i know what board i'm on so i'm not surprised by the specific threads, but really, if you like and believe in an artist, talk about them and support them by buying their music (in your format of choice) and attending their concerts. that's the best way you can show your appreciation while they're alive. be proactive.

I'll raise my red cup to that.

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>I try to post about who I like and what I know.

good. keep it goin'.

don't be afraid to brick post either. i do it often. sometimes you just have to bump the topic back up and try it at another time, as it can make all the difference. i do this for other people's topics all the time. just look at the anchored MJ in the studio thread.


>I just wish
>there was more discussion sometimes and less rush
>judgement/bickering about things on the boards

yeah, i do, too. i think it's important to 1) recognize when we're doing it and stop, and 2) try to diffuse these situations with constructive dialog and pertinent questions. most ignorant comments come out of, well, ignorance, basically preconceived notions and stereotyping. some people just can't help themselves, but other people you can work with a little.

I just realize I lost the appreciation I once had for music through my excessive downloading. I deleted my hard drive, and I'm not the least bothered by it.

It feels good to be routinely visiting the record store again. Been twice this past week, and also made an order to Dusty.

>I just realize I lost the appreciation I once had for music
>through my excessive downloading. I deleted my hard drive,
>and I'm not the least bothered by it.
>
>It feels good to be routinely visiting the record store again.
> Been twice this past week, and also made an order to Dusty.

wow. this thought (the deleting part) has only occurred to me. i could never do that. good for you, i say. if you ever change your mind or need anything not on commercial releases, let me know.

i've bought a bunch of cd's in the last few weeks, including boxed sets. i haven't and can't see myself stop with the pirating, but i really do think it's important to support artists by buying their music. even if they don't "make money" on it, at least it shows that people care. i doubt that any artists *want* to bootlegged by fans who can easily afford to buy their music.

>>I just realize I lost the appreciation I once had for music
>>through my excessive downloading. I deleted my hard drive,
>>and I'm not the least bothered by it.
>>
>>It feels good to be routinely visiting the record store
>again.
>> Been twice this past week, and also made an order to Dusty.
>
>
>wow. all the coil, too? this thought (the deleting part) has
>only occurred to me. i could never do that. good for you, i
>say. if you ever change your mind or need anything not on
>commercial releases, let me know.
>


yeah, the coil, too. coil was one of a very few artists i thought about keeping. but i realized i still hadn't listened to at least half of that several gb torrent. so i'll just purchase the ones i like and have listened to, and KIM. if i want more coil one day, i'll figure it out then. i actually deleted quite a bit that i'll probably have to purchase soon b/c i'll want to relisten.


edit: oh yeah, i did keep ajiav and lonesome d's stuff... ha!



>i've bought a bunch of cd's in the last few weeks, including
>boxed sets. i haven't and can't see myself stop with the
>pirating, but i really do think it's important to support
>artists by buying their music. even if they don't "make money"
>on it, at least it shows that people care. i doubt that any
>artists *want* to bootlegged by fans who can easily afford to
>buy their music.


that's the thing. i have a steady income, and no kids. so i really have no reason to download. it's primarily the convenience of not leaving the house that was the allure. but it got out of hand... well, by my standards. i'm sure my pirating is NOWHERE near the level of some of the folks here (you know who i'm talking about). but it was too much for me personally, so i decided to cut it off at the knees.

>i did keep ajiav and lonesome d's stuff... ha!

i have their stuff, too. i actually have gigabytes of "amateur" artists' stuff on my hard drive from various sites. i've talked about it before, but i find that music a lot of fun to listen to. i can never see myself willingly parting with it.

>>>I just realize I lost the appreciation I once had for
>music
>>>through my excessive downloading. I deleted my hard drive,
>>>and I'm not the least bothered by it.
>>>
>>>It feels good to be routinely visiting the record store
>>again.
>>> Been twice this past week, and also made an order to
>Dusty.
>>
>>
>>wow. all the coil, too? this thought (the deleting part) has
>>only occurred to me. i could never do that. good for you, i
>>say. if you ever change your mind or need anything not on
>>commercial releases, let me know.
>>
>
>
>yeah, the coil, too. coil was one of a very few artists i
>thought about keeping. but i realized i still hadn't listened
>to at least half of that several gb torrent. so i'll just
>purchase the ones i like and have listened to, and KIM. if i
>want more coil one day, i'll figure it out then. i actually
>deleted quite a bit that i'll probably have to purchase soon
>b/c i'll want to relisten.
>
>
>edit: oh yeah, i did keep ajiav and lonesome d's stuff...
>ha!

i just saw in another thread you deleted your jaylib bootleg. considering it's not a commercial release, do you want it?

