and distribution costs.
Folks keep leaving that out, as if they're being cheated in some kind of way due to the lack of liner notes.
You're not paying for them with mp3's.

It's pretty easy to find out who produced, wrote, and played on a song if you know how
to use the internet.

But this whole "not a listening experience" mentality is ridiculous. It's music. If you
hear it, it's a listening experience. Wtf.
I tend to enjoy music when it's really good, the quality is good, the instrumentation is
good, the vocals and harmonies, the melodies, etc... but then again, I like MUSIC.
Who are you cats who are listening to music for everything BUT the music?