I actually thought they were indeed obsolete, gone the way of Mini Disc. But no, to my surprise, you can still buy new ones at your local Best Buy...
www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?id=pcat17071&st=sacdHmmm... Think I'll take a little looksee... I always wanted to upgrade my
Their Satanic Majesties Second Request and
Dear Science... Maybe even
Rai Rebels, if I am lucky...
Lessee... we got
Heart Like A Wheel... Meh, that one's pretty boring for a classic...
52nd Street...yuck, hate that guy...
The Best of the Guess Who...well, Canadian usually means boring, but "American Woman" has some insightful wordplay, but do I really need a whole album to explore them deeply? Naw...
Tumbleweed Connection... Yawn, pass...
40th Anniversary Celebration Album... By who? Doesn't say. Anniversary of what? Doesn't say. What's on it? Doesn't say...
Sittin' In... Heh. More forgotten than Kris Kristofferson. The only act I know who were outdone by an Ann Murray cover...
Stage Fright... Speaking of forgotten, I once saw Danko and Manuel at Folk City in 1985, right before they closed; maybe 50 people in attendance, a bit rowdy bordering on vaguely hostile. Manuel killed himself shortly after. Pass, this was already fuddy duddy music in the 70's.
James Gang Rides Again... Well, Joe Walsh is good with a riff... $38 bucks though...naw...
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; Piano Concerto No. 4...Shall I cross the final frontier and embrace classical? Tried it before, lasted about a day. Pass...
Dvorák: Symphony No. 9; Carnival Overture... Pass
... Live in Japan... Utterly joyless, Harrison could be such an asshole sometimes...
Super Audio Collection, Vol. 8... Who is on it? Doesn't say. What is on it? Doesn't say
... Secret Treaties... Well, some things are guilty pleasures, but I still doubt I'd play it more than once or twice. So, I guess not, no...
Peter, Paul and Mary... Oh, god, no. That is SHite territory, right there...
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour... Ewww...Bo-ring...
Pearl... Notice how nobody seems to remember Janis Joplin much anymore? Except when
Woodstock or
Monterey Pop Festival are celebrated? It's kind of interesting to watch who really achieves true immortality and who doesn't. Jimi Hendrix still is big, but Janis really isn't anymore. But no, may she RIP...
Homecoming... Who in their right mind would...never mind, probably nobody...
The Look of Love... Sorry, Diane Krall is for SHites who fear jazz...
Stockfisch Records Closer to the Music 1? No.
Times They Are A-Changin'? Heh, no.
New York? wtf is it? Doesn't say.
Joe Cocker!? C'mon...
Greatest Hits? of Blood, Sweat, and Tears?!? Can't get any SHittier than that...
Good fucking gravy, what a selection. There's no doubt who the intended buyers are here. Not a black in sight, not a woman except Krall, none of the pop/rock titles came out after 1978 with most of them clustered around 1971-1974. That couldn't be any closer of a fit to the forum we all know and love. I wonder who buys those junk samplers with no artist listings?
SACD's and probably vinyl records too have about a decade or so left... Once the SHite's start trading in record collections for nursing homes, it's all over...
