I think you&#x27;re taking a rather narrow view. soundcloud has become a storehouse not just for music, but for SOUND -- ambient environments, spoken word, audio diaries, etc. saying that anything of value is released on CD already would be like saying that the personal correspondence of Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, etc is worthless because we already have their published books.<p>In this way, I think it&#x27;s also unique vs. other music sharing sites, in that people don&#x27;t typically post their recording of a Chinese night market on their CDBaby or YouTube channel ...<p>Soundcloud:sound :: Flickr:photos