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>It is by far and away the best way to support artists that I know of, outside of going to their shows. Ooh! An issue close to my heart. A lot of artists and
by jjulius 5y ago
>It is by far and away the best way to support artists that I know of, outside of going to their shows.
Ooh! An issue close to my heart.
A lot of artists and labels also have their own websites and will sell their stuff directly from there, often via PayPal. Definitely not all of them, especially the younger artists, but I usually try and see if that option's there before hitting Bandcamp.
But YES. Bandcamp is usually the best way to support your favorite artists/labels. Please use it as much as you can, and even pay a bit extra whenever you think it's worth it. If you find yourself playing an album more than once or twice via Spotify, go throw that artist some dough on Bandcamp.
And please, treat yourself to a copy of it on CD or vinyl. Own the music you love.
- ksec 5y ago>And please, treat yourself to a copy of it on CD or vinyl. Own the music you love. I know the surge of vinyl. But I do hope the later part of owning something make a comeback.
- BLKNSLVR 5y agoI consider the downloaded FLAC files as equivalent to ownership of a physical item. There's only so much shelf-space available...
- ED_Radish 5y agoYeah, it lets them keep more of my money and having a flac is good enough for me. Its not like I'll ever actually play anything off a CD itself.
- whereistimbo 5y agoA lot of songs were only available on iTunes, which is annoying if you're not an Apple user, you're forced to use its clunky app just to purchase song. I hope YouTube Music could offer song and album purchases to download later.
- rchaud 5y agoCDs suck. You are much better off buying the lossless digital version or paying more for vinyl. I say this as someone who cultivated a handsome CD collection years ago when Amazon used to sell classics for $5-8 brand new. -- The jewel cases are flimsy, and just opening one too quickly can cause the hinge to snap. -- Scratches and skipping. This has been a problem forever, and there's no solution. -- Liner notes: I miss the times when bands would stuff in thick liner notes full of pictures, notes, trivia and lyrics. A lot of acts don't bother putting anything substantive in the notes. This is unfortunately true of vinyl as well, but at least vinyl artwork is large (12" x 12") and can be used as a decorative element in your home.
- runarberg 5y agoCDs are amazing. They sound much better then vinyl, take up much less space, can fit most records on one side (so no standing up mid record to turn it over). They are much more resistant to scratches then vinyl. Usually they are unaffected by them unless the scratches become really bad. And they are cheap, usually you can buy a used CD for $1-5 in your favorite record shop. For me CDs serves the niche of wanting to quickly and easily listen to a record in superior quality. I guess I could get a digital audio player and add it to my audio setup and then upload the flac files to it, but that is a hassle I have yet to perform, it is much easier to just keep buying CDs.
- Dah00n 5y agoI'd rather not support my favourite band than use PayPal. Good fans don't pay bands with PayPal.
- piti_ 5y agoI never used paypal on bandcamp, and I use to support bands from there. Credit is an option that usually works
- drcongo 5y agoSadly Bandcamp pays out via PayPal, so however you pay the artist can only receive their cut through PayPal.
- lmm 5y agoI don't like any band enough to give them my credit card details directly, and neither should you.
- Dah00n 5y agoI don't trust or like PayPal enough to give them my credit card details or money and neither should you ;)
- lmm 5y agoWhy? I've never heard of them being any trouble for customers, indeed their reputation is that they're extremely friendly to the end customer (will give you a refund no questions asked, never dispute chargebacks, ...).
- tohnjitor 5y agoFound the PayPal marketing department.
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoAgreed, all the horror stories I’ve heard have been from sellers, not buyers. What am I missing?