[kj] More bitching

[Alexander Smith]

I think the sticking point that really burns my toast this time around  
is that time was when US release dates and UK release dates didn't  
matter. Invariably the Brit edition would come out first, and I could  
stroll down to any one of several independent mom' n pop record/disc  
shops here in the great C of NY to buy the imported version only days  
after its UK release.

Nowadays, with very little exception, ALL THOSE INDEPENDENT DISC SHOPS  
ARE GONE. Sure, there is a tiny clutch of them left, but they're  
struggling.

Both the culture and the very way we "consume" music has changed so  
much that the old methods of obtaining albums is completely outdated.  
Hell, albums THEMSELVES are completely outdated in many people's  
perceptions.

LAZY, SPOILED YOUNG PEOPLE & TECHNOLOGY RUIN EVERYTHING.

Alex in NYC