RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

I think my 96kbit mono MP3s of Metal Machine Music sound yards better 
than the vinyl did -- so much more icepicky.

> chapelhillguitarist AT hotmail.com put forth the notion in...news:9660eaf1-
> 2374-4c42-90c0-20e53ba80d30 AT p73g2000hsd.googlegroups.com:
>
> > http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080314/tc_nm/loureed_dc_1
> >
> > There is at least one artist out there lamenting the current state of
> > the quality of audio bought and sold in digital formats.  My favorite
> > quote is:
> >
> > "Here's our song reduced to a pin drop -- what, what, what?!" Reed
> > explained. "It's like if no one knows any better or doesn't care, it's
> > gonna stay on a really, really low level and people who like good
> > sound are gonna be thought of as some kind of strange zoo animal."
> >
> > I guess Helper et al have already proven Lou's comment since I am such
> > a pariah for insisting on the highest quality audio I can find or
> > buy.  How dare I upset the low-res apple cart? ;)