Goodbye, CDs
I've made the decision. I am going completely digital, getting rid of all my CDs (except for the very best of the boxes, like that Charley Patton thing and the Jerry Lee Lewis complete Sun, and the Stax-Volt, etc.) and storing my music on computers and ipods. And why not? I have NEVER had an affection for the CD format; in fact, I felt utterly blackmailed into CDs back in the early '90s and only made the switch because records started sounding like shit. I still think they scratch too easy and the chunky plastic and small graphics are downright UGLY. So...why not?
I'll be keeping my vinyl, finally bringing it out into the light, so that we can get properly acquainted again. I feel that vinyl and I are like Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood, and that our time apart has only made us realize how much we need each other. Remind me not to take my vinyl sailing with Christoper Walken...
Anyway, I am in the process of downloading and, granted, I am only up to the C's after a week (though this includes doing all the boxes, and I had a lot of boxes, thanks to that newspaper job in the '90s). Also, I learned that your computer needs to be online for itunes to be able to grab track information. I learned this after a day and a half of painstakingly re-entering every song title, album name, artist and genre. Yes, I am an idiot.
I'll be keeping my vinyl, finally bringing it out into the light, so that we can get properly acquainted again. I feel that vinyl and I are like Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood, and that our time apart has only made us realize how much we need each other. Remind me not to take my vinyl sailing with Christoper Walken...
Anyway, I am in the process of downloading and, granted, I am only up to the C's after a week (though this includes doing all the boxes, and I had a lot of boxes, thanks to that newspaper job in the '90s). Also, I learned that your computer needs to be online for itunes to be able to grab track information. I learned this after a day and a half of painstakingly re-entering every song title, album name, artist and genre. Yes, I am an idiot.