So I'm sitting in my room listening to animal collective, completely enamored by the colors of canon they get in this live show in Lisbon, Portugal. I found it from another blog that apparently got chastised and was forced to take down the link...that didn't really stop anyone from getting this incredible music though. What really disturbs me is that in this day in age, I think the days of paying for music are over in some regards - in all areas of music, particularly music publishing. More and more, I see composers' music up for free PDF or mp3 download on their site. Granted, I have only seen this from my contemporaries of the younger generation. As for mp3's, especially after the In Rainbows release of 2007 (a day I will remember until I die), there is no point in fighting the free acquiring of music. You already know this. You want this hot new album. You can't find it for cheap, so you ask your friend if you can burn it. No matter what, people will find the music they want - and don't get me started about torrents. You know that at least half of the music you loved in middle school was ripped off of Kazaa or Napster. And when one torrent goes under, it's only a matter of seconds before the next one creeps onto the scene.
If I were to post a YouTube link to a song off the the new Pheonix album, what's to stop you from ripping the audio from GetTube? Nothing. It's too easy these days, and the music business is at the mercy of the torrent.
But I'm sure you've heard this all before, and I can't imagine I'm saying anything too radical right now.
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