Anybody Here Still Buy CD's?

[JamesG]

In the new day and age of easy downloading nobody buys cd's anymore like they used to.

For me, I still buy the albums of the bands I like; most recent album I bought was Black Ice.

I bought Metallica's, Megadeth's, Ozzy's, Manson's, King Diamond's, Nightwish's, Rob Zombie's most recent work.

Do you buy cd's still?

[MusicJunkie]

I don't care for CD's anymore, they skip and take up too much space, but admittedly, I do buy new stuff I like on vinyl if it's made available in that format. I have the new Killers album reserved on wax at an indie shop here when it comes out. Vinyl has been proven to last for 50+ years if kept in good condition, and you can buy old stuff from the 70's and 80's (and I love a lot of old music, so it works in my favor) for under $1 at the right used stores, so it's cheaper to build a good collection as well.

[JamesG]

I don't care for CD's anymore, they skip and take up too much space, but admittedly, I do buy new stuff I like on vinyl if it's made available in that format. I have the new Killers album reserved on wax at an indie shop here when it comes out. Vinyl has been proven to last for 50+ years if kept in good condition, and you can buy old stuff from the 70's and 80's (and I love a lot of old music, so it works in my favor) for under $1 at the right used stores, so it's cheaper to build a good collection as well.


For my 21st birthday a friend bought me KISS' ALIVE! on vinyl.

[MonarC]

Only bought one CD all year.

[catlover79]

Not nearly as much as I used to.

[MickeyMac]

CD's???????????


What about us vinyl purists??????????????????


I always buy records first. Only buy something on CD if it wasnt done on vinyl.

Not that I am against it, but I have yet to download a song, its too easy. I'm from the old school where we had to search for our music the old fashioned way.:) :)

[MiniCooper]

I still buy CDs. The packaging has gotten a lot cooler. For example, I downloaded (paid 7 pounds, that is) for Radiohead's In Rainbows. I also bought the CD at Borders and it was much more satisfying to have the physical copy in my hand. It was all really well done.

[AKA]

I still buy CDs, but not as much anymore as in previous years. I'm a church intern, and and as such, make no money. I do manage to get releases I'm really looking forward to, like this year's 30th Anniversary Editions of Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue and Billy Joel's The Stranger.

[MusicJunkie]

CD's???????????


What about us vinyl purists??????????????????


I always buy records first. Only buy something on CD if it wasnt done on vinyl.
at this point in time, if it's not available on vinyl (as a lot of stuff is getting released on wax anyways now), it's not worth buying :lol:

[waichingliu81]

not unless there are songs that i cannot find online. i want to purchase the boy meets girl albums on cd because many of the tracks that i want are not avaliable on limewire to download

[ekkostar]

I still buy CDs but I haven't been much lately because they seem way too expensive at the moment. I still buy them used when I see a good selection at Goodwill or at the independent music shop.

Lately I've been downloading but I vowed to myself that when I get a job or when the recession is over I'll buy myself the ones that I actually liked.
I've also become addicted to those free hip-hop mixtapes. I have a new obsession with DatPiff and LiveMixTapes. Then again the material on mixtapes are usually better than the stuff the artist releases commercially anyway.

I do have a strict rule about anything Robert Palmer related. Unless it's a hard-to-find concert or rarity, because I'm a collector I WILL buy the CD if it's available at Amazon. I refuse to download any of his albums because I want to own physical copies (Which I sometimes end up with more than one copy of in different formats!). I still don't have Sneaking Sally Through The Alley, Some People Can Do What They Like, Double Fun and Drive.

[MiniCooper]

(Which I sometimes end up with more than one copy of in different formats!).
Ditto. I'm the same way. That's where vinyl gets interesting b/c sometimes it has different cover art (which is awesome) or the record itself is colored (even more awesome).

[EmoJoe]

i only buy CDs of people i'm a fan of and who i want to support. otherwise i just buy songs i like on iTunes. no use spending $12 on an album for one song when you just get that song for 99 cents

i really should buy Rihanna's CD though considering i have like half of the songs iTunes-LOL

[Mikado]

I buy them. I like the fact that you only need to hit a button to replay or skip over a song!

[Superstar]

I buy CDs. I've never downloaded an album from iTunes, I only buy singles from iTunes :lol:

[SBTB Geek]

I download first. If the album is good, I go out and purchase the album.

I have actually purchased about 15 this year. I still have a few more to go...
The Killers, Kanye West, Calle 13, Beyonce, Britney Spears, The Smiths.

[gidgetgrape]

I think I've only bought 2 or 3 CDs this year at Sam's Club. Everything else was purchased online from amazon.com or iTunes. CDs are too expensive and I end up scratching them.

[PlayOn]

i still buy CDs from the store, with the exception of one, but that's because he's good and not yet known.
www.myspace.com/humbletip

[Purffin]

I usually just download everything. (the legal way) the only time i'll buy a Cd is if i like all the songs.