I remember always looking forward to rushing to a Sam Goody or Virgin Records store to throw on a pair of the headphones and listen to a new album thats suppose to be the "greatest album ever". At that exact same time, I'd hold the album cover in my hand and analyze the artwork inch by inch. Next, I'd open it and look for the lyrics as I sang along with the best album ever playing in my ear while I sang as if the passing customers were my "live" audience. What happened to that amazing experience of seeing everything you feel about that song painted on the front cover, as if the album cover were a beautiful gift box and the artist went out of there way to share this mysterious gift just for you? It seems like the art is lost. It became a link that you click and a graphic image (love graphics btw) to download. While I do love accessing alot of things conveniently, in the comfort of my own home, nothing will replace my "checking out a new c.d." experience!
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Whatever Happened? Album Art Work
I remember always looking forward to rushing to a Sam Goody or Virgin Records store to throw on a pair of the headphones and listen to a new album thats suppose to be the "greatest album ever". At that exact same time, I'd hold the album cover in my hand and analyze the artwork inch by inch. Next, I'd open it and look for the lyrics as I sang along with the best album ever playing in my ear while I sang as if the passing customers were my "live" audience. What happened to that amazing experience of seeing everything you feel about that song painted on the front cover, as if the album cover were a beautiful gift box and the artist went out of there way to share this mysterious gift just for you? It seems like the art is lost. It became a link that you click and a graphic image (love graphics btw) to download. While I do love accessing alot of things conveniently, in the comfort of my own home, nothing will replace my "checking out a new c.d." experience!
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