1. They complain we have sacrificed music quality for convenience. This ignores the fact that we have music available to us anywhere and everywhere, and consume far more of it than we once did, strictly because of that very convenience. If it weren't for the convenience we wouldn't be listening to music in most situations at all.
2. They describe the analog era as some kind of "nirvana, no the group." But vinyl records only sounded great the first few times you played them. They were vulnerable to dust and wear. Furthermore, the dominant music format in the vinyl era was AM radio to begin with, then FM later, neither of which is as clear as a moderately good MP3 can be.
I have vinyl records that have been played for many hours----dating back to the '70s-----and they still sound better to me than new MP3 "recordings." Handle the albums by the edges only, keep them in protective jackets----and they last a long time. Yes, you do get "snap, crackle, pop, hiss" every now and then----but the basic goodness of the music itself---the "live" sound is still there. I'd rather drive a Mercedes with a few dings in it than a brand new Mitsubishi Mirage.
Posted by: Angelo | July 15, 2014 at 04:48 AM