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decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,976
edited June 2009 in The Porch
i read a lot of talk here about getting a digital DL for the new album, as a precursor to getting an actual hard copy CD. call me old school, but i don't want this! i want the actual CD FIRST...or at least simultaneously, with a possible digital DL. now i know loads of people never listen to CDs anymore.....but i DO. granted, i probably listen to my ipod more, but nonetheless...i want a CD. first.

and HELL NO, i don't want to have to buy a digital DL just to get to hear it first....and then have to buy a hard copy CD. and i won't. at the very least, i think the DL only should be offered at one price, and then a DL with a CD at another, if it must be done like this at all. i realize the music world has, and continues to, rapidly change.....but man.....i never thought i'd even imagine getting a DL as a FIRST hear of a new album. granted, i grew up on actual vinyl records :P.....but i truly love CDs. *sighs*


so....any thoughts on DL vs. CD?
preferences for release?
have we all become so impatient as a society that we far prefer the instant gratification of a DL over waiting for the *complete package*.............?
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    pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,887
    Both please- if you buy the CD you get a digital code with it
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
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    IGotShit76IGotShit76 Posts: 768
    decides2dream wrote:
    i read a lot of talk here about getting a digital DL for the new album, as a precursor to getting an actual hard copy CD. call me old school, but i don't want this! i want the actual CD FIRST...or at least simultaneously, with a possible digital DL. now i know loads of people never listen to CDs anymore.....but i DO. granted, i probably listen to my ipod more, but nonetheless...i want a CD. first.

    and HELL NO, i don't want to have to buy a digital DL just to get to hear it first....and then have to buy a hard copy CD. and i won't. at the very least, i think the DL only should be offered at one price, and then a DL with a CD at another, if it must be done like this at all. i realize the music world has, and continues to, rapidly change.....but man.....i never thought i'd even imagine getting a DL as a FIRST hear of a new album. granted, i grew up on actual vinyl records :P.....but i truly love CDs. *sighs*


    so....any thoughts on DL vs. CD?
    preferences for release?
    have we all become so impatient as a society that we far prefer the instant gratification of a DL over waiting for the *complete package*.............?

    You're not alone ... I still buy a lot of CDs.
    I'll got for both CD + code for DL.
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    cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,172
    CD...I'm old
    hippiemom = goodness
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 88,887
    i'm hoping for an 8-track tape to play in my trans am, baby!
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    benjsbenjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,011
    decides2dream wrote:
    have we all become so impatient as a society that we far prefer the instant gratification of a DL over waiting for the *complete package*.............?

    Yes.
    '05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2

    EV
    Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
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    Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,566
    I want the physical CD, and preferably the vinyl.

    Digital download would sorta ruin my ritual of listening to the album while looking at the artwork. (Printing it out is not as cool.)
    Turn this anger into
    Nuclear fission
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    dislocateddislocated Posts: 599
    CD, I'm old & on Dial up (at home). I can't download music at work.
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    DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,413
    Neither>>>>>>>>>>>VINYL
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    Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,566
    DewieCox wrote:
    Neither>>>>>>>>>>>VINYL


    Are you saying CD/Download "is way greater than" vinyl, or you want neither, youd rather have vinyl?
    Turn this anger into
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    PearlJamPatriotPearlJamPatriot Posts: 2,426
    edited May 2009
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    Both please- if you buy the CD you get a digital code with it
    + 1 But I want the download to be available in both non-compressed (flac) & compressed (mp3) audio files.
    Post edited by PearlJamPatriot on
    Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 -  9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY
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    PJStatTrackerPJStatTracker Posts: 2,400
    i want all three...DL, CD, and vinyl...I don't care what order they come in...totally fine getting the DL first...
    Download the unofficial <a href="http://bit.ly/PJStatTracker">Pearl Jam Stat Tracker</a> app for iPhone/iPad. It's <em>FREE.</em>

    PM me with any comments or suggestions for the app - or weigh in <a href="http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=167611
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    decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,976
    demetrios wrote:
    i'm hoping for an 8-track tape to play in my trans am, baby!




