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decklin:
The last leak I downloaded was Broken Social Scene. I also pre-ordered the actual CD. Then, every week, I would let myself listen to *one* of the songs once or twice, starting with the obvious "singles".

It was like, you know, actually having radio that didn't suck. (If there's a single college DJ around here who would have hyped it up, I haven't found them yet.) That's what anticipation is all about!

I can't think of anything else recent really. Hail to the Thief, Vespertine... bought both of those the day they came out too. (And kept the advance of vespertine because it had the *far* superior mix of Our Hands on it... :P )

Not that that's particularly weird, because I generally don't buy *anything* I haven't previously downloaded or otherwise put on my computer. I think my money should go to whatever artists deserve my support based on how much I like their work, not on giving myself some kicks by gambling on stuff I don't know if I like or not. That's a selfish thrill, and if I make a poor choice, it's less money I could use to support someone deserving. I just don't romanticize the record-buying experience, I guess. It's entirely a means to an end (patronage) for me.

Kid Amnesiac:
Well said, decklin.

On topic: Explosions In the Sky's The Rescue has leaked. It is incredible. I adore it.

RUMBLEMOOSE:
What about leaks that are substantially different from the eventual release? I remember when Guero was released (yes, I'm a Beck nerd), "Scarecrow" was about three minutes shorter than the leaked version. The only thing missing was a long and mildly aimless jam, but being a nerd I was still all giddy about having two versions of the song. Plus, the mix of "Send a Message to Her" was all kinds of different on the CD (better, even-- more bgvox).

Not to mention Fiona Apple's Extraordinary Machine being leaked as a Jon Brion production and released as a Mike Elizondo production, as an extreme example.

Thrillho:

--- Quote from: Kid Amnesiac ---
--- Quote ---Exactly. 'True' fans, but shitloads of people don't bother to buy CDs and just download it all.

I like the feeling of owning a CD, and I like the idea of waiting until an artist wants me to hear the material.
--- End quote ---


Shitloads of people are always going to download music. You can't change that. I like the feeling of buying albums too, but that doesn't stop me from listening to it beforehand. Plus, don't you want to know that what you're spending money on isn't going to be crap?


--- End quote ---


I base what albums I buy on singles rather than leaks. I listen to what they want me to hear beforehand.

Kid Amnesiac:
I've heard countless albums where the singles are the only songs worthwile songs off an album. Or the other way around. Trail of Dead's "Worlds Apart" is probably the worst song ever made, but the album has a lot of quality tracks. If I had heard that single, I would've never bought the album. But thanks to the leak, I knew it was just a bump in the road.

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