Syntax - Pride
If you search Google for Syntax - Pride, you'll find quite a few blog posts mentioning the song; most of which found it by watching Nip Tuck or Bones. The latter is where I first heard it (Season 1 Episode 16, I believe), and I immediately fell in love. Imagine my dismay to find out the group only lasted a year, and the album is not easy to find. Sure, I can buy it from Amazon (and other stores), but as an import, at $25-$30, and only as a physical copy. I've tried to stop purchasing physical copies of music, and the fact that arbitrary limitations keep me from getting this CD at a reasonable price frustrates me. The label, for whatever reason, doesn't want to sell this digitally, and so I'm forced to decide between not getting the music (ethically right), buying it as an import (it's too expensive to justify), or resorting to other methods. I really do believe I should pay for the music I download (if for no reason other than to vote with my money), and I've all but stopped downloading music without without buying it (or it being released by the copyright holder), so it's hard to decide what to do. If I feel strongly enough about supporting the artists and paying for the music I get, then the answer should be simple. Is music important enough to violate your own ethical code, or is it so important that to do so is deeply wrong? I am perfectly comfortable with sharing mix tapes, but downloading the whole album is acknowledging the worth of the music to you. If it's worth something, why wouldn't you want to help support the person who made it happen? The song Pride is beautiful (although I'd drop the bit in the middle) and you should give it a listen. I anticipate hearing the rest of the album... somehow.
| Artist: | Syntax |
| Album | Meccano Mind |
| Song: | Pride |
