Music Sharing Online
Within the last few years, music sharing online has become so massive that it has changed the way music is consumed and distributed.
You can now download a music file in seconds, without even going down to HMV and buying it over the counter.
Does anyone else think that we are all so bone idle now that we cant even do that? or is it just society progressing with new media enhancements? Its difficult, becuase on one hand, we wont have CD's anymore, so therefore that would affect the sales of CD players etc. On the other hand, as technology is progressing, we should be up to date and follow it as it changes.
Artists such as Kate Nash and bands such as The artic monkeys, have made it big through social networking sites such as MySpace. This just shows the rapid change of society and technology. You are able to share music sites with friends so easily now days that artists can become famous almost overnight.
This contrasts so easily with artists back in the day, where they would have to promote and advertise themselves.
5 comments:
i dont really think its a case of being bone idle.. its mainly the younger people that download isent it? and music being cheaper for students as an example is a good advantage, the easy access is always a bonus. however i dont totally agree with downloading its not fair for the artist, although i still find myslef doing it. Its sad that we go through things so quickly like records and tapes, my cd collection hasent be added to for at least a year!!, but it seems that we do have to just keep up and for now downloading is key!
I'm more concerned with the possible knock on affect on live music! Without the need to promote and sustain a portfolio of work through tours and gigs (because everything is available online) will the live concert die a death? Or........would the live show be a way to recoup the money that has disappeared due to the ahem! illegable activities of the general public? Resulting in a return to the live show as the main event, rather than the trappings of celebrity?
I dont think that we are bone idle its more of a case of convience dont you think? I think it is more of a tecnological advancement however we still have cds and vinyls now so nothing really changes, yes it goes in and out of fashion but never extinct as you can get them but 0n a rare occassion.
I download music but only because i cant find the music n e where else... i still buy cds not very often however thats the same as dvds as now you can download episodes of programmes inste of buying them on dvd like on itunes.
i love live gigs i went to 4 in the past 3 weeks at the engine shed and you cant beat music from a live band. It changes the atmosphere than from a cd of download but i dont think it could ever die.
hey ellie!!! yeh, its like CD's don't really have much place in today's society, well with our generation anyway (don't wanna generalise too much) but MP3's have taken ther place and those can be sold online, you couldn't really have a shop just selling MP3's becuase well that would jus b a bit silly! but old vinyl discs&cassette tapes aren't in great demand anymore&i wouldnt think a shop selling just 1 of those 2 would do very well. So eventually CD's will die out (as tapes and vinyls) and there may not even essentially be any need 4 record shops. But then I guess, now the majority of what is sold in places like HMV, are DVD's or computer games...so maybe they'l develop more into that field???
I'd agree with erica on this one, i don't think people are bone idle, it's just what younger people have been brought up with. I'm not a fan of downloading because i enjoy having the product in my hands, thats why i still collect vinyl records. Ebay and sites like eil.com are goldmines for old records. I do think that downloading is pushing up live ticket costs though. I just paid £50 for a ticket which is a scam.
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