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In Reply to: The Kids Are Alright! posted by Zanth on May 7, 2007 at 22:33:19:
Nice post!I'd like to add a different perspective.
As an older audiophile I find vinyl much more convenient than CDs and CDs much more convenient than downloading songs. Over the years I had developed a ritual around listening to vinyl. Sure I can and do listen to CDs during dedicated listening sessions but when doing so I'm less able to experiment with different bands and different recordings. I think the vinyl experience is the unique and for me the ultimate in home audio listening experience and well worthy of preservation. Unfortunately it's not completely possible because it really is music that drives my interest in this hobby and it's impossible to ignore so many great new releases that aren't available on vinyl.
Yea sure I have to keep CDs and LPs organized in a fashion so I can find them when needed. And at one time I found it to be a somewhat enjoyable task, maybe still do somewhat, but it's a PITA.
Recording, downloading and organizing music on the computer? And managing all that stuff onto a variety of disks and portables. I've always thought organizing records/CDs to be a geeky kind of task especially when one could be making love to the wife or going out instead. Sitting on a PC and fiddling with with music files? Headphone listening? To me I find it sad the younger generation find this so engaging. Never really understood why just about everyone walking down the street is talking on the cell phone or wearing a headphones. But then it makes some sense when I consider these are probably the same people who are into organizing music files on the computer when the get home.
When I was in my middle teens I supplemented my music collection by recording cassettes from FM/AM broadcasts. I could rarely afford LPs but bought them when ever possible. This "recording" period was over by the time I was 16.
I agree that seeds are being planted in the minds of many of these youths. I feel fortunate that I got to miss the download/mp3 era when I was young. The organization and book keeping involved with nothing, I mean music files, can give me a headache.
Agreed the Kids are Alright - yet I feel very fortunate that I didn't have to fiddle with the mess they have to deal with.
Give me rhythm or give me death!
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- Re: The Kids Are Alright! - Don T 10:09:31 05/08/07 (1)
- Re: The Kids Are Alright! - Zanth 10:26:57 05/08/07 (0)
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