Your reasons for buying Grime & not downloading bootlegs.

[Grimbo]

1. I like to support the artist so they can put money back into their music.
2. It's moretime better quality than any bootleg.
3. It's really not that expensive.

Yours?

[S.Dubz]

same reasons really.

# out of respect for their music.

[Retrofreak]

1. I like to support the (Good) artists so they can put money back into their music.
2. It's moretime better quality than any bootleg.
3. It's really not that expensive.

Yours?

^^^That.

[Jimmy Darmody]

i like getting an actual product

[Valhalla]

same reasons but also:
so they don't quit
makes you wana listen to it and appreciate it more when you pay for it

[Nine Bar]

It kinda sounds better anyway if you spend you money on it. (if that makes sense)
CDQ and I like a hard copy for my shelf.

[Jimmy Darmody]

physical copy >>>>>>>>>>> mp3

[Equilibrium]

having the cd gives the music more value

[fuk off]

1. I like to support the artist so they can put money back into their music.
2. It's moretime better quality than any bootleg.
3. It's really not that expensive.

Yours?

Real talk I don't d/l bootlegs for all of them reasons, also
out of respect to the artist and UK music is relitivley small theyanks can afford a few bootlegs but every1 on the music grind in UK needs to get paid or they mite not even be on releasin anythin anymore and I like proper cd's with good artwork, booklets etc.....
Hangtite every1 who actually buys music and supports the scene fuck the broke 12 year olds who d/l

[Famous?]

Cos they need to eat, it's not like nicking 50 Cent or Kanye's album, they've still got millions, Grime artists NEED every sale

[Justin Credible]

Spending money on the music I like is nothing, also fact is
I have been into grime from early and will continue to
support my fav mc's regardless if the cd is a banger or straight
swag.

[slu-wasteguy]

no one should really complain why grimes not finanicially viable if its the same people who donwlaod and never pay for shit no one even lives off sales in grime no more just prs money and pa money. grime would be better if it wasnt so heavily bootlegged because its not on a big scale like hip hop where bootlegging wouldnt effect it soo much becuase its not an emerging growing genre............there was more to say but cant be arsed to continue but u get my point

[Rayful Edmond]

So karma don't hit me.

and to support really.

[Nokia]

I'm a fan of physical product, as opposed to random MP3's

[Jimmy Darmody]

Spending money on the music I like is nothing, also fact is
I have been into grime from early and will continue to
support my fav mc's regardless if the cd is a banger or straight
swag.

lol fuck buying a shit cd just to support

[Justin Credible]

lol fuck buying a shit cd just to support

i can imagine others thinking the same ting..

but spending money on a cd to support/ add to my collection
is not an issue for me.



:-D

[casual]

a physical product.. a hard copy n dat really

even years down the lane i will have it (if i take care of it) and look back to it every so often

whereas mp3s.. once you see the blue screen of death.. alllll gone :(

[Hold Tight King]

safe

[Hiro Nakagrime]

Its like buying a physical comic book and downloading, theres more sense of worth in the physical.

[Santino]

I'm a fan of physical product, as opposed to random MP3's

.

[Hiro Nakagrime]

I will be honest I actually have no interest in grime cds anymore I just listen to the sets, better beats, more entertainment value and Its free.

[Lemon]

^^ i love the sets more too probably, would be good to have on CD instead of poor Rinse/Kiss 100/1Xtra rips or the poor quality mp3s they put out studio sets in though. Or if DAB became higher bitrates like it should be and the people making studio sets (who are technically music professionals) learnt to encode and mp3 without swagging it up, then that'd be nearly as good.

My reason for buying good Grime CDs though is;
better quality for a nice sound system
CD/WAV/FLAC >>>> MP3

[kyro]

I like having a physical product. I also sometimes sit and read the CD covers inlay something you cant do with Mp3s. I do download before i buy now though because having bought a few shit CDs, i want to know what im buying first. Its also supporting a scene which i've attemted to follow and loved since from when it was still dark garage.

[CHUCK.]

Because if the music is goood, you should pay for it, and by doing this encourage the artist to make more music.

My opinion anyway.

