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Permalink Reply by Chief on -
Settle down Slim, i can tell in your response your trying extra hard to twist up his own words. I understand perfectly what he is saying. He comprehends the idea that not adding numbers to their sales will inform them that EPs aren't the best idea, but he doesn't agree that it gives you the right to steal the music. If your downloading it in his eyes that shows you like it enough to listen to it; which in his eyes means you should pay for the songs you do listen too. Free Market and Downloading Music for Free are not the same concept. So quit trying to call him out for saying he doesn't understand your logic when your trying to make two complete different concepts into one. With that said, I will Download music that i don't feel is up to par..Why should i waist my money that i work hard to accumulate to pay for the production of something they didn't try hard enough on. If Tech N9ne thought i was going to pay for an EP about his penis and twitter hes fuckin' crazy, I will download EBAH and give it some good listening time and try to convince myself its good music but most times it ends up on my iTunes for 6 months and is deleted.
Another point you should take into consideration NZTech N9ne, Downloaded music's quality is much less of something purchased.. Often times i download albums give them some plays and then determine if i like the album enough to buy for the better quality.
Slim Strange said:By your own words you admitted beforehand you didn't understand the logic of downloading their EP's for free instead of purchasing them which would greatly affect the sales report come time to measure out the ratio of profit to spending costs, rendering Strange Music to remold their currently failing infrastructure. So we explained the theology of free market to you and now that you've been caught in the light of your own contradiction you narrow your misunderstanding down to solely music piracy. Listen, I'm not here to evaluate your morals when it comes to digital file sharing, to each their own on the matter. You can't sit here and expect a majority of people to agree with you though as the U.S. economy (I'm aware you're from N.Z.) is and has been in a crisis for quite some time and more often than not I would expect anybody to pay for their living necessities before they purchase any form of personal entertainment. I will go out on a limb and splurge to buy albums in which I know for a fact will be worth my dollar. This can be determined by listening to the project's singles, the features/track-listing, contributing producers, and overall estimated replay value. Personally I haven't deemed any of the recent EP's, with the exception of Thrift Store Halos (which I did purchase through iTunes), up to those standards. Does this mean I should miss out entirely on the remaining material that in the long run won't be worth bending my budget for? Not in my opinion it doesn't. I download free music from a variety of artists in all genres, along with 90% or more of the world's population. I'm all about supporting your favorite artists' material if it lives up to the standard that it's intended to. Once the bar has been lowered and I notice a pattern of mediocre to decent releases in order to turn profit, then why should I categorize those projects any differently than any other album I refuse to spend a nickel on? The answer is... I shouldn't.
NZTechN9ne said:Free market doesn't mean go out and steal. Thats the logic that I couldn't understand. round n round n round.... doesnt matter how you put it, its theft.
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Permalink Reply by θάνατος εις Πεφωτισμένων ʘ on -
I wasn't twisting up his words in the slightest. He truly wasn't understanding the concept which we were trying to explain in my opinion so we took the time to inform him of it's ideology. I understand the difference between the separate train of thoughts, obviously he was still oblivious. The reason his posts irked me is because they seemed very judgmental and feeble-minded such as implying that if I paid $100 or more for a VIP ticket that I'd be "shitting on Tech's face" if I didn't purchase a $10 EP that I didn't feel was worth my investment. As I stated before, I'm not here to evaluate anybody's morals when it comes to digital file sharing as each person's will differ. With that being said, I see we share similar points of view here in certain areas and there's really no need to debate the matter while on the same side of the fence. I just figured I'd clear a few things up for you, no harm done.
Chief said:Settle down Slim, i can tell in your response your trying extra hard to twist up his own words. I understand perfectly what he is saying. He comprehends the idea that not adding numbers to their sales will inform them that EPs aren't the best idea, but he doesn't agree that it gives you the right to steal the music. If your downloading it in his eyes that shows you like it enough to listen to it; which in his eyes means you should pay for the songs you do listen too. Free Market and Downloading Music for Free are not the same concept. So quit trying to call him out for saying he doesn't understand your logic when your trying to make two complete different concepts into one. With that said, I will Download music that i don't feel is up to par..Why should i waist my money that i work hard to accumulate to pay for the production of something they didn't try hard enough on. If Tech N9ne thought i was going to pay for an EP about his penis and twitter hes fuckin' crazy, I will download EBAH and give it some good listening time and try to convince myself its good music but most times it ends up on my iTunes for 6 months and is deleted.
Another point you should take into consideration NZTech N9ne, Downloaded music's quality is much less of something purchased.. Often times i download albums give them some plays and then determine if i like the album enough to buy for the better quality.
