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[Whathefunk]

oh well.....


i thought i would maybe start some sort of boycott here on dot info.....

but i guess the draw of music piracy is too strong for my words, or even flea\'s, to stop our generation from wanting instant gratification :sigh:

[FrankZappa]

I look at downloading like the free preview you get in the store when you scan the disc with the headphones. I\'m listening to it to preview. Then I go and buy. The only reason I got this one was it was given to me, as I said earlier. I do have some stuff that I was given or cd\'s I borrowed from the public library and ripped, but 90%+ of my collection is bought.

The nice thing about that is when one of your mp3 drives crashes, you can just re-rip all the albums, teadious though it may be. :banghead:

[Todd]

I look at downloading like the free preview you get in the store when you scan the disc with the headphones. I\'m listening to it to preview. Then I go and buy.

:that: I\'ve been checking out music that a.) I\'ve never heard of before. b.) I would never go out and buy without hearing it first. If I really like something, I\'ll buy it.

[Whathefunk]

i\'m all for previewing music you\'ve never heard before, and believe me i\'ve pirated plenty of music in my day.... but in this case when you know that you are going to be buying the album in a week, why do you need to preview it??? i understand if you aren\'t that big of  RHCP fan and you aren\'t sure if your going to buy it, but i think most of the people who said they downloaded it off oink prob are big enuff fans that they will def go buy it.  


But all in all, its really everyone\'s own choice, so i\'ll leave it at that.

[Todd]

What can I say, I\'m kind of an antsy guy!!!

[Whathefunk]

pfffft  :rolleyes:














 :sick?:

[Spacey]

I\'m no huge RHCP fan by any means. I pirate. I have yet to listen but I will probably not buy the CD or burn a copy for someone.

[FrankZappa]

I think dave answered this pretty good:

   i\'m all for previewing music you\'ve never heard before, and believe me i\'ve pirated plenty of music in my day.... but in this case when you know that you are going to be buying the album in a week, why do you need to preview it??? i understand if you aren\'t that big of RHCP fan and you aren\'t sure if your going to buy it, but i think most of the people who said they downloaded it off oink prob are big enuff fans that they will def go buy it.

yeah.. i\'ve had the deluxe edition on pre-order since the day it went on sale, but i sure as fuck couldn\'t wait one more week, knowing that it\'s out there and i could hear it now.

[freddiewaht]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ylwjyz

for the non-oink illegal bootleggers.

[Whathefunk]

I think dave answered this pretty good:

   i\'m all for previewing music you\'ve never heard before, and believe me i\'ve pirated plenty of music in my day.... but in this case when you know that you are going to be buying the album in a week, why do you need to preview it??? i understand if you aren\'t that big of RHCP fan and you aren\'t sure if your going to buy it, but i think most of the people who said they downloaded it off oink prob are big enuff fans that they will def go buy it.

yeah.. i\'ve had the deluxe edition on pre-order since the day it went on sale, but i sure as fuck couldn\'t wait one more week, knowing that it\'s out there and i could hear it now.

i disagree (which i seem to be doing a lot of lately) because when dave says "it\'s out there", i think he is incorrect.... what "is out there" is a bootleg, no matter how close it is to the real thing, it isn\'t the same... as someone who collects vinyl i would never buy a reissue because it is truely not the same, and really not worth having.... as a recording musician i know that every sound that is put into a recording should be there for a purpose and is mastered over and over again to make it just perfect.   I am not trying to start an all out war on the people on this board who have decided to download it, but all i know is that the first time i hear this album, i will be listening to the real thing the way the band wanted me to hear it.


end of discussion.

[FrankZappa]

I totally understand you, but I like remixes as well. That\'s why I own 19 albums by rush on LP, and the remastered cds for all the albums (with the exception of vapor trails, I haven\'t been able to find anything post hold your fire on record). Same goes for about 25 zappa albums. I think it\'s neat to hear how stuff evolves as it is recorded. Like hot rats. The LP is almost completely different mix from the cd. In some cases with different musicians. I think it\'s cool to have the two different mixes and see if you can pick up what they changed. sometimes it\'s good, sometimes not. Either way though, I bought it.

I\'m not looking to start an argument either, just my 2 cents.

[Whathefunk]

Like hot rats. The LP is almost completely different mix from the cd.

I KNOW RIGHT!?!?! so different, and i actually almost like the cd better :wah:


doesn\'t really help my arguement tho....:duck:

[freddiewaht]

your wrong brah
fuck it.
illegally download as much as you can.
whats important is the music.

[Whathefunk]

i agree wah, thats why i don\'t tell any of my freinds to buy breakfast albums when i bring them to shows.... i\'ll just illegally burn it for them afterwards

[freddiewaht]

the breakfast/rhcp=apples/oranges

chili peppers arent gonna go broke from folks burning their shit.