Why do hipsters love analog?

Trollheart · 07-12-2022, 02:11 PM

It's all in the soul. Seek and ye shall find.

As for cassettes, as you all know I'm from that era, and even then I never bought any albums on cassette. No point. The only cassettes I ever used were blanks, and this was to record albums, or compilations, so that I could either listen to my music on the go, or sit back and listen to a collection of my favourite music without the need to put on all the albums.

These days this can be easily achieved via playlists and you can even shuffle them so well-known and played playlists don't get boring. It does take away the old pride I used to have in mixing or getting songs close enough that they would almost run seamlessly without gaps, but that was something I used to fill my time with and would almost certainly never do again. Even if it's something you want to do, there's software you can do that with now, so the feeling of achievement is not the same.

**Exo** · 07-12-2022, 02:43 PM

You guys should get together and start telling people what stratigically superior clothes they should buy instead of what they are buying now. I'm sure there is some quick drying ultra soft stain resistant pants that are the only logical pants to buy out there. F*ckin stick it to them GAP jeans wearing pansies.

gandhara · 07-12-2022, 03:17 PM

You're not HIP enough to understand that's all

**Exo** · 07-12-2022, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by gandhara

You're not HIP enough to understand that's all

If this was directed at me...

...I run a record store.

SGR · 07-12-2022, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

well ofc blue jeans are 100% unacceptable

When you see a nice ass in blue jeans, that's America's ass you're gawking at, baby.

Edit: (Made in China of course)

music_collector · 07-12-2022, 07:44 PM

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well ofc blue jeans are 100% unacceptable

I haven't worn jeans in well over a decade. I guess I'm doing something right!

music_collector · 07-12-2022, 07:47 PM

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but paying for a digital release is not something that makes sense to me unless you're running a charity

I buy the odd digital release on bandcamp. I do it for three reasons:

1-supporting the band
2-I can't find a physical copy anywhere. That seems to happen more and more with EPs. It sucks.
3-Reissues. For example, I saw that Hayden reissued his first album, but did it through bandcamp. I didn't need to buy the original album again, so I paid for the extras instead.

Trollheart · 07-12-2022, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SGR

When you see a nice ass in blue jeans, that's America's ass you're gawking at, baby.

Edit: (Made in China of course)

Why would a donkey need to wear jeans?

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Originally Posted by gandhara

You're not HIP enough to understand that's all

I was never hip.

What did the old guy say when the doctor gave him two hip replacements?

"Hip, hip! Hooray!"

music_collector · 07-12-2022, 08:02 PM

That's a good dad joke. Something tells me I'll be telling that one soon.

The Batlord · 07-12-2022, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Exo

If this was directed at me...

...I run a record store.

And look like you're in an indie folk band. Don't forget that.

07-12-2022, 02:11 PM	#51 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	It's all in the soul. Seek and ye shall find. As for cassettes, as you all know I'm from that era, and even then I never bought any albums on cassette. No point. The only cassettes I ever used were blanks, and this was to record albums, or compilations, so that I could either listen to my music on the go, or sit back and listen to a collection of my favourite music without the need to put on all the albums. These days this can be easily achieved via playlists and you can even shuffle them so well-known and played playlists don't get boring. It does take away the old pride I used to have in mixing or getting songs close enough that they would almost run seamlessly without gaps, but that was something I used to fill my time with and would almost certainly never do again. Even if it's something you want to do, there's software you can do that with now, so the feeling of achievement is not the same. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

07-12-2022, 02:43 PM	#52 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	You guys should get together and start telling people what stratigically superior clothes they should buy instead of what they are buying now. I'm sure there is some quick drying ultra soft stain resistant pants that are the only logical pants to buy out there. Fckin stick it to them GAP jeans wearing pansies. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE*

07-12-2022, 03:17 PM	#53 (permalink)
gandhara Hi NRG fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: West Virginia Posts: 135	You're not HIP enough to understand that's all

07-12-2022, 08:02 PM	#59 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 744	That's a good dad joke. Something tells me I'll be telling that one soon.