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Ok. Today's artists at Alberta Scene were totally cool. I wish I could have watched the show instead of just half-listening through the wall. Anyway, if you want to check them out at their official sites: Wil & Ann Vriend. They have a few dls and stuff. Yeah. Totally worth a listen.

And now I'm going to go away before I whine about my sunburn and not-able-to-get-Tanatos-ness again.

<EDIT> Aiya... y'know, when I got into Hyde, I had to actually BUY Roentgen to hear anything that wasn't Shallow Sleep, Evergreen, or Angel's Tale. I hate how his music is shared so freely these days. I mean, I know artists only make, like $3-4 off a CD, but Hyde has to have been gypped out of millions by now. It's kind of disgusting. :\

I've said it before and I'll say it again. If you truly love the music, make the effort to buy it. Please.

And the next person I see uploading an entire album (or three >:|) is so feeling my wrath. </EDIT>

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Completely second your edit!

It's kind of common sense, isn't it? Yet I've seen so many people trying to get everything by an artist by downloading it only. So sad. ;-;

o.O They only make $3-4 off an album? O.o I didn't know that. I thought they made a little more.

I know in North America it's only around that much. (Y'know, working in a CD store and all) The rest of the cost is mark ups from the different retailers and what not. Japanese artists might make more, since their discs cost more, but I couldn't tell you for sure.

I second that < EDIT > completely.
I bought 666 before I'd heard anything from it, fell in love, then found a copy of the nice "fold out" Roentgen and had to have it.
I do download whole albums, I'll admit, but then if they're good, I BUY THEM. I own about 70% of the stuff on my playlist, and anything I don't own, I have every intention of buying at some point.
I can never understand why people wouldn't want to support artists they love.

The only full albums I've ever downloaded are artists that are nearly impossible to find. And, happily, I've just found a couple of them so I can actually buy them instead. It disgusts me when I see people go and upload an artist's entire discography in on sitting though. And even more when I see people say things like "thanks, now I have the full album" or other related comments. -_-;;

Let nutmeg's wrath hurt.

We'll try, at least. :\

I downloaded people's entire discography before, but that was a way for me to see whether or not I like their music enough to buy them.

For example, when I was first introduced to AYA, I downloaded all 3 of her albums (2 plus the mini). And because I love her songs very much, I bought the International BMG release of Baghdad Sky (my favorite of her albums), which came with the mini album, Kinjirareta uta. I have every intention to buy Senjou no Hana, just not right now.

At the same time, there are some artists that I got their entire discography, but I don't really care for their songs... Maybe just one or two songs tops. Those, I might end up deleting them one of these days. I have no intention of buying their albums, and I'm not listening to those songs on my computer anyway, so what's the point of having them?

I strongly believe that if I love the artist, I absolutely must get their albums. I want to own it. Even if I just buy it and put it away just to HAVE it and then continue to listen to the MP3's, I have to have it.

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