>i referenced the post in this thread and joe corn mo's reply
>reads like he read the OG post as well.

this is the first post i've read of yours in a while.
because i can't with your posts, for the most part.
but anyway, i still disagree with the premise of this post.

i didn't quit buying physical copies of stuff because the music sucks.
i don't buy physical copies because its unnecessary, for the most part.

a while back i was buying a lot of punk and post-punk stuff on vinyl
because it either wasn't available for download or too hard too find.
but aside from vinyl fetishism, which i am over...
there's no need for me to own a physical copy of "purple rain."

i can stream it.
the only thing i need a phyical or downloaded copy of is price bootlegs or concerts
that i can't stream.

for super rare stuff, you need a copy.
for everything else, i can stream it.


if by chance i discover an artist on spotify
that i feel the need to become a completist for,
i will start either seek out physical copies or look for a download.

but i'm not even a prince or MJ completist
so that probably won't happen with any time soon.

it's not that i don't download because there isn't good music.
i don't download because i don't NEED that much music to get my fix.
i've never been on spotify and not been able to find something new and good to listen to.

i actually listen to MORE new music with spotify
than i have in the past 5 or 6 yrs.