If you saw yesterday's photo, you would know that I was in downtown Vancouver. Now this may come as a surprise, but I was actually there to go shopping *GASP!* lol but yeah, I went to the HMV there and picked up some new vinyl records just for the sake of being awesome. ~WARNING, INCOMING RANT~
For the first time in a long time, I feel like I had too much that I needed to purposly innconvenience my life. Let's be serious here, anyone can get any digital media almost instantly without leaving a mark in their wallets. Add to that the abilty to be able to store thousands of songs in one's pockets, and music really becomes just an extension of the body. Just for a moment, try to imagine a life where music is exclusively live. That's the way things were until the past century or so.
Now I guess what I'm wondering is if this loss of appreciation for music is a discrace and shame, or simply an inevitable evolution in what music is defined as.
Music was always better as a dynamic. It's still better live. You can't predict any improvisational solos in a live concert, nor do you get the feel for the personality of the performers which, in my opinion, holds a fair share of weight itself.
ReplyDeleteTo add, vynil is of way better quality than MP3 data files anywho. And the hard copy means it won't get lost if your system gets toasted.