What music do you listen to..

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So we’ll love listening to music, how many of us actually go out and buy it. I am very happy to support Australian bands, when I have the chance love to go see them play and by an album or is that CD.

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How many of us download our music ? ( for overseas bands, it looks like I download all it) it’s not that I’m cheap as in my name, it’s that I just don’t have the time. So for the last year I downloaded all my music for free. that’s the only way I would have picked up a five CD pack of Abba ( some songs sung in Swedish and Spanish).

Penny

In all honesty, as a musician/composer myself, I highly despise this attitude. It’s called stealing…

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I have downloaded music and as a result have bought a lot of CD’s I wouldn’t have normally bought. I know it isn’t right but it’s sort of try before you buy…and it’s meant I haven’t ended up with a lot of crap I’d never listen too as well.

I understand this POV to an extent…although I think that’s why websites such as MySpace are invaluable in that regard…where you can “try before you buy” by actually streaming the music with the bands consent, and not resort to stealing their hard work…

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I agree Lina…I haven’t downloaded anything for quite some time…streaming music is a better option.

Pity the music industry is often corrupt…from what I’ve heard the musicians too often get ripped off by them…I find it hard to have too much sympathy with the record companies.

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I agree with Miss Lina to safeguard the music industry in Australia we must make head wise decisions that it is by the CD.

But let’s be honest we all download a little music and our lives it hasn’t destroyed the industry as I know it, or as you know it. Let’s remember that this is a friendly discussion are no fingers should be pointed.

Penny

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I agree with Miss Lina to safeguard the music industry in Australia we must make head wise decisions that it is by the CD.

But let’s be honest we all download a little music and our lives it hasn’t destroyed the industry as I know it, or as you know it. Let’s remember that this is a friendly discussion are no fingers should be pointed.

Penny

You pointed the finger at yourself:

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for the last year I downloaded all my music for free.

Stealing is stealing…and I have absolutely no respect for that kind of attitude…

[Anonymous]

So in this instance it’s best not to admit to anything lest you get branded a thief.

I personally think that downloading music is a good thing, the record industry is and always has been one of the most crooked businesses in the world, from their “payola” schemes in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s to their contracts to tie a performer to recording debts forever. F*ck ’em, I say, they deserve to all fail and a new and fair system of distribution needs to be implemented for performers to actually make money rather than become slaves to the “company”.

[Anonymous]

At risk of creating a new thread in the midst of this one, There was an article about this very subject a while ago in the press. It is worth pointing out that ARIA’s own figures indicate that although there is a lot of pirating, downloading/streaming? (Sorry, I’m not that literate with the terms), of music, the sales of music c.d.’s have actually increased. Their assessment was that, while a lot of people are indeed downloading music tracks for free, they will likely buy the c.d. anyhow.
Re the ‘slaves to the company’ reference, this is so true. We forget that, although music is very important to us as individuals, it is an industry full of hype, look at Australian Idol and the like, anyway, that’s my twoppence worth,
Helen

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I personally think that downloading music is a good thing, the record industry is and always has been one of the most crooked businesses in the world, from their “payola” schemes in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s to their contracts to tie a performer to recording debts forever. F*ck ’em, I say, they deserve to all fail and a new and fair system of distribution needs to be implemented for performers to actually make money rather than become slaves to the “company”.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone noticed that there seem to be fewer cd’s in music stores? Some like Sanity seem to have a third of what they used to have since they now all seem to sell digital downloads. The way things are going cd’s might be hard to get in the future…just buy the download and burn it at home if you want a cd.

[Anonymous]

Personally I can’t pass a music store by – I think I have nearly 500 CDs (can’t believe there’s another use for that acronym !)… The word for the collection is Ecletic !!!

[Anonymous]

Hey! Cool thread

BIG fan of The Boss (listening to him right now) – got all his stuff. Off the back of his great ‘Magic’ album (go and bye it! Now!), new album ‘Working on a Dream’ out Jan 27 if anyone’s interested… hope his next “world” tour includes more of the “world” than north America and Europe

Love Neil Young – got tickets to see him in Jan! Woohooooo!!!!

