Both! If it's a band that I absolutely love, I collect the physical albums so I will always purchase them. If it is a band that I really only know one or two songs from, I steal the songs until I hear more from them and decide whether I like them enough to purchase the album.

 

I also love NoiseTrade - you can download music for free but it is 100% legal.

I buy music. If I don't buy it then I stream it online. The only time i'd download is unless it it's songs that I cannot purchase or stream (like live songs)

Both.

 

I'm a firm believer in buying CDs but usually new releases are really expensive here. So I download them first and then buy the CD when the price of it goes down. Unless it's from my favourite band and I buy it the first day it's released. :P

 

I think there are only a handful of album songs on my iPod that aren't from CDs. It's either because I haven't bought them yet or I can't find them.

I illegally download all my music. IF I am in love with the album, I'll buy it. If not then I won't.

 

I don't have money to be spending on CDs and vinyls just because. They have to be pretty special for me to put forth a few dollars YANNO.

 

There's only so much a broke college student can do!

I download everything pretty much, then If I love it, I buy the album.

 

I wouldn't have any money if I bought all the songs I have.

There's simply too much music I want to hear to buy it. So I download and listen to it and if it pleases my ears, I buy it. If I love it, I probably buy the special edition stuffs and vinyl too.

 

I know that without downloading the music first I would listen to waaay less music and therefore miss out on a lot and therefore also buy less.

 

My 'stealing' helps them sell it.

edit: herp

you can't be for real

 

I am sorry :) just mainstream music is such s*** right now that i have to stay in my own little bubble of music!

Coldplay and Oasis are pretty mainstream though.

^.

Coldplay and Oasis are pretty mainstream though.

:nod:

And it still wouldn't explain why then you wouldn't listen to not-mainstream music such as .... hm ... let's take Paavoharju.

wow i went to listen to paavoharju cause i forgot about them and apparently i deleted them from my music library

:angry: How can you! (need it back?)

Coldplay and Oasis are pretty mainstream though.

 

hahaha very true but oasis arent mainstream anymore so i guess i listen to more old mainstream stuff :) im a little retarded sorry :P

Most stations still play Wonderwall on an hourly basis.

ew wonderwall lol thats one of my least favorite songs by them! but i understand what you all mean i should just stop before i make myself look more dumb.

IEW WONDERWALL SO MAINSTREAM

i still think that mainstream music is amazing :(

 

but it was better in the early 2000s

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtSDWq6HsJE]Nelly - Ride Wit Me ft. St. Lunatics - YouTube[/ame]

Oh shi-aat this is my jam ;__;

omg Eddie.

aaaay must be the monayy

Most stations still play Wonderwall on an hourly basis.

 

 

Yes, Pandora. Create Muse station....plays "Wonderwall." Create Cake station....plays "Wonderwall." Create Debussy station....plays "Wonderwall!" :dozey:

hahaha its not that i dont have enough money to listen to other its just the only bands i truly enjoy listening too! i also listen to the spin off bands of oasis like beady eye and noely g's flying birds and i listen to arctic monkeys and miles kane but thats everything in my ipod! oh and ill buy a train song here and there

 

How would you know that those bands are the only you really enjoy listening to if you don't buy music from or download music of any other bands?

Well i used to be more open to music but ive just been surrounded by rap and country that everything that plays on the radio is usually pretty bad :/

Yes, Pandora. Create Muse station....plays "Wonderwall." Create Cake station....plays "Wonderwall." Create Debussy station....plays "Wonderwall!" :dozey:

I have yet to successfully create a Pandora station that doesn't make me listen to a Beatles song every 10 minutes. No disrespect to The Beatles who are cool and all, but I would create a Beatles station if I wanted to listen to them repeatedly.

 

Not that I use Pandora these days, anyway. :lol:

How would you know that those bands are the only you really enjoy listening to if you don't buy music from or download music of any other bands?

 

+100

 

Well i used to be more open to music but ive just been surrounded by rap and country that everything that plays on the radio is usually pretty bad :/

 

It's called YouTube. Look stuff up. Explore. Don't let mainstream radio define what you (don't) listen to. :nod: