09-05-2003, 11:03 PM
2 major things have affected the mp3 downloading. The first being the release of broadband for home use, and the 2nd being downloadable programs to download mp3's (P2P). Their were webistes that had the mainstream radio bands singles as mp3's for download, but those would be on homemade sites, so not the easiest to find, and with a dialup modem, longer to download, it was a pain in the butt. But programs like napster made it easy to find what your looking for, and broadband made the download fast, it was then the recording companies start whinning (as well as mettallica).
Radio only has so much time to play songs (24 hours in a day) thus being limited in what they can play (ignoring the commercial aspect of it). The internet being almost infinite in what can hold and how much of it. There is a lot of music floating around on thei internet, that radio wouldnt touch with a ten foot electric branding pole, thus creating somewhere else for them to go. Where else are they going to potentially reach millions of people with their product?
I've reached a point (thanks to the internet) where i go to a music store and say "do you have any dredg?" and the reply i've gotten on more then one occasion would be "who?" So even if you wanted to support a band by buying their music, it would be difficult (espically since i dont have a credit card). BTW i have supported Dredg by going to one of their shows.
Radio only has so much time to play songs (24 hours in a day) thus being limited in what they can play (ignoring the commercial aspect of it). The internet being almost infinite in what can hold and how much of it. There is a lot of music floating around on thei internet, that radio wouldnt touch with a ten foot electric branding pole, thus creating somewhere else for them to go. Where else are they going to potentially reach millions of people with their product?
I've reached a point (thanks to the internet) where i go to a music store and say "do you have any dredg?" and the reply i've gotten on more then one occasion would be "who?" So even if you wanted to support a band by buying their music, it would be difficult (espically since i dont have a credit card). BTW i have supported Dredg by going to one of their shows.