On 18 Jan 2003 at 15:00, Z Moser wrote:
quoted 4 lines Music is the one of the only mediums you are expected to buy without> Music is the one of the only mediums you are expected to buy without
> sampling to see if you like it first. Would you buy a book you knew
> nothing about? How about a TV that you have never watched? Or a
> painting you have never seen?
This is an extraordinary analogy.
quoted 1 line Would you buy a book you knew nothing about?> Would you buy a book you knew nothing about?
Nobody expects you to buy music YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.
Much of the benefit of this very IDM list is to talk about the music,
get other people's views and read reviews (or ASK). My experience
with this list is that if I ask for opinions, I readily get lots of
clear and lucid mails which help me form my own picture of whether I
might or might not like the album discussed based on other people's
descriptions.
Yes, I do buy books without having READ them, which is less than one
can do with music (where shops often have listening posts, or sound
bytes are available on-line).
A TV is an electrical appliance. You also buy a toaster without
having seen toast been made in the shop, don't you?
Maybe you buy music because people you trust have told you it's good,
much like you'd buy a book because of a favourable review. Or you've
liked the artist's previous work.
I don't really get your point.
I
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