neutered. I almost typed, "When we neutered him", but then, it was a veterinarian who performed the actual procedure.
ChillinBuzz	Date: September 10, 2008 @ 4:09 AM No wonder CD Baby charged so much!
GTOriginal	Date: September 10, 2008 @ 8:28 AM Yep that and the fact that they actually pay the artists, unlike DMusic...
karabear	Date: September 10, 2008 @ 10:15 AM There's nothing more satisfying than purchasing an album and opening it up and having that "newly purchased album" smell to them!
zedsalt	Date: September 11, 2008 @ 2:59 AM Ooh, yeah! I can smell it now! And for some reason, I can also taste copper...and my left arm is all tingly...maybe I'd better go see a doctor...
AgentMGD	Date: September 19, 2008 @ 4:24 AM i haven't bought a CD in the last 10yrs however i don't buy from iTunes either. i get all of my CDs from the artists (or their management reps). since i get so many CDs i have to purchase storage boxes every 2 months - extras i give away to friends and radio station. i do have an actual vinyl (a 33 1/3) from an artist recently reviewed ...going to a cassette release show next month.
monaray3	Date: September 23, 2008 @ 1:55 PM only when i reall feel like it.
DJEV	Date: September 28, 2008 @ 5:28 AM yes FROM the ARTists.... ONLY!
miraclemaker	Date: September 29, 2008 @ 2:36 AM I most probably would prefer buying mp3s, was in a store the other day and I saw that they were selling CDs for like $12 bucks and tax - no way would I pay that esp the fact that if I purchased online it would be cheaper
victorsskull	Date: September 29, 2008 @ 1:32 PM if you buy a CD from me we shit on it, put it in a paper bag and light it on fire, sit it on your steps, ring the door bell and run
Distilled1	Date: September 29, 2008 @ 1:34 PM
zedsalt	Date: September 30, 2008 @ 3:29 AM I'm pretty sure that's how Longaberger Basket Co. did it when they first started out...
samhans	Date: November 13, 2008 @ 11:56 PM On 4th Sep 2009, TnyjMuzic said: Do you buy from Itunes more than you buy an artist's CD? I never thought i would see that day that the Compact Disc would be the endangered species after the decline of Record Albums and Cassettes. I personally prefer to have the actually CD but i have lately purchased from Itunes a few tunes. Yep, I like to make a collection of my favorite albums. And, recently I bought Big Bang Theory by Shaun Barrowes
sinai	Date: November 14, 2008 @ 12:10 AM no, i no longer buy cds.
Thaspian	Date: November 14, 2008 @ 3:35 AM I buy CDs as part of supporting the artists that I like. I do not buy digital music because there is no compelling reason to yet. It costs as much, is lower quality, and typically crippled.
TheDreadPirate	Date: November 14, 2008 @ 4:41 AM well i only buy Sarah Brightman CDs....and alot of that is to drool over the pictures in the book! 47 years olde and she has aged like wine...concert tommorrow...bought me some hunting binoculars!!!!hope i dont look weird with them... damn i sure the hell exposed my warped mind on that one... ya i love having an accual CD, besides i break computers too fast and always end up losing MP3s.
INMEM	Date: November 16, 2008 @ 3:47 PM I have bought some MP3s but primarily prefer CDs. It is sad how so much is having to shop online. It is hurting human interaction in terms of face to face. I dislike looking at someone through a video camera.
ChillinBuzz	Date: November 16, 2008 @ 3:54 PM I've been collecting a series of triple CD packs called "Remembering the 60s" where each set is a different year. Love 60s music Omg, ROLF HARRIS!
