11-08-2007, 12:33 PM
I love downloading tunes from iTunes and listening via my computer, iPod, connecting my iPod to the port in my car radio.
The problem with most CDs is that I typically only like one or two tracks. With iTunes, I can download just the ones I want, without having to invest in the ones I don't. Audio CDs are just plain too expensive; always have been. 99ยข a tune -- that I can handle. Investing $15-20 at a time for a single song and the hopes that I might like some of hte other tracks is just not reasonable for me. And probably a big reason why it took me so long to expand my musical knowledge and appreciation to encompass the extremely ecclectic collection I have now.
Another problem with CDs is that I have to change them. The only time I listen to music when I'm at home is while I'm working at my computer. Simply more efficient if stored on the computer than played via the drive and/or an external player. When I'm mobile, I have to carry too much media with me. I used to try to do that; whenever I'd travel for business I'd take a carrying case with a bunch of CDs in it. And more often than not, forget to remove one from the car's CD player. Most of the cars I rent now have AUX ports so I can plug in my iPod...
Besides there's that whole instant gratification thing. If I want a song, I can download it now. If I want a CD, I have to get dressed and drive to a store that sells them and deal with the aggravation of in-person shopping.
I admit, I'm more likely to discover an unknown treasure of a song by getting the whole album rather than downloading a single tune and/or listening to the short "free preview" for other songs. For example, one of my favorite tracks on Tori Amos' "from the choirgirl hotel" is "Playboy Mommy," not the "hit" tune from that CD, "Spark." And I never would have found "Playboy Mommy" if I hadn't bought the CD. But that's definitely the exception rather than the rule.
The problem with most CDs is that I typically only like one or two tracks. With iTunes, I can download just the ones I want, without having to invest in the ones I don't. Audio CDs are just plain too expensive; always have been. 99ยข a tune -- that I can handle. Investing $15-20 at a time for a single song and the hopes that I might like some of hte other tracks is just not reasonable for me. And probably a big reason why it took me so long to expand my musical knowledge and appreciation to encompass the extremely ecclectic collection I have now.
Another problem with CDs is that I have to change them. The only time I listen to music when I'm at home is while I'm working at my computer. Simply more efficient if stored on the computer than played via the drive and/or an external player. When I'm mobile, I have to carry too much media with me. I used to try to do that; whenever I'd travel for business I'd take a carrying case with a bunch of CDs in it. And more often than not, forget to remove one from the car's CD player. Most of the cars I rent now have AUX ports so I can plug in my iPod...
Besides there's that whole instant gratification thing. If I want a song, I can download it now. If I want a CD, I have to get dressed and drive to a store that sells them and deal with the aggravation of in-person shopping.
I admit, I'm more likely to discover an unknown treasure of a song by getting the whole album rather than downloading a single tune and/or listening to the short "free preview" for other songs. For example, one of my favorite tracks on Tori Amos' "from the choirgirl hotel" is "Playboy Mommy," not the "hit" tune from that CD, "Spark." And I never would have found "Playboy Mommy" if I hadn't bought the CD. But that's definitely the exception rather than the rule.
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