Slim Strange said:By your own words you admitted beforehand you didn't understand the logic of downloading their EP's for free instead of purchasing them which would greatly affect the sales report come time to measure out the ratio of profit to spending costs, rendering Strange Music to remold their currently failing infrastructure. So we explained the theology of free market to you and now that you've been caught in the light of your own contradiction you narrow your misunderstanding down to solely music piracy. Listen, I'm not here to evaluate your morals when it comes to digital file sharing, to each their own on the matter. You can't sit here and expect a majority of people to agree with you though as the U.S. economy (I'm aware you're from N.Z.) is and has been in a crisis for quite some time and more often than not I would expect anybody to pay for their living necessities before they purchase any form of personal entertainment. I will go out on a limb and splurge to buy albums in which I know for a fact will be worth my dollar. This can be determined by listening to the project's singles, the features/track-listing, contributing producers, and overall estimated replay value. Personally I haven't deemed any of the recent EP's, with the exception of Thrift Store Halos (which I did purchase through iTunes), up to those standards. Does this mean I should miss out entirely on the remaining material that in the long run won't be worth bending my budget for? Not in my opinion it doesn't. I download free music from a variety of artists in all genres, along with 90% or more of the world's population. I'm all about supporting your favorite artists' material if it lives up to the standard that it's intended to. Once the bar has been lowered and I notice a pattern of mediocre to decent releases in order to turn profit, then why should I categorize those projects any differently than any other album I refuse to spend a nickel on? The answer is... I shouldn't.
NZTechN9ne said:Free market doesn't mean go out and steal. Thats the logic that I couldn't understand. round n round n round.... doesnt matter how you put it, its theft.
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Permalink Reply by Charles Weis on -
If I can say, as much as I agree that you should always support your artist by buying their albums (when it's worth the money) free music like Youtube is how I found Tech. keep that in mind, downloading music helps create more fans than actually buying music ever could. Yes, once you're a fan you should support but free music helps spread it. And yes, bumping the CD in the car with your friend does the same. I'm not gonna defend people who download music, but I think it's completely unrealistic to buy ALL of your music. If you do that you either gotta have a lot of money or keep your library very small and build it over time. I own 40-50 CDs ranging from Tech N9ne to Irv Da Phenom to Kutt to Michael Jackson to Eminem to Big Scoob and as you can see, most of the artists I support are Strange Music. But I listen to more than Strange, it's just unfeasible to buy every artist's album that I listen to. I support Strange above all else because they are the most wholesome label and because they're independent. If you seriously own every bit of music you listen to, more power to you, that's fucking amazing. But that's all I'm going to add. I'm not going to argue the morality of downloading because it is stealing, but also remember that most artists don't make their money off of album sales, they make it off of touring mostly, just thought I'd throw that in there as well.
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Permalink Reply by Charles Weis on
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I just wanted to throw in some pros and cons of downloading, because there are pros. Free music can be a great tool for an up and coming independent artist that doesn't have corporate backing, but as I said, once you are a fan, definitely support when you can. But if you've got bills to pay and mouths to feed, what comes first?
Charles Weis said:If I can say, as much as I agree that you should always support your artist by buying their albums (when it's worth the money) free music like Youtube is how I found Tech. keep that in mind, downloading music helps create more fans than actually buying music ever could. Yes, once you're a fan you should support but free music helps spread it. And yes, bumping the CD in the car with your friend does the same. I'm not gonna defend people who download music, but I think it's completely unrealistic to buy ALL of your music. If you do that you either gotta have a lot of money or keep your library very small and build it over time. I own 40-50 CDs ranging from Tech N9ne to Irv Da Phenom to Kutt to Michael Jackson to Eminem to Big Scoob and as you can see, most of the artists I support are Strange Music. But I listen to more than Strange, it's just unfeasible to buy every artist's album that I listen to. I support Strange above all else because they are the most wholesome label and because they're independent. If you seriously own every bit of music you listen to, more power to you, that's fucking amazing. But that's all I'm going to add. I'm not going to argue the morality of downloading because it is stealing, but also remember that most artists don't make their money off of album sales, they make it off of touring mostly, just thought I'd throw that in there as well.
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Permalink Reply by Chief on
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Downloading music is a touchy subject for some. I feel you though, glad somebody else feels the same way i do about it.
