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YFriday, December 8, 2006
I Buy CDs
Yes, its true. I do buy CDs. No, I am not a complete and utter moron. I know how to work P2P programs, Limewire, Bittorent or what have you. I know it's free and I know that the chances of getting caught are slim, but I just don't like to do it. There are a few simple reasons for my apparant stupidity. First of all, I believe that if you like a singer's music, you should show your support, and buy the CD. Simple as that.
That is the only noble/honourable/righteous/self-praising reason. My other reasons for buying CDs are totally selfish. Second reason. Most of the music that I enjoy, is not really what you would call popular and mainstream music. In fact, I despise most types of "in" and "hot" music. Rap? Hip-Hop? Pop? Hate, Hate, Hate. (Javier, I guess this is the one and only way in which you could call me a snob.)
Third reason. In the incredibly slim chance that I do find free copies of music that I like, it is almost certainly of poor quality. Many people do not know this, but MP3s are compressed files. In fact, most uncompressed WAV files, (those that you find on CDs) are about 50mbs for roughly a 3 minute song. Most MP3s files are around 3mbs. That means that a lot of the music has been lost, which is why some MP3s that people listen to sound so hollow and empty.
You know sometimes when you are bored at home with nothing to do and you just start messing around with your computer and you click on an MP3 file and you go properties and you mess around some more and you see somewhere 128kbps? That means the song has been compressed to 128kilobits per second. For this reason, I prefer to buy my own CD, rip the files myself, in order to ensure that they sound good.
So what does my third reason for buying CDs tell you? One, that I am a loser who has way too much useless information stored in my brain. Two, that I am audiophile. You may ask, well, what is an audiophile? This word has the misfortune of ALWAYS being associated with the word pedophile. People's minds are wired in strange ways. Their train of thought usually goes something like this. Hmm, audiophile and pedophile share the "phile" part, since pedophile is a guy who likes having sex with children, then I can confidently conclude, without any doubt, that the word audiophile is most definitely a person who has sex with CDs! Woohoo! I rock!
No. An audiophile is basically a person who is especially interested in high-fidelity sound reproduction. What does that mean? It means I'm a big geeky nerd who enjoys music. A LOT. But I have to admit it, I do download music. Sometimes in order to demo a CD, I download it. If I like it, I go to the store and buy it. If I don't I delete it. I believe that there is a 24hour grace period in which people are allowed to be in possession of MP3s. However, once you do own the CD, you are allowed to own copies of the songs, meaning you can store them in MP3 format, as long as you don't sell them.
I am often labeled "freak" "weirdo" "assface" by my friends for my taste in music, and I feel that I have been misrepresented. For that reason, I would like to use this blog as an avenue to express my taste in music. Recently, I bought a new CD.
Jack Johnson
Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
The name is weird. For those of you who do not know Jack Johnson, he's this former professional surfer who know writes music and sings songs, and is an active conservationist. He's kind of music is like the relaxing beach-side with a cold drink in your hand, lying in a hammock looking at the sunset kind of music. You know what I mean. His music is so laid-back and so relaxing, perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon. Very easy listening. Most of the album is great, I particularly like "Upside Down" and " People Watching", but I find "The 3 R's" (reduce reuse...) not to my taste. Its the kind of song Barney the Purple Dinosaur from our imagination would sing. Overall, a decent album. I like.