[kj] Killing Joke- Buy or Die

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

I didn't buy many KJ releases until I'd heard them through unauthorized 
file sharing networks. They don't get much airplay, if anyone's noticed. 
I suspect that's how many especially newcomers have become converted 
fans, like me. After I heard them illegally, I decided, 'Okay, I'm a an 
of this, this is great, time to start collecting the actual stuff.' So I 
did. And do.

Bands shouldn't shoot themselves in the foot with this kind of agitating 
against downloads thing. Like I said, mp3s are one part of a band's 
oeuvre these days, for better or worse. Downloading could lead to 
increased ticket sales, t-shirt, merch, greater attendance at shows, 
etc., sales, and can turn people onto collectors of the real vinyl/CD 
deal. The RIAA thinks downloading is all people want. Music lovers like 
me use file sharing to weed out the crap that's out there (Staind) from 
the good stuff (Killing Joke, World Burns to Death, etc.) Like I said, 
some bands seem to want to get your money before you realize they suck, 
when it's too late for you to do anything about it.

-Oliver


S. Sorensen wrote:

> To me it is unconscionable to pirate KJ material,

> especially since they are so generous about servicing

> the fanbase with rare and live material. Buy the damn

> CDs, hell, buy copies for your friends too. I am

> totally stoked for this release since I have been

> hankering for an pro-recorded Extremities live set for

> 16 years.

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> It's one thing to download Muse or Coldplay or U2,

> it's quite another to do so with a band that lives

> pretty close to the financial knife-edge like KJ.

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> Maybe preaching to the choir, but I feel very strongly

> about this. I think compared to other bands, KJ are

> very fan-friendly and collector friendly.

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