Records were a pain to use, could get scratched, wear out, and had pops and crackles.<\/p>\n
The one thing a record has that mp3’s don’t is character, and not just tonality.\u00c2\u00a0 In order to listen to a record you have to do so with intention, carefully select which album and gently place the vinyl down.<\/p>\n
And when those Twenty two and a half minutes are done what you have is silence.\u00c2\u00a0 You have heard the creation as intended.<\/p>\n
Seems like the endless stream of music we have today does not lend itself to a greater contemplation of a single piece. We are constantly being fed the next new piece.<\/p>\n
The other advantage of the limited length of the record is that the artist must carefully select what goes into the work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Records were a pain to use, could get scratched, wear out, and had pops and crackles. The one thing a record has that mp3’s don’t is character, and not just tonality.\u00c2\u00a0 In order to listen to a record you have to do so with intention, carefully select which album and gently place the vinyl down. … Continue reading Length of a record<\/span>