Streaming music. Why the fuss?
I was reminded last night in conversation with good friend Martin Campbell, that vinyl as a format for recording and distrbuting music remains superior to most, if not all, digital formats. And whilst we reminisced about the sleeve artwork, the thrill of pulling a freshly pressed copy from the outer-sleeve, and then the inner dust sleeveI have long since given up the good fight and invested in CD technology, etc. But I have yet to be persuaded by streaming services, although never sure entirely why. Listening to the radio this morning a penny dropped.
If you’re into music in any way whatsoever, you can’t have failed to have come across, tried or read about streaming music service Spotify. And for the more avid follower of the industry, you’ll have heard about Pirate Bay, and the recent legal decisions against their approach.
As my regular reader will know, I’m not entirely against innovation, but I do like to see innovation that takes us forwards. That advances society in a positive way, and not innovation that is there for the sake of it. And so without ever having tried Spotify myself, I have decided to be the last person to ever use it.
And the reason for my inertia? Radio 2, and in particular Terry Wogan. If radio isn’t streaming music then what is? And before you argue that your streaming music channel is just like radio, but more personalised to your own tastes, then try another radio channel. There’s hundreds of them out there. And if you’re not in the mood for Terry Wogan this morning, just press another pre-set on the box. Or if you feel like discovering something different hit the I-feel-lucky button that is the auto tune.
It’s really not so hard.
