DISQUS

jenica · 1 year ago

Well, that's something to think about. Huh. Thanks for giving me something to turn over in my head!

Dani in NC · 1 year ago

I can identify with your friend Holly's experience. I rarely buy music and I only buy CDs from musicians who aren't likely to show up on top 40 radio. Someone like Kanye West is going to get played enough on radio and TV that I will hear my fill without ever having to spend money. So I (and now my kids) end up memorizing songs that our friends have never heard. It's like having a family joke because my kids will start quoting lines from something and everyone else looks at them strangely :-).

I remember those teenage days of only owning 10 cassettes and playing them over and over. Even back then I bought overlooked music from the $2 bin at the Record Bar. What I wouldn't give to have a copy of my Lone Justice cassette again!

Mike · 1 year ago

Albums? What are these albums you speak of? Okay, yes, I still buy the occasional album. But most of my music these days is b(u)y-the-song. I'll hear the kids talking about something and have to try it out (or I'll see Vampire Weekend on SNL and need to explore some more).

But, yeah, I, too, am much more prone to 'tasting' than 'experiencing' these days, when it comes to music.

Anna · 1 year ago

I might get a single or two via digital download, and I recently set up an emusic account, but I'm still attached to the physical format CD. I like the liner notes and it is a more secure archive than remembering to backup my iTunes library. Also, that's one less section of wall that needs decorating.

FWIW, I use "album" to mean something not a single or EP. Could be any medium, from vinyl to digital.