So, I recently read this article about how hippie godfather Neil Young has serious issues with how the digitization of music (iTunes) has led to a decline in audio quality playback. I've long held this similar belief, but I also love to take my music everywhere I go so long ago I benched my turntables and vinyl shopping in favor of the ultra-convenient downloadable format. Over the years, I've contemplated going back to records and getting a digital converter...but that also poses a lot of inconvenience...so again, I opted for the lazy way out.
However, I recently stopped into a local record shop and discovered, much to my pleasant surprise, that many labels are offering a free downloadable version with purchase of the vinyl edition. You can't imagine my excitement...of course the vinyl is more expensive, sometimes double that of an iTunes purchase, but that hardly matters to a music freak like myself. I promptly plopped down some of my hard earned scrill on some Kinks, M. Ward, My Morning Jacket and Spoon and practically skipped home. I pulled one of my turntables off the shelf, dusted it off, and let 'er rip. You know what? Neil Young is right, there really is a full-bodiedness to vinylthat just doesn't come across in its digital counterpart. It's like Miller Lite vs. Sierra Nevada, for lack of a better analogy. Check it out, you won't be disappointed.
May the grooves be always at your back,
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