How do you feel about bootlegging?

Richard Dower

NOT piracy!....bootlegging, you know....them live tapes of concerts, the naff demos that pop up etc.

Jesus Wept

sleepy

Irish Guitarist

I like it when it's done well, which isn't often. Most bootleg concerts are terrible; the audience is usually louder than the band.

I don't think bootleggers make anywhere near as much money as they used to because of the internet. There's sites dedicated to sharing torrents of bootlegs. Some musicians don't even mind this. I think David Gilmour from Pink Floyd has no problem with unofficial recordings being distributed. Speaking of Pink Floyd, there's some great bootlegs of their early concerts available.

Propane Nightmare

go to bed

Ruu_Old

Must be ya trackin' mate! Here ya are darlin', Four Weddins'!

Fago!

Some bands encourage it. Metallica do anyways (afaik)

Any bootlegs I listened to sound crap.

Saila

good

jill_valentine

There's no money in it nowadays like, although the actual quality has gotten much better than it used to be, so now it's just a hobby for enthusiasts to trade among themselves. And now that there's no money in it, I don't think bands are too bothered about it either, I know at least one band that used to gather up and their own ones for posterity.

Worth remembering, there are a lot more professional recordings done at live shows now for radio show streams and blogs that can be ripped and shared easily enough, so there's not really a need for the old fashioned hold-up-the-mic style bootleg.

I will sometimes nab a recording from a show I was at, or if I hear it's a particularly exceptional one, and it's cool that there's a record of all that stuff, but otherwise I wouldn't be pushed.

Buceph

jill_valentine wrote: »

so there's not really a need for the old fashioned hold-up-the-mic style bootleg.

Sure the best bootlegs came from the sound engineer making a few quid on the side anyway.

filthymcnasty

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7Atwt_RMcA&feature=related
in a nutshell

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Only ever had one bootleg. Nirvana Reading Festival. F*cking loved it
Also had another one now that I think of it of a band called Star Belgrade. We used to listen to it stoned

UglyBolloxFace

How do you people feel about torrents and others such things? Do you ever download films and not give a shit? In order to not potentially incriminate someone who isn't me, I will not be answering the question:pac:

filthymcnasty

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

How do you people feel about torrents and others such things? Do you ever download films and not give a shit? In order to not potentially incriminate someone who isn't me, I will not be answering the question:pac:

I usually dont give a ****

rockmongrel

If they sound good, then I'm all for them, although they're generally quite poor. The Velvet Underground spring to mind as a band with some great bootlegs.

jill_valentine

Buceph wrote: »

Sure the best bootlegs came from the sound engineer making a few quid on the side anyway.

True enough. I think the soundfolks tend to frown on that kinda stuff a lot more now than they used to too though, seems to be seen as a bit more crass and vulgar than it was back in the day.

Most of the bands I can think of have a kind of don't ask/ don't tell policy. They won't help you do it or anything, and they'll get cranky unless you charge for it, but otherwise I can't think of any on the go at the minute that I'd know of having a problem with it.

J_E

A lot of people on Muselive bootleg gigs. They don't do it for profit, it's just for enjoyment and being able to hear different gigs. I don't see anything wrong with it.

alwaystherain

I think bootlegs are fine and nothing wrong with it.
Well as long as tour trading and swapping and not charging people for them.
Ive been collecting swapping trading since 1985 and have a good collection by the band i collect.
Bands once upon a time frowned on this but now i think the penny as dropped that the only people who collect this stuff are big fans of the band who have everything else.

Biggins

Seen people years ago selling the stuff but (and could be wrong) have not seen it as prominently as much in the last few years.
Never bought any of the stuff but that was out of not having the time to listen to it, etc - not out of views of supporting bootlegging or not.

Dman001

I don't understand why people watch the likes of Bootlegged Concerts. It's often terrible quality, and it isn't as if they are getting the same experience as if they were at the actual concert. Why not just stick to the artist's official music video on Youtube?

Biggins

Dman001 wrote: »

I don't understand why people watch the likes of Bootlegged Concerts. It's often terrible quality, and it isn't as if they are getting the same experience as if they were at the actual concert. Why not just stick to the artist's official music video on Youtube?

...Or in full 1080 HD with 7.1 surround on a 48" flatscreen LED TV.
You can't beat it.

Bootleg stuff - pish... old news.