News about the CD

[Kenneth R.]

Yep, that's correct. You own the disc itself and the rights to play the content stored on it, but the rights TO the content are reserved, typically owned by the record label.

Same with LPs and MP3s. I just like having a physical object rather than 1's and 0's. While the past decade was the 'information age', cash (in this sense, a physical item) is still king.

 

[pisymbol]

Yep, that's correct. You own the disc itself and the rights to play the content stored on it, but the rights TO the content are reserved, typically owned by the record label.

Same with LPs and MP3s. I just like having a physical object rather than 1's and 0's. While the past decade was the 'information age', cash (in this sense, a physical item) is still king.

I think unfortunately you missed it again...you only do own 1's and 0's effectively. You just choose to store it on a plastic circular object that is read by a laser on your component player.

Frankly, I rather have all my CDs archived so I can burn CDs or whatever format is needed (I just need bit-for-bit complete backups).

All of my music is FLAC basically because storage is cheap and there is no reason to lose bits on high quality mp3s (192 and above). I also need tagging in order to organize which is why raw WAVs are not ideal.

 

[Krondor]

So are you saying that when you buy a CD you DON'T actually own the plastic on the CD?

 

[Meedleyx10]

You DO, you just don't own the music/rights to the music contained on it.

 

[Rocksister]

Back to the original post from February; glad to finally have an update. Disappointed it has been so long and that things aren't as far along as earlier updates made it sound, but progress is going on, so I eagerly await the next masterpiece from the greatest prog band that ever lived. Congratulations to Rullo and Allen for the family growth. I guess this explains part of the delay in getting the album done, and rightfully so! Great news for you guys!!! Thanks for allowing us to share in your joy. Hope they inherit you guys' extreme talents. I'm willing to wait a whole 'nother year in order to get the quality SX always sends our way. I'd rather have that than a hastily thrown together copy of a previous release, like some bands do. I won't name names, but one particular band I'm referring to starts with a "K" and usually has something with wings on its album cover. LOL 'Nuff said?

 

[Kenneth R.]

You DO, you just don't own the music/rights to the music contained on it.

Which is what I said. I don't know what noob is on about.

Rocksis: If that band had thrown together a copy of The Black Halo, a lot of people would be praising them more than for what they 'released'.

 

[Meedleyx10]

Which is what I said. I don't know what noob is on about.

Neither do I...I was hoping that by capitalizing "DO" it would add the necessary amount of emphasis.

 

[TheRelic]

Apparently US tour dates are coming...

 

[_Gentleman of_the Snow_]

"Allen has finished recording his vocal tracks and the band is moving on to record keyboards, bass, and guitar solos."

Is this stating that they are recording the solos for keyboard, bass, and guitars, rather than everything for keyboards and bass, and just the solos for guitars? I sure hope so.

 

[Detective Clarence Beauregard]

Solos for all three. Bass solos now on every song!!!

 

[SymphonyXV]

I'm more excited for the tour than the album. It's always been my dream to see them live! Hopefully, this time, a DVD will be made.

 

[Ryan M.]

Solos for all three. Bass solos now on every song!!!

\m/ yeah!!

 

[_Gentleman of_the Snow_]

Solos for all three. Bass solos now on every song!!!

Hahaha, I knew that was coming. So pumped for the new album!

 

[Postulate]

FWIW, most of the things you are criticizing/citing as examples actually have nothing to do with the number of tracks used to record.

Yeah, you're right. I apologize and will try to make my posts less stupid and more coherent in the future. I'm not a hater, I just like certain things and have trouble articulating why. And sometimes that leads me to complain about things I don't understand.

 

[Meedleyx10]

No worries dude! It's not that your gripes themselves were "wrong"...they reasoning was just misdirected

 

[SynapsisTheory]

Im just anxiously waiting for this new album to hit shelves so I can confine myself away from the world for 40+ minutes; and in my solitude, absorb every single guitar riff, drum beat, bass line, keyboard note, lyric, and any other ambient sound that divinely protrudes my ears...

 

[Prismatic Sphere]

I just wanna know if the album will be out before they start touring. Or will it be like last time..............? :Spin:

 

[TheRelic]

I hear there's a new album coming out

 

[Adam Fiske]

that's just a rumor

 

[Marwen]

No album for you! Come back in two years.