starbabyc	Date: November 19, 2008 @ 4:17 PM I do. I buy them and then burn them on to my iPod
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: November 19, 2008 @ 11:38 PM Very few people on here buy music from fellow DMusic artists - I have polled several other DM artists and most have sold only 3-4 copies here, with other sales coming from random people at CDBaby, or mostly as items sold at gigs. So much for the 'support the independent music'. And in some cases this is from revered Dmusic people, who have won multiple awards here, not just sour grapes from me (I actually am grateful that I sold as many as 15 copies of my first Umbriel Rising to people here). Most of Dmusic's community is here for freebies, supporting independent musicians with purchases is not on the agenda, but free streaming and downloading is another way to support the artist, so long as you spread the word. It's no wonder the Music Pill no longer exists in any kind of effective form (yes it's still there, collecting dust)
leflaw	Date: November 20, 2008 @ 5:03 PM On 29th Sep 2009, victorsskull said: if you buy a CD from me we shit on it, put it in a paper bag and light it on fire, sit it on your steps, ring the door bell and run We don't sell a lot of vic's cd's at musicpill. Someone requested that we shit on Leed's Cd's, but we passed.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: November 20, 2008 @ 5:22 PM scratch n sniff sticker !
zedsalt	Date: November 21, 2008 @ 9:20 AM All of my CDs are scratch 'n' sniff. It's kind of boring, though, as all of them are imbued with the same bouquet: Lexican.
TnyjMuzic	Date: November 22, 2008 @ 6:35 PM On 19th Nov 2009, leedsquietman said: Most of Dmusic's community is here for freebies, supporting independent musicians with purchases is not on the agenda, but free streaming and downloading is another way to support the artist, so long as you spread the word. It's no wonder the Music Pill no longer exists in any kind of effective form (yes it's still there, collecting dust) In Protest this is why i have decided that i will no longer post anymore of my music on my page. From now on you have will to buy my CD on Musicpill.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: November 22, 2008 @ 7:19 PM OK Tony. Take a stand and I understand your logic. Although, if people don't get to hear at least some of your music, even in edited form, there is not much motivation to make a purchase. You have to get the balance right, even major label commercial acts usually have one or two freely downloadable tracks, or at least streamable previews.
ChillinBuzz	Date: November 23, 2008 @ 5:10 AM On 20th Nov 2009, leflaw said: We don't sell a lot of vic's cd's at musicpill. Someone requested that we shit on Leed's Cd's, but we passed. Who on earth would suggest doing that on Martin's CDs? He's gotta be one of the least hated guys in this site's existence... Are you sure you're not taking mind-bending substances, Larry? As for Tony, well... He prides himself on his rather blown out methods. No disrespect intended, as I see the logic too, however resorting to measures even the majors find mostly useless doesn't really help your cause. I miss scratch 'n' sniff.
zedsalt	Date: November 23, 2008 @ 10:10 AM Back in art school, some of my fellow students were starting an underground magazine, and were at a loss as to what to name it. They posted fake scratch 'n' sniff flyers around the school, asked everyone to try to identify the non-existent scratch 'n' sniff bouquet, and promised to name the magazine after the top vote-getting smell. Most of the public tackboards were between the bathrooms and the parking lots, which explains the name they ended up with: "Farts and Gasoline" (presumably, it was a tie).
mundale	Date: December 19, 2008 @ 1:24 PM I try to buy Mp3s from Amazon. It's 89cents--about what i remember 45s once sold for in the late 60s. Figuring in inflation it's a bargin. I thought 89cents was too much to pay back then. The CDs go for 15 american dollars and change plus tax. So a twenty dollar bill is needed. CDs are only worth $5.00 out the door. If they sold for that there would be a lot more sold and less bootlegs I only buy music if i can learn something from it. I play in a local cover band so if we need to learn the song i'll buy it if someone else in the band doesn't already have a copy.
GeneHilbert	Date: December 19, 2008 @ 2:19 PM On 19th Dec 2009, mundale said: CDs are only worth $5.00 out the door. If they sold for that there would be a lot more sold and less bootlegs I only buy music if i can learn something from it. Dude....! I don't mean to single you out here, however this needs to be said. I have busted my ass for to achieve the level performance and compositional skills I have. I compose, orchestrate, arrange, perform, engineer, produce, design, replicate, package and ship my CD's. If you believe that to be only worth 5 dollars - you my friend are sadly mistaken. Not only that but every site that sells my CD's takes a cut off the top. Major label artist do not get fair share granted. But there is one Hell of a lot of work that goes into music production and sales.
mundale	Date: December 19, 2008 @ 8:19 PM The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense. Would you have not taken it so personally if i had said,"There are many people for whom a CD is only worth five american dollars?"
