QotD: The Song Remains The Same
Led Zeppelin will finally offer their music online starting next month. Of the music you buy, about how much of it do you download and how much do you buy on physical formats (CDs, vinyl, etc.)?
I almost exclusively buy music on CD, with the odd song as a download, and the odd vinyl by bands I obsess over.
As far as I know, none of the download services will replace your music if your hard drive gets wiped; vinyl is a pain in the arse to transfer to other devices (and I don't buy the audio quality myth - CD sounds better to me); and MiniDisc is a footnote.
CDs are portable, easy to back-up, sound great and can be played back on far more devices.
As for Led Zeppelin, I love them to pieces ('When The Levee Breaks', 'Going To California' and 'Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You' = <3) but come on, why the hell are these older acts taking so long to get their music online? There's plenty of luddites out there who want to listen to their old LPs but can't figure out how to cram 12" of vinyl into that new-fangled iPlayer thingy. You should be exploiting their technophobia.