24-05-2012, 00:05
good point there
Keef Rob Wrote:Why must it be related to an album? Why do rock record collectors behave as though it's substandard if it's not on an album unless it's on the almighty unsanctioned bootleg? Why does this matter?
To me it's like being into reading but only liking paperbacks not newspapers, hardcovers, pamphlets, and so on. Or liking movies and only liking those that have been CGI'd to the hilt or have a 5.1 soundtrack. Or have been released on blu-ray.
Many times I run into this and I think, okay, are you into the music -- really listening to the music -- or are you into collecting things and are more in love with the chase involved in acquiring them? I figure a true music lover would be interested in listening, and the way it's presented just doesn't matter. For me that's certainly true. Is it a single? Is it an album? Is it an EP? Who CARES? Is the music itself any good?