GeneHilbert	Date: December 20, 2008 @ 12:47 AM OK....... then this is a simple thing. If you don't support musicians, you don't have musicians at this level. It is true that the passion persist, but if you as a musician must support your ass slinging pizzas. How does the art develop? I suppose your answer could be - do it on your off time...... Correct.......? Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were only viable thanks to their supporters. One can not compose "The Requiem" on their lunch break. If everyone thought as you, we are no more than setting on the street waiting for change to be thrown at us. Art is only worth what YOU are willing to give for it. If it is worthless to you, than you shall never possess nor embrace the rapture of creating it.
mundale	Date: December 20, 2008 @ 6:59 PM There is no justification for the money you make and no justification for the money you do not make. It's all in what the market will bear. Everybody seems to be at the mercy of the senseless and fickle market except, of course, those people who make the money the rest of must earn. We learn from the movie "Cocktails" that "In all the world the there are only the hustlers and the workers. The hustlers never work and the workers never hustle." Artists are workers and only get noticed if some hustler takes up their quest. Mozart, Bach And Beethoven had their patrons. Here in the 21st century USA it's a matter of hustlers who get the artist noticed. I read an article in a brit magazine called Prospect not long ago.(less than 1 year) that CD sales are down for everybody--major labels and indies alike. That same article spoke of a nationally known rock band (I forget the name)that decided to stop selling CDs at their concerts because it was hurting their Tee shirt sales. Tee shirts have a higher profit margin. I have a book entitled "What They'll Never Tell You About the Music Business" by Peter Thall. He's an entertainment lawyer. It seem the artist gets screwed even when they get a contract with the majors. You would be incorrect to assume that i don't value artists. It's the major labels that i'm complaining about.
GeneHilbert	Date: December 21, 2008 @ 10:50 AM Perfect - since I'm an independent musician, buy my CD........... LOL "There is no justification for the money you make"........ Incorrect - I make no money - I cease to produce. I make no money - I live on the street (Been there, Done that - No Thanks). "and no justification for the money you do not make"...... Incorrect - I produce, I contribute and I teach.
mundale	Date: December 21, 2008 @ 12:49 PM I suppose i should have said, "There is no justification for the money one makes and no justification for the money one does not make." Of course Robert Anton Wilson under the influence of Alfred Korzipski (author of On Science and Sanity) would say that i should have said, There appears to be no justification for the money one makes and no justification for the money one does not make." After all, who am i to decree what "is" and "is not"? Only George Bush gets to do that. I stand corrected. Perhaps it was good that you singled me out. You could get some well deserved attention--unless you're already well known in this neighborhood. I just moved in and set up shop 3 weeks ago so i don't know the territory as well as those who've been here a while.
mundale	Date: December 21, 2008 @ 1:03 PM I do hope others are paying attention to this little exchange of ideas.
GeneHilbert	Date: December 21, 2008 @ 2:05 PM Dude.......! You are most welcome to the neighborhood. The exchanging of ideas and the discussion of said view points amongst the plethora of talented artist and users here is a hallmark of Dmusic.
FraDonaghy	Date: December 21, 2008 @ 2:21 PM On 21st Dec 2009, mundale said: You could get some well deserved attention--unless you're already well known in this neighborhood. Gene is one of (if not THE) most respected musicians on the site.. he actually walks the walk as a professional musician, while most of us here are musicians as a hobby or on a part time basis. That being said, while CDs have undoubtedly been devalued in the market place in recent years - they are still one of the best ways as an independent musician to get your songs out. In the past I've offered free downloads to a lukewarm response - I think my best tally was 120 downloads of one of my past albums - but with CDs you get to give something "real" to your listeners. It's a hell of a lot easier to sell CDs at gigs than to give a link to download the songs.
