No, i dont mean have you ditched buying albums over MP3.
Who can be arsed to buy singles any more? My point is, i started collecting CD singles years ago, and already have too many to store or listen to properly. And these days, with plenty of radio stations and TV music stations, you can guarantee something you like is going to be on shortly, especially if you have Sky Digital.
Plus, now i am a proper, busy grown up, i haven't really got the time or inclination to put on a whole album and listen to it. Usually, whatever i'm doing will have some background music anyway...
SO... has anyone else found you dont need to buy so much music these days as, even with obscure genres, there so much opportunity to hear what you like free.
Plus with declining quality over the years*, this is why i reckon sales are decreasing. Music is so readily (& legally) available over the tv, radio and net (not dodgy mp3's but streaming etc) that theres less need to buy stuff.
*(declining quality in my opinion... i can only call myself a fan of 2 bands now compared to like 10 in the 1990s-> Foo Fighters and Prodigy, altho their new single wasn't very good
Anything else i like seem to be just indie or dance one hit wonders!)
Who can be arsed to buy singles any more? My point is, i started collecting CD singles years ago, and already have too many to store or listen to properly. And these days, with plenty of radio stations and TV music stations, you can guarantee something you like is going to be on shortly, especially if you have Sky Digital.
Plus, now i am a proper, busy grown up, i haven't really got the time or inclination to put on a whole album and listen to it. Usually, whatever i'm doing will have some background music anyway...
SO... has anyone else found you dont need to buy so much music these days as, even with obscure genres, there so much opportunity to hear what you like free.
Plus with declining quality over the years*, this is why i reckon sales are decreasing. Music is so readily (& legally) available over the tv, radio and net (not dodgy mp3's but streaming etc) that theres less need to buy stuff.
*(declining quality in my opinion... i can only call myself a fan of 2 bands now compared to like 10 in the 1990s-> Foo Fighters and Prodigy, altho their new single wasn't very good
Anything else i like seem to be just indie or dance one hit wonders!)
I dont really like copied cds anymore, they make you look a bit cheap and i like the feeling of knowing i have the proper copy. Although still in some places they can be overpriced.