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Six reasons why I don’t buy CDs at the store anymore…

hotsumrchild	Date: September 29, 2003 @ 2:26 PM http://www.listen.com/bestbuy[/url] Press Play ~ [url]http://www.pressplay.com/[/url] i-Tunes ~ [url]http://www.apple.com/itunes/[/url] (I would have to get a Mac???) Buymusic.com ~ [url]http://www.buymusic.com/[/url] " id="63441">1. easier to preview tracks online rather than wait for an open listening station at the store 2. running out of storage space 3. have to take the so-so tracks along with the good 4. expensive ~ I can get more tracks for the $ online 5. save time and driving 6. I’m lazy So, I’ve finally come to the point of concluding that I’d rather do my music shopping online than to physically go to the store. How about you guys ~ do you still buy CDs at the store or do you do it online? If you do it online, what service do you use? These are some of the ones I’ve looked at: BEST BUY's Digital Music Service ~ url">">http://www.listen.com/bestbuy">url"> http://www.listen.com/bestbuy[/url] Press Play ~ url">http://www.pressplay.com/[/url]">http://www.pressplay.com/">url">http://www.pressplay.com/[/url] i-Tunes ~ url">http://www.apple.com/itunes/[/url]">http://www.apple.com/itunes/">url">http://www.apple.com/itunes/[/url] (I would have to get a Mac???) Buymusic.com ~ url">http://www.buymusic.com/[/url]">http://www.buymusic.com/">url">http://www.buymusic.com/[/url]
Kanmu	Date: September 30, 2003 @ 3:39 PM I do it only online because it would be difficult to find the stuff i usually buy in a store. So now i buy all my cds online.
Svensta	Date: September 30, 2003 @ 6:06 PM I buy some, but order most online. Most indie bands don't have download services in my experience, tho, so I wait for the snail mail (and CHEAP) disc to arrive. You USE those listening stations? I never have. I agree with you totally on the storage issue tho. They are bulky and ugly and EVERY mass storage device for discs looks like crap no matter WHAT they do with it. Notice in all those design shows that are all the rage nowadays, that they immediately hide the CD's in a closet somewhere. Pain in my ass.
CrAzYj	Date: September 30, 2003 @ 8:52 PM http://www.getgoosed.us " id="63617">Well, you can always go download my band's music for free... If it's free, does that mean it sucks? http://www.getgoosed.us
trillcitypoet	Date: October 1, 2003 @ 10:47 AM i buy from stores and online, i swear i only download remixes and never heard before tracks
hotsumrchild	Date: October 2, 2003 @ 6:47 PM Yeah, I'm definitely going to go with an online music service, so if anyone has any experience with these things, your input is welcome. So far, of the ones I've looked at, I think I'm leaning toward's the Best Buy one, called Rhapsody I think. They have over 375,000 tracks and the burn rate is 79 cents per track, which is 20 cents less than what I've seen the other ones charge. What I like most about this is that I'll pay less for CDs of music that have more of the tracks I choose to put on them, rather than paying more for a CD with maybe two or three really great tracks and the rest crap. I could practically build another apartment with all the CDs I bought for just one or two tracks.
Expose	Date: October 2, 2003 @ 7:25 PM eMule. The rest of the buy crap sucks. 128k WMA/MP3 and paying for it is icky. 'Specially paying for it.
monsquaz	Date: October 2, 2003 @ 8:23 PM I download them off the iTunes store when my father allows it (it's his account, as well), but I still mostly buy them at the store. Some albums I'm just not going to find online (being a minor kind of limits my ability to dictate my father's online purchases), or they're not on iTunes.
teknokimono	Date: October 2, 2003 @ 9:31 PM I'd use the iTunes Music Store, if it was available in Canada.. unfortunately it's a USOFA only thing...
teknokimono	Date: October 2, 2003 @ 9:33 PM Expose. It isn't icky. You are supporting the artist, think of music as a stock market. By simply taking and not giving anything back to the artist (even if RIAA takes most of it), the artist themselves may stop producing music, not because they'redoing it for money (a lot are granted), but because they may not be able to produce it for financial reasons, even if they wanted to. It's why I bought the Enigma CD even though I had it in empiss three in completion. I wanna ensure Enigma releases the next disc. I see it as investment in my ability to listen to what I like.
Jesuszilla	Date: October 3, 2003 @ 5:41 PM eMule is rather nice, rather rather nice. I used to buy a lot of CDs, now I only buy stuff from my favourite bands or stuff I've heard most of before so I know it'll be decent. I don't think I'd ever bother with one of those iTunes type sites.

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