I'm not gonna start another debate, and it's well-known that I lean more
towards CDs, but I AM bothered by the fact that the general public as well
as the music industry calls a released collection of songs by a particular
artist a "CD" ("The hot new hit from D'Angelo's latest CD...") and not an
"album," which is the correct term.
"CD" is just a format, of which also includes cassette, LP / record
("vinyl" is really just a street term) or MiniDisc - all of which are
available prerecorded music media. A released collection of songs by a
particular artist on a prerecorded cassette is still an "album" -- it's
just on a cassette tape format.
I find this weird, when a videocassette gets released, they don't call it
"VHS." --
Even back when VHS was the only available format (after Beta died and
before DVD came out)
Also, when an author comes out with a new published work, they never just
call it a "paperback" or a "hardcover," - it's a *book.*
When the day comes that CDs get replaced by "music chips," are they gonna
call the latest release from an artist a "music chip?" Please. It was, is
and always should be an "album."
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:. elson trinidad, los angeles, california, usa
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"funny how frustration breeds desire" - meja
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