MickJagger
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I agree that music is a special thing in my life.
Why do you invest in music?
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As a kid in the 80s, I developed an interest in music through the radio, listing to their Hit Parade type programs and getting a sense of what music I liked and what I didn't. I could always recall getting excited when my Dad was coming home with a Compilation Cassette which was also another way of taking preferences to bands, though sometimes I take a preference to a group which I'd eventually get tired of. This would continue though my teens when I would purchase CDs left, right & centre due to it being more of a flavour of the month type thing and then the interest wares off.
In the 80s I developed interest with:
* Tears for Fears
* Dire Straits
* Bruce Springsteen
* Icehouse
* The Models
* Mental as Anything
* Split Enz
* Uncanny X Men
* Simple Minds
* Culture Club
Towards the end of the 80s, I recall my musical interests slipping, newer genres were coming in which I wasn't fond of, perhaps the sound and beat weren't as appealing making it less catchy. It must have been around that time I developed an interest in older music from the 60s/70s, I can recall seeing this commercial for a compilation album and in it they gave a preview of The Moody Blues "Nights In White Satin". I thought my folks have The Moody Blues, and knew my Dad had Recorded his Moody Blues Record Collection onto Cassettes. So I went though them, though the condition of them didn't seem that great, though by simply going through their albums, I felt they had a lot of great songs, at the time my Dad didn't have a record player, though when he retired, he brought a Hi-Fi complete with Turntable. It came with this button, so when you recorded from the Vinyl to Cassette it removed the Noise and made the Albums on Tape sound like a Million Bucks! I followed the Concept of using 90 minute tapes with all The Moody Blues albums at the time fitting on one 45 minute side, though my Dad also had the Blue Jays album, which exceeded that. For that I remember getting a 120 minute tape, which was more than enough. I used the other side to transfer a couple of Cassettes my Dad had with The Eagles Greatest Hits and it might of been some of Hotel California album.
In the early 90s, the local radio station switched from AM into FM band and on the Saturday night they had a Saturday night hits festival going on with bands out of the 60s/70s. This helped me broaden my horizons into the other groups out there and shortly after simply found myself collecting that music. By that stage I'd moved from Cassettes and onto CDs. I felt the quality of Cassettes were getting poorer in quality needed to be frequently rewinded or they would sound wonky. Personally I haven't had issues with the sound of those old bands from the 60s/70s on CD, there are people I know who won't touch a band even from the 80s on CD if the recording process has included an analogue and go for the Vinyl instead, personally I don't have the best hearing and haven't been able to pickup a Digitally Sourced Sound a CD reveals, it makes me wonder had those Phillips Digital Cassettes in the 90s had took off if they were any better at reproducing the source from a Master Tape.
Since I first came to this forum, I still have an appreciation for the Classic Rock Music, though find myself predominantly listening to soothing electronic music, after becoming interested in that style of music which had been explored by Pink Floyd and The Church. I'm unsure if Pink Floyd had done something which made Brian Eno leave the Glam Rock era of Roxy Music and explore that style of music to which he would coin the phase "Ambient Music".
In the 80s I developed interest with:
* Tears for Fears
* Dire Straits
* Bruce Springsteen
* Icehouse
* The Models
* Mental as Anything
* Split Enz
* Uncanny X Men
* Simple Minds
* Culture Club
Towards the end of the 80s, I recall my musical interests slipping, newer genres were coming in which I wasn't fond of, perhaps the sound and beat weren't as appealing making it less catchy. It must have been around that time I developed an interest in older music from the 60s/70s, I can recall seeing this commercial for a compilation album and in it they gave a preview of The Moody Blues "Nights In White Satin". I thought my folks have The Moody Blues, and knew my Dad had Recorded his Moody Blues Record Collection onto Cassettes. So I went though them, though the condition of them didn't seem that great, though by simply going through their albums, I felt they had a lot of great songs, at the time my Dad didn't have a record player, though when he retired, he brought a Hi-Fi complete with Turntable. It came with this button, so when you recorded from the Vinyl to Cassette it removed the Noise and made the Albums on Tape sound like a Million Bucks! I followed the Concept of using 90 minute tapes with all The Moody Blues albums at the time fitting on one 45 minute side, though my Dad also had the Blue Jays album, which exceeded that. For that I remember getting a 120 minute tape, which was more than enough. I used the other side to transfer a couple of Cassettes my Dad had with The Eagles Greatest Hits and it might of been some of Hotel California album.
In the early 90s, the local radio station switched from AM into FM band and on the Saturday night they had a Saturday night hits festival going on with bands out of the 60s/70s. This helped me broaden my horizons into the other groups out there and shortly after simply found myself collecting that music. By that stage I'd moved from Cassettes and onto CDs. I felt the quality of Cassettes were getting poorer in quality needed to be frequently rewinded or they would sound wonky. Personally I haven't had issues with the sound of those old bands from the 60s/70s on CD, there are people I know who won't touch a band even from the 80s on CD if the recording process has included an analogue and go for the Vinyl instead, personally I don't have the best hearing and haven't been able to pickup a Digitally Sourced Sound a CD reveals, it makes me wonder had those Phillips Digital Cassettes in the 90s had took off if they were any better at reproducing the source from a Master Tape.
Since I first came to this forum, I still have an appreciation for the Classic Rock Music, though find myself predominantly listening to soothing electronic music, after becoming interested in that style of music which had been explored by Pink Floyd and The Church. I'm unsure if Pink Floyd had done something which made Brian Eno leave the Glam Rock era of Roxy Music and explore that style of music to which he would coin the phase "Ambient Music".
So getting back on-topic, over the years I've invested in music, I transitioned from CDs to more Digital in the past couple of years, I might still buy a CD from someone I follow such as Pete Murray. In this age of Digital Music, it's becoming a Dilemma because I feel I have to support those who create music that I wish to enjoy and support, though it's unclear if certain sites are charing more in support of an artist and then on the other end of the spectrum are sites providing digital material at a fraction of the cost, allowing someone to purchase that album for nearly next to nothing. I wrote about this on my social media platform, though got no response, I was just wondering what others think about it.
I'm with you on all that. Music has been a big part of my life since I was 12. Wow, 61 years. My older sisters had albums and 45s that I quickly latched onto. We were given a mono record player from my aunt and uncle in the early 60s, along with a bunch of LPs. So, every birthday or Christmas, I asked for records. My sisters had Meet The Beatles LP and I think that is the point that got me into playing guitar. Then they had Ventures records and even Johnny Cash. The first LP I bought with my own money was Mr. Tambourine Man when it just came out. That got me into Dylan. Then Rolling Stones, Kinks, on and on. Yes, it was awesome buying vinyl albums and 45s, reading the liner notes and looking at the pictures on the back of the album while the record played. Magical. I've kept most of my LPs and have thought about selling them to a local record store, but I have a hard time letting them go!