>
>i just saw in another thread you deleted your jaylib bootleg.
>considering it's not a commercial release, do you want it?


never had it on the hard drive. it was on cd-r that a friend gave me. he said he got it himself at a listening party. i ended up losing my copy of it.

....As a record collector....I feel you on that homey. Our local record/music stores are closing....FASTER THAN EVER NOW. Here in Dallas its hard as hell to find a music store....and I think that's bullshit. Whats worse is that its Japanese and Chinese collectors with MAJOR scrill comin' out here to the states and shutting DOWN stores the Mo', the Chi, LA, the Bay and a host of other cities when it comes to good vinyl. Some say its good for the game....but its NOT. I talk to store owners that say our good records are disappearing overseas and never coming back to be re-introduced into the circuit again....thus killing the vinyl exchange/trade.

wow, thats deep...kudos to you

good luck w/that.

fuck you.

at the grief I'll feel.

But Pete's 90 now and still splitting his own firewood, so who knows... but I've been meaning to get a letter off to him to tell him how much his music has meant to me over the years.

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Believe me. I fear the day that man passes.

i was hoping to see them later this month. R.I.P.

seriously though, appreciate people while they're around because you never know when they won't be. give them their flowers now.

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appreciate those around you while they're still alive.

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sad that 2010 seems to be off to a terrible start

I moved to SF recently and have been going to shows almost once a week now. I also live around the corner from Amoeba, so I've started buying vinyl again.

It really does feel good to support the artists, especially after all those years of saying screw paying for music.

It also helps that I'm out of college with a steady job now.

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Thinking about this whole Guru situation that sentiment really hits home and so true.

It's like when Jay Dee passed he became larger than life in death.

Some of us actually celebrated his genius while he was here. I got to see him spin when Fantastic-Vol.2 was not the LP it is now.

I support the artists I love by going to shows, buying their music and telling people about through word of mouth or my blog.

I'm not waiting for them to pass before I become something more than a casual listener.


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>Some of us actually celebrated his genius while he was here. I
>got to see him spin when Fantastic-Vol.2 was not the LP it is
>now.

i never had the pleasure of seeing him live, but i made a point to tell people about his music and play it for all 4 years on my radio show while he was alive. it's sad but true that most didn't recognize his brilliance until his death. it was hard getting certain types of people to acknowledge him whatsoever while he was alive, even the same people who jocked madlib. now they're firmly on the dilla bandwagon. it's better late than never, but the thing that's always frustrated me about dilla is that he died before he really got to see what an incredible impact he made on music. i'm sure he had some idea, but his influence has become so much more apparent (and, truthfully, trendy) since his death.


>I support the artists I love by going to shows, buying their
>music and telling people about through word of mouth or my
>blog.

that's what's up.

>i know what board i'm on so i'm not surprised by the specific
>threads, but really, if you like and believe in an artist,
>talk about them and support them by buying their music (in
>your format of choice) and attending their concerts. that's
>the best way you can show your appreciation while they're
>alive. be proactive.

let's start it off right

on shitty musicians while they are alive! because you know that soon as bon jovi dies of a semen overdose, that band gonna be treated as legendary talent and thrown in the rock and roll hall of fame

it's like school, some people just want attention, even if it's negative.

my advice: if you think an artist (or person) sucks, don't feed into their hype by giving them your time, and certainly don't support them in any tangible way. save your time and money for talented artists (and good people) you like. i think if enough people just ignored wack celebrities, it'd be a lot harder for the "machine" to get people to care one way or another about them. meanwhile there are people out there doing things worth your interest.

but then again its hard to annoy an act like them when i go to bars in jersey and every time someones gotta get everyone singin alog to "livin on a prayer" on the jukebox. thats when its time to HATE!

>it's like school, some people just want attention, even if
>it's negative.
>

bingo.

>my advice: if you think an artist (or person) sucks, don't
>feed into their hype by giving them your time, and certainly
>don't support them in any tangible way. save your time and
>money for talented artists (and good people) you like. i think
>if enough people just ignored wack celebrities, it'd be a lot
>harder for the "machine" to get people to care one way or
>another about them. meanwhile there are people out there doing
>things worth your interest.


Right, and "Hating" on somebody is giving them attention.

A friend of mine works for E! Hollywood news, and one day we were talking on the phone and he was telling me that somebody in his office asked the question:

"Why is Nicky Minaj famous again?"

and before he could tell me what was said, I pointed out that people in THEIR line of work are the reason for it. If they ignore these folks, they'll go away. But As long as we get all that tabloid celebrity "journalism", we'll keep getting updates on the dumb shit that these people do on a day-to-day basis.

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Like another poster has already said, we need to appreciate all those around and not just musically. Take no-one for granted because one just never knows what may happen.

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because legacy ain't as secure as you think.