Listening habits (bootlegs, hardcore, rock, cds, vinyl)

Molecules · 03-14-2008, 05:32 PM

How often and in what form do you listen to your music?

I'm asking because my listening habits have gotten ridiculous ever since I worked out file sharing; even back when all I had was a portable CD player I would really scrape the bottom of the barrel to get my musical fix.

Not only has file sharing, IMO, made everything so ****ing easy (albums I have been unable to find for years available at a click, FREE), it has cheapened music - to the point where I have a reasonable backlog of great albums that have not been given the attention they deserve. I'm always thinking of the next thing to look for.
Sound quality is also often cited as a downfall of mp3 and file-sharing culture, but my hunger is sufficient that I will merely compensate with volume. I hate myself for it sometimes, and still occasionally buy CD's out of shame, the hard-copy record industry is dying on it's knees after all.

The days of eagerly unwrapping a brand new album and listening to it the way the artists meant you to hear it seem so far gone now.
It's like that frankly bewildering trip to the 50-aisle grocery/utility beast that is your local MonsterMart - we live in a time of endless choice that keeps us nice and docile...
All I'm saying is that if we destroy the internet with fire and rocks I won't have the option anymore, and everything will be fine. Who's with me?

03-14-2008, 05:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	Listening habits How often and in what form do you listen to your music? I'm asking because my listening habits have gotten ridiculous ever since I worked out file sharing; even back when all I had was a portable CD player I would really scrape the bottom of the barrel to get my musical fix. Not only has file sharing, IMO, made everything so ***ing easy (albums I have been unable to find for years available at a click, FREE), it has cheapened music - to the point where I have a reasonable backlog of great albums that have not been given the attention they deserve. I'm always thinking of the next thing to look for. Sound quality is also often cited as a downfall of mp3 and file-sharing culture, but my hunger is sufficient that I will merely compensate with volume. I hate myself for it sometimes, and still occasionally buy CD's out of shame, the hard-copy record industry is dying on it's knees after all. The days of eagerly unwrapping a brand new album and listening to it the way the artists meant* you to hear it seem so far gone now. It's like that frankly bewildering trip to the 50-aisle grocery/utility beast that is your local MonsterMart - we live in a time of endless choice that keeps us nice and docile... All I'm saying is that if we destroy the internet with fire and rocks I won't have the option anymore, and everything will be fine. Who's with me? __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her