mingol said:
One thing I've noticed is that if I first bought a record on LP or cassette, I can instantly identify every song by name when I hear it, but if I bought it on CD I very often can't. I've decided that it's because since you have to flip an LP/cassette over, I would always count the songs and match them up to the list on the sleeve, so I'd be prepared to flip the record when it came to the end of the side. But with a CD you just press 'play' and forget about it..
Holy crap! That's totally true. I never realized it before but it is so true. I have memorized the words to complete albums...but can't name it track for track.
mingol said:
One thing I've noticed is that if I first bought a record on LP or cassette, I can instantly identify every song by name when I hear it, but if I bought it on CD I very often can't. I've decided that it's because since you have to flip an LP/cassette over, I would always count the songs and match them up to the list on the sleeve, so I'd be prepared to flip the record when it came to the end of the side. But with a CD you just press 'play' and forget about it.
I noticed this as well. Maybe because I used to care; buying a record was a real expense for me, back when, so if it was any good it had to be incorporated into the SockPuppet canon.
Katieesq said:
I still cart around a case full of CDs in my car. I don't really know why. Buying CDs is just an old habit that I haven't let die yet. I guess I find something romantic and tangible about flipping through used CDs at the record store that is hard to replicate with mp3s. I could easily go online and get a computer generated list of songs and bands I would enjoy, but what fun is that? I'd much rather find out for myself.
I buy CDs. I am not going to start buying mp3s, mostly because I don't believe they will still be playable in three years' time (note: three years is an arbitrary amount), and I have a lot of music; so it would cost me a lot if the mp3-holder died. Which they do, somewhat unpredictably.
Katieesq said:
I still cart around a case full of CDs in my car. I don't really know why. Buying CDs is just an old habit that I haven't let die yet. I guess I find something romantic and tangible about flipping through used CDs at the record store that is hard to replicate with mp3s. I could easily go online and get a computer generated list of songs and bands I would enjoy, but what fun is that? I'd much rather find out for myself.
I buy CDs. I am not going to start buying mp3s, mostly because I don't believe they will still be playable in three years' time (note: three years is an arbitrary amount), and I have a lot of music; so it would cost me a lot if the mp3-holder died. Which they do, somewhat unpredictably.
I too buy CDs. Frankly, a lot of my purchased mp3s sound like crap, and I prefer to have the CD so I can burn my own.
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Now, what I really miss is the cassette. The death of the mix tape. Sure, people now make mix CDs, but it's not the same. With a CD it's easy to skip songs, repeat songs, and otherwise ruin the mix. Creating the perfect mix tape is an art, and I'll not have people fucking with it!
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