Admitting I love dance and electronica was my first step in realising that, with taste, the only rule is there are no rules! I used to be a blues man (yes, man) and blues men –as every knows – can’t like Kylie, S-Express, Black Box (taking anyone back now?), right? Just like boys can’t be girls or like other boys too, right. Gosh, you get some dumb ideas in your head…

In these more enlightened times, I listen to anything I like. I love House and electronic music, still love Muddy Waters, Sonny Terry and Browny McGee, BB King, John Lee Hooker. Like a lot of singer song writers like Bob Dylan, Harry Chapin, Leonard Cohen and, again, Bruce Springsteen. Guys like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Billy Bragg are pretty amazing too. The Ramones are a favourite (seen the play twice!). Love the soundtracks to Rocky Horror and Headwig and the Angry Inch

Recently discovered Loreena McKennitt – fantastic stuff

Generally not into hip hop. Just can’t seem to get it, though I appreciate it. Australian stuff seems more accessible to me – Hill Top Hoods are pretty good. Don’t get a lot of classical – just can’t seem to find an entry, doesn’t grab me. Would love to explore some Jazz.. maybe next visit to J&B HiFi…

I could go on and on… time to stop now or the random anecdote generator in my head will take over all together…

Fun topic

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Sarah

[Anonymous]

I love good oll Rock n Roll its got something for everyone
Neil Sedaka,Dion,Chuck Berry,Bobby Vee there all classics. If you ever get a chance to see a Fabulous Brisbane Band called Atmosphere do it they are HOTTTTTT Rockin Baby[/img]

[Anonymous]

Wow this thread is still going! Monique_5 = Shannon_WA!!
Ok Im going to post some lists I’ve been putting together recently.
Top 20s going back in time through my music collection from 2008 to 1991 so far.. I shall post just two years to avoid taking up too much room!!! :S

1994

01) Jeff Buckley – Grace
02) Lush – split
03) Smashing Pumpkins – Pisces Is cariot
04) Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible
05) Dinosaur Jr – Without a Sound
06) Cranes – loved
07) Jawbox – For Your Own Special Sweetheart
08) Failure – Magnified
09) Veruca Salt – American Thighs
10) Frank Black – Teenager of the Year

11) Fretblanket – Junkfuel
12) Weezer – Blue Album
13) Sonic Youth – Experimental Jet Set, Trash & No Star
14) Sebadoh – bakesale
15) Built To Spill – theres nothing wrong with love
16) Blur – Parklife
17) Morrissey – Vauxhall and I
18) Nirvana – MTV Unplugged in New York
19) Pavement – crooked rain, crooked rain
20) Portishead – Dummy

1993

01) Smashing Pumpkins – siamese dream
02) Catherine Wheel – Chrome
03) Chapterhouse – blood music
04) Slowdive – souvlaki
05) Cranes – forever
06) Dinosaur Jr – where you been
07) Belly – Star
08) Radiohead – Pablo Honey
09) Blake Babies – Innocence and Experience
10) The Spinanes – manos

11) Superchunk – on the mouth
12) Hazel – Toreador of Love
13) Idaho – year after year
14) Bjork – debut
15) The Breeders – Last Splash
16) Morrissey – beethoven was deaf
17) Frank Black – Frank Black
18) Nirvana – in utero
19) Mazzy Star – So Tonight That I Might See
20) Sunny Day Real Estate – diary

[Anonymous]

I really love dressing to Glam Rock, Trex , David Bowie, Marc Bolan so relaxing to dress too. Cynthia.

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im into most types of music but i love rock, metal, dance and Rnb

[Anonymous]

Well there is a lot here that I’ve never heard of. I never thought of Country as being suicide music but I guess when you listen to the lyrics it bloody well could be. I still love the 60’s – 70’s, Jazz, Swing, Zydeco is great (try an Aussie band called Psycho Zydeco), Blues and some contemporary music (Lilli Allen, Lady Gaga etc) and some of the classic country hits.

But, I only play music that I am in the mood for at the time.
Hugs Pam