| ceres said: If anyone listens to obscure music and gets pissed because their favourite band misses playing any where close to them, you can thank yourself and everyone not purchasing CDs in your area. |
Or perhaps I can thank the lack of marketing (ie, 0% radio time), the fact that I can't by a lot of bands I like locally (or at least not without ordering CDs in) and the fact that Australia is a remote location. While I do not like the fact that 80% of the bands I like will never tour to Australia, if they are going to complain that their music is being pirated here then they might want to make it more readily available.
While I do buy a lot of the music I end up listening to regularly, without Napster and then the following p2p networks, I doubt I would listen to the bands I listen to now.
For those interested, my favourite genre is Progressive/Symphonic/Melodic/Power Metal, although I listen to a very expansive range of music.
(Oh and when you bands do tour, skipping Sydney and only playing in Melbourne then saying you'll probably never come back to Australia sure pisses off a bunch of fans, **cough**Blind Guardian**cough**)
