Author Topic: The mp3 age :(  (Read 5238 times)

ahluka

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The mp3 age :(
« on: September 07, 2005, 06:26:52 AM »
What happened to the days when you could go online and download any song or album you wanted? Yeah it was illegal (and still is) but it was brill. Meh. I know why you can't do it but it's a pain in the arse; I can't find the latest Gorillaz album anywhere and I heard Dare on Top of The Pops the other night and it's good. Real good. I want it. :(

Hmm maybe I'll get lucky and find it tomorrow. AND MSN have put their bloody prices up, so it's now 99p to download a single track, rather than 69p. Typical.

*edit*

What's worse is the little money I do have isn't in the bank so I can't download it anyway. The bank is like right in the middle of town.

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« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2005, 08:45:55 AM »
Yeah I have a lot of respect for musicians... most of them. Guess I'm just pissed I can't find it anywhere. MSN Music is actually pretty good, you can download an album for less than you find it in most shops, and somebody told me this morning about HMV Digital or something? They sound pretty good too.


Do students in the USA get anything similar to our 'Education Maintenance Allowance'? I'll have to wait (a fortnight) for my next payment till I can afford the album :(

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« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2005, 09:25:20 AM »
IM me tonight or tomorrow and I'll send you the album.

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« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2005, 09:29:46 AM »
We're damn dirty piraters who should be shot...





I'm ready when you are :)

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« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2005, 11:43:51 AM »
Quote from: ahluka
What happened to the days when you could go online and download any song or album you wanted?


what that changed? Never got the memo, well back to the 13 albums im downloading right now.
hey ethic if you and i were both courting lily allen..... oh wait, which one of us has a relationship that lasted more than the bus ride home?

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« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2005, 12:54:13 PM »
I'm excluding P2P programs BTW; I couldn't find any sites offering them though.

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« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2005, 04:39:17 PM »
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That's even more lame. Cheez, who makes $85k/year still
pirates.

oh look it's even the collector's edition

edit: I only make about $51K/year

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« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2005, 06:13:28 PM »
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oh look it's even the collector's edition

edit: I only make about $51K/year


I really should get all uptight and prissy about piracy, but, damn that was funny.

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« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2005, 06:32:02 PM »
pirating isnt illegal, enjoying it is :P
hey ethic if you and i were both courting lily allen..... oh wait, which one of us has a relationship that lasted more than the bus ride home?

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« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2005, 06:40:53 PM »
According to my friend is not illegal unless you get caught. Don't get caught. :)

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« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2005, 07:27:46 AM »
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What happened to the days when you could go online and download any song or album you wanted?

It's just as easy as it's ever been. I get all the new release black metal albums

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« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2005, 08:01:43 AM »
Downloading music and albums is, as sal said, as easy as its ever been

>>  I couldn't find any sites offering them though.

Theres your problem. IRC, baby. (And bit torrent if you cant find it on irc)
i have a stationary fetish

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« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2005, 08:58:47 AM »
Yeah but bittorrent mainly blows, it takes like a week to download a game.

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« Reply #13 on: September 08, 2005, 09:09:21 AM »
Not if you're on a decent tracker.  I download stuff with BT all the time.  I routinely get speeds of 200K/s+

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« Reply #14 on: September 08, 2005, 10:29:50 AM »
Yeah saying that, there was one occasion, just one, when I actually got on a good tracker and nabbed Freedom Fighters in under 40 mins. Result!

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I still find in general it's bloody slow. Where do you get your torrent files from? I go to isohunt mainly.