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Post by MC Blowfish on Jan 6, 2018 14:22:55 GMT -5
I used to go to music stores when I was a teenager. We had Musiclands or Sam Goodys in some areas. They always had a good selection and I almost always found something to pick up. We had a few independent places which were always nice to go and discover new music. They sometimes had hard to find albums that weren't carried in larger stores. Now they're all gone. We have a few stores that have vinyl which is nice. I love picking up vinyl from time to time. The selection is very limited and quality is hit or miss.
You can always buy music in digital form, but something is missing. I used to love reading through the linear notes and reading the lyrics. Does anyone else wish music stores would make a comeback?
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Post by agent817 on Jan 6, 2018 15:09:53 GMT -5
There is actually a music store chain in my area that's still going. It's mainly in the area, though. Unlike a lot of people, I still sometimes prefer buying physical copies of music.
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Jan 6, 2018 15:33:12 GMT -5
There are two independent music stores in my town. Funny enough right across the street from each other. I go to them at least twice a month. Just love walking around looking at records. They have used records cheap like 50 cents. I'll just take a risk and get band's I've never heard of. New music discovery on the cheap.
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Post by Baby, it’s Jes outside on Jan 6, 2018 16:55:37 GMT -5
I used to love going to Sam Goody and On Cue (mainly for the cute girls). There's a local chain here called Allied Record Exchange. No cute girls, but tons of music, from popular to obscure. That said, I buy most of my music digitally.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Jan 6, 2018 17:28:07 GMT -5
There's something to be said about wandering through a store and just browsing... I find that if I'm shopping online I need to have a more defined idea of what I'm looking for, and then I don't "stumble across" anything new or different.
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Post by mo on Jan 6, 2018 17:33:57 GMT -5
Dammit I miss Hastings. Just wasting an hour or so browsing around was a good time. The big retail stores hardly carry anything anymore so most of my music buying is done on Amazon.
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Post by Derk! on Jan 6, 2018 17:35:37 GMT -5
While I can easily order my music online, nothing beats going into a store and exploring a ton of new music.
With the exception of one band, I will never buy downloads. I understand the convenience of digital, but nothing beats having the physical product. That said, I do convert all physical albums to mp3's and have a ton of music on my phone..
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Post by Surfer Sandman on Jan 6, 2018 17:49:17 GMT -5
There's still a few music stores around here. Not as many as there used to be. I'm a radio DJ so I never have to buy new music when I get it from distros.
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Post by cabbageboy on Jan 6, 2018 17:57:16 GMT -5
For one thing there's a logical reason to not buy digital music: It sucks. An actual CD will always be a superior product and sound better than an MP3. But yeah I used to love to go to Camelot Music in Jefferson Mall, which actually still exists as FYE today. Other places like Record Town were always way too expensive and I can see why they went under.
I think that's the problem with buying stuff online and having a far reduced actual retail market. There was so much random stuff that I would see in a store and then find out more about it, then maybe buy that particular album later. With online it's a bit tougher to do. Same thing goes for buying movies. When stores like Suncoast had a bunch of weird stuff you could find rare old movies or whatever, whereas now it's harder to initially find out about it.
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Jan 6, 2018 18:17:15 GMT -5
Hell yes. I am a fan of hard copy despite being in the download generation. Makes me glad that there's two stores in Green Bay so I can easily get my fix of physical copy.
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Post by OldDirtyBernie on Jan 6, 2018 19:26:33 GMT -5
There's one locally, and it's an institution, called Phil's Records. It was really popular among punks and metal people because they carried a lot of independent bands of both genres and always had a HUGE collection of used CDs which was great on a budget.
They actually had 5 or 6 locations at one point, then when their popularity peaked they combined all but the original and maybe one other into a huge location. The super location carried even more music and they expanded into used books and movies, as well as planned to hold live shows. Unfortunately, they had to close this location as business slowed, and they've been struggling to stay in business ever since, including changing locations 2 or 3 times.
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