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con safo

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 17:55

I downloaded every mp3 i saw.

The Miracle View Drop Down

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 17:55

Streaming isn't too bad... If you like it, buy it. If you don't then you don't want it anyway.

last.fm

Yes2Beard

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 17:59

any chance things will change and go back to the way it should be?

Richard Crist

KoS

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 17:59

nah, i like to listen to it a couple of times on my mp3 player before i buy it
plus I like to save it for when the internet is down or to send it to friends i dont like streaming

Revan

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 18:23

horza wrote:

i got one mp3 !!!

it was ages before i discovered them !!!

So i don't have much to argue... mi mp3's library (not only from progarchives obiously) has: 173 artists, 346 albums, and 1777 songs. Nice uh?

M@X

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 18:31

I don't like streaming too.

I have no choice for now , thanks

Prog On !

Chris_Kemp View Drop Down

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 18:39

I am so glad I took the appropriate time here at work to download as many as I could. It did seem too good to be true. The question is...how much will loyalty to this site denegrate because if it?

"That's not your face...it's mine! IT'S MINE!!

Tony R

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 18:41

Chris_Kemp wrote:

I am so glad I took the appropriate time here at work to download as many as I could. It did seem too good to be true. The question is...how much will loyalty to this site denegrate because if it?

That is the $64000 Question!!

This is when we find out who our true friends are......

FragileDT

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 19:04

I like streaming. I think it's a fine idea.

One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless Compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity

krusty

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 19:10

The thing is you can stream from Amazon, Tower or HMv...

It's a shame the MP3's have gone I have discovered a few bands via the mp3 download option playing them whilst traveling to work on my mp3 player.

Oh well..

The Ryan

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 19:11

The Miracle wrote:

Streaming isn't too bad... If you like it, buy it. If you don't then you don't want it anyway.

Streaming is, de facto, "too" bad. There iis no way for anyone to skip to a certain point (time) in any given song. I cannot critically analyze something over progarchives.com before I buy it now. Also many people desire to save an mp3 or two onto their computer for whatever reason... can't anymore though. Thanks streamers.

Edited by The Ryan

Tony R

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 19:12

krusty wrote:

The thing is you can stream from Amazon, Tower or HMv...

Not full tracks though!

Tony R

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 19:17

krusty wrote:

The thing is you can stream from Amazon, Tower or HMv...

Not full tracks though!

I'm listening to the Genesis streams now.At least you can play all the tracks instantly without downloading!

Edited by Tony R

Garion81

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 19:20

The Ryan wrote:

The Miracle wrote:

Streaming isn't too bad... If you like it, buy it. If you don't then you don't want it anyway.

Well if it is between that and closing the site down? God, I would hate to be without PA.

"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?"

transend

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 19:33

Well, I for one am a musician and I have MP3s posted on the site, I am a little disappointed that they are down, because I feel that in this type of music many of the songs require repeated listenings to fully take effect.

I certainly have downloaded MANY songs from here and put them on CDs to listen to and ended up buying many CDs by artists I did not know after hearing the songs and getting to like the music. I would hope that could happen again, in our tight knit community it is important to protect our musicians rights, I agree, but I, for one, am very happy to allow our music to be downloaded, if it helps people to get to know us and like our music. We are all here to discuss our favorites and dislikes and DISCOVER our next favorites, I would love to see that continue.

Garion81

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 19:44

transend wrote:

I just made a poll up on that very issue here:

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12566& amp;PN=1

I think the record companies need to know this especially the second level ones that cater to prog music. This site is their friend not their enemy.

"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?"

Shaman

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 19:52

King of Loss wrote:

Yea and if you have dialup!

Yes, we the ones who have internet dialup are going listen to the progarchives songs by part.

A 7 minute song would last 20 minutes or more.......

Edited by Shaman

Revan

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 20:05

The Miracle wrote:

Streaming isn't too bad... If you like it, buy it. If you don't then you don't want it anyway.

You forget some little inconvenient with some people... Not all the world has money to buy everything they want! If i buy al the albums i like i'd become poor.

krusty

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 20:08

Tony R wrote:

krusty wrote:

The thing is you can stream from Amazon, Tower or HMv...

Not full tracks though!

I'm listening to the Genesis streams now.At least you can play all the tracks instantly without downloading!

Well technically you still are downloading the those tracks... you just no longer have the option of listening to them anywhere else.

BTW, I noticed in your sig you were playing Courtney Pine so your not all bad...

Tony R

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Posted: October 04 2005 at 20:13

krusty wrote:

Tony R wrote:

krusty wrote:

The thing is you can stream from Amazon, Tower or HMv...

Not full tracks though!

I'm listening to the Genesis streams now.At least you can play all the tracks instantly without downloading!

Devotion?

I have a personally signed copy of that album Cool