[Cinematik]

Not Bothered Whether i get the mp3 or hard-copy once im supporting the artists
espescially after how much ive downloaded from purewaste,grimetorrents(ttkk),limwire in the past so whenever a new grime album/mixtape drops its a sr8 purchase(as long as its not BAD)

[David]

I like having a flick through the booklets, to be nosey. See what sort of competition I have out here in the designing world, etc

[zoot crack]

i dont bother with cd's






but will pay for downloads

[Crayshu2!]

physical copy >>>>>>>>>>> mp3

.
+ reasons from op

and tbh, it feels good buying the cds, shows support etc. pissed when cd is shit though.. makes me want to d/l before buying.. but once i've d/l there's no point in buying...

[JayStarz]

just to support tbh, I don't feel guilty bootlegging mainstream R&B/Hip Hop though lol.

[Pred]

im scared of frisco and dont like the taste of paper

[kyro]

im scared of frisco and dont like the taste of paper

I LOL'd:-D

[adidasgrandad]

1. I like to support the artist so they can put money back into their music.
Yours?

this.

jst reminded me tp buy j2k's ccd. safe.

[Retrofreak]

The hard copies quality is better in the long run and I prefer full artwork and booklet as opposed to a compressed thumbnail jpeg lol

[Pred]

The hard copies quality is better in the long run and I prefer full artwork and booklet as opposed to a compressed thumbnail jpeg lol

+1

What annoys me most is when the spine is printed upside down though. Or when inserts aren't cut to the right size. I just think it's not hard to get those things right, and it makes your product look so much better.

[Retrofreak]

+1

What annoys me most is when the spine is printed upside down though. Or when inserts aren't cut to the right size. I just think it's not hard to get those things right, and it makes your product look so much better.

Agreed.

[Andre]

^^ i love the sets more too probably, would be good to have on CD instead of poor Rinse/Kiss 100/1Xtra rips or the poor quality mp3s they put out studio sets in though. Or if DAB became higher bitrates like it should be and the people making studio sets (who are technically music professionals) learnt to encode and mp3 without swagging it up, then that'd be nearly as good.

My reason for buying good Grime CDs though is;
better quality for a nice sound system
CD/WAV/FLAC >>>> MP3

.

i wish crews just released sets in good quality rather than solo mixtapes tbh

i also wish my ipod had a bigger capacity so i could rip everything in good quality and still fit on everything i want

[OneDay]

Most of the ones already mentioned,

I prefer to have the actual CD/Artwork,

Saves burning CD's for when i need them in my car.

[crimzon codez]

1. I like to support the artist so they can put money back into their music.
2. It's moretime better quality than any bootleg.
3. It's really not that expensive.

Yours?

1 and 2.. 3 shouldnt bother no one since them same broke guys dont mind dishing out for high grade or credit,so hows about those who download try support music/the artist or dont complain when the scene drys up..

i can see the reason for downloading obviosly and apreciate its way easier than going to deal real or ukrecordshop or wherever but downloading wont do much but fund people like lady fooking gaga and "flo rida" so i prefer to pay for those artist's who work hard at what they do..

[CHUCK.]

So Frisco don't come to my yard.

[crimzon codez]

.
+ reasons from op

and tbh, it feels good buying the cds, shows support etc. pissed when cd is shit though.. makes me want to d/l before buying.. but once i've d/l there's no point in buying...

lol yeah i bought goodz ultrasound and personally felt it was mostly waste but that was just a bad impulse buy and wont be stopping me getting cd's in the future..

[Jimmy Darmody]

wtf ultrasound was worth the £9 i paid

[Crayshu2!]

ultrasound was £9???

[fuk off]

wtf ultrasound was worth the £9 i paid

Definatly I prefered Axiom but it was still one of the biggest releases this year

[Jimmy Darmody]

ultrasound was £9???

i got it from ukrecordshop it was like £10 actually with postage

[Informed Opinion]

I like having a physical product. I also sometimes sit and read the CD covers inlay something you cant do with Mp3s. I do download before i buy now though because having bought a few shit CDs, i want to know what im buying first. Its also supporting a scene which i've attemted to follow and loved since from when it was still dark garage.

qft.

[OnaDigitalFlex]

Better quality than some radio rip with too many wheel up's.

