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Re: Who CD News -- It's Official: John Astley's an Idiot



Bernd:

>But since I am a lazy person and since programming my CD player means
>typing >in every single song number...

You are right, you are a lazy person.  Or maybe you just need to update
your CD player.  You said that it only takes you less than a minute to
change the disk, it takes me even less time to program my CD player (and I
am about a lazy as the next guy).

>it's time that audio industry develops something more convenient - what about
>a system that automatically detects which CD is in the player and then offers
>several programs to choose from?),...

Yeah, right.  Trouble is, the bozos that program the discs will not be
familiar with the material and the choices will *suck*.  However, a CD
player that has the same funcion as my Macintosh would be great.  The
AppleCD Audio Player program remembers the disc from the last time it was
played and the order you played it in (three modes: Straight through,
Shuffled and Programmed).

>I'm not all to happy about my original+bonus type CDs.  Especially if you
>>consider that I play the stuff very, very often. Thus, as far as I am
>>concerned, I don't like bonus tracks at all.

That, of course, is your right.  But as you stated, your inconvienence can
easially be avoided by listening the original MCA releases (especially if
you don't like the new mixes).  However, those of us who want more Who are
out of luck.

>I'll agree with you as soon as I will get the CD player technology I'm longing
>for.  But till then, uh, I don't want any bonus tracks...

Just do it.  When I upgraded to my current CD changer it was because I HAD
to (my old one just died).  At the time I hated the expense, but I shopped
around and got a good deal.  Now I'm really glad the old one died.  I can't
imagine having the single-disc player.

>Just out of curiosity, what are your (and the other listers') habits of
>listening to Who records?  Entire CDs?  Special song selections?  Or this crazy
>stick-to-the-original habit of mine? :-)

Habits: Mostly I tend to put em on and let em go.  If I'm at the computer,
and playing on the CDROM, I will sometimes use the Program or Shuffle
feature (but NEVER on TOMMY or QUAD).  BTW, you say that you haven't been
buying the remasters, what about TOMMY?  I find the remix to be
immeasuribly better than the original and there are no bonus tracks.  If
you do have it, what do you think?

Later,

--
Ken
klcheshire@linknet.net