    :mrgreen:



    i was waiting for that. ;)


    glad to see i am not alone.
    i actually don't buy a lot of CDs, but if it's a band i truly love....YES...i ALWAYS buy the CD. even tho i grew up on vinyl, i am not a vinyl purist at all...i love, love, love CDs.



    and vedd hedd....YES! the ritual of a new album! the artwork, everything....along with listening to the new music............ :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

    i am not opposed to DLs overall, not in the least...i just don't want a new album as a DL first. simultaneous is fine. and sure, i think it's awesome that pj puts their albums out on vinyl for the fans who love vinyl.
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


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    PJStatTrackerPJStatTracker Posts: 2,400
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    Both please- if you buy the CD you get a digital code with it

    I love buying Vinyls that have the download codes...that's my favorite way to go...
    Download the unofficial <a href="http://bit.ly/PJStatTracker">Pearl Jam Stat Tracker</a> app for iPhone/iPad. It's <em>FREE.</em>

    PM me with any comments or suggestions for the app - or weigh in <a href="http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=167611
    ">here</a>.
    or
    <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pjstattracker">Join the discussion on facebook</a>

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    DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,413
    Vedd Hedd wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    Neither>>>>>>>>>>>VINYL


    Are you saying CD/Download "is way greater than" vinyl, or you want neither, youd rather have vinyl?

    They're arrows, gimme that wax.
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    soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    decides2dream wrote:
    i read a lot of talk here about getting a digital DL for the new album, as a precursor to getting an actual hard copy CD. call me old school, but i don't want this! i want the actual CD FIRST...or at least simultaneously, with a possible digital DL. now i know loads of people never listen to CDs anymore.....but i DO. granted, i probably listen to my ipod more, but nonetheless...i want a CD. first.

    and HELL NO, i don't want to have to buy a digital DL just to get to hear it first....and then have to buy a hard copy CD. and i won't. at the very least, i think the DL only should be offered at one price, and then a DL with a CD at another, if it must be done like this at all. i realize the music world has, and continues to, rapidly change.....but man.....i never thought i'd even imagine getting a DL as a FIRST hear of a new album. granted, i grew up on actual vinyl records :P.....but i truly love CDs. *sighs*


    so....any thoughts on DL vs. CD?
    preferences for release?
    have we all become so impatient as a society that we far prefer the instant gratification of a DL over waiting for the *complete package*.............?

    +1

    The only time I download music is when the album is only released that way (eg Gutter Twins EP, Noel Gallagher's Cancer Trust live album) and even then I don't like it. I want a real CD that I can pop into my car or my stereo at home, rather than listen to in mediocre mp3 files on a tiny digital device. I can rip it to my computer later for my ipod (which I only listen to when I'm working out or walking around the city), but I don't want my first listen to be over shitty computer speakers in a compressed format.
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    Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    CD, Vinyl and DL... but DL should be released last. There's nothing better than waiting for a CD to be released, getting it home and listening for the first time :mrgreen:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
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    arthurdentarthurdent Posts: 969
    You can't trade in a download
    Rock me Jesus, roll me Lord...
    Wash me in the blood of Rock & Roll
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    Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,507
    CD and vinyl

    Generally, I don't buy music downloads unless its exclusively available online (e.g. lollapalooza)
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    decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,976
    soulsinging wrote:
    but I don't want my first listen to be over shitty computer speakers in a compressed format.
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    CD, Vinyl and DL... but DL should be released last. There's nothing better than waiting for a CD to be released, getting it home and listening for the first time :mrgreen:




    *thumbs up*
    there is still hope left in this world........;) 8-):mrgreen:
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


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    Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,507
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    CD, Vinyl and DL... but DL should be released last. There's nothing better than waiting for a CD to be released, getting it home and listening for the first time :mrgreen:
    EXACTLY

    and I think the band feels the same way (just speculation of course)
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    Solat13Solat13 Philadelphia Posts: 6,996
    If the new album comes out in Digital Download first, I won't buy it until a cd version is available. I didn't buy any of the digital download bootlegs from previous tours and won't start buying musical digitally now.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
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    normnorm I'm always home. I'm uncool. Posts: 31,146
    vinyl with a flac download please
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    Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Solat13 wrote:
    If the new album comes out in Digital Download first, I won't buy it until a cd version is available. I didn't buy any of the digital download bootlegs from previous tours and won't start buying musical digitally now.

