| When I was a young lad growing up way back in the | | | | daily, I get the opportunity to listen to music on the |
| 60's and 70's, I often used to think how wonderful it | | | | computer all the time and this includes the radio. In |
| would be to be able to custom make my own | | | | fact, I'm working in South Asia at the time of writing |
| albums. A bunch of your all-time favorite songs | | | | and it's just great to be able to tune into my favorite |
| grouped together in once place. It was possible to | | | | radio station back home.What about you, do you |
| record tracks from the radio, or from tape to tape | | | | listen to music on the computer? If not, then maybe |
| and LPs (Long players on vinyl disc, now replaced by | | | | it's time you got plugged in. Technology has come |
| CD's), but it was a laborious process and not really | | | | such a long way in recent years that the once |
| the ideal solution. Additionally, there were often just a | | | | humble PC has become not only a workstation but |
| few songs you liked on an album, so couldn't justify | | | | an entertainment center too. Yes, that's right, movies |
| buying say 20 hits for 3 favorites. Well, that's all | | | | and music videos are all possible from the click of a |
| changed now that we can listen to music on the | | | | mouse.Sometimes, when I'm tuned into the radio, a |
| computer.The wonderful thing about the internet is | | | | song will be played from years back that I'd totally |
| the opportunity it gives to search through the musical | | | | forgotten about, but it's a song that brings back |
| archives of time and find just about any artist from | | | | many fond memories of that time. No problems! I |
| any era that you please. It really is that easy to both | | | | just login to my favorite musical download website |
| download and listen to music on the computer. Some | | | | like ITunes or Napster, and for a tiny fee, I've just |
| of the modern PC's have great sound systems too, | | | | added another nostalgic noise to my ever growing |
| so it's not necessary to burn music to disk and play it | | | | archive in an instant.But here's a tip. If you are going |
| in the ole Hi-fi. Yes, the internet is certainly a | | | | to start collecting dozens or even hundreds of tunes |
| convenience that's for sure. I'm actually in the | | | | to you PC, don't forget to back them up externally |
| process of collecting my all time favorites and it's | | | | too. What could be worse that your entire music |
| exciting to hear some of these artists and tracks | | | | collection disappearing with a hard drive failure? It's |
| after such a long time.It's often said that people stop | | | | great to collect and listen to music on the computer, |
| trying out new things once they hit their mid 30's and | | | | but it's wise to save copies outside of the PC too. |
| that includes food and music. This is why us olds | | | | Happy listening!Robert Gazonda is a proficient writer |
| keep going on about the songs of days gone by and | | | | and webmaster for MusicalReplay dot com where he |
| disregard many new sounds, no matter how great | | | | writes on such issues as The Beginner Guitar Lesson |
| they are. For people like me, the internet offers a | | | | and Guitar Stores. He also has many other music |
| wonderful opportunity to collect and listen to the | | | | related pieces on the site. |
| nostalgic notes of the past. As I work at the PC | | | | |