Go Buy Some Music You Deadbeat Streamers!

The digital side of my system is acting as an expensive paperweight on my stereo rack.  I've been listening and buying strictly vinyl these days.  So much more satisfying!

I didn't read the article.  I listen to a lot of streamed music.  It's often a gateway drug, leading to purchases of vinyl.  I (used to) go to a lot of concerts.  The entertainment industry seems to be particularly susceptible to the current state of the world and if you want to keep hearing the music, then it's important to support the artists if you can.  If they can't make a living making music, they'll find something else to do.

I've stuck with vinyl the entire way. The great majority of music I buy is  the new/er stuff on vinyl. There's plenty of early stuff that will always be there when I'm ready.

@big_greg. Exactly. Streaming leads to physical (vinyl) purchase for me. And I can't remember the last time I bought a cd. I do stream tons, though. And go to a ton of live shows.

Sorry to report, streaming is now essentially the only way I seek out new material.  Whatever tiny royalty the players or composers now get from my streams will have to do.  At least it's something.  You got to remember, too, that buying used vinyl doesn't give an artist a penny.  When I put one of my already-bought CDs or records on, they don't get a penny, either. We're once again in the old days, where musical artists have to be paid studio time or perform at venues to make a decent living.  The era when a musician could sit in their house in Laurel Canyon and just wait for a check to arrive in the mail (and I knew many of them), is largely a thing of the past.  You also have to shed a tear for the musical infrastructure, such as the managers & accountants, that kept track of the flow of cash.  Ah, the good old days of resids!