i wonder what it's like to be the rainmaker.

[semisweet]

does anyone else get annoyed when fan communities for musicians or bands or whatever upload music by that artist, like, stuff that's available for sale? i mean, i have no problem with people uploading leaks or rare tracks or live recordings, but beyond that i find it sketchy. i guess i feel like if you're a big enough fan of an artist to join a community for them, if you want their album you should be willing to pay for it? i mean, if i consider myself a fan of an arist (or band, whatever), i want them to succeed, i want to support them, i want to actually buy their music. i'm not going to lie, i download plenty of stuff, but it's usually things i'm just checking out or whatever. however, i have paid for every FOB, cobra, panic, gym class, kelly clarkson, butch walker, etc. album that i own, because i admire and respect those artists and i'm happy to give them my money. i can't imagine being all "omg, i love *insert band here*" and just downloading all of their music for free. so when fan communities allow uploads of that artist's music, i personally get a little >:O about it. i mean, clearly people will find downloads of things if that's their inclination, but i guess i would expect that fan communities would encourage people to support the artists.

am i weird on this? (the community stuff, or just the idea that real fans pay for the music, or...whatever!)

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[letloverule42.livejournal.com]

i have no idea what sparked this, but i have to say that i agree.

however, i will say that i am a terrible, no good, very bad fan, because i just don't have the extra money to buy music, so for the past few years i have downloaded EVERYTHING, with the exception of Blake's album. My fiance bought me a copy of that, and even when he asked me to upload tracks for him, I told him he could go out and buy his own copy, lol. but it's rare that i've supported a artist as fully as i support blake. so idk. everybody's view on downloading is different.

but if i could be in a position to be buying all of this music and not freely downloading it, i absolutely would.

[makemeabeliever.livejournal.com]

blake! ♥

err... that's all. XD