Muse: The Resistance. Released September 15th, 2009.
This is not a review of a new album or an inside look to the inner workings of the music industry, but more of a memory of just ‘BUYING’ music.
There is something to be said for those who ’still’ walk into HMV, or an indie record shop to pick up their favourite new release. With the rise of digital music sales (Somewhat), I can go music shopping while lying in bed using my iPhone. The experience is neat, but definitely does not have the same affect of walking into a record shop, seeing wall to wall CD’s like cereal boxes full of sugary goodness. The colours, sounds and atmosphere of record shops are like casino’s to me; like the first blast of oxygen being pumped into your body as the sounds of slot machines rattles your bones!
Today, I am sad to say, was the first time in a long time where the pure excitement of new music affected me. All day, I couldn’t wait to rush to the mall (of all places) and buy the new Thrice & Muse albums. Great bands – Huge fan! Both albums are on iTunes (Thrice’s Beggars was digitally pre-released to iTunes almost 6 weeks ago), but for some reason, I NEEDED the hard copy, CD, product, artwork, inserts – You get the picture. It’s a dying ‘past time’ to achieve this sensation. Heck, my little cousins havn’t seen a CD in years or even PAID for music in a long time (they don’t understand the VALUE of music! A discussion for another time).
I want to make sure you don’t think this is a knock on what music sales or the music experience has turned into, I am just providing a point of view from an individual who still believes that the CD hard copy has a place in todays digital world.
As I sit and write this, I am looking at my bedroom walls, staring at a Led Zeppelin II vinyl record, a frame full of album inserts of The postal Service, Kasabian, Stars of Track And Field and Refused, wondering who would NOT want to have these ‘collectibles’ as a music lover? It’s hard to think that most people don’t care about that ‘hand held’ product anymore, but what gets to me more, is that my kids may never experience the same adrenaline rush I feel when walking into a music store (I will try and teach them, no doubt).
Today helped me realize that no matter how much the digital world forms our future, there are simple little pleasures that still provide a very ‘human’ emotional sensation. As my network grows and people get to know me better, it’s important to shy away from the typical posts you may read from ‘Vocally Digital’ and discuss these little things that make us who we are. As a recent blogger, I find it important to show more then one side, one thought and one angle. As I listen to Beggars by Thrice, starting with track one: All The World Is mad, I realize that so many probably have this album downloaded for free already – but to me – the sound is much sweeter when I hold the cardboard package and flip through the creative pictured insert…. Priceless!
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