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Not quite so literally, but yes. Placing the record on the player, admiring/flipping through the album art, passing it around amongst friends, actually caring/w
by tomc1985 7y ago
Not quite so literally, but yes. Placing the record on the player, admiring/flipping through the album art, passing it around amongst friends, actually caring/worrying about the state of the record player, all sorts of things.
Why the mocking tone?
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- cortesoft 7y agoI wasn't trying to be mocking, just more incredulous. I grew up with albums as our primary source of music, but it was always just put the record on and listen. It was purely functional, being the best way we had to listen to music. When CDs came out, it was so nice because it was easier to handle and care for. I guess it is just the strange feeling of someone describing something that was just the functional way of doing something in such a romantic way. It would be like if someone in the future invents a device that perfectly cleans your teeth in seconds, and someone describes a toothbrush as being this great thing because you can physically scrub your teeth with it. I only used it because I had to, and was happy something easier came along.
- rwmj 7y agoThere's definitely a happy medium here which involves all of CDs, streaming and vinyl. I like listening to vinyl records (as I am right now http://oirase.annexia.org/tmp/20190908_183833.jpg http://oirase.annexia.org/tmp/20190908_183833.jpg) but only because it's a lazy Sunday afternoon. There's a joy (really) to the ritual of getting up and changing the record over, and admiring the 12 x 12 inch artwork. But the rest of the week I'm busy and listening to MP3s off a USB stick.
- taylodl 7y agoExactly. Those of us who grew up with albums aren’t buying them now. We’re intimately familiar with the limitations of that medium. I have zero interest in going back. And this from someone who still buys a lot of music.
- tomc1985 7y agoI grew up with albums (plus learned to DJ with vinyl) but I also strongly believe in physical ownership and find this rental/streaming model abhorrent. It boils down to feelings and one's relationship with their music
- reaperducer 7y agoThose of us who grew up with albums aren’t buying them now I grew up with albums. I even played vinyl on the radio for years. I still buy vinyl now.
- peteforde 7y agoSpeak for yourself. This reminds me of the moment where there's always one person in a group who realizes that they are the only one in the group who wipes their ass standing up.
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- Izkata 7y agoIt's a tactile feedback thing, very similar to how physical keyboards are completely different in experience than touchscreens with a keyboard.