GeneHilbert	Date: December 22, 2008 @ 12:30 AM Thank You Sir, I appreciate that compliment very much. Fra, you bring up a great issue and it reminded me of the Napster B.S. That site originally was a gift from the patron god of music Apollo himself for indie musicians. We had access to millions of music fans willing to listen to our tunes. It was a custom made marketing tool for what we do. I have found nothing remotely close to it in potential. If any one knows of such a place please let me know. I can't tell you how many people from all over the world I chatted with and pointed to my tunes to have and listen to. I still keep in touch with a couple of them. I only wish I had known the end was going to be as swift as it was and had exchanged more contact info. TameasDust started a thread about how long we hold grudges. My friends I will never forgive Metallica for supporting the RIAA and shutting down Napster. As well, there was another excellent point made. I sell most of my CD's at my gigs. Mp3's are fine online; I mean who wants to D/L .wav files. Hell, I have so many mp3's I had to start burning them to CD's. But having a physical product, something you can sign and personalize. That is the shit.....
johncastellain	Date: December 22, 2008 @ 5:32 AM I've found selling CD's much harder, but heaps of my 'free' giveaway mp3 abound on hard drives.I would like to be paid for my work, and this is why I post less mp3s.Only 3 off my current album will see the internet the other 14 you get when you buy the album.I do get real radio airplay however which does boost shows, this is the only place you can sell them(CD) to folks after a gig or during (if you get a suitably natured person to do this).I prefer just to play. Itunes has,I believe,made selling CDs incredibly difficult....and the fact that you can bluetooth mp3 tracks around from mobile phones don't help. The Days of Rich musos is all but dead, and most were never rich because the contract took 96 per cent anyway.. The big record Labels are not interested in artistry simply the quick buck,mp3's are a perfect product because there is no ongoing cost to them once the mp3 is online, no physical manufacturing cost.They only go for mass appeal music so interesting fringe artist music will all but dissappear except from independent sites such as Dmusic and many artists reluctantly allow free downloads rather then never getting exposed. JC
leflaw	Date: December 22, 2008 @ 7:19 AM we sold 4 meat dbeatles cd's yesterday ( all to non-dmusic members)
leflaw	Date: December 22, 2008 @ 7:36 AM at musicpill.com
GeneHilbert	Date: December 22, 2008 @ 9:47 AM Kewl.......
Dominon	Date: December 22, 2008 @ 12:13 PM I buy cd's- I have over 200 so far. I buy mp3s if its the only good song on the album. I don't make cd's I post mp3s cos I have absolutely no desire to make any money from what I do to sound.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: December 22, 2008 @ 2:24 PM You can still make CDs and just sell them via paypal for cost plus shipping. This is what I do. If you are in the market for a new printer, get one which will print inkjet direct to printable CD-R media. Get some glossy photo paper and either use the label creaters that come with Roxio or Nero, or buy something cheap like Acoustica's CD/DVD Label maker for $25 which is awesome.
broken	Date: December 24, 2008 @ 9:50 PM I only buy albums that I like a lot, mostly the old ones like Nirvana, OLP, Bush X, Stone Temple Pilots, No Doubt, etc... Other than that, 90% are FLAC downloads.
mundale	Date: December 26, 2008 @ 7:41 PM If you think Nirvana is old then my vinyl called "It's A Beautiful Day" is ancient history.
zedsalt	Date: December 27, 2008 @ 9:58 AM You have a release on vinyl titled "It's a Beautiful Day", or you have the eponymous debut of the band, It's a Beautiful Day? I ask because A) I'm always on the look out for new never-digitized recordings, and 2) I have a couple of It's a Beautiful Day albums on vinyl.
zedsalt	Date: December 27, 2008 @ 10:00 AM Oh! Or do you have a vinyl of a Nirvana album titled "It's a Beautiful Day"?
mundale	Date: December 28, 2008 @ 6:32 PM It's the debut of a band called It's Beautiful Day. The cover is a painting of a girl in an old fashioned dress against a blue sky. Their 2nd album was called Marrying Maiden. After David and Linda La Flamme (sp?) left there was a snafu about the rights to use the name. So an album that looked vaguely like a pack of Camel cigarettes was out under the name. It's doubtful that it ever made it to CD. However, Happy Trails by Quicksilver did. It's cover art was done by the same outfit that did the art for It's A Beautiful Day--Globe Propaganda. If you see a CD of it let me know.