Slim Strange said:I wasn't twisting up his words in the slightest. He truly wasn't understanding the concept which we were trying to explain in my opinion so we took the time to inform him of it's ideology. I understand the difference between the separate train of thoughts, obviously he was still oblivious. The reason his posts irked me is because they seemed very judgmental and feeble-minded such as implying that if I paid $100 or more for a VIP ticket that I'd be "shitting on Tech's face" if I didn't purchase a $10 EP that I didn't feel was worth my investment. As I stated before, I'm not here to evaluate anybody's morals when it comes to digital file sharing as each person's will differ. With that being said, I see we share similar points of view here in certain areas and there's really no need to debate the matter while on the same side of the fence. I just figured I'd clear a few things up for you, no harm done.
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Permalink Reply by θάνατος εις Πεφωτισμένων ʘ on
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I agree as the way I was introduced to Tech N9ne in the first place years ago was through a friend letting me borrow a copy of Anghellic: The Reparation. Afterwards I was fortunate enough to find a horrorcore domain that had each of his current albums at the time available for free download. I listened through each LP and became an avid fan, leading me to purchase every full length Tech N9ne album that has been released to date including collabos, EP's, and even his label-mate's projects. I've personally purchased four separate VIP packages and enjoyed live shows and meet and greets in the process. Had I not downloaded all of his earlier work years ago I may not have even been introduced to Strange Music thus I wouldn't be having this conversation that we are now. I support various artists that I'm a legitimate fan of as often as I can including Tech N9ne/Strange Music, however, I'm not going to pay for certain material that I feel isn't worthy of my dollar just because it was put out by said artist(s). In fact I hold most of these acts to a higher standard than most and have no problem saying yay or nay when it comes to determining if it's indeed worth my purchase. Likewise I don't judge anybody who is against digital file sharing but also expect the same respect in turn while considering the day in age we live in and how much I have and still continue to invest in their product.
Charles Weis said:If I can say, as much as I agree that you should always support your artist by buying their albums (when it's worth the money) free music like Youtube is how I found Tech. keep that in mind, downloading music helps create more fans than actually buying music ever could. Yes, once you're a fan you should support but free music helps spread it. And yes, bumping the CD in the car with your friend does the same. I'm not gonna defend people who download music, but I think it's completely unrealistic to buy ALL of your music. If you do that you either gotta have a lot of money or keep your library very small and build it over time. I own 40-50 CDs ranging from Tech N9ne to Irv Da Phenom to Kutt to Michael Jackson to Eminem to Big Scoob and as you can see, most of the artists I support are Strange Music. But I listen to more than Strange, it's just unfeasible to buy every artist's album that I listen to. I support Strange above all else because they are the most wholesome label and because they're independent. If you seriously own every bit of music you listen to, more power to you, that's fucking amazing. But that's all I'm going to add. I'm not going to argue the morality of downloading because it is stealing, but also remember that most artists don't make their money off of album sales, they make it off of touring mostly, just thought I'd throw that in there as well.
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Permalink Reply by Chief on
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Great Post. I too hold Tech N9ne, Mayday, And Krizz Kaliko at a much higher standard than i hold anybody else in the rap game.
Slim Strange said:I agree as the way I was introduced to Tech N9ne in the first place years ago was through a friend letting me borrow a copy of Anghellic: The Reparation. Afterwards I was fortunate enough to find a horrorcore domain that had each of his current albums at the time available for free download. I listened through each LP and became an avid fan, leading me to purchase every full length Tech N9ne album that has been released to date including collabos, EP's, and even his label-mate's projects. I've personally purchased four separate VIP packages and enjoyed live shows and meet and greets in the process. Had I not downloaded all of his earlier work years ago I may not have even been introduced to Strange Music thus I wouldn't be having this conversation that we are now. I support various artists that I'm a legitimate fan of as often as I can including Tech N9ne/Strange Music, however, I'm not going to pay for certain material that I feel isn't worthy of my dollar just because it was put out by said artist(s). In fact I hold most of these acts to a higher standard than most and have no problem saying yay or nay when it comes to determining if it's indeed worth my purchase. Likewise I don't judge anybody who is against digital file sharing but also expect the same respect in turn while considering the day in age we live in and how much I have and still continue to invest in their product.
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Permalink Reply by Charles Weis on
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Are we forgetting Tech put out Absolute Power for FREE and it tripled his sales, just remembered this. just sayin' lol
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Permalink Reply by matt meyer on -
Wtf does absolute power being released for free have anything to do with this situation? That was to give fans free music, this is to make easy money off of mediocre music.
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Permalink Reply by Charles Weis on
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we're talking about benefits about downloading free music, it tripled his sales afterwards. I think that's relevant, not to mention Tech advocated it at that point in time.
matt meyer said:Wtf does absolute power being released for free have anything to do with this situation? That was to give fans free music, this is to make easy money off of mediocre music.
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