Opinion of people who purchase vinyl records nowadays

[bedstuy]

I like vinyl.  It makes you take in music in a different, interesting way.

Unfortunately, the US has terrible record stores in general.  Japan and Western Europe are such a better vinyl collecting cultures for whatever reason.

[bedstuy]

Most people can't hear the difference, so I lean option 2.  Besides, if you really want to go authentically old school, you really ought to abandon transistors for vacuum tubes in your amplifiers.

It's not just the sound of the record.  It's the difference in format.  You're just more inclined to listen to an album more intently and take it in instead of frenetically flipping through itunes on your iphone or pc.  It's also just a cool machine, there's a novelty and ritual to putting on a record.  It recalls a time when music wasn't this disposable, drivel financed by a handful of massive corporations and producers for a stable of photoshopped, autotuned replicants for a global audience with all the discernment of a 12 year old with a chronic case of ADD.

[bedstuy]

It recalls a time when music wasn't this disposable, drivel financed by a handful of massive corporations and producers for a stable of photoshopped, autotuned replicants for a global audience with all the discernment of a 12 year old with a chronic case of ADD.

Which era of prerecorded music didn't have all this in the butt loads?  (minus the autotune obviously and to a slightly lesser extent the global bit)

Is there anything in the Top 40 today that would appeal to an adult who actually likes music?  How much of the Grammy winners are unlistenable drivel?  Sure, there was about 70% pop drivel on the top charts in 1982.  But, now it's about 100% and the everything sounds like bad hip-hop mixed with house music remixed with something from 1992. 

[bedstuy]

Sure, Top 40 is more full of garbage than, perhaps, ever, but that doesn't mean the music industry in all eras hasn't been full of "disposable, drivel financed by a handful of massive corporations" for a bunch of idiots.  Or that there isn't plenty of great music being made today.

Only people that don't really like music listen to top 40 and that's always been the case.  You can usually tell who they are because they'll say stupid sh**t like "I listen to all kinds of music" followed by a list of 3 or 4 popular genres.

No, you're right to an extent.  There's tons of great music released today, it's just a different business model with more touring revenue vs. selling albums.  But, there is a significant difference in how quality music is sold in 2014 vs. 1970, 80 or even 2000.  Part of that is just the digital or internet format making music more disposable.

[bedstuy]

Most people can't hear the difference, so I lean option 2.  Besides, if you really want to go authentically old school, you really ought to abandon transistors for vacuum tubes in your amplifiers.

It's not just the sound of the record.  It's the difference in format.  You're just more inclined to listen to an album more intently and take it in instead of frenetically flipping through itunes on your iphone or pc.  It's also just a cool machine, there's a novelty and ritual to putting on a record.  It recalls a time when music wasn't this disposable, drivel financed by a handful of massive corporations and producers for a stable of photoshopped, autotuned replicants for a global audience with all the discernment of a 12 year old with a chronic case of ADD.

Novelty?

In any case, if you want commitment to the way an artist puts together an album, listen to a tape rather than being able to pick which tracks you'll listen to.

It's a novelty because it's an old analog technology. 

As for tapes, they don't make tapes anymore.  I suppose you could record them yourself, but that's a real hassle.