    +1

    These crazy new-aged, new-fangled technology driven kids can have their downloads, I want to physically hold the new CD and not open it quick enough cuz i'm shaking and excited... I want to hear it (as SS said) through a good stereo and not computer hardware... I want to hear it with my Pearl Jam loving boyfriend, look at the CD casing together and argue about which tracks we like most as we skip back through them... There's nothing beats the feeling of a new CD album from a band you love enough to dedicate the amount of time and money that I, and several thousand others of you, have done. :D
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
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    bosshogg18bosshogg18 Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,085
    i'm hoping for an 8-track tape to play in my trans am, baby!
    That is a great idea and F'n hilarious as well. I think if I were in a band I would offer eccentric mediums such as 8-tracks and cassettes to please all.
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    decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,976
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    Solat13 wrote:
    If the new album comes out in Digital Download first, I won't buy it until a cd version is available. I didn't buy any of the digital download bootlegs from previous tours and won't start buying musical digitally now.

    +1

    These crazy new-aged, new-fangled technology driven kids can have their downloads, I want to physically hold the new CD and not open it quick enough cuz i'm shaking and excited... I want to hear it (as SS said) through a good stereo and not computer hardware... I want to hear it with my Pearl Jam loving boyfriend, look at the CD casing together and argue about which tracks we like most as we skip back through them... There's nothing beats the feeling of a new CD album from a band you love enough to dedicate the amount of time and money that I, and several thousand others of you, have done. :D



    i am LOVING that there are many of you within the under-30 crowd here...and STILL appreciate and WANT to experience the utter JOY...of actually ripping open an new album for the first time. :mrgreen:

    *warm & fuzzy feelings*
    8-)




    solat - i DID buy the bootleg DLs, tho i did protest loudly, and often here, about it. and they since have offered CDs again, so life is good......haha. seriously, i wasn;t happy at all about it, but the desire to have boots of shows i attended and no other option to getting em, well.....thereya go. however, actual CD ALWAYS trumps a DL for me.
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


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    Solat13Solat13 Philadelphia Posts: 6,996
    decides2dream wrote:

    solat - i DID buy the bootleg DLs, tho i did protest loudly, and often here, about it. and they since have offered CDs again, so life is good......haha. seriously, i wasn;t happy at all about it, but the desire to have boots of shows i attended and no other option to getting em, well.....thereya go. however, actual CD ALWAYS trumps a DL for me.

    I never bought a single one. Even from the shows I went to. I'm glad they listened to the fans and brought back physical bootlegs though. There are a lot of us out there who don't buy into this downloading music thing. I lvoe new cds and the artwork.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
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    decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,976
    Solat13 wrote:
    decides2dream wrote:

    solat - i DID buy the bootleg DLs, tho i did protest loudly, and often here, about it. and they since have offered CDs again, so life is good......haha. seriously, i wasn;t happy at all about it, but the desire to have boots of shows i attended and no other option to getting em, well.....thereya go. however, actual CD ALWAYS trumps a DL for me.

    I never bought a single one. Even from the shows I went to. I'm glad they listened to the fans and brought back physical bootlegs though. There are a lot of us out there who don't buy into this downloading music thing. I lvoe new cds and the artwork.



    agreed.


    it's the complete package, along with the ritual for new music, new albums........
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


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    TravelarTravelar Kalamazoo, USA Posts: 3,376
    CD and I'll rip it myself... :)
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    decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,976
    TrAvELAr wrote:
    CD and I'll rip it myself... :)





    sexy..........;)


    :mrgreen:
    seriously, ALL my pj CDs...hell, most of my CD collection, is ripped to our external hard drive, on my ipod, etc......i just want a CD FIRST.
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


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    YieldedYielded Posts: 839
    I agree, going out to buy an album you've been waiting for is the best: Racing to the music shop while repeatedly thinking "Please be there, please be there, please be there...". Getting the disc, wanting to get home as quickly as possible just so you can finally listen to it... Sitting down to spin the record while flicking through the artwork... Shit, just thinking about it gets me all excited. No friggin' way I'm trading that for a stupid download!
    "We get these pills to swallow... how they stick in your throat... Tastes like gold..."
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