Post #285328 by seamus on Tue, Feb 13, 2007 10:36 AM

I do it all. Vinyl, Cd's, mp3's, you name it. I still even pick up the occaisional cassette at a garage sale. My last 8 track player broke last year so I've backed off on them for now!
I have discovered so much new music and so many new artists though downloading and cross referencing, that it has become an invaluable tool. Especially since until recently I was living in a small town where there was no hip local music store.

The debate on this subject will likely go on long after CD's go the way of the cassette and the 8 track, but one interesting aspect to this is a band caled Carbon Silicon Inc.
Legendary member of The Clash, Mick Jones, and the notorious guitarist Tony James of PIL fame founded this band, and offer ALL their recordings for download right on their website, including cover art and notes - FOR FREE!!! You can still buy their CD's if you want, but they encourage you to download and create your own CD's.

Here's a quote from Mick,, my guitar hero...
"We’re Embracing the Digital Revolution, not inventing it and that’s because we ..... HAVE TO - just like thousands of other NEW groups out there....

The Digital Genie is SO out of the bottle now and I believe it came to save Rock and Roll not destroy it......."

http://www.carbonsiliconinc.com/home/default.aspx

I for one am curious to see how their strategy plays out. The times, they are a changin'.