MP3's are ok for my ears.

The linear notes and album art....I could care less.

Shuffling throuh records looking for 'Ron Carter - bass'.....what's the difference with googling 'ron carter'? To me, it's a wider, more accessible access to information.

It seems to me....and I've said this here before...that recorded music is no longer a viable economic commodity. A little short of 100 years....recorded music was the driving force behind the entertainment industry in emerging trends and culture. Popular music is now reactionary to trends set in other mediums like reality tv, movies and video games.

When the barriers of access to recorded music became defenseless....pop music lost it's power to shape modern culture as it had for almost 100 years prior. Recorded music is free now...and that has changed the role it has in our lives.