zedsalt	Date: December 29, 2008 @ 9:31 AM It looks like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and CD Universe have "Happy Trails". One listing mentioned some special packaging that might be pretty cool...o.k., probably not as cool as the original, but, y'know, cool. It's funny, Captain Beyond's "Sufficiently Breathless" is high on a loy of folks' lists for it's cover art (even those who aren't that into the music), and it went to CD really fast for a relatively obscure album...reportedly...thanks largely to listeners who had bought the vinyl based on the cover and needed to replace worn-out copies. There's a real triumph in album cover art for ya! The album with It's a Beautiful Day's "White Bird" hasn't been reissued as a CD? That was one of theirs, right? I'm going to have to go poke around a bit more...
zedsalt	Date: December 29, 2008 @ 9:36 AM Yeah, it's available. It looks like David La Flamme is releasing new material, too, under the moniker "David 'White Bird' La Flamme".
cepheidvariable	Date: December 30, 2008 @ 1:46 AM The only CDs i buy now are blanks, to burn tracks onto. =P All of my music purchases are digital download files now.
TnyjMuzic	Date: January 2, 2009 @ 8:05 PM I plan to finish my CD this year. Hope someone BUYS it.
ViolentKor	Date: January 4, 2009 @ 6:43 PM Yep..if I like it enough.
TameasDust	Date: January 5, 2009 @ 3:41 AM I make them .. does that count?
ShadowMom	Date: January 5, 2009 @ 6:31 AM You make them .... do what?
TameasDust	Date: January 5, 2009 @ 4:29 PM That be tellin
NosmoKing	Date: January 6, 2009 @ 3:33 PM googles CD
victorsskull	Date: January 6, 2009 @ 7:07 PM does anyone buy any thing any more I sure cant
zedsalt	Date: January 7, 2009 @ 9:04 AM I heard last p.m. that they have been tracking Americans saving vs. spending habits since 1952, and that 2008 had the highest percentage of savings on record. Then they followed that with, "A good habit to get into, but not exactly stimulating for the economy", kind of like saying "This is the coldest it has been in 56 years of record keeping. Whew, chilly".
starlight1589	Date: January 22, 2009 @ 4:16 PM when i really, really love an artist and want to have the entire package to keep and cherish - i'll buy their CD.
cptracks	Date: February 11, 2009 @ 2:00 PM honestly, i haven't bought a CD in about 3 years now. It's all itunes for me. So much more convenient since I usually only like a few tracks from each cd anyways...
cptracks	Date: February 11, 2009 @ 2:02 PM honestly, i haven't bought a CD in about 3 years now. It's all itunes for me. So much more convenient since I usually only like a few tracks from each cd anyways...
GeneHilbert	Date: February 11, 2009 @ 4:32 PM I'm seeing double. I'm seeing double.
JaccoGardner	Date: February 11, 2009 @ 4:34 PM CD's? What kind of modern thing is that? What happened to LP's??
ChillinBuzz	Date: February 11, 2009 @ 4:55 PM
zedsalt	Date: February 12, 2009 @ 9:30 AM I watched a show here a while back about a cassette-based system that predated the eight track, had a smaller area of exposed tape, and kept the discretion between tracks. It was designed by a gent who had already made a pretty good name for himself and offered as an option on a few of the production models of a major American auto manufacturer. But the only tapes that were ever manufactured for it were sermons, so it quickly sank into obscurity.
guitaroo	Date: March 3, 2009 @ 11:12 AM I buy the CDs..there's something about having the actual Disk, cover art, case, and all that stuff that's pretty cool. But I almost always buy them used...because that is way cheaper.
pog	Date: March 4, 2009 @ 6:06 AM I buy 1 cd per year, so it is usually a well thought out purchase.
FraDonaghy	Date: March 4, 2009 @ 8:31 AM Based on recent experience I can confirm that indeed people do still buy CDs, but only if they've ever heard of you.
