Do you still listen to your audio cassette player?

[jibbijib]

I don't listen to my cassette player anymore, but my friend and I used to make our own skits on tape. It was fun.


Wooo more ways to get my post count up! I love it.

 

[BNF]

No, I don't.

The thing that CDs and mp3 players have changed forever for me is the surprise and anticipation of music. As much as I enjoy being able to instantly hear any song I want when I want it (and again and again, instantly), it makes music, all music, expire too quickly. I used to like hearing a song on the radio once and then waiting and searching for it again to find out the name and artist... and then wait and search over the radio stations and hear it again, maybe even record it onto tape.

Now, you can hear a song, search with lyrics, find it and download it within minutes - and listen to it over and over ad nauseum and be sick of the cut in a week.

I wonder if there ever will be a classic, important group or artist again. (Let alone the fact that most if not all unphotogenic musicians are brushed aside easily because of the need to make commerical videos). Producers, artists, writers, label execs and the public audience all hear the songs now within a matter of weeks or months of the song/album being laid down. By the time some reach the airwaves, they are already stale (at least to the fickle audience) and I think that that is bad.

 

[jamrak]

No, I don't.

The thing that CDs and mp3 players have changed forever for me is the surprise and anticipation of music. As much as I enjoy being able to instantly hear any song I want when I want it (and again and again, instantly), it makes music, all music, expire too quickly. I used to like hearing a song on the radio once and then waiting and searching for it again to find out the name and artist... and then wait and search over the radio stations and hear it again, maybe even record it onto tape.

Now, you can hear a song, search with lyrics, find it and download it within minutes - and listen to it over and over ad nauseum and be sick of the cut in a week.

That's the problem. I can't remember the name of the artist, but one of the rock performers is quoted as saying "digital technology is killing music". Actually he meant just what you were describing in your post about that lost thrill of waiting-searching-purchasing specific album. when everything is so accessable it start to loose it value. Some of my friends feel the same. For example they are fond of some kinda group. And they can easily buy the whole discography in every shop. Listen to couple of tracks, but than find out that the whole discogrphy is luying in the dust, and they do not have a desire to listen to it, they are not *excited* any longer.

I wonder if there ever will be a classic, important group or artist again. (Let alone the fact that most if not all unphotogenic musicians are brushed aside easily because of the need to make commerical videos). Producers, artists, writers, label execs and the public audience all hear the songs now within a matter of weeks or months of the song/album being laid down. By the time some reach the airwaves, they are already stale (at least to the fickle audience) and I think that that is bad.

at this point I can disagree a little bit, and feel myself very lucky because of it. As soon as I am fond of not very typical music, and I listen only to the stuff I found myself at the internet (no radio, no mtv, no new *mega*popular*hits*). And, btw, thanks God there are some small independent labels. And I still have a lot of important and classic (for me) groups and artists! Even milestone albums/groups I'd say. Cuz I do search for them. I feel like swimming in the big ocean of music. No matter what is the year of the album. It can be 15 years old, but since it is new to me, there might be a load of positive emotions inside of it. I read descriptions, some online music reviews, I listen to samples, than if I like them, I can download them, and the albums that I finally have got - are 100% suitable for my taste. I am selector. Not depending on what producers and promoters want. But all that happens just because I am real music maniac, and I spend some time for it. As for common people, they face all the troubles that you describe fully.