Comments on: Matchbox 20 releases album on USB flash drive

By: Zeb D Essence

Zeb D Essence — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:12:40 +0000

I am exploring the new medium myself. I think it may work and if not that then something similar. Downloads are easy, problem is, people like the tangibility of what they buy. As a musician myself, I am looking ahead trying to see what works in the minds of the people and these new mediums: and these formats come and go…does any one remember Laser Disc? It was a movie the size of a vinyl record…today we call them DVD…different format and all but same concept. In all the CD is definitely on its way out….sales have gone down drastically…With USB’s it seems as if you can add video, audio, and a pdf file for art info, alot easier than having to encode a CD.

Anywho…it’s my opinion…and something and something soon has to save the world of music.

Zeb D Essence

By: JQuinn

JQuinn — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:25:20 +0000

Hey guys, yeah I agree I don’t think that they will really take off unless the quality is at least equal if not better. However, I don’t think that it is a giant stretch to think that this isn’t possible as well as probably, CD quality or better audio on USB sticks or on a similar type of technology. Of course the sticks we have now are far less quality as Mark pointed out but there isn’t a big demand for quality with the sticks being produced now, if there were then maybe there would be. Past all that, I think that the upsides or the sticks vs cds are obvious, cd players go out all the time, cds get scratched ALL the time, there big ect. Sticks or cards solve alot of these problems.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:04:42 +0000

Crap. Stupid typo.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:03:03 +0000

“i dont see how ’stick albums’ hope to get popular if they provide the same quality sound as a CD.”

They don’t. They quality is less.

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:48:05 +0000

GSam Says:
November 11th, 2007 at 7:19 am
@ JQuinn – good point, maybe this will be the way music is sold in the future, but honestly, when we started evolving from cassettes to cd’s, at least there was a definite upside despite the increase in cost – quality! i dont see how ’stick albums’ hope to get popular if they provide the same quality sound as a CD.

@ Sean – just 3 words… anger management baby… hehe

Gsam- just two letters FU HEHE

By: GSam

GSam — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:19:26 +0000

@ JQuinn – good point, maybe this will be the way music is sold in the future, but honestly, when we started evolving from cassettes to cd’s, at least there was a definite upside despite the increase in cost – quality! i dont see how ‘stick albums’ hope to get popular if they provide the same quality sound as a CD.

@ Sean – just 3 words… anger management baby… hehe..