U.S. music industry soars as streaming hits 30 million

Once streaming became so convenient and affordable, there's less incentive to go thru the trouble of piracy

Just the other day the music industry was moaning about piracy, but it clearly isn't having much effect on their sales.

The period between the near-end of vinyl to CDs was gauging-hodai for music corporations.

I can't believe how much they charged for albums. From the mid-80s to about 2000 I was always pissed and felt like I was getting ripped off (and I was).

I miss albums, album covers, and liner notes but streaming and music availability online is a much better situation than when record labels controlled everything.

Despite the strong growth, the association said that sales were still below levels from before the advent of the internet -- which devastated the music industry as fans flocked online.

Sorry, I don't think it'll ever go back to those overpriced, gouging highs again, consumers won't stand for it anymore.