Musicological banter

What about how we consume music? I find it nearly impossible to go to an electronics store and find something reasonably priced that doesn't sound cheap. These are the places that most consumers get their music listening equipment. Great music in a good digital format will sound mediocre, at best, on inadequate stereo equipment. One of the good things about vinyl is that the distortion that creates all that "warmth" is very forgiving to less than stellar equipment.
Plus there is the fact that as music has become more ubiquitous we care less about quality over quantity. If I can hear a song I like playing faintly over the speaker system at the grocery store (hypothetical) and be satiated enough, why do I need a dedicated piece of equipment taking up space in my house that could be filled with other stuff. Not to mention that as we get older we no longer have the time to sit sit back and actually enjoy music. We sit in our cars, on mass transit and subject ourselves to inferior sound quality. . . Plus how are beats headphones being sold off like they are some entry level gift to sound quality. . ? For their price especially they are terrible (my brief opinion).   

Ardamus wrote:
This whole argument about what form of media is better is weak though. It all goes in circles anyway. Two forms of media people will not go back to are the following: for anything visual, laser discs, and for anything based on audio, 8-tracks. LOL. Everything else goes in cycles. People hate CDs but yet love tapes and vinyl all of a sudden again. Digital media is great until you don't back it up and lose it if your computer ever goes down. I really don't know to many people even into Blu-rays like that or even like DVDs too much anymore since its all about what you can stream/download online mostly. It all comes down to what you're really comfortable with having in your collection in whichever form you prefer.

I like Blue-Rays.  I was just stating how I wish Blockbuster still existed.  You could easily browse movies and find stuff that you would never watch.  I think people are just so lazy these days.  Too lazy to get off their azz and go to the store an pick up a video or album.  To lazy to make themselves a healthy meal. 

Wait what?  Is this the foodicological banter thread?

grateful wrote:
Wait what?  Is this the foodicological banter thread?

We should have one of them.  I love good food.  And I don't mean bacon.

atomicfront wrote:

grateful wrote:
Wait what?  Is this the foodicological banter thread?

We should have one of them.  I love good food.  And I don't mean bacon.

Gastronomy is the study of food and culture, with a particular focus on gourmet cuisine.

I'm no foodie so someone else will need to start a Gastronomical Banter thread.

Kate Bush is the godmother of 10s music.

Any one listened to the new King Kruel album
http://kingkrule.co.uk/beneaththemoon/


He's streaming it from his site (as is NPR)

I really kan't stop listening to it

The video for Out getting ribs is just great (actually made 2 years ago)
http://kingkrule.co.uk/videos/

Roddy Frame is doing High Land Hard Rain in the UK… Which makes me a sad panda

So Clap your Hands Say yeah is the first "big" band using this new service, Rabbl. 
https://www.rabbl.com/events/1000557

http://sweetteapumpkinpie.com/2013/08/27/interview-clap-your-hands-say-yeah-discusses-rabbl/

https://www.rabbl.com/

Not too sure how different it is than just ticket sales to gauge audience interest in a band… Could be a cool tool for smaller to medium sized venues and Bands.

kosmo wrote:
Roddy Frame is doing High Land Hard Rain in the UK… Which makes me a sad panda

you're such an oldies goldies kinda panda…  ;D








as am i

Rock Music is truly dead…  QOSTA take a swipe at Miley by promising no twerking at their Barclay center show.  and Kim of Matt and Kim poses topless on their remix album cover, teenage boys everywhere will be "listening" to this album. 

soundtrack from ziggy stardust is underrated


maybe not the best mix but still…

kosmo wrote:
Rock Music is truly dead…  QOSTA take a swipe at Miley by promising no twerking at their Barclay center show.  and Kim of Matt and Kim poses topless on their remix album cover, teenage boys everywhere will be "listening" to this album. 

Was Matt and Kim ever considered "rock" music? What a bunch of wusses.

Yada wrote:

kosmo wrote:
Rock Music is truly dead…  QOSTA take a swipe at Miley by promising no twerking at their Barclay center show.  and Kim of Matt and Kim poses topless on their remix album cover, teenage boys everywhere will be "listening" to this album. 

Was Matt and Kim ever considered "rock" music? What a bunch of wusses.

Matt and Kim is one of the most annoying acts I've ever seen.  Saw them at freefest because I was sitting in the front waiting for Pavement and LCD, and they were just heinous.  Do.not.get.

K8teebug wrote:

Yada wrote:

kosmo wrote:
Rock Music is truly dead…  QOSTA take a swipe at Miley by promising no twerking at their Barclay center show.  and Kim of Matt and Kim poses topless on their remix album cover, teenage boys everywhere will be "listening" to this album. 

Was Matt and Kim ever considered "rock" music? What a bunch of wusses.

Matt and Kim is one of the most annoying acts I've ever seen.  Saw them at freefest because I was sitting in the front waiting for Pavement and LCD, and they were just heinous.  Do.not.get.

I bet atomic loves Matt and Kim.

Tonight was my favorite Franz Ferdinand record by far.. of course it stiffed.. I'm glad they survived to make another one.. the new one's album cover is so boring though.. I think this is their last one.. groovin to it today… can't say yet how it stacks up.. its good of course… but how good?

would love to end up at the FF show at Strathmore but have balked due to the ticket price…

Yeah the FF is fast growing on me.. digging the new Sonics in their sound.

While this onion worthy.. I can't find that thread at the moment

Old people offened by diarrhea planet

http://m.nashvillescene.com/nashville/blogs/Post?basename=ticked-off-belle-meade-news-reader-wants-to-get-off-of-diarrhea-planet&day=29&id=nashvillecream&month=08&year=2013

Yada wrote:

K8teebug wrote:

Yada wrote:

kosmo wrote:
Rock Music is truly dead…  QOSTA take a swipe at Miley by promising no twerking at their Barclay center show.  and Kim of Matt and Kim poses topless on their remix album cover, teenage boys everywhere will be "listening" to this album. 

Was Matt and Kim ever considered "rock" music? What a bunch of wusses.

Matt and Kim is one of the most annoying acts I've ever seen.  Saw them at freefest because I was sitting in the front waiting for Pavement and LCD, and they were just heinous.  Do.not.get.

I bet atomic loves Matt and Kim.

Of course, I do.  What's not to love.  High energy and great songs.  Pavement on the other hand were incredibly boring.  I left during their set. 

atomic wrote:

Yada wrote:

K8teebug wrote:

Yada wrote:

kosmo wrote:
Rock Music is truly dead…  QOSTA take a swipe at Miley by promising no twerking at their Barclay center show.  and Kim of Matt and Kim poses topless on their remix album cover, teenage boys everywhere will be "listening" to this album. 

Was Matt and Kim ever considered "rock" music? What a bunch of wusses.

Matt and Kim is one of the most annoying acts I've ever seen.  Saw them at freefest because I was sitting in the front waiting for Pavement and LCD, and they were just heinous.  Do.not.get.

I bet atomic loves Matt and Kim.

Of course, I do.  What's not to love.  High energy and great songs.   Pavement on the other hand were incredibly boring.  I left during their set. 

HAHAHAH.