tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post1977162399122113768..comments2024-03-26T08:09:33.829+00:00Comments on The Plastic Mancunian: The Technophile: MusicPlastic Mancunianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-10607948216496478422014-06-15T12:15:17.021+01:002014-06-15T12:15:17.021+01:00Hi River,
CD's used to be quite expensive her...Hi River,<br /><br />CD's used to be quite expensive here too but these days you can get them relatively cheaply if you know where to look.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-88210815093825149342014-06-15T10:12:18.351+01:002014-06-15T10:12:18.351+01:00I prefer CDs, but don't have very many. I have...I prefer CDs, but don't have very many. I have a couple of dozen compilations that hold songs I've copied from Ks CDs via the rip to i-tunes then burn method and about the same number of bought CDs, but most of the music on my i-pods has been bought via I-tunes. CDs weren't known to me until the late 90s and here in Australia they cost about three times as much as the rest of the world, so buying through I-tunes is cheaper for me. <br />I remember radiograms from when I was young and before that an even older machine that stood quite tall and you lifted the lid to expose a record player with a little dial you could turn to choose between 78rpm and 33 1/3 rpm. Underneath in the belly of the machine was a radio.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-24377151622533623782014-06-14T09:58:11.076+01:002014-06-14T09:58:11.076+01:00Hi Kath,
Yes - Mr Google can help with lyrics, sl...Hi Kath,<br /><br />Yes - Mr Google can help with lyrics, sleeve notes etc. <br /><br />I just still like to have the CD so I have something tangible. If its downloaded it just doesn't seem to be mine.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-31442302202082142182014-06-13T19:13:58.085+01:002014-06-13T19:13:58.085+01:00LOVED getting records as a kid in the 1970s becaus...LOVED getting records as a kid in the 1970s because the sleeves were so big, but agree re the scratching and popping sounds.<br /><br />Tapes - and double tape-to-tape recording occupied most of my teenage years and my 21st birthday money was not spent on a party but on a massive black stereo system that played CDs.<br /><br />However, since 2006, I have never bought a CD. It's now all on iPod/computer and the hundreds upon hundreds of CDs I bought from 1989 to 2006 are in a storage shed.<br /><br />If i want lyrics or notes, they're always easily found via Mr Google.MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-85174608835999077332014-06-12T16:37:49.352+01:002014-06-12T16:37:49.352+01:00Hi Jackie,
- as Bruce Willis recently discovered ...Hi Jackie,<br /><br />- as Bruce Willis recently discovered when he talked about leaving his iTunes collection to his kids.<br /><br />:0)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-62752509470358797792014-06-12T09:47:49.276+01:002014-06-12T09:47:49.276+01:00Yes that's true. Also you're quite right, ...Yes that's true. Also you're quite right, downloading songs you don't "own" them, you're paying to use them.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-84848448383690219572014-06-11T17:15:01.423+01:002014-06-11T17:15:01.423+01:00Hi Jackie,
While downloading seems a good idea (a...Hi Jackie,<br /><br />While downloading seems a good idea (and it IS for some people), I find that buying CDs or albums presents you with some classic "album" tracks that you may not get to hear if you just buy the big selling singles. Most of my favourite songs are album only tracks.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-14724247988190960862014-06-11T15:58:29.759+01:002014-06-11T15:58:29.759+01:00Records always felt so special when you got a new ...Records always felt so special when you got a new one, more than tapes or CDs. It was so great to take it (carefully!) out of the sleeve, and I used to really like carefully placing the needle on, it made me feel very grown up (probably because I virtually was grown up before my parents let me do it). But as a teenager I quickly converted to tapes and as an adult converted to CDs. I have recently gifted a whole lot of my CDs to my kids and they love them and play them all the time. I finding one disadvantage though, while the CDs are pretty hardy their cheap kmart CD players are not. I'm sick of replacing them so we're moving their music to our old iPod Nanos which they also use.<br />I download all my music these days and love it - so easy. The only thing I think is interesting is how before downloads the album as a whole was important - how the songs fit together, the overarching theme, etc. funny how that's just not a thing anymore. I can't even decide if it's a loss or doesn't matter.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.com