Monday, January 25, 2010
Of all the changes in music in the 21st century, from the sounds, to the message, to the boldness of the lyrics, etc., the aspect of its evolution that stands out the most to me is music's availability. I know it's a topic we've touched on in almost every class, but ultimately it's the most drastic change that music has undergone in the past decade. In the past, it was buy the album or more recently, wait for the radio to play a song and hope you can catch it to record it. Now you don't even have to go out to a record store for an album. You don't even have to buy a single just to hear a certain song. Your computer is your record store...and you don't HAVE to even buy the music. you can download it for free. You've got to know that this newly created accessibility is one of the biggest issues in music today because of all the fuss it's created in the media and also in the courts. At least that's my opinion...
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Yeah the availability of music these days is ridiculously awesome, and I love how it's just a click away on my computer
ReplyDeleteWhile availability in some aspects is nice I think it has caused a loss of respect and appreciation for artists and they're music. When people had to buy albums, they would think about what kind of music they were getting, the artist, and decide whether or not it was worth it because they are literally investing. Nowadays you don't have to take such careful consideration due to free downloading. If you download something you don't like, oh well you've only wasted a bit of time. That's an unfortunate attitude I think
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