While reading up in my recent copy of Records & Prices...some of the dealers and artists (like Elvis Costello) are frustrated with sales.  They speak about the lifespan of a CD, and how short it is. Now a days, people dump all their CDs into a mp3 player and sell back their CDs.  I myself am not that way. I have a mp3 player on my phone and use it occasionally, but it's not my main source of music. The ol' trusty turn table has always been there for me.

Elvis Costello seems to think that artists should just upload a few tunes and let people download what the want; he thinks that albums (complete albums, not just a group of singles or songs) are dead. That, to me, is sad. Bob Dylan also said this: "We all like records that are played on record players, but let's face it, those days are gon-n-n-e. You do the best you can, you fight that technology in all kinds of ways, but I don't know anybody who's made a record that sounds decent in the past twenty years, really. You listen to these modern records, they're atrocious, they have sound all over them. There's no definition of nothing, no vocal, no nothing, just like -- static. Even these songs probably sounded ten times better in the studio when we recorded 'em."

And I as well am frustrated, it sucks when current music trends/scenes are made up of just songs and not albums. Artists (not all) just seem to want that hit single, not a great album. If I were an artist, I would get it through my head that I have control over the listners ears. That's the great thing about mono, you're hearing exactly what the musician/producer wants you to hear, it was designed that way.
I'd love to hear what others have to say about this.

this is my brother bince and my other brother bince

As those who know my dad, he's not an open guy, you could call him socially awkward; any wisdom he'd give I'd gladly take, but it's rarely given...the times have changed too much for him.

But another guy in this world also taught me about things that my dad never talked to me about, my emotions for the most part.  Brian Wilson gave me the Pet Sounds album to help me when I became a teenager, it helped me grow up and develop a greater sense of who I am.
"I had to prove that I could make it alone
But that's not me
I wanted to show how independent I'd grown now
But that's not me"

He created these songs for me to help with tough times & happy times.
"Lost my way
The sun grew dim
Stepped over grace
And stood in sin
Took the dive but couldn't swim
A flag without the wind"

"The constellations are stars that form animals
Leo and Capricorn, too
Star bright, star light
Make this wish come true tonight"

He gave me experimental music to allow myself to become creative and to have a mind that expands further that the norm.
"A pirate with a tune on a holiday.
Ol' lazy mister moon want a getaway.
And isn't that a moon for a milky way?"

He gave me healthy tunes to try to motivate me through exercising.
"Situps and pushups
A-do take energy
And so you run and you swim
At some gym
And then you will agree that
Life
Is for the living
Why don't you get up at eight
Feelin' so great
Cut out the sweets and start eating
Three times a day"

 He gave me songs that taught me about the love of the world that could exist.
"The world's not waiting just for me
The world don't care what I can be"

Picked up some newbies at Headstone...stoked of how awesome these albums are and the fact i found them on vinyl around here:
Marvin Gaye- What's Goin' on?
George Harrison- Cloud 9 (in the wrap!!)
the Doors- LA Woman
the Guess Who- best of
Badfinger- Straight Up
10cc- Live
The Who- Who's Next, Who are You, & Odds and Sodds

all three Plank boys sleep under one roof for one night...first time in over 8 years

-superbad
-work (occasionaly)
-the guess who
-the best of Bread
-Jaws
-Michel Gondry
-my niece
-new razors
-new blog postings
-starting a new
-new record player i'm buying
-knots landing
-electric light orchestra
-Chicago
-arnold