i always buy my albums, i just like to have the cover and the actual CD, its something i will be able to work when im 80, i doubt i will still have my downloaded songs then lol. i only download singles and then i pay for them on itunes. But dont worry cozmo, i only buy the ones i really like anyway, most of the music out these days isnt even worth the time it takes to download them.
but downloading should in theory make artists better, if they want the sales they need to get better.