Originally Posted by Screen13

The death most of the great Indie stores (dating as far as a decade ago), the rise of the internet, the Mainstream getting sick of albums that only contain about three repeatable tracks, and even the world of DVD saw to it that music CD sales crumbled down quick. It was a fine warm up for the digital music world, though, as far as keeping the music available in one format or another, and while it will still be around for quite a while in my opinion, it's mainly going to be with genres that have a strong standing fan base ranging from Underground Metal to the most mainstream of Country (Always proven to have fans who stand by their performers) while the Pop world will move onto the Internet for it's quick-fix scene.

I can see both The CD and the vinyl living good lives with music fans who need to have the physical work of art in their hands.