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Jan. 18th, 2004 12:38 pmI've been thinking about two things recently:
1. Is it just me, or are there a lot of pushy parents around nowadays? You know, the kinds who force their daughters into dancing lessons and their sons into sports as soon as they (the kids, that is) can walk, and then pile all kinds of other extracurricular activities on top of that. I'm not saying that I have anything against kids participating in a variety of activities, just that I think it's really overkill with some people, and it seems to be getting worse. Children DO need some free time, don't they? Besides, shouldn't the parents let the KIDS decide what activities they want to do?
2. I'm not a fan of MP3-only releases by bands. That's not to say I haven't bought a few, namely the They Might Be Giants releases from eMusic (Long Tall Weekend, the "Working Undercover For The Man" EP, and TMBG Unlimited). I almost certainly would have bought these same things if they had been released on regular CDs, though. While downloading songs is easy, convenient, and usually relatively cheap, I still prefer going out and buying albums in a tangible format. Maybe it's partially because I'm one of those losers who actually reads liner notes. That's not to mention that MP3-only releases are isolating those who: a) don't have computers, b) don't have credit cards, and/or c) live in certain parts of the world where these MP3 releases aren't available. I'm not saying that it's wrong to release albums on MP3, as there ARE advantages to it, and I have a few burned CDs full of stuff I downloaded from eMusic, and I probably won't buy the CDs. My point is that I don't think anything should ONLY be released on MP3s, at least not until technology has reached the point where it's cheaper and easier to utilize them.
1. Is it just me, or are there a lot of pushy parents around nowadays? You know, the kinds who force their daughters into dancing lessons and their sons into sports as soon as they (the kids, that is) can walk, and then pile all kinds of other extracurricular activities on top of that. I'm not saying that I have anything against kids participating in a variety of activities, just that I think it's really overkill with some people, and it seems to be getting worse. Children DO need some free time, don't they? Besides, shouldn't the parents let the KIDS decide what activities they want to do?
2. I'm not a fan of MP3-only releases by bands. That's not to say I haven't bought a few, namely the They Might Be Giants releases from eMusic (Long Tall Weekend, the "Working Undercover For The Man" EP, and TMBG Unlimited). I almost certainly would have bought these same things if they had been released on regular CDs, though. While downloading songs is easy, convenient, and usually relatively cheap, I still prefer going out and buying albums in a tangible format. Maybe it's partially because I'm one of those losers who actually reads liner notes. That's not to mention that MP3-only releases are isolating those who: a) don't have computers, b) don't have credit cards, and/or c) live in certain parts of the world where these MP3 releases aren't available. I'm not saying that it's wrong to release albums on MP3, as there ARE advantages to it, and I have a few burned CDs full of stuff I downloaded from eMusic, and I probably won't buy the CDs. My point is that I don't think anything should ONLY be released on MP3s, at least not until technology has reached the point where it's cheaper and easier to utilize them.
