Teens buying and burning their CDs

What's in your CD player right now? That's what Pulse reporter Janae Dunbar asked dozens of kids at Olympus earlier this fall. She learned that nearly two-thirds were listening to CDs they bought, while the others -- more than a third -- had burned their CDs.

"It's cheaper to burn, and when you get bored, you can decorate the front, " said Hailee Wright, a sophomore. Another Olympus sophomore, Mike Lehman, said, "I think that if they play it on the radio, then I can burn it. The radio is 'free music,' so I can burn a CD from my friend and get 'free music.' "

But other students, including junior Shaina Floyd and senior Syndie Schoepf, think it is important to buy CDs of local bands, because the smaller bands need the money.

The Olympus students had a wide range of music in their players, including: A mix (7), Evanescence (4), Pink Floyd (2), 311 (2), Linkin Park (2), Red Hot Chili Peppers (2), Bob Marley (2), The Cranberries, Toby Keith, Kittie, Alanis Morissette, Busta Rhymes, Loggins & Messina, Story of the Year, Eclipse, Smashing Pumpkins, Minor Threat, Queen, Michael R. Hicks, Metallica, Eagle-Eye Cherry, The Highway Men, Dave Matthews Band, Black Eyed Peas, Ben Folds Five, Hanson, Dr. Dre, Mudvayne, Snoop Dogg, "Lord of the Rings" soundtrack, Primus, Sublime, Static-X, Jack Johnson, Ani Difranco, Modest Mouse, The Best of Brotha Lynch Hung, Beck's "Midnight Vultures", El Nino, Brand

New, Deja Entendu, Thrice, Rurouni Kenshin's "Best Theme Collection," Good Charlotte, Maroon 5, Nirvana, The Ataris, The Doors, Norah Jones and Death Cab For Cutie.

Meanwhile, at other high schools, students had this to say about burning vs. buying and what was in their CD player at that moment:

"Actually, it's kind of a weird little Hindu/Buddhist music meditation CD. It's actually my mom's. She got it in the mail. I don't know where from." -- Eric Bottelburghe, senior, Grantsville High

"I have Matchbox Twenty, 'More Than You Think You Are,' which I bought, and a random compilation CD, which I burned." -- Kyle Ford, junior, Murray High

"Ani DiFranco." -- Amanda Hartley, senior, West Jordan High

"I've got Dashboard Confessional, 'A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar' in my CD player. I bought it." -- Mallory Bateman, senior, Murray

"Unwritten Law." -- Julia Nelson, senior, West Jordan

"It's a mix, so, yeah, it's burned. But, no, I'm not afraid of getting caught, because it's actually my sister's that I borrowed from her. I'm not afraid of her getting caught, either. I think the whole arresting for piracy thing is good -- to a point. Like anything else against the law, it should be punished. But I think it's been carried way too far. One punishment doesn't fit every situation." -- Rachel Morris, sophomore, Grantsville

"Radiohead 'B Sides.' " -- Mary Ann Hess, commercial art teacher, West Jordan

"Evanescence 'Fallen.'" -- Cortnie Brooks, senior, West Jordan

"Hmmm. . . . I think it's the 'City of Angels' (soundtrack). Yes, I did buy it." -- Kim Lingard, junior, Grantsville

"I have a 'Weird Al' (Yankovic) CD in my player right now. It's a mix, actually, that my brother burned for me. I'm not afraid of getting in trouble or anything because I own most of the CDs that my mix comes from. I just wanted my favorites on one CD, so I guess it's not illegal." -- Mike Merrill, senior, Murray

Next week the topic of music and ethics continues with teens talking about file-sharing.

Lisa Christensen is a junior at Grantsville High School, Mallory Hill is a senior at Murray High School and Ryan Rieger is a senior at West Jordan High School.

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