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Originally Posted by darkanddivine
I reckon that shift to the phone being the dominant tech in the 10s changes everything because it's your CD player, your camera, your alarm clock etc, so most people naturally choose the easy option which is to ditch the music purchases and stick to streaming.
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Every time I move house, I stare aghast at boxes of CDs that I never play and wonder why I ever bothered. Suppose it was once fun to spend time browsing music shops (Hull was excellent for this at one point), I did find it enjoyable to find that one rare release I'd been searching for or take a chance on a new album. Happy to leave it behind me though, probably not alone in that either, I just don't have the space, money or inclination now.
I do get FacelessSenseOfVoid's point about supporting like it's a team though. Right now, Manics have made a third consecutive album I find dull and uninspired, but it doesn't mean I'll never listen to them or see them again, like the lapsed fans who jumped ship. I've still loved a lot of songs they've made this century and I've seen some absolutely phenomenal gigs. That's why it's so frustrating when they churn out something so effortless and colourless, or played a half-arsed gig, they can do better!