A "stream of consciousness" observation on music and how we relate to it. How we purchase, listen to and enjoy music is changing. What does it mean to be a music fan in a world where every song, performance and video is literally at your fingertips? I hope to be a guide to this new world of musical experience. Featuring tunes and comments about artists, old and new in nearly every genre.
"CD Storegasm" (or the similar "music storegasm") is, according to Websters, any trip to a Record Shop wherein five or more CD/Records are purchased. The rolls of the music store "dead" seem to get longer every year. In the year just ended, we lost Rock-A-Billy's, Record Time and Car City Records. We gained some new spots for shopping, like the most excellent UHF in Royal Oak. And then there is Dearborn Music, located, as it has been for the last 1,000 years, at the Northwest corner of Michigan and Monroe. Back in the day, it was Dearborn "Records" a staunch, family-owned competitor to Harmony House, Korvettes, Repeat The Beat and other purveyors of vinyl that provided the soundtrack for my teen years. Now, it soldiers on as maybe the biggest and best record/cd/dvd/blu-ray/memorabilia store in the area. I spent some time there this morning. Not long enough as I have, you know, a life (of sorts). Coupling it with lunch at the fine Miller's Bar (best burger in Michigan?) I ended up filling my bag with the following:
The Kinks-Face To Face-Deluxe 2 Disc Edition
Wilco-The Whole Love Limited Deluxe 2 cd edition
Bruce Springsteen's "Wrecking Ball"
Arthur Alexander's The Greatest
Cowboy Junkies "Nomad" Series 3 Sing In My Meadows
Poco Very Best of Live
The Bangles Sweetheart of the Sun
The Move-Live at the Fillmore
Otis Rush I Can't Quit The Blues
And the Piece of Resistance, at a bargain price though still sealed, the 9 CD, 1 DVD Robert Plant "Nine Lives" collection featuring his first 9 solo albums after leaving Led Zeppelin, remastered with bonus tracks.
If you call me and I don't hear my phone ringing, it's because the music is too damn loud!
For the past few months I have been reading the blog of a guy named Bob Lefsetz. I heard a reference to his blog/newsletter (you can subscribe and get updates by email) on the Howard Stern Show and it seemed interesting, so I subscribed. Lefsetz is an attorney and former music label head who has been commenting by way of his blog on issues including but not limited to the decline of physical media, like cds and dvds, the rise of "peer to peer" services for digital file sharing, and the appearance of music websites/apps such as Spotify. He can be a controversial figure, with at times predictable and at times infuriating viewpoints that have raised the hackles of many in the music community. His writing style has been captured and lampooned in the online pages of the "Fake Lefsetz Letter" which hilariously captures his sometimes over the top philosophizing, self-reverence, and love of Don Henley.
But I love a strong opinion. And I love when Bob devotes a new article to an artist, album or even a particular song. Bob's a little older than I but I share a lot of his tastes. And he now posts a playlist on Spotify which I have subscribed too. That means when he puts his new set of songs online, they are right their on my Spotify app ready to play.
Here are some samples from Bob's playlist about Winter! I have tossed the link for this playlist and for Bob's blog down below the tunes!
