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Those of you who buy vinyl instead of CDs
Se7en:
I dont even have a CD player! MP3 all the way for me. A good amp is all i need to get the quality i want.
I dont see any need for physical media in any way. To me, swapping disks around is just an inconvienence i dont need, and storing physical media of any kind is a drag. Using nothing but MP3 also means that i think of music in terms of individual songs, rather than considering albums as complete units.
MilkmanDan:
--- Quote from: screw osmosis ---Anything with beats seems to somehow sound better on vinyl. Along with electronic stuff, I've found older rap records (Dre's "The Chronic" being the pinnacle of rap music) sound a lot better on vinyl too.
--- End quote ---
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chamber > Nas - Illmatic > GZA - Liquid Swords > Dr Dre - The Chronic > *
And that's how it is.
On the subject of records, I buy them because I'm a DJ. Plus, records are awesome.
visceralviscous:
i listen to music in any form i can. basically, i have vinyl, tapes [not 8 tracks, though i would if i could find a decent/cheap 8-track player and find weird stuff through thrifting.] also, a mixture of albums on cds and weird mixes, and a ton of cd-rs with either downloaded whole albums or 3-4 single/remix things on one cd-r.
as for why i do try to prefer vinyl over other forms: i beleive that it can be a totally more personal experience to buy something in vinyl rather than an overpackaged cd or just on mp3. it's a way to both appreciate the artwork of the album, and the music wholly.
El Opium:
I certainly agree with finding vinyl records to be more personal. Plus originals of old albums just blow any re-issue out of the water if you can get em. There just isn't a way to replicate the impact of vinyl really, esp heavy psychdelic albums were the songs tend to take up one side each.
spizzletrunk:
Some records I can only find in vinyl (like Lick My Decals Off Baby by Capt. Beefheart), and in general they are just cute. Vinyls have loads of personality and listening to a vinyl record for the first time on your stereo setup is much more ceremonial than popping the CD into your portable player or uploading it to your iPod. Granted, I typically transfer my vinyl to mp3 on my laptop so I can make the music portable--but when you're sitting around at home or listening to something for the first time, very few things could even think about beating a record.
I'm also influenced by my father, who has an amazingly huge record collection of amazing and varied music. I like to think that I enjoy vinyl in the pure way, as opposed to the scenester way, but that's awful durn condescending for a teenager from Appalachia. I just like records! Eh.
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