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BixN00d

August 16th 2008, 11:20


Sup /B/atsu. I'm in ur fandumbz, ruinin its cred.

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Let's have ourselves an open discussion: How do you really feel about File-Sharing, Cheaper CD's in U.S. stores and the widening of the JRock fanbase? Personally I think its a good thing. I honestly don't give a damn if they sell JRock in Hot Topic next to My Chemical Romance, or in Wal-Mart next to Garth Brooks. The only people that really seem butthurt by it are the stuck-up fans who're just upset at the idea of anyone not part of their clique having access to THEIR music. We seriously need to move past the attitude that "We hafta keep teh emoez from finding our stuff!" I see a great hypocrisy in fans who chastise others for downloading saying "You're not true fans!" yet would refuse to buy a $16 U.S. release of a JRock CD just because of what STORE its sold in. As if the $40 price tags at CDJapan are somehow the magical dividing line between "LAWNG TIEM HARDKORRRRE TRU-FANZ" and "FAEK EMO n00bz." 

And who really gives a damn if the emo kids buy it anyway? Money from "n00bz" isn't any less green than money from someone who's been in the fandom 10 years. Its still financial support for the bands either way. Money they could use for more tours and more studio time for new material. I'm a downloader, its how I find out about the bands and decide which ones I like and which I don't, but I still try to buy albums when they're made available in stores I can actually get to at prices I can actually afford. I think what companies like JShock do is great, I just wish they would do it for more bands than just D'espairsRay and The Underneath. Cheap re-releases of albums, Live DVD's and PV DVD's are a gracious blessing to this fandom, and anyone who thinks otherwise oughta consider pulling their head out of their arse. If you disagree with any of the above, please try to produce valid arguments against it instead of the typical trawlin' that is rampant here... =P

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