Sonic Youth

[Cortona]

And in the summer Raw Power was sometimes followed by beach volleyball - bonus! But I digress. I first saw Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit video on Raw Power, sometime around September '91 - hadn't seen it on any other show like TOTP or the Chart Show at that time. Beat all my friends to buying Nevermind by weeks!

I prefer the convenience of music purchases these days. So many times I'd see some band, go down to the minuscule Our Price in town and have to order an album because they didn't stock it. I do, however, lament the loss of music shops. Thankfully there's still an HMV where I live. I don't download albums, I still prefer a physical CD. Just my quaint, 20th century affectation.

I also used to watch "Raw Power". I would set the video and record it every week, as would all my friends. Then we would talk about the new video releases the next day at college. That was a great time for music. Discovering new bands via a weekly program and then looking though the albums at the local music stores to try and find something by them. And not always finding the current new released, so instead buying some of their older stuff to listen to instead. And so many other bands discovered by just looking though racks of albums, or via friends.

It's just not the same these days. Music can be downloaded near instantly and the magic of the whole thing is a bit lost.

[Harrison]

It's definitely more convenient downloading music, especially as you say, when they don't have what you want. But for me the whole experience of looking through stacks of CD's and record albums was something special. Just the same as going into a video game store and looking through all of the software for your system. Being able to download it all directly and virtually just isn't the same. And to me downloaded stuff doesn't feel like you own it, not like having physical packaging and a disc.