Once upon a time, people listened to music while they sit still and focused.
The creation of portable playback (walkman, for example) started the killing process in mid/late '80s.
The nails on the coffin: Individual song download, and, wireless blue tooth ear buds.
Nowadays, barely anybody listen to music without mostly distracted by something else (web browsing, flashy music videos, Kindle, you name it).
Seriously, when is the last time you would sit still and listen to the music only?
I have seen many audiophiles - and they are among the worst: They consistently would not even let the song to finish before hopping to another song or started talking over the music.
Why would anybody in the music industry care, if the buying customers don't seem to care?
The creation of portable playback (walkman, for example) started the killing process in mid/late '80s.
The nails on the coffin: Individual song download, and, wireless blue tooth ear buds.
Nowadays, barely anybody listen to music without mostly distracted by something else (web browsing, flashy music videos, Kindle, you name it).
Seriously, when is the last time you would sit still and listen to the music only?
I have seen many audiophiles - and they are among the worst: They consistently would not even let the song to finish before hopping to another song or started talking over the music.
Why would anybody in the music industry care, if the buying customers don't seem to care?