http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:21:49 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/08/14/222131.php#comment-517254 Hi very nice blog i reed this blog 517254@blogcritics.org Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:21:49 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/08/14/222131.php#comment-259111 I totally agree and disagree. Used vinyl is a godsend for all of us young, pennyless classical music fanatics. For a few hundred bucks i've built myself an amazingly good collection of superb performances on very clean vinyl. A couple more hundred bucks will get you a fine, solid turntable and needle. On the other hand, most people arent into caring for, cleaning and setting up of the various gear and media associated with analog playback. Dude, 99% of people wouldnt know the difference between a fisher or rega turntable, and would just play some mint condition records on a worn out spherical needle with a bent cantilever, no... vinyl is not for everyone. With digital, anyone can enjoy trouble-free music. 259111@blogcritics.org Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:41:05 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/08/14/222131.php#comment-106 Why is it so important that people download classical music? Most anyone who really cares is, as the article says, older and wealthier than the average person, anyway. For those of us young and poor kids who want classical music, though, and don't want to break the bank, I have two words: used vinyl. You may not get the "stars" of classical this way... not a lot of Yo-Yo Ma in there. You will, however, find absolutely charming copies of Bach's Brandenburg concertos, and Mozart's Jupiter Symphony, and the entirety of Bizet's Carmen on a four record set that's stickered at $3.99. One of my favorites is Caruso. The recordings are so old and crappy, anyway, that a digital transfer wouldn't help it much. So why bother? I don't know about furthering the industry digitally. Sounds fishy to me. 106@blogcritics.org Thu, 15 Aug 2002 12:57:39 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/08/14/222131.php#comment-105 Napster was awesome for classical, I recall one user having 8000 files, majority were classical -- and a faster connection than my cable modem. Streaming takes up too much of my RAM, but the RIAA is helping to put an end to this misery, by closing streaming radio before I purchase more RAM. 105@blogcritics.org Wed, 14 Aug 2002 22:57:44 EDT