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- From: rsd@sei.cmu.edu (Richard S D'Ippolito)
- Subject: Re: CD vs. LP again
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.101522.3565@sei.cmu.edu>
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- Organization: The Software Engineering Institute
- References: <C1HDns.63L@world.std.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 10:15:22 EST
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- In article <C1HDns.63L@world.std.com>, Richard D Pierce writes:
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- |> Now in just the Roberdais, the Couperin and the Sweelink alone, I have
- |> about 32 LP's, but all of 3 CDs. Now scoff if you will at my particular
- |> musical tastes, but it point out the deep validity of your point. Much of
- |> the esoteric repetoire is simply not available, and may never be available
- |> on CDs. Period
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- Hey, that's nice stuff!
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- |> On the same token, the CD medium is also less than perfect. One of its
- |> major problems, which is not a technological issue, is the fact that it
- |> completely ignores the vast majority of the musical literature. If you're
- |> into Metallica or Bon Jovi or the well-worn classical War Horses and have
- |> no interest in pursuing the more esoteric examples of music, then CD's
- |> will suit you fine. Unfortunately, this stuff all sounds like bad elevator
- |> nusic to me at this point. Any interest in delving more deeply into music
- |> than this, you quickly hit a brick wall.
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- You're too kind. I'm surprised when the elevators still work with that stuff
- running through the cables and air.
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- Rich
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