tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200094588339600508.post1506875622495867114..comments2021-04-17T01:26:44.137-07:00Comments on 2X-File: My responce to IL Magazine's feature story by Simon O'HaganWill Wright IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13610045409241300520noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8200094588339600508.post-14243761183927134332012-06-15T12:28:21.490-07:002012-06-15T12:28:21.490-07:00Furthermore, there was just something about having...Furthermore, there was just something about having the album. Maybe it's the cover art, maybe it's sound. (although if you don't keep the vinyl in perfect shape, the sound quality is easily damaged. One scratch left through the tracks can ruin the playback experience.) Maybe it's the fact the analog just had greater volume differences between the softest and loudest sounds on the recording (so much compression seems to be used today). Sometimes though I think that it is the fact you can't find certain versions of a song in the digital streaming world. For Example, back in the day before the artists started releasing these insane all in one 122 song remastered box sets from hell, you had to track down the "single" 45 in order to get "B-side" songs, that in many cases, were not on the Master album itself. That's where some of the rare gems were hidden. Another "concept" that seems to have been lost is finding that "perfect album side." Feedback anybody? (pun intended.)Will Wright IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610045409241300520noreply@blogger.com