Banter RDT CLXXXIV - BigSpeakerbox

[RookiePick]

I will go on record and say I'm not a big fan of the concept of Spotify.

Streaming TV shows I understand - at most you'll watch a show 2-3 times, beyond that you're a super fan which I am about a few shows.

Music albums are different, you'll listen to them 1000 times over. Owning the physical copy allows you to dust of old memories when chucking them on and you own it forever. There's a paranoid part of me that sees Spotify collapsing in the future and I lose access to the music I stopped buying - and that's doubly bad with the players for CDs etc ceasing to exist.

I also remember buying new albums and being excited at the inserts and covers, probably not so much applicable as I'm an old man now but I feel like it's a thing kids are missing out on these days with CDs still being released, but players not being around as much anymore.

The ease of access and being able to make playlists is *en great though. And I assume for fledgling artists like Keys's son it's a great way to get your music worldwide without needing a record deal to produce physical copies.

Bit of an old man rant but yeah.

It's kinda funny to think that our "perfect sound, forever" CD's will end up in landfill because the laser players will all eventually fail where the LP will be living on quite happily.

I like my physical media but Spotify is very convenient and I definitely listen to a much broader cross section of music than my wallet would ever allow if I had to purchase physical media. I do miss the "event" of someone getting a new album when they were $30/pop and you would all go and sit around the stereo to have a listen, especially to the songs that weren't ever played on the radio! Finding those late album gems that turned into your favourite tracks was actually a bit special IMHO.

 

[Truckosaurus]

I use Spotify to find new music. Not necessarily new chronologically, but new to me. Can't do that with radio or physical media.

 

[Bender_]

It's kinda funny to think that our "perfect sound, forever" CD's will end up in landfill because the laser players will all eventually fail where the LP will be living on quite happily.

I like my physical media but Spotify is very convenient and I definitely listen to a much broader cross section of music than my wallet would ever allow if I had to purchase physical media. I do miss the "event" of someone getting a new album when they were $30/pop and you would all go and sit around the stereo to have a listen, especially to the songs that weren't ever played on the radio! Finding those late album gems that turned into your favourite tracks was actually a bit special IMHO.

Yeah I find the best part is listening to tunes I didn't have the money to purchase back in the day, so catching up on those releases is definitely a plus.

 

[RookiePick]

Apparently I still like looking for those late album gems

 

[happy_eagle]

Bring back this era of music consumption
Limewire + WinAmp

Is it a song, pr0n or a virus ?

There is only one way to find out

 

[kane249]

Bring back this era of music consumption
Limewire + WinAmp

Is it a song, pr0n or a virus ?

There is only one way to find out

Linkin_Park_Numb.exe

 

[Bender_]

Starting the season off with Bad Santa.

 

[RookiePick]

Starting the season off with Bad Santa.

We're on the Grinch.

Xmas spirit ...fading

 

[Truckosaurus]

We're on the Grinch.

Xmas spirit ...fading

Pity the Chuck Jones one is so hard to come by.

 

[Keys]

I will go on record and say I'm not a big fan of the concept of Spotify.

Streaming TV shows I understand - at most you'll watch a show 2-3 times, beyond that you're a super fan which I am about a few shows.

Music albums are different, you'll listen to them 1000 times over. Owning the physical copy allows you to dust of old memories when chucking them on and you own it forever. There's a paranoid part of me that sees Spotify collapsing in the future and I lose access to the music I stopped buying - and that's doubly bad with the players for CDs etc ceasing to exist.

I also remember buying new albums and being excited at the inserts and covers, probably not so much applicable as I'm an old man now but I feel like it's a thing kids are missing out on these days with CDs still being released, but players not being around as much anymore.

The ease of access and being able to make playlists is *en great though. And I assume for fledgling artists like Keys's son it's a great way to get your music worldwide without needing a record deal to produce physical copies.

Bit of an old man rant but yeah.

The main problem with Spotify is the artists who provide the content get paid three fifths of **** all so it’s near impossible to make a living from making music

Need to make money from live shows or merch but for that you have to crack the market big time

 

[Schtinker]

Need to make money from live shows or merch but for that you have to crack the market big time

Then they have promoters trying to make more money by scheduling concerts in cheaper locations such as the Nikola Estate Winery whereby the punter suffers due to a lack of adequate facilities.

 

[DanWCE]

We're on the Grinch.

Xmas spirit ...fading

Bit of Grinch action here too. The Elf arrived with Grinch PJs tonight. I don't really know what's going on but apparently I had some text messages about it over the past couple of days.

 

[RookiePick]

Need to make money from live shows or merch but for that you have to crack the market big time

Hasn't that always been the way? The chances of making a paying career out of music have been vanishingly small since the very early days of the recording industry.

 

[Dazzler9]

 

[RookiePick]

Up the Wildcats!

Great win tonight and suddenly 2nd.on the ladder

 

[kane249]

 

[Godfather32]

Sigh....not going to be getting much use from my Giddey jersey am I

 

[Barrybran]

Sigh....not going to be getting much use from my Giddey jersey am I

I mean, I wouldn't pick the kids up wearing it

 

[Bender_]

I mean, I wouldn't pick the kids up wearing it

Pick the kids up might be poor phrasing in this instance.

 

[Barrybran]

Pick the kids up might be poor phrasing in this instance.

Pick the kids up from school then. But no, that's a jersey I'd leave in the wardrobe for a bit.

 

[Schtinker]

Sigh....not going to be getting much use from my Giddey jersey am I

Put it with your Tiny Pinder jersey.

 

[Dazzler9]

Are hipsters still a thing? It recently occurred to me that I don't notice them around anymore, in the post-Covid era. So maybe the pandemic wasn't all bad?

 

[Bender_]

Are hipsters still a thing? It recently occurred to me that I don't notice them around anymore, in the post-Covid era. So maybe the pandemic wasn't all bad?

I think they are, but now there's so many of them they don't stand-out as much and the things they like are readily accessible to everyone.

 

[Dazzler9]

I think they are, but now there's so many of them they don't stand-out as much and the things they like are readily accessible to everyone.

Wasn't their whole schtick that they like things that were accessible to people about two generations or more ago? Like vinyl record players and shoe shines?

 

[Bender_]

Wasn't their whole schtick that they like things that were accessible to people about two generations or more ago? Like vinyl record players and shoe shines?

In a way - I don't think it was about being new, but more to being rare in most cases. But I was thinking more about custom Dr Martens and gourmet coffee.