Well, in a highly unscientific sampling, it appears even uber-plugged in kids are joining the vinyl revival. My friend who has a 13 year old daughter (and many of her friends) are all buying up vinyl records, both new and used. A TT will be in under her Christmas tree this year apparently. For now it'll be one of those Crosley portables (which I got my 3 year old son for his birthday and he loves) which compared to an average boom-box or cheap ear-buds is not bad.
His theory is that technology means nothing to these kids- it's not new, cool, good or bad- it's just there. Like how we might have viewed a transistor radio as kids- nothing special (except for our parents who remembered huge floor models and though it was great to have portables). He pointed out that they all like getting in on the larger art work, the physical medium feels better and they feel more connected with records than MP3s. Of course they all started with and still have MP3 players. You might think would set up a situation of never even looking beyond the whole "portable, file-sharing, music is free thing" (and thus worth little), but apparently that's the opposite of what is happening. Maybe when you can take something for granted, it's that much easier to see value when you encounter it.
Anyway, for me, it's good sign that music, good sound, and appreciation for what's real is not going anywhere. It just needs to be nurtured a bit some times.
Well, in a highly unscientific sampling, it appears even uber-plugged in kids are joining the vinyl revival. My friend who has a 13 year old daughter (and many of her friends) are all buying up vinyl records, both new and used. A TT will be in under her Christmas tree this year apparently. For now it'll be one of those Crosley portables (which I got my 3 year old son for his birthday and he loves) which compared to an average boom-box or cheap ear-buds is not bad.
His theory is that technology means nothing to these kids- it's not new, cool, good or bad- it's just there. Like how we might have viewed a transistor radio as kids- nothing special (except for our parents who remembered huge floor models and though it was great to have portables). He pointed out that they all like getting in on the larger art work, the physical medium feels better and they feel more connected with records than MP3s. Of course they all started with and still have MP3 players. You might think would set up a situation of never even looking beyond the whole "portable, file-sharing, music is free thing" (and thus worth little), but apparently that's the opposite of what is happening. Maybe when you can take something for granted, it's that much easier to see value when you encounter it.
Anyway, for me, it's good sign that music, good sound, and appreciation for what's real is not going anywhere. It just needs to be nurtured a bit some times.