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Originally Posted by mojopinuk
If you have a smartphone, you can take streaming with you. I use my Spotify Premium subscription all the time.
I do love the advantages of digital downloads and streaming, having so much music readily available to you like that. I gotta say though, I'd be sad to see physical music, of any description, completely become a thing of the past. I don't feel I own anything if its a digital, and I love to own music and have a collection.
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I've found I've been enjoying music a lot more since I got Spotify premium...even when traveling. I actually spend time the day before I have to leave somewhere deciding what albums I might want to listen to on the the trip. It actually makes my listening experience during that trip so much better. With my entire collection with me, I feel like I have so many options it's hard to figure out what I'm in the mood for. Having a limited selection helps me think about what I picked and I actually get excited to listen to them.
I did also grow up collecting actual albums, so I love that side of it too and I completely agree it would be sad if owning physical music died out. I actually think this is why vinyl has made such a huge comeback...a CD - even with artwork - is still a collection of digital files, it's small, and doesn't feel nearly as epic as purchasing something as big as a vinyl record. It adds another level to the experience and just the fact that you can find almost any contemporary indie album on vinyl now gives me hope that there will always be people interested in it.
Most of us grew up when vinyl was still common...at the very least most of our parents had vinyl. We are still pretty close to it and we still find it intriguing. For the next generation, I think the further we get away from it, the more intriguing that format will become.