Haha Pigeon why are you getting all butt hurt?
So what if I dont buy cds?
nobody buys them these days and I was too young to get them when they first came out.
I love the music and have seen them live 4 times.
Twice driving across the country.
Hell anyone who has an account for a band on a forum is a true fan in my book
Independant of this debate, it is my personal belief that it is a true joy to hold in your hands a hard copy of the album of your favourite band. The artwork, the liner notes, the pictures, the CD design, it's place on the shelf in your bedroom, and the feeling of going to a music store to purchase it in the first place. It's all very satisfactory. And also nice to know that if your computer crashes and you lose your iPod, you still have the orignal on the shelf.
I'm not linking this to fan-ness, I'm just saying that there's something to be said for owning a copy of the albums.
I agree with what you said and I DID buy the self titled album the day it came out.
Im twenty years old, I will buy upcoming cds that I am looking foward to hearing, like I bought motorheads latest album because I couldnt wait to hear new motorhead material.
But im not gonna go back and buy older cds from decades ago, I enjoy the experience of finally getting your hands on an album after you've been anticipating its release for months, but for older albums that have been out for a decade or longer, that experience is already dead for me, so I download those.