George Lloyd

[Harry]

I never stream or download. I want a CD that I can then probably lose in my domestic chaos...

Streaming is better, less chaos, and you always know where to look.

[AnotherSpin]

Streaming is better, less chaos, and you always know where to look.

Before streaming I was looking for better performance of selected music of choice. Now I can get almost any performance of music I like and listen to pieces/composers I wouldn't buy before. I'm on the move because of war and all I need to access wealth of music is connection and computer/smartphone. Can not think about what would be better?

[vandermolen]

I never stream or download. I want a CD that I can then probably lose in my domestic chaos...

Yes, same here 

[Harry]

Yes, same here 

Old men and their antiquated habits @vandermolen     

[DavidW]

I like both. 

What I like about streaming is the ability to give something a listen without having to buy it.  I can make more informed purchasing decisions, and also I don't feel the urge to religiously defend something because it is the one thing I own, or hate it because I don't like it but own it.  I also can listen to whatever I want at work.  When I was a grad student I used to load up my backpack with cds and a portable cd player before heading into the office.

What I like about buying cds is that I own it, and I can play it without needing a streaming service or reliable internet.  While the same is true for digital downloads and cd rips, I can see on the shelf my physical cds.  What I miss is that I have made discoveries by browsing physical shops.

[AnotherSpin]

I like both. 

What I like about streaming is the ability to give something a listen without having to buy it.  I can make more informed purchasing decisions, and also I don't feel the urge to religiously defend something because it is the one thing I own, or hate it because I don't like it but own it.  I also can listen to whatever I want at work.  When I was a grad student I used to load up my backpack with cds and a portable cd player before heading into the office.

What I like about buying cds is that I own it, and I can play it without needing a streaming service or reliable internet.  While the same is true for digital downloads and cd rips, I can see on the shelf my physical cds.  What I miss is that I have made discoveries buy browsing physical shops.

This, a sense of ownership that I'm anxious to get rid of. Some time ago, a few years or so, I gave away hundreds of compact discs and hundreds of books that I had collected over the years, and felt a great sense of relief.

[vandermolen]

Old men and their antiquated habits @vandermolen     

HAHA!
 

[calyptorhynchus]

It isn't just that I'm an old man (cough, cough, wheeze), but I fear that artists and record companies aren't getting adequately compensated by the streaming services, also that here in Australia we have very poor broadband and mobile services, and some days I wouldn't be able to stream at home (because of variable broadband speeds), and in many places via mobile.

+ arbitrary loss of access to certain recordings.

[Albion]

I am housebound and live in a bedroom of CDs piled perilously from floor to ceiling: I would rather look at them than a computer screen waiting for a download or dodgy internet connection. As one CD tower collapses when I attempt to excavate something it's replaced by empty beer cans and full ashtrays...

[relm1]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001mttx?fbclid=IwAR0JtQDH3AHgTRpEvAjrQizib8GeA2QlJIskLRFxg7CglQx4Fqc6MSDAQh4

This radio program on the BBC might be of interest to some of you.  Talking about why George Lloyd failed to get more recognition.