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Aftershock debate SHOULD MUSIC BE FREE ? Our Editors debate whether they think music should be fr or not! T hink of all those rich rock stars living off their millions in swanky mansions in LA. Now think about where their millions came from. Yep, that’s right. It came from you. It came from all the hours you sweated away at work earning enough money to buy extortionately priced gig tickets and CDs and all those absolute must have limited edition items and merchandise that record labels lead you to believe you need. Of course, you get some good music and gigs out of the deal but with bands currently following the ‘trend’ of releasing music as a free download, it’s glaringly obvious that even they think music should be free for the fans. If it wasn’t for the fans then bands wouldn’t get anywhere, so why shouldn’t we get something in return? We’re not asking for every single piece of music to be free because it’s obvious that musicians need to earn money for their job – as does anyone – but it would be nice if bands recognised their fans support more often and rewarded them with free tracks. It probably wouldn’t hurt a band to release the odd track for free, as in the long run; it would lead to more album and merchandise sales. Giving away music for free should be a regular occurrence for bands, even if it’s a B-Side or a demo the fans aren’t going to mind as long as it’s something. Bands need to keep their fans sweet as we all can’t afford nearly £20 every time they release an album and we will find other ways of getting it for free, whether that way is legal or not. At the end of the day, giving away free music leads to the band making more money in other ways and giving it away legally means the band has more control over what their fans are hearing. Bands will be more respected if they recognise the dedication of their fans and it will keep them sweet until the next album come out. “ ” damn right it should! EDITOR CHERRY: Bands such as Young Guns and Canterbury have given away their music for free. no way! EDITOR LAURA: M usic is a luxury. Luxury is all about paying for it. If music was free you wouldn’t appreciate it as much as you do now. Think about when you first buy an album and the excitement you get from listening to it all the way through, minus the download voice overs or the poor quality you’d get if you illegally downloaded. Free music would take the interest out of an artist’s new album or the anticipation of when you rip open the plastic covering of a new CD. Imagine if music were completely free, there would be no need to buy that album and flick through the crisp new CD insert where you can learn the words to your favourite song. We’ve all done it. Music should be paid for regardless as to whether the artist needs the money or not, it’s about paying for something you enjoy. Otherwise you’d lose the appeal to check out new bands or go to gigs. The whole excitement would be replaced and it would be taken for granted. We respect artists who do play a free concert or who offer a free download. This is acceptable as it shows they are giving something back to their fans. I respect artists who put their all in to their albums and I appreciate how much money and time is invested to make successful album. Ever since I was little I would save up my pocket money for a new song to buy. I’d count each week until I had enough to finally walk to the shops and buy what I wanted. To me this is what music is all about; wanting to hear something so much that you’d wait until you can afford it to buy it. It makes the music seem almost important, as it was something I couldn’t afford every week. Free music would change the whole music industry, placing a dark cloud on the exhilaration it fulfils today. “ ” What do you think? We’d love to hear what your opinions are on our Aftershock debate iues. Log on to the Aftershock forum at w.Aftershock.com/ forum and let us know what you think. You’re views could be published in the next iue. Images from Myspace.com/YoungGuns& /canterbury T 13
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Aftershock debateSHOULD MUSIC BE FREE ?
Our Editors debate whether they think music should be free or not!
Think of all those rich rock stars living off their millions in swanky mansions in LA. Now think about where their
millions came from. Yep, that’s right. It came from you. It came from all the hours you sweated away at work earning enough money to buy extortionately priced gig tickets and CDs and all those absolute must have limited edition items and merchandise that record labels lead you to believe you need.
Of course, you get some good music and gigs out of the deal but with bands currently following the ‘trend’ of releasing music as a free download, it’s glaringly obvious that even they think music should be free for the fans. If it wasn’t for the fans then bands wouldn’t get anywhere, so why shouldn’t we get something in return? We’re not asking for every single piece of music to be free because it’s obvious that musicians need to earn money for their job – as does anyone – but it would be nice if bands recognised their fans support more often and rewarded them with free tracks.
It probably wouldn’t hurt a band to release the odd track for free, as in the long run; it would lead to more album and merchandise sales. Giving away music for free should be a regular occurrence for bands, even if it’s a B-Side or a demo the fans aren’t going to mind as long as it’s something. Bands need to keep their fans sweet as we all can’t afford nearly £20 every time they release an album and we will find other ways of getting it for free, whether that way is legal or not. At the end of the day, giving away free music leads to the band making more money in other ways and giving it away legally means the band has more control over what their fans are hearing. Bands will be more respected if they recognise the dedication of their fans and it will keep them sweet until the next album come out.
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damn right it should!EDITOR CHERRY:
Bands such as Young Guns and Canterbury have given away their music for free.
no way!EDITOR LAURA:
Music is a luxury. Luxury is all about paying for it. If music was free you wouldn’t appreciate it as much as you do now.
Think about when you first buy an album and the excitement you get from listening to it all the way through, minus the download voice overs or the poor quality you’d get if you illegally downloaded.Free music would take the interest out of an artist’s new album or
the anticipation of when you rip open the plastic covering of a new CD. Imagine if music were completely free, there would be no need to buy that album and flick through the crisp new CD insert where you can learn the words to your favourite song. We’ve all done it.
Music should be paid for regardless as to whether the artist needs the money or not, it’s about paying for something you enjoy. Otherwise you’d lose the appeal to check out new bands or go to gigs. The whole excitement would be replaced and it would be taken for granted.We respect artists who do play a free concert or who offer a
free download. This is acceptable as it shows they are giving something back to their fans.I respect artists who put their
all in to their albums and I appreciate how much money and time is invested to make successful album. Ever since I was little I would save up my pocket money for a new song to buy. I’d count each week until I had enough to finally walk to the shops and buy what I wanted. To me this is what music is all about; wanting to hear something so much that you’d wait until you can afford it to buy it. It makes the music seem almost important, as it was something I couldn’t afford every week. Free music would change the whole music industry, placing a dark cloud on the exhilaration it fulfils today.
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What do you think?
We’d love to hear what
your opinions are on
our Aftershock debate
issues.
Log on to the
Aftershock forum at
www.Aftershock.com/
forum and let us know
what you think.
You’re views could be
published in the next
issue.
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