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CD's, Vinyl (etc) Music Collectors Unite
oldgamerz:
--- Quote from: Warmsignal on January 26, 2020, 08:38:28 pm ---Gotta recommend the only album I've been listening to for the past two weeks - "Widows Weeds", the latest album by the band Silversun Pickups. Maybe not the best they've ever done, but I really enjoy it. For fans of alternative/pop rock/shoegaze. Good stuff.
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I never heard of this band till now, It sound like one of the bands I would like, I too like modern alternative, there is a lot of great obscure music out there today both classic and modern
how did you find out about them? did you hear them on satellite radio or did someone else tell you about them
I used to listen to AOL radio and that is how I learned a big bunch of great bands and studio artist names, also if you have a newer car or truck or SUV, even the main FM radio stations now have the song and band name and the albums right on the central dashboard display monitor.
Warmsignal:
--- Quote from: oldgamerz on January 27, 2020, 12:44:29 am ---
--- Quote from: Warmsignal on January 26, 2020, 08:38:28 pm ---Gotta recommend the only album I've been listening to for the past two weeks - "Widows Weeds", the latest album by the band Silversun Pickups. Maybe not the best they've ever done, but I really enjoy it. For fans of alternative/pop rock/shoegaze. Good stuff.
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I never heard of this band till now, It sound like one of the bands I would like, I too like modern alternative, there is a lot of great obscure music out there today both classic and modern
how did you find out about them? did you hear them on satellite radio or did someone else tell you about them
I used to listen to AOL radio and that is how I learned a big bunch of great bands and studio artist names, also if you have a newer car or truck or SUV, even the main FM radio stations now have the song and band name and the albums right on the central dashboard display monitor.
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I don't quite remember. It may have been a friend. I first heard of them around the late 2000s, when the songs "Lazy Eye" "Well Thought Out Twinkles" were still making a big splash in the indie rock scene
oldgamerz:
How long to you all think CD's will last?
I mean people still buy them and it don't really look like Digital is doing a good job of replacing them, I vaguely heard someone mention that USB drives with songs on them lasted for 2 seconds back in the day, but I never seen one I collect CD's and still pop them into my stereo how about you guys, they say Vinyl is better quality but that is not the case in most modern Vinyl :-\
tripredacus:
What is meant by quality?
telly:
As someone who collects a bit of both vinyl and CDs I feel that listening to and buying Vinyl is kind of a weird hobby. It's such an finicky way to listen to music and properly caring for vinyl takes a lot of extra effort in terms of handling, cleaning, and storing than say CDs or certainly digital. Most CDs nowadays are produced with a high enough fidelity that they essentially match vinyl in terms of audio quality. Or close enough that the differences are negligible. I have a couple albums on both formats and I can't hear a difference. Whereas I would argue vinyl quality is a lot more shoddy, either the materials to make the record are poor, or just from extended use, scratches, warping, etc. It's just more common. Vinyl also has some limitations with regards to high frequency sounds which require steeper grooves in the vinyl and can degrade after lots of plays.
But there is something about putting on a record or CD that is more involved and that makes it more special to me. Not to mention the different artworks, liner notes and other goodies that can make vinyl a more special experience. In fact, we have some vinyl record holders on our walls and we rotate about 8 different records on occasion that has art that we like, color matching, theme matching, and that's fun too :)
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