[Swizzee Star]

race against time

[LayardBear]

race against time

says it all. imho paying for CD's lets artists know there is cash in doing grimey raw shit, although I would prefer just dling it and donating the cash by pay-pal or something. I want to kinda cut out the middle-man.

[wm7]

I will be honest I actually have no interest in grime cds anymore I just listen to the sets, better beats, more entertainment value and Its free.

c/s

[Galvatron]

I don't download any music really, im used to buying cds and like have a physical product, that being said the quality of grime releases is on many occasions bad, and so it makes me suspect to buy cds, so i just listen to the radio and downlaod sets

[Robb]

all of the above to be fair...

artist deserves p for the work theyve done
audiophile so want decent quality
cd to add the the collection

rarely ever download tracks from itunes. stuff that leaks a few days/weeks before release i will still not download/listen to till i buy it on the release date anyway...

[Jay]

my buying has slowed down, used to buy everything, now i just buy what i deem is worth my money, most my cd's still in the wrapper aswel, only really have them for collection

[slu-wasteguy]

wtf ultrasound was worth the £9 i paid

cd was mastered so terribly thats an injustice lol some tracks just sounded shit through speakers through anything in fact

[Wiz]

I'm upset that I made the effort to buy Wiley's album and where it's supposed to drop from Zip It Up to the next track it cuts to silence for like a second. Yeah I'm picking at a little things but it's annoying.

I wanna know what next release is worth my money tbh, don't wanna buy J2K's one 'cause I know I'll just end up leaving it in the rack like Impulse's CD.

[JayStarz]

i thought impulses CD was decent, altho havent relistened in ages.

[Wiz]

i thought impulses CD was decent, altho havent relistened in ages.
This is what I mean innit. Songs that are good but aren't classics or bangers won't give you the feeling to reach back for them. That's why I never back for most mixtapes in my collection, they're all good but they're not packed with big tunes.

[Grimbo]

I lost my Random Impulse CD through a hard-drive failure, makes me want to buy CD's instead of iTunes.

[JWoulf]

Great feeling when you was younger to go to the store on the release date, get that cd and hold it in you hand. I only buy cd's to get that feeling back.

[Revolution]

support the scene

[Revolution]

i thought impulses CD was decent, altho havent relistened in ages.

Impulses CD was underated... 1 of da best mixtapes of '07... Impulse is and

G'Fam are highly underated

[Grimeunearthed]

I buy all of my Grime on iTunes, and have never actually purchased a physical CD (Grime or otherwise). I'm also a producer, I can tell that the iTunes mp3s has been properly mastered, interpolated and rendered (best quality).

The reason why so many artists such as Chipmunk, Tinchy Stryder and Dizzee Rascal are focusing on the mainstream is because people don't actually buy their music (even though 10,000s or 100,000s of people can listen to their music).

Grime's lucky to have people like Ghetts, Logan Sama, Westwood etc that promote and make grime despite the lack of profit from CD sales. On the other hand you have Lethal B, who made it to no. 11 in the charts and pretty much desserted Grime, riding the success of 'Pow' touring the country.

[Reggie1]

race against time



.


I paid like £11 for mine from some independant record place, well worth it though, still rinse that CD regularly now.

[The Elijah]

Lethal B, who made it to no. 11 in the charts and pretty much desserted Grime, riding the success of 'Pow' touring the country.

Guy still makes Grime music, just not involved in the scene any more. If you see him live his stageshow is 70% Grime. And the way he does it, is a polished Sidewinder set really.

[Shower_Face]

I support artists who I've genuinely been followin & any GOOD grime artist that I feel deserves my hard earned money.

[Booga]

im scared of frisco and dont like the taste of paper

:laugh::laugh:

[Curphey]

Reading through this thread has made me want to start buying physical copies as I now see the merit, but at the moment I don't have the money to squander on Grime CD's or any CD's that I could download for free.

However when I am earning, and have the money I will definitely buy Grime CD's. If Grime is still about that is.

[LayardBear]

to push them to that classic CD...

always preview the thing though. Shitness needs to be punished.

[E72]

Lol

[Valhalla]

i love having the cd's ive got Maniacs, DOK's & Silencers cds on my desk....when you buy a cd you want to listen to it more than you do if you download it