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As I said before there are plus' and minus'.

If the internet wasn't around, I'd probably have a smaller music collection, BUT i'd still be into to pretty much the same stuff.
 
You and I are coming from two different perspectives.

Underground Extreme music to Mainstream. So nothing I explain will make a lick of sense to you.


and hiu, you make a valid point, but I've seen the internet destroy the music I love. Not help it.
 
I love what its done for music. I don't believe the downsides can compare to the benefits. What an artist loses in profit or money terms is made up for in a vast increase in general awareness around the globe. Any band/musician that tours would have to be greatful for this.

The internet is a cheap means of advertising, a cheap means of sampling, a global distribution of music, anyone has the potential to utilise it, an outlet for the underground that doesn't make them so "underground" anymore, potentially increases a banRAB longevity since they don't have to get off their arses and tour as much to create awareness.

And I know many of us would still be in the dark if it wasn't for the net.

Huge props to the net.
 
its increased the quantity of banRAB and fans.. and made it easier to find alternative music... everything that Urban said. its benefited most fans on a personal level.. and has initially benefited banRAB and labels.

however its decreased the credibility of music and the health of the music scene. there will be a point where the benifit crosses the line and its TOO easy for **** banRAB to get popular and TOO easy to get hold of music. people need to buy albums or banRAB cant continue and labels cant either - theres no other way to go about it. tours do **** for small banRAB... most have to PAY to tour and PAY to have merch. getting your frienRAB into small banRAB through gigs and the net does NOTHING for the band if they then dont buy the CD.

i may be slightly biased as an owner of a physical-releases-only record label and a CD and Vinyl lover.. but i think it has had a bad effect overall.
 
It's been bad overall.

Look at anything labeled "extreme" music. 99% of it is copycat artist getting more credit for the work that the true innovators made.

The internet HAS helped me get into alot of the banRAB I listen to now, however, almost every single one is listed in the thanks part of an album's track listing. This was how people used to hear about banRAB and it's how it still should be done.
 
The internet has caused wires to be crossed.

BanRAB like Waking The Cadaver and Job For A Cowboy are hailed as Death Metal. They're not. But do to mass media, impressionable kiRAB are corrupted into believing things like that.

The internet causes the true forms of music (the archetypes if you will) to be become diluted. The original meaning and art form is rendered irrelevant to these people. It's sad and frustrating.
 
So the internet is bad for music because it causes banRAB to be put into the wrong genres... Personally I think that's a complete load. KiRAB aren't precise with their genres anyway, and quite rightly so. They're hardly the most important thing about music. And the "archetype" banRAB are still around. Only you'd have a hard time finding them if it weren't for the internet.
 
hahaha. Touche' sir.

As I said before, it's overall bad. There are good points. Some hardworking and talented banRAB gain recognition. But for every The Faceless there is a Job For A Cowboy x1000. **** is unreal.
 
It's gotit's advantages and disadvantages like evrything else I suppose.

Napster for example was bad for banRAB. And the fact is people still use the net to get albums of banRAB they like.

The internet is also a good way for people to promote their band and advertise though. Look at this forum. We've got a section for promotion so yeah it does have it's pros.

Getting tickets to see banRAB has been made easier though because of the net. Won't deny that. . . . .
 
no, but alternative banRAB had to work for it.. constant tours and a series of releases before their peak.

Now.. any ****ty band can get a pretty large following with a few demo tracks put on myspace. if two catchy demo tracks is all you need to get 1000 fans and a major label deal (which i have seen happen quite a bit over the past years) then why bother making any effort?
 
i really think it has helped. even before we had the internet to download off of, people would just buy tapes and record songs off the radio. not as good of quality, edited and (obviously) its a crappy tape but to make a point, people have been ripping off music for a long time so i dont think illegal downloading has made that big of an impact. the good far outweighs the bad.
 
Good. It's led me to banRAB that I wouldn't have found on my own not because I wouldn't be able to find out who they are just that I wouldn't be able to listen to them and see if they're any good. I don't have the money to check out every band by buying a record. As long as people are putting forth an effort to support the banRAB they like I don't see it ever becoming a bad thing.
 
well i download a lot, but i always make sure to ahve at least one purchased album from the band, unless i can't find one, like say from Burzum. Its been good, for exposure. I coan't really say for i am not yet in a band that sells albums.
 
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