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Monday, April 07, 2008
You must have been vaccianted with a phonograph needle
Last year CD sales took another hit. Vinyl sales, on the other hand, rose 15%. Chicago public radio show Sound Opinions tackles the appeal of vinyl with Butch Vig (producer of Nevermind and Siamese Dream) and Bob Gendron of High Fidelity Magazine.
I'm happy to see people rediscovering vinyl. When I was in high school I made the conscious choice to listen to albums as opposed to CDs (not that I gave them up entirely). Sure, there was a little bit of pretension in that affectation. But Thousand Oaks had a great used record store and there's a real thrill in going through stacks and stacks of vinyl to find some rare treat. The Pixies' Doolittle and The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers were two records that got a lot of play in my room. Now that I'm moving to L.A. (talk about burying the lead) I'm thinking of buying one of those record/CD/cassette/radio players that are $99.
I use eMusic and iTunes. I value my iPod when I'm walking around, getting some exercise. But I don't like how small everything has to be. I know there's a post below this about how cool it is that I can embed Naked Lunch onto my blog. But there's a time for YouTube clips and ringtones and there's a time for breaking out all four sides of Electric Ladyland. I care about music beyond trendiness and the enticement of sex, which are the only reason the vast majority of people give any care to music. I care about sound. I think it's time I ordered some licorice pizza.
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