RE: Accessing Music - The Old Way! Where Have All the Music Shops Gone?
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You know this is a topic that I cherish.
I started building my music culture going to music stores. I brought my first Led Zeppelin albums there.
The problem with streaming - and it's well known now - is that it is devaluing music. We've entered an era where artists are told to prefer quantity over quality. Most people are musically numb, they're not able to think anymore.
Zombie listeners, boring playlists devourers...
Yes, we have access to all the music in the world almost for free. But at what price...?
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Thanks man for your comment, I think this is a topic that strikes a chord for all people who truly appreciate decent music. It doesn't surprise me one bit that this topic resonates with you.
I think so many of us, thankfully, started our music journey by visiting actual music stores and buying music. But as you are aware in the digital age streaming is the new normal and there is no doubt it has devalued not just the monetary aspect of music so artists earn less and less money, but also it has devalued the intrinsic value of music.
Yes, there are advantages living in the digital age when it comes to music consumption but there are also too many disadvantages. I'm just pleased there are people like you who acknowledge that streaming has an ugly and detrimental side.
You are absolutely right to use the word zombie - sadly there are so many of them now in this world.
Free music wasn't a good idea.
And streaming was initially conceived as a way to fight music piracy... At least to pirate music you needed to put some effort into it
Ha yes very true! Do you remember the old bootlegs some of us as teenagers would often go to great lengths to get our hands on!