Music: Re: [Classic_Rock_Forever] Re: REPORT: CD-Format to be Abandoned by Major Labels by the End of 2012

Clint the storage is so much better than any other format.
I have all my media (music movies pics) on an external hard drive that way only prograns are on c drive the once a month I back it all up on a different external drive that go's straight into fireproof safe. Hard drives are cheap and its safer then all the rest.

I have yet to move to the cloud but I am an old dog.

By the way I like your old buddy smart guy. When I was a young guy one of my 1st jobs was selling stereos and I learned very quickly you dont sell stereos they do all the selling for you. Find out their budget have them turn their back, plug in some classical music (even if they listened to rock country what ever doent matter) then ask them to tell me if they could hear all the differnt instruments. Then ask them to tell me when you not only hear but feel the music and once they did that it, enjoy it mr and mrs smith.

mike

From: Cfh <cfhiebert@sasktel.net>
To: Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Classic_Rock_Forever] Re: REPORT: CD-Format to be Abandoned by Major Labels by the End of 2012

I can't entirely disagree with you. I am somewhat stuck in the past regarding formats. I liked my vinyl way back, but I hated even the littlest pop or crack. I never bought into cassette that well. Pretty much bought the records up until the cd took over. I still like discs, even though I can't read them that easily at times.

The storage of the beasts is certainly a concern. I've tried numerous methods, and its a crap shoot as to which works best.

I'm not one to dismiss the mp3 as a bad format. 99% of the folks couldn't tell the difference if I put a blindfold on them. As my old buddy at the stereo shop used to say regarding speakers. Don't let your eyes do the shopping, ears are the only thing that matters.

Clint

From: MIKE KAMER

Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 10:14 PM

To: Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Classic_Rock_Forever] Re: REPORT: CD-Format to be Abandoned by Major Labels by the End of 2012

Maybe I am wrong on this, but this would be a positive for music.

Remember records the scratches pops and hisses so for quality real to real was the best you could get (gone) and maybe a handful of people missed it.

The lets make music portable and all those bulky ugly and undependable 8 track tapes cluttering our cars.

So then cassettes, smaller and if home made sometimes better quality, but still broke or melted all the time.

CDs the current format. Highest quality to date but if you have a large colletion of music just look at the clutter, and when was the last time you listened to that old BTO or Allmand Brothers cd?

Thanks to Steve Jobs the selection of music to listen to is unlimited cant say that about tower records. You can sample most songs so instead of buying the new beastie boys and being disapointed because it just wasnt the same you might like the new devo much more. And face it mp3 while not as good of quality as some of the other media types it is much more consistant.

Not sure how or if this will help the artist but it maybe one day will elliminate record labels and go straight to digital. One would think that would put more of the money in the artist pockets instead of the suits.....who knows

But as I believe Dylan wrote the time they are a changing.

Mike