Miguel Sanchez Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 1 hour ago, jamamafegan said: See, this is my issue with music these days - paying for subscriptions. Not only do we have standard subscriptions but we’ve got premium ones as well! Folk just don’t seem interested in owning music anymore. I still make a point of buying CD’s of albums I really like. I like actually owning a hard copy, something I can hold in my hand and look at. If I want to get into new bands I’ll listen on YouTube first. If I find myself listening to them often I’ll then buy their music. I despise subscription culture. People will just pay money for the rest of their days for things that they will never own. @DA Baracus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, stevieKTID said: In my opinion you simply can't beat owning a physical copy of an album, i buy a lot of vinyl and can spend hours looking at the artwork and reading the sleeve notes whilst listening to the music. The inside cover of the fantastic album Man - Be Good To Yourself At Least Once A Day. Case in point 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 I used to love getting albums and poring over the sleeve notes and artwork but have grown to really like streaming instead. I use Apple Music and it is good to be paying something to go back into the artists’ pockets and fantastic to have access to so much music. Sitting in the car and pressing a button to bring up recommendations or talking to it and asking it to play certain songs would have seemed so outlandish not that long ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Uses to live going into Fopp on a Friday and buying a new album, some great, some shite but there was just something enjoyable about going in and browsing the selection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 3 hours ago, stevieKTID said: In my opinion you simply can't beat owning a physical copy of an album, i buy a lot of vinyl and can spend hours looking at the artwork and reading the sleeve notes whilst listening to the music. 2 hours ago, Shandon Par said: I used to love getting albums and poring over the sleeve notes and artwork Some of the fondest memories of my youth involve coming home with a new LP. You'd maybe only heard 1 or 2 of the tracks before and usually, not even that, so it was a voyage of discovery. Had your hard earned £3.99 been well spent or not? And then spending ages pouring over the artwork and reading every word of the sleeve notes. It's hard to imagine now but even when it was a friend who'd got the new album, you were still involved. Often sitting on the floor with him to listen, or phoning him to hear about it. Golden days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 The last record I bought without pre listening was Dananananakroyd's album and it was shit. Which was great cause I was also like 17 and also had nae money. Streaming is much better. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 6 hours ago, Gaz FFC said: Have you met Cockneys? Popular opinion thread for this pish 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkmenbashi Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 1 hour ago, NotThePars said: The last record I bought without pre listening was Dananananakroyd's album and it was shit. Which was great cause I was also like 17 and also had nae money. Streaming is much better. I completely forgot about them They were briefly my favourite band. Will relisten later 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Swapping the slight drop in sound quality in streaming for huge levels of convenience is more than fine by me. Physical media is a pain to store and is just another thing I will lose. I don’t want it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Spotify do f**k over the majority of artists (not the big c***s) but it’s handy for the car. It’s amazing the amount of good stuff kicking about on Bandcamp and the likes (lots of shite as well though). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Spotify do f**k over the majority of artists (not the big c***s) but it’s handy for the car. Depends what the alternatives are as to whether they are exploiting artists. broadly speaking, artists get about £1 for each cd sale or .2p for a stream. Based on that it looks like a bad deal. But streaming isn’t just a substitute for purchasing. Like you say, you listen in the car, where it might have been radio 2 or some godforsaken transatlantic network bollocks 20 years ago. Radio 1 or 2 pay £100 to £150 per play. At, say 1m listeners that’s, erm .... a fair bit less than 1/5p per listen. I’d rather have £2k per million listens than £100. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 26 minutes ago, coprolite said: .2p for a stream. This is from last year, more up to date info will be available somewhere. Quote Spotify paid the artists $0,0032 per stream Apple Music got the average rate of $0,0056 Google Play Music landed a $0,0055 payout rate Deezer fell slightly lower at $0.00436 https://soundcharts.com/blog/music-streaming-rates-payouts 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, Zen Archer Esq. said: This is from last year, more up to date info will be available somewhere. https://soundcharts.com/blog/music-streaming-rates-payouts That is about . 2p for spotify, no? Unsure if you're arguing or just providing more information. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, coprolite said: That is about . 2p for spotify, no? Unsure if you're arguing or just providing more information. Spotify pay 0.0026 pence per play at the current exchange rate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 4 hours ago, Shotgun said: Some of the fondest memories of my youth involve coming home with a new LP. You'd maybe only heard 1 or 2 of the tracks before and usually, not even that, so it was a voyage of discovery. Had your hard earned £3.99 been well spent or not? And then spending ages pouring over the artwork and reading every word of the sleeve notes. It's hard to imagine now but even when it was a friend who'd got the new album, you were still involved. Often sitting on the floor with him to listen, or phoning him to hear about it. Golden days. Even better getting it out of Woolies stuffed up your jersey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 10 hours ago, MONKMAN said: Outstanding band. I just listened to the start of The Lathums first tune that came up on Spotify - not my cup of tea, but I'm guessing the lead singer lists Alex Turner amongst his inspirations? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Cassettes were my thing back in the day. I've also got the habit of needing to purchase everything that whatever band/ artiste I've been into at the time has ever produced. Over the years this has included: Supertramp The Beatles The Doors Van Morrison Half Man Half Biscuit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Uses to live going into Fopp on a Friday and buying a new album, some great, some shite but there was just something enjoyable about going in and browsing the selection.Every time my old man took me and my sister to Dundee for a swim at Olympia we would always be taken into town afterwards to the Fopp in the Overgate. Remember quickly getting bored in the shop and wanting to go, I’d love to go there now - if it still existed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Zen Archer Esq. said: Spotify pay 0.0026 pence per play at the current exchange rate. That's ~$140 to the pound at $0.0032 per play. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 3 hours ago, jamamafegan said: Every time my old man took me and my sister to Dundee for a swim at Olympia we would always be taken into town afterwards to the Fopp in the Overgate. Remember quickly getting bored in the shop and wanting to go, I’d love to go there now - if it still existed! Grouchos was better. Pay a little extra and get a spliff in the sleeve. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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