I like going through the "obscure" and used piles at record shops- most of the good ones are closest to a college campus. Never know what you're going to find.. I come from the "old school" I suppose- used to like the smell of new vinyl, looking at album art and reading the liner notes. You can't get that stuff on a download.. I mean SURE you can go to a band's webpage and all.. but it feels that part of the connection between artist, merchant and fan is lost. I think this might have something to do with why die-hard fans are hard to come by nowadays. You get folks that buy ONE cd, but not the type of fans who know all the words to every song- know which type of guitar was used on what solo.. because a vital part of "the connection" is lost when all you do is download a tune.
PS- the best thing you can do for your favorite band or artist is send them 5 bucks - it's better than the 19 cents or less they get on the cd sale!
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