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Live Earth: No Oil Wasted?
Jul 24, 2007 | 3:16 PM
Category: Music
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If you missed the Live Earth concerts earlier this month, you didn't miss much. With seven concerts on all seven continents on 7-7-07 available on dozens of TV stations (and HDTV), both satellite radio networks, terrestrial radio, and streaming live on the web, the world rocked for global warming.

I'm all for covering my footprints, and knowing the city I live in is extremely conscious of recycling makes it all the better.  And while I still think some of Live Earth's arguments are a stretch, I dropped my jaw when I heard Holly Hunter in a PSA about how buying digital music is more environmentally friendly because there is no oil wasted in making plastic CDs and energy is saved by not physically transporting discs around.

(And since you can find anything on YouTube, here's the clip)

While this is all true, I doubt the music industry is thrilled by this message. Wasn't it just a few short years ago when the music industry blamed digital for the drop in CD sales? I hardly think the music industry would support such an argument, since album artwork and "b-side" songs tend to really show off the image and true style of a band.

Should bands just give up on album covers and 10-15 songs an album in the name of the environment?

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lilmomma28 read my blog view my photos
Jul 24, 2007 | 3:51 PM

Not necessarily. Great blog! I personally love the fact that I can buy my music on I-Tunes. I still get to see the album cover too. I do for inconveniece, and because I don't always like the whole entire album; though not for the environment. Sad to say, I know! But, there are so many other industries not caring of the environment too why should the music industry be the only one? I understood things to be that musicians don't make a lot off of cd sales anyways. As long as I am buying from I-tunes I am still supporting the artists right?
rwilmas read my blog view my photos
Jul 24, 2007 | 6:00 PM

I for one like getting the cd and having it for my own personal collection. sorry about that, but that just my view.
lilmomma28 read my blog view my photos
Jul 24, 2007 | 6:04 PM

rwilmas, everyone does their own thing! I actually have over 1,000 CD's... Everything you can think of too. I love my collection. However, I have over 2,000 songs on my I-TUNES. It is a matter of convenience. Sometimes, I still buy CD's but usually when it's NOT available on I-TUNES! I LOVE music it doesn't matter to me if it's a cd or off the internet, purchased of course.
mr_wildflower read my blog view my photos
Jul 24, 2007 | 8:47 PM

Ain't gonna conserve nothing.....Those delivery trucks are gonna run everyday with or without CD's.... They will just be 99% full instead of 100%
_007 read my blog
Jul 26, 2007 | 5:46 PM

I'm convinced that surrounding yourself with ass-kissers 24/7 makes you retarded.

All celebrities bear my point out.
the-man read my blog
Jul 28, 2007 | 2:42 PM

_007 I agree 100% and I think you can make the same argument for politicians.
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