|
Forum: Source
|
|
Topic: How has your music journey been from the first Walkman to now?
|
| Re: How has your music journey been from the first Walkman to now? [message #99694 is a reply to message #99692] |
Fri, 14 August 2026 12:01 |
 |
Wayne Parham
Messages: 19081
Registered: January 2001
|
Illuminati (33rd Degree) |
|
|
I never had a Walkman, or any other portable music player, for that matter. But I have always had good car stereos, even back when what the factory provided really sucks. I installed really good AM/FM cassette decks in my cars, starting with Concorde brand units. Those were incredible - response as good as the best three-head hifi or studio-recording cassette decks of the day. Car-audio was my only form of portable stereo. Still is.
So for me, not much has changed. I listen to a lot of vinyl. I record it on cassettes for my classic cars that still have decks. Put MP3 versions of music on flash drive "pucks" for my more modern cars.
One thing that changed for me is back in the 1980s, I used to record some albums on reel-to-reel. That way I didn't have to wear out albums for background listening. My turntable and cartridge were very good, but still, I played my favorite music on reel-to-reel back then for background listening.
Now I do that same thing with DVDs. I always buy music on vinyl and DVD, and I use the DVD media for background music and the vinyl media when I want to really enjoy.
|
|
|
|
|
Topic: Would you say CDs killed the idea of albums seen as a whole piece of work?
|
| Re: Would you say CDs killed the idea of albums seen as a whole piece of work? [message #99695 is a reply to message #99693] |
Fri, 14 August 2026 12:09 |
|
Wayne Parham
Messages: 19081
Registered: January 2001
|
Illuminati (33rd Degree) |
|
|
Most of my favorite music is recorded and distributed as a form of concept album. So the whole album flows naturally. Examples are recordings from bands like Yes, the Moody Blues, Genesis and Alan Parsons. Naturally, I tend to listen to albums like that from start to finish.
I have other albums that are a collection of unrelated songs. Some of those I really like too. But it is much more likely that I will listen to only one or two songs on an album like that.
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
Members
Search
Help
Register
Login
Get a T-Shirt!
