We're headed to the beach for the weekend. The house where we stay offers ample lodging, good food and plenty of new music. It's nice to have family with money!
Anyway, I know to bring a pad and pen when I visit because the music is just about always playing. My brother-in-law and his wife -- and their kids -- love music. Because they listen to so much of it, they have a very wide range of music to listen to. I often come home with the names of new bands to check out on my own. I enjoy listening to new music.
But, the old stuff is fun too! Mostly I remember spending hours looking at the album covers. I would know the lyrics to the songs and the order in which the songs played. For some bands, the album cover itself was a piece of art worth note apart from the music. Joni Mitchell designed her own album covers; Yes album covers were interesting; The Rolling Stones had some pretty neat ones too!
We have access to so much more music -- and for free -- than ever before. Sadly, that access has allowed some of the more interesting parts of music fall by the wayside. As a visual learner, for instance, I can't remember the name of a song just by hearing the song. I actually need to see the name of the song printed. Ah, the old days....
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