Why Albums Used To Matter

http://www.illdoctrine.com A breakdown of what the music industry should learn from internet album leaks

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• hip-hop
• rap
• music
• albums
• vinyl
• records
• songs
• busines
• model
• mp3s
• leaks

[xKineticSparks]

I'm kind of in love with this guy...

[AcousticUplift]

I have to agree with this, in particular the first part. I miss the tangibility of records. And I miss those record shops! There's something so soul-less about the instant nature of accessing music right now and I think it indicative of the very dispensable-attitude towards things these days. Sad days...

[CMFangirl]

I did indeed recognize it as fragile, and each of the tree cannot-be-scratched-with-my-so­ul-remaining-intact discs was slid in and out, one at a time from my old-fashioned stereo while I read the huge liner notes. It was thoroughly mindblowing. Not exactly the same, but I'd say not too shabby for a current 13 year old.

[CMFangirl]

My first album experience was somewhere in the middle. A couple months ago, the Ben Folds retrospective came out. I had waited months for it, and begged for it to be pre-ordered. I was told that it was unlikely, and I was probably going to have to wait. October 12 rolled around, and I was heartbroken in knowing that my nerd friend was listening gleefully to it-and I would not for days, or even weeks. Suddenly, my dad showed up in my room with it, and there was much bouncing to be had.

[ralph9563]

@TheTHINNERALBUM That's true to a sence but there are thinkers like my self and others that listen to under ground hip hop. Because that's were the thought provokeing music is at. People that listen to radio and tv think that no one is making that type of music any more!! There waiting for the tv and radio the play it.!!

[AlloftheAbuv]

So true, that's fuck d up.

[MrReman23]

Well, this is why I still buy CD's and I have a collection and I love and treasure it. I fucking hate iTunes SO MUCH! and yeah, I download mp3's (illegally) but....it just is what it is. I hate my generation enough...we'll look back on this and have our stories like you.

[TheTHINNERALBUM]

@RawFeverTV I really, really, really, think that people enjoy STUPID SHIT! They would rather watch a dancing cat than be tuned into something that is authentically intelligent. I am finishing work on my first album, from day one I have been advised to "dumb it up." I was told, "People don't want to THINK and dance..." What???? I don't think it is our nature to be dumb, rather, we have been systematically desensitized to rational thinking. I also think a great many youtube viewers are 7.

[groovechaser]

what else made the event so special is anything that was on that magical black disk was more than likely quality stuff.