I agree, Al, that the new technologies have played a role in the dumbing down. I do miss the days of 12-inch LPs. I mean I love the digital techonology and all that but all the fun has been taken out of record hunting. And, yes, a lot of kids, probably most, don't even buy CDs anymore--they just download them or get them from their friends. No record reviews, no liner notes, no nothing. Even with CDs, the liner note print is so damn small I can't even read it half the time. I think it makes music appreciation classes all the more needed but I don't see it happening. Kids today can't even do math or science in this country.
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