tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947883607012850845.post5189507011283444883..comments2023-10-17T08:26:13.944-04:00Comments on thisquietarmy: The Bandcamp modelTHISQUIETARMYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11319159762445379827noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947883607012850845.post-285093187525344192010-03-23T08:26:28.561-04:002010-03-23T08:26:28.561-04:00i would prefer to support this type of model than ...i would prefer to support this type of model than scour the interweb for illegal copies from download sites. i would always prefer the physical copy, but if that is not available i would make a concerted effort to contact the artist and pay the artist for a download-able copy of the music until such time i was able to purchase the physical copy. <br /><br />i want my hard earned cash to reach the hard working artist's pocket directly!Graeme Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747709523026957095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947883607012850845.post-88753428558648519922010-03-22T19:37:13.318-04:002010-03-22T19:37:13.318-04:00I totally agree that the internet changed the game...I totally agree that the internet changed the game. Sadly I've been slow to really figure out new ways. Though for me, I'm quite lazy about it (which you, clearly from reading your blog updates, are not), which is awesome. <br /><br />For me the choice to by usually relates to me knowing the person or not (or knowing them through a mutual friend). I tend to buy stuff from the music scene in which I feel like part of a community of artists. I feel like we support each other when possible and I will buy then. Generally I do not buy music from more established acts. For example, I love Peter Gabriel's music. Probably my favorite ever. I did not buy his new album. I have been content to youtube stream the tracks. However, to further your point about a physical product, if I end up in a store with a vinyl edition of that Peter Gabriel album....I'd totally consider buying it. I just wouldn't buy it on CD or digital. However, I recently purchased the new Seven Fields of Aphelion cd. I have a lot of friends that are connected in various ways to Graveface/Ryan and feel like they are people I want to support. They are people who my support might have some effect on, however small.<br /><br />Anyways, just thought I'd give a little input on my buying process. Cant really speak for other people, but I feel like a lot of people I know are similar in where they draw the line on purchase vs. stream.Brian Michael Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789730986483539240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947883607012850845.post-24020051793509426112010-03-22T19:02:07.668-04:002010-03-22T19:02:07.668-04:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Yeah there is a ...Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Yeah there is a lot of good things about this site, and I like it so far.<br /><br />Re: the thing about buying music based on reviews, mags, cover art. I agree, but I also believe that times have changed because of the internet and everything, it changed the game. You did mention that this is what you did when you were younger (and what everyone did). Now you can read a zine, and you'll google the artist and be able to sample it one way or the other, legally or illegally.<br /><br />But where is the line between purchasing or just leaving it? What's the thought process that goes there. It's those kind of questions that made me write this out of the blue.<br /><br />My conclusion is to go back to the half-and-half model: you can have some for free, and if you want the rest you can choose to pay. Or not. <br /><br />Depends if there are stock products left, then the priority would be to sell them off first before giving the free option. <br /><br />Basically to me, it would make sense if the music were to be more free if they weren't any expenses to turn them into a physical product. And the existence of a physical product increases the worth of the music.THISQUIETARMYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319159762445379827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947883607012850845.post-2434912963022336642010-03-22T18:43:31.759-04:002010-03-22T18:43:31.759-04:00Also, I love that they supply download codes, enab...Also, I love that they supply download codes, enabling the free downloads (which you mentioned) when someone purchases a hard copy of the album. This is great for vinyl/cassette releases.Brian Michael Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789730986483539240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947883607012850845.post-60106439872366313782010-03-22T18:37:19.461-04:002010-03-22T18:37:19.461-04:00I have stuff on bandcamp. To some degree I both ag...I have stuff on bandcamp. To some degree I both agree and disagree with you. I do think the whole idea of freely available music does devalue music on the whole. I do like their website though. I like the name your price option. I've long had stuff up on websites with my music stating that if someone couldnt afford my music (that at the time had no pick your price option) that I would gladly send them a digital version for free and to just contact me. As a musician the idea is that you would rather have someone listen/enjoy what you do than not. However, I disagree with the whole people buy music that they have heard thing. When I was younger I bought music based on all kinds of things, but a lot of the time based on reviews in zines, mags, websites, etc. that I liked. Or sometimes just randomly walking through stores because I liked the cover art or someone recommended it.<br /><br />Anyways, I seem to be unable to focus while at the day job. My comment here is seeming more and more thrown together and rambly. Anyways, I think I decided I did like bandcamp, and just thought I'd share that I guess.Brian Michael Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789730986483539240noreply@blogger.com