As I said in my previous post, I believe that physical music media (such as CDs or vinyl records) are a better investment then downloads.
“Yeah, and you still haven’t answered me: what if I only want one song on the record? I don’t want to spend 12 songs worth of money if I just want one!”
This can be considered a disadvantage for CD purchases to some. In my opinion though, all great albums have more than one good song on them, therefore purchasing the entire package is a good investment. I mean, sure “Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2” is a great song from Pink Floyd’s The Wall, but you know what else is a good song? … THE ENTIRE REST OF THE ALBUM! If you just purchase one of those songs, you miss out on the entire construction of Pink Floyd’s wall. Do you even know why he believes he “don’t need no education” in the first place? Of course you don’t, because you didn’t hear the preceding songs!
“Okay that makes sense, but what’s wrong with downloading the entire album from iTunes instead of walking all the way to the record store?”
Let me just say this: I love Apple and have many Apple products. That being said, I think they make enough money. You know who doesn’t make enough money? Steve, the owner of the downtown record store. This is truly a shame, because the record store has a certain atmosphere that no website can copy (this is also the reason why I’m sad that Borders closed). If we lose the record store, we lose the atmosphere.
Also if you’re not fully convinced to go outside and support record stores, you can also order CDs and vinyls on Amazon without leaving your bed. And if that ain’t jivin’ enough for you, most CD and vinyl purchases on Amazon come with a free MP3 download (best of both worlds).
To me, there are just really no detriments to purchasing physical music. I mean sure you lose some bookshelf space, but let’s be honest: if you’re the sort of person who downloads music, do you even own books?
-T
P.S. Don’t download books either! Browse Barnes & Noble, darn it!
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