I have purchased over $400 worth of CDs in the past year based on the few really great MP3s that I've downloaded (Some thanks to Fletch XXX... but he isn't even in the commission loop). Before MP3s were easily traded, I'd bet that I bought less than $40 a year in CDs, because I was sick and tired of paying $18 for 1 great track and 17 completely shitty tracks.
Talk about shooting a great marketing vehicle in the foot! The recording industry is about 10 years behind the porn industry with regards to "free samples"... pun intended. Yeah, sue me for researching which albums suck ass, while I buy 10x more of those that don't.
Stupid corporate marketing fucks.
