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Sadly, I never even knew about What.cd when it was alive, not that I'd have had the time and wherewithal to join. But this is the article that made me lament it
by peatmoss 9y ago
Sadly, I never even knew about What.cd when it was alive, not that I'd have had the time and wherewithal to join. But this is the article that made me lament its passing: https://qz.com/840661/what-cd-is-gone-a-eulogy-for-the-greatest-music-collection-in-the-world/ https://qz.com/840661/what-cd-is-gone-a-eulogy-for-the-great...
- jackvalentine 9y agoThanks for the link - the comparison to the burned Library of Alexandria was one I hadn't thought of before.
- tomduncalf 9y agoWow, likewise never knew of it until now! Sounds incredible although I also would never have had the time to take part. That is one thing that makes me a bit sad about Spotify (and there's not much, I think it's a great product and I'd happily pay more for it if I could be sure a reasonable amount went to the artists I listen to) - I worry that people will get so used to streaming from large, but limited catalogs, that obscure recordings (e.g. 90s dance tracks only released on vinyl and the label is now gone) will be forgotten. Hopefully there's enough hardcore fans to prevent that happening - but in an ideal world Spotify would somehow have access to all this kind of stuff you currently only find on YouTube!