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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc
I'm sure I would have loved to have had the endless selection that kids have now at my fingertips but I think it not having it made music feel somewhat more special.
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Yea, it's crazy to think how easily accessible music is today compared to 30 or 40 years ago. Most of the music I got into as a kid was discovered through a variety of different ways. Muchmusic, MTV, and commercial radio were obviously the three most influential sources, but a lot of stuff was also discovered through word of mouth from friends or older siblings who would make cassette copies and pass them around.
I'd get introduced to a new band, and that's where the fun began. Because then you had to go out and try and hunt down the rest of their catalogue, hitting every record shop in town in the process. Sometimes I'd buy an album just because I liked the cover art, or because I thought the band had a cool sounding name. You'd get home from the record store with a couple of new tapes or CDs and you felt like you'd been on an adventure.
Now all you have to do is pick up your phone and with a single click you have immediate access to every song ever recorded. It's wild.