Let me explain... Today, I own six of Joe Bonamassa's LPs, but until a few years ago I had never heard of him. Then one day I was at home alone for a weekend as I was tasked with swapping Joel's bedroom with our office which involved a lot of decorating, installing shelves & moving furniture etc.
Whilst busy with that, I was streaming a UK rock station, and in the middle of one of their 30 minute non-stop segments I had to stop and just listen to one particular track that blew me away.

The question then is this: was it really so bad to illegally download his stuff?
If I hadn't, I doubt very much I would own so many of his albums today. Though I should add that I have replaced all my illegal downloads with bona-fide ones. However, it was those downloads that led directly to some album sales for the artist.

I guess to a certain extent that downloading from YouTube etc is the 21st Century equivalent of home taping which was apparently killing music back in the day. Yes, I know it's illegal, but it's also a great way to explore the online world of music and check out whether a band is worth investing in or not. Or am I just trying to justify criminal behaviour?
For a free & completely legal Bonamassa download visit his website.
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