Fraser	Date: March 6, 2009 @ 1:06 PM I order cd's in, and forget about them so they send it back. Does that count?
mundale	Date: March 6, 2009 @ 10:04 PM The way that most people hear new music is on the radio in their cars go to work and going home from work. Plus they might even have the radio going all day or night at work. So, if you want to get your music heard by a mass audience then you must get it on the radio. So one has to have at least one steering wheel thumb thumper of a song on the CD. However, there is something to be said for hand picking one's audience.
zedsalt	Date: March 7, 2009 @ 10:07 AM That would be another good topic for a thread: does anyone listen to radio anymore? My little brother has a pal who listens to radio in his car (I haven't seen him in years; I assume he still does). My mother will turn on NPR if she thinks Garrison Keillor might be on. DMusic's own Justinother1 had satellite radio in his truck for a while. But I literally can't recall the last time I heard anyone with a regular ol' Clear Channel land-based radio station on.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: March 7, 2009 @ 11:05 AM I listen to Sirius satellite radio in the car. I like the choice and no commercials, although 13 bucks a month is the kicker. I also do listen to 680 News, which has the local traffic reports and daily news and not too many commercials. I can't stand the typical commercial laden FM stations, especially in peak hours, as they have too many commercials which drive me insane.
mundale	Date: March 8, 2009 @ 9:23 PM I can't justify spending money on satellite radio or TV when we spend 60 Amerikan dollars on substandard high speed internet. But that's the way it is when you want to live in the wilderness where there is no cable or DSL. We also have a dialup that cost us 20 bucks a month. I try to listen to the new music station. If my wife is with me it's the stuck in the 70s station. If in a traffic jam it's the Classical or Jazz station.
victorsskull	Date: March 8, 2009 @ 9:31 PM On 7th Mar 2009, LiQuidMetamorphosis said: I listen to Sirius satellite radio in the car. I like the choice and no commercials, although 13 bucks a month is the kicker. I also do listen to 680 News, which has the local traffic reports and daily news and not too many commercials. I can't stand the typical commercial laden FM stations, especially in peak hours, as they have too many commercials which drive me insane. if it wasn't for those commercials we would have to pay for fm radio too and am
zedsalt	Date: March 9, 2009 @ 9:56 AM Oh, don't get me started on satellite radio... The ruling that merging the only two businesses in the field of satellite radio did NOT constitute a monopoly- that just blew my mind! If I understand the wording...and I'll be the first to admit that I really don't...the judge ruled that the two satellite stations weren't merely in competition with each other; they were in competition with everything a human being might do for entertainment. Everything. And the pitfalls of a monopoly- we started to see those before the deal even went through. Oh, there wasn't the huge rate increase that they probably could have enacted, and brownie points to them for that, but the exciting, diverse programming started becoming less so before they were even sure the merger would be deemed legal.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: March 9, 2009 @ 6:10 PM Sirius Canada is a Canadian partnership between Slaight Communications, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Sirius Satellite Radio, which was one of three services licensed by the CRTC on June 16, 2005 to introduce satellite radio service to Canada. The service's conditions of license provide for a minimum of eight Canadian-produced channels, and a maximum distribution of nine American services per Canadian channel. Unlike its competitor, XM Radio Canada, Sirius Canada is a private company, and therefore not required to release quarterly financial result data. Although Astral Media produces two French-language music channels for the service, Slaight's share in Sirius Canada was not part of Astral's 2007 takeover of Slaight's terrestrial radio assets. The US XM and Sirius situation does not affect Sirius Canada or XM Canada. My gripe with FM radio is that it has TOO many commercials. I understand that some commercials are necessary. They also do cunning stuff such as the local classic rock station boasting that 'now with shorter commercials - back to your music in less than 2 minutes' while in fact INCREASING the number of commericals so there is no net difference. I could actually live without FM radio, and the only AM station I listen to 680 News in Toronto for weather and traffic etc has far fewer commericals.
guest	Date: March 9, 2009 @ 7:06 PM They never buy my CD's, so why should I buy theirs
FraDonaghy	Date: March 9, 2009 @ 7:07 PM How can we buy your cds when we don't know who you are?
zedsalt	Date: March 10, 2009 @ 9:27 AM Are any of our old favorite XM and Sirius programs and stations that have ceased here in the last couple years still available in Canada?
MichelleLBC	Date: May 13, 2009 @ 1:28 PM I have to like at least 5 songs to buy the physical album. It's great to get it signed if you can too. My current buy is Arden Kaywin's "The Elephant in the Room." A lot of her songs on there are lovely and beautiful.

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