erisi236
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Post by erisi236 on Nov 3, 2009 18:42:29 GMT -5
Simply because the jacket is so cool.  It's one of those things that makes an actual hard copy still relevant in my mind. Downloading stuff for an iPod is nice and all, but actually having a piece of work in your hands is even nicer ya know. Oh yeah, and the album itself is great as well.  |
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Post by Rorschach on Nov 3, 2009 18:44:58 GMT -5
Simply because the jacket is so cool. It's one of those things that makes an actual hard copy still relevant in my mind. Downloading stuff for an iPod is nice and all, but actually having a piece of work in your hands is even nicer ya know. Oh yeah, and the album itself is great as well. Agreed on all counts. An older relative of mine was once talking to me about how much album art used to be important to sell a record in the 70's...they had a HUGE canvas to work with and a lot of bands went with eye catching designs and really cool covers. Nowadays, more often than not, it's just a picture of the artist's face or something....it's like CD jacket design and art doesn't mean a thing. |
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Post by @TenaciousBe on Nov 3, 2009 18:53:09 GMT -5
Precisely. And once you've bought the album, you can easily rip the song and put it on your mp3 player as well.
People need to get off their fat asses and go to a record store once in a while.
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theryno665
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Post by theryno665 on Nov 3, 2009 19:38:18 GMT -5
I've always preferred owning a physical copy of an album to a digital copy. Just something about being able to go to a store and either grab something that you want or finding something that you've been looking for, that kind of experience is lost when you just point and click on a download.
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Nov 3, 2009 20:15:04 GMT -5
i bought the big ass coffin box version
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Post by bubbles on Nov 3, 2009 20:19:04 GMT -5
I generally prefer CDs but I've took to downloading quite a bit lately to check out new bands and also because I don't have much money.
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Nov 3, 2009 20:28:43 GMT -5
I never download music. All of my music is bought in the record store and then ripped to iTunes. I take my pride in my huge, physical music library.
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Magnus the Magnificent
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didn't want one.
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Nov 3, 2009 21:03:37 GMT -5
Downloading sucks. It only takes a hardware-crash and your entire record collection is gone.
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Post by VenomFang on Nov 3, 2009 21:07:01 GMT -5
Death Magnetic is a really poor example to be using. The sound is way too loud and high and everyone agrees the Guitar Hero III mix is the best sounding one.
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Red Lion
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Post by Red Lion on Nov 3, 2009 21:23:39 GMT -5
I thought this was about being too scared to download it due to the intense wrath of Lars Ulrich!
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Post by Insomniac on Nov 3, 2009 21:36:32 GMT -5
People need to get off their fat asses and go to a record store once in a while. Or maybe I'll just keep downloading music like I have been for years now, and simply back them up on an external HD and blank DVDs. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Nov 3, 2009 22:24:58 GMT -5
People need to get off their fat asses and go to a record store once in a while. i've been to a bunch of record stores. a lot of times its cheaper to buy the album on iTunes. |
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Post by a1TheEnigma1a on Nov 4, 2009 9:12:08 GMT -5
Death Magnetic is a really poor example to be using. The sound is way too loud and high and everyone agrees the Guitar Hero III mix is the best sounding one. Can there be ONE Death Magnetic thread that doesn't mention the mix? It was about the packaging and the luxury of having a physical copy!  |
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erisi236
Fry's dog Seymour
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Post by erisi236 on Nov 4, 2009 9:44:41 GMT -5
It certainly is a pretty strange mix, I wonder why they seem to love that crunchy sound these days?
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