In 2009, I hadn’t listened to cassettes since buying my first CD player in the 80s. I bought a Nakamichi 500 deck that year and hauled out all of my old cassettes. I listened to it on and off until it finally broke in 2015 or so. Haven’t listened to a cassette since. After writing […]
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Seeing the music
One of my favorite things about listening to vinyl records is that I can see the music as it plays. Ok I suppose I can’t exactly “see” it, but you know what I mean. I like my old reel-to-reel player for the same reason. Even cassette tapes give me a little of that feeling.
Vinyl: Is This The Life We Really Want?
Now that I no longer live alone, I don’t get as many opportunities to put some vinyl on the turntable and turn the volume way up. I’m doing it right now, though, and it’s wonderful. Today’s selection is Roger Waters’ “Is This The Life We Really Want?”