Some of these groups are going the right way, give it away for free, and accept donations on the web site for it. I'd have no problem giving a fiver direct to the band for an album, as I'd know they got most of it.
When I download music it is to see if I like a new band, if I do, I'll then buy the live DVD.
Wasn't it Girls Aloud that made no money themselves until the 3rd album?And what the record companies forget to tell these new 'stars' is that the champagne & limo's all come out of the artists cut, not the music industries
