when you get rid of CDs you’re also loosing the entire art of album design and CD packaging as well as lyric booklets and the design of the CD itself. and all of those things factor into how you experience the album. looking up lyrics on genius is nowhere near as impactful as looking at the loving design that goes into lyric booklets, the images chosen to accompany certain songs, the typography and text design, even sometimes the artists comments in there as well. while playing individual songs and making playlists or shuffle playing an artists discography is fine it seems like a lot of people have forgotten what its like to listen and appreciate an album. and when “listening to an album” means clicking play on a list of songs with a tiny little album cover on spotify of course its going to be a different experience than getting the actual CD or vinyl or casette and seeing all the love and care that goes into that physical media. ok?
I’m blaming the fact that it took me so long to see this, on account of I thought I had already seen this ages ago with my dad. Turns out that was ANOTHER spy movie that might have also had Tom Cruise in it haha. I really enjoyed this one, I don’t think I need to see five more of these, but you never know.
one of my favorite thing is how often mikey drifts to the sides of the stage and plays UP to the people in the seats with a limited view and way up in the nosebleeds. this is a man who has been to So many concerts and knows how magical this experience is and wants to share it with EVERYONE there, no matter where they're sitting.