tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21880706.post7167186213008678961..comments2022-06-20T09:41:21.061-04:00Comments on The Snilch Report: mp3 Albums, Part OneSnilchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14584606001052710265noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21880706.post-31457501337414149892009-01-19T11:56:00.000-05:002009-01-19T11:56:00.000-05:00MP3s are the devil and for bands to release MP3 on...MP3s are the devil and for bands to release MP3 only albums is a shame. As a musician in 2009, I am forced to concede to this format ( Myspace/ iTunes etc..) but I offer my band's cd in 16 bit as well.<BR/>MP3s reduce the music experience to something disposable and forgetful. Whether listeners know it or not, you are less likely to fall in love with a band if you hear them for the first time and that first listen is an MP3 or other compressed format. The brain simply doesn't offer the same depth in the listening experience. A grainy photograph of the Grand Canyon is not the Grand Canyon. As cheezy as that sounds, it's simply true! Listen to your favorite album ( cd or vinyl quality) on headphones. There is an unending depth to it that can't really be put into words. Do the same listen with an MP3 version and you start to "see" the wall. It IS a wall. A sonic stopping point where the music sounds like it has a border. That all I can say.<BR/>Hopefully technology will catch up. Lately there are new formats that compete with MP3. They are better, but still FAR from great.<BR/>-E SaltAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21880706.post-21478826573139314862009-01-18T13:16:00.000-05:002009-01-18T13:16:00.000-05:00Good seeing you and the Missus the other night. Yo...Good seeing you and the Missus the other night. Your post made me feel further old and unhip, as I'd only heard of Sleater-Kinney and Eddie Vedder. *sigh* Time to shuffle off to the old folks' home. I did enjoy the S-K tune in your car the other night. Thanks for the ride, too. Currently listening to "October," by U2. Soooooo. Many. Years. Ago.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516286046338105808noreply@blogger.com