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"Kids today have missed the whole experience of putting the headphones on, turning it up to 10, holding the jacket, closing their eyes and getting lost in an al

"Kids today have missed the whole experience of putting the headphones on, turning it up to 10, holding the jacket, closing their eyes and getting lost in an album; and the beauty of taking your allowance money and making a decision based on the jacket, not knowing what the record sounded like, and looking at a couple of still pictures and imagining it." Most kids these days also don't know the joy of waking up at 4am in the middle of February to head out to the barn to shovel out the cow and horse excrement from the night before.

dsuriano 16y ago
Exactly. Kids "back in Bon Jovi's day" missed the whole experience of plugging your headphones into your iPod, sliding the volume all the way up, and having your entire record collection in your palm.
bmj 16y ago
I held out on purchasing MP3s for a long time because of this very thing. The packaging was important to me--the art, the lyrics, and, in some cases, the color of vinyl. That said, I've kinda gotten over that, and happily purchase MP3s. I don't blame Steve Jobs for that transition, though. Also, comparing old timey farm work (which, btw, still happens today) to purchasing actual albums is a bit overstated, methinks.
mrspandex 16y ago
I have to say that people seem to take fewer risks on albums now and just download the songs they hear on the radio. But as soon as someone does decide they like something, the process is much, much faster. I think that will wear off as people realize how much more is out there than they hear every day. I think Emusic had this problem solved by giving you expiring download credits that forced you to take a chance on something you likely never heard or lose your credits.
thwarted 16y ago
"...the beauty of taking your allowance money and making a decision based on the jacket, not knowing what the record sounded like, and looking at a couple of still pictures and imagining it." I think he's saying kids today don't get to experience disappointment and strong feelings of buyers remorse.
tcskeptic 16y ago
not knowing what the record sounded like, and looking at a couple of still pictures and imagining it and getting it home and realizing that there is one good track and 9 shitty ones. Yeah, good old days.

dsuriano 16y ago

Exactly. Kids "back in Bon Jovi's day" missed the whole experience of plugging your headphones into your iPod, sliding the volume all the way up, and having your entire record collection in your palm.

bmj 16y ago

I held out on purchasing MP3s for a long time because of this very thing. The packaging was important to me--the art, the lyrics, and, in some cases, the color of vinyl. That said, I've kinda gotten over that, and happily purchase MP3s. I don't blame Steve Jobs for that transition, though. Also, comparing old timey farm work (which, btw, still happens today) to purchasing actual albums is a bit overstated, methinks.

mrspandex 16y ago

I have to say that people seem to take fewer risks on albums now and just download the songs they hear on the radio. But as soon as someone does decide they like something, the process is much, much faster. I think that will wear off as people realize how much more is out there than they hear every day. I think Emusic had this problem solved by giving you expiring download credits that forced you to take a chance on something you likely never heard or lose your credits.

thwarted 16y ago

"...the beauty of taking your allowance money and making a decision based on the jacket, not knowing what the record sounded like, and looking at a couple of still pictures and imagining it." I think he's saying kids today don't get to experience disappointment and strong feelings of buyers remorse.

tcskeptic 16y ago

not knowing what the record sounded like, and looking at a couple of still pictures and imagining it and getting it home and realizing that there is one good track and 9 shitty ones. Yeah, good old days.