by Randy Markley

Created on: April 22, 2010

            What has happen to music in today’s world? Well the way the question is asked you have to wonder if those that posed it, want to know if it what has happened to it, is for the better or worse. So since this is my article and my opinion, I will look at it as what has happened to it in the negative. We have to because to “me” music has taken on a whole new meaning than when I purchased my first 45 record back in 1973.

            Case in point; they don’t even make 45’s anymore and unless you have iTunes or another source for purchasing music, you can’t even buy a single song by itself. That’s what they were called back in the day “singles”. When the demise of the vinyl LP happened with the introduction of the CD, the little 45 died to the cassette single, (which they don’t make anymore either).  I have two cassette players in my stereo listening room and I can’t tell you the last time I recorded using one. I now record everything on CD. So you ask yourself, “Where he’s going with this”?

            I’m really not sure and I kind of got off the path and started reminiscing on how as music collector the way you listen has changed. Now back to the music itself. I have been collecting music for over 35 years and have seen and heard music change in a way that is perplexing. Some artist in my collection I have been a fan of since their first recording and the maturing of that artist into a musician, icon, superstar, award winning whatever label you want to give have been both exciting and saddening.

            Some artist I became a listener to much later into their respective catalog of work and come away with the same reaction. I don’t want to pick on any particular artist or their work, but to make my case I will highlight a couple to show you what I feel has happened to music in today’s world. I started to listen to Elton John when he released is “Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy” album. Of course I had heard his big hits before than on the radio, but to start to enjoy the deep tracks of an artist work; with Elton it started right there. Lately though because of the cheaper price of older recordings I have

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