Tagged: music

Life-changing albums

This was a harder list to make than I thought it would be. This definitely isn’t a list of what I consider to be the top five best albums I’ve ever heard — that list would differ rather significantly from this one. This list is of the top five albums that have significantly altered the course of my life, my behavior, my interests, my hobbies, my style…etc. 5. Almost Famous motion picture soundtrack This album (and the movie, too) re-introduced me to a lot of music that I had almost forgotten. While it’s probably not the greatest compilation of 1970s...

Vinyl sees unlikely revival

C|Net: Crave Talk: All hail the analogue revolution It sounds like an unlikely revival, but vinyl is scratching and crackling its way back to the top. Seven-inch vinyl records are once again a popular format for some indie singles’ sales in the UK. Sales of 7-inch singles have risen to well over one million this year. The last time things looked this good for vinyl was 1998. This article was written from a U.K. perspective, but vinyl has seen a similar resurgence in the States, as well. I recall that one of the biggest complaints that music collectors had about...