embiggen Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 this may have been answered, but what about the online store? I don't see any deep discounts there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueEyedSoul Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Didn't Axl Rose use to work at one of the Tower Records in LA? yes he did. tower was a good place. it was the only chain with tatooed and pierced kids. catalog was important to them to maintain. mall stores concentrated on new releases and not every city had the gift of a good independent store. i'm most sad about tower sunset. i worked for the la region and planned many instores at tower sunset. that store opened in 1970 and was the most rock n' roll store in the world. i met clapton, jeff beck, rod stewart, steve earle, joe strummer, etc etc etc. that store was the cornerstone of the sunset strip. supposedly the plan for that lot is condos. very very sad. end of an era. ~ jenna Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nowhereman65 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I always liked browsing at tower then walking a couple paces to a nice indie store [ which is now closed ] to actually buy cd's....... Good thing I didnt bother with the job application I got a couple weeks ago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ben Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 I feel like it's the end of an era. When I was in high school and college I could spend hours there. It was the greatest place. My friends and I have some great shoplifting stories from when we were young and stupid. But the people that used to work there actually seemed to really love music and for the most part seemed to enjoy working there, making it a pleasent enviornment to shop in. In the last couple of years though, it just seemed like a toy store with music only being a small part of their business. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 there is like one good indie store here out in the burbs, but it's a small joint that'll usually have to order stuff...not good for instant gratification.That's my problem, too. I get a lot of rolled eyes at our local record shop when I ask about stuff (apparently My Morning Jacket is too obscure for a record store owner to even know about), and the nearest Best Buy is 25 minutes away. As a result, the vast majority of my CDs are purchased online, usually from Amazon or Amazon Marketplace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myboyblue Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Aren't cds obsolete? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 I hate having to order stuff - but that is how it is now. The place where I buy cds carries less than half of what they use to carry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Aren't cds obsolete?Not for those of us who still like having that plastic artifact with cover art, etc. At least, they aren't obsolete quite yet. Having said that, I do download a lot of music via eMusic, and occasionally iTunes. But for the albums that mean the most to me, I still prefer to have the actual CD in my collection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 There's something about the physical album that sets it apart from simple mp3s I know, but it's a little more convienent to buy them online and back them up, rather than losing the cd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WildMercurySound Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Having said that, I do download a lot of music via eMusic, and occasionally iTunes. But for the albums that mean the most to me, I still prefer to have the actual CD in my collection. I just signed up for eMusic, mainly for economic reasons. I love American and Canadian indie, but I simply can't afford to pay the import prices for Broken Social Scene's first album at one of the few remaining indie record stores around here- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I must admit I tend to value the music more if i have the tangible artefact along with it. It's easy for an album to become lost on a hard drive, but if it's sitting in front of you on a shelf, you're more likely to give it a chance.I know what you mean--it may not be fair, but having the actual artifact somehow carries some kind of extra weight in my psyche. I am a fan of eMusic, though, and often purchase those booster packs. And hey, my downloads just reset today! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Went in over the weekend it was only 15-20% off...i'll wait until they get closer to closing to go back in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Aren't cds obsolete? And dont cds have better quality sound than what can be downloaded on emusic, itunes, etc.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poonkorama Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 yes he did. tower was a good place. it was the only chain with tatooed and pierced kids. catalog was important to them to maintain. mall stores concentrated on new releases and not every city had the gift of a good independent store. i'm most sad about tower sunset. i worked for the la region and planned many instores at tower sunset. that store opened in 1970 and was the most rock n' roll store in the world. i met clapton, jeff beck, rod stewart, steve earle, joe strummer, etc etc etc. that store was the cornerstone of the sunset strip. supposedly the plan for that lot is condos. very very sad. end of an era. ~ jenna Wow, I didn't realize they'd closed that one. I grew up in LA, and as a kid every so often my uncle would take me to the Tower Records on Sunset (followed by chili dogs at Carney's), and that was always such a treat. Found 12" remixes on vinyl that I would never see in the mall Wherehouses. I remember seeing Social D do an instore there when I was in high school. Always held that place in high regard, before Tower became too chain-y. Sad to see it go, even though I haven't been there in a gazillion years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sandoz Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I will miss Tower i am kinda saddened by this news too. i spent many many hours at the tower in chicago during my college years. nice place to listen to music. i did see smashing pumpkins play acoustic there, sometime before siamese dream was released. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 The one-floor Tower in San Diego was pretty cool. The Virgin here in Boston is closing before Tower in Cambridge is. I finally went yesterday and got Too Close For Comfort Season One for my sister's birthday. But I wanna open it. 50% off $39.99. Good times. Picked up 21 Jump Street Season Two for B. I bought myself the Prince Sign O The Times 33 1/3 book. The only others left were Harvest, that Joy Division album, one I almost bought: Doolittle, one of the Paul's Boutiques which I may go back an pick up as a gift. The music there was all Ahh, I'd sure like this, but it's still only 50% off of the usual $18.99. Closest I got to a music purchase was The Sone Roses first album, which woulda been half of $12.99. I pictured myself in a used shop looking at that with a $5.99 sticker - I'd put it back. Hopefully Tower will go 50% while they still have a good selection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I'm waiting for 50% of DVDs, so I can pick up the live Jim Croce thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Snap, if I would have known you were going, i'da had you pick up that Doolittle book and sent you some yen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 There's a good story in the SF Chronicle today about the history of the chain, and specifically the store here, at Columbus and Bay on the edge of North Beach. When I was in junior high and high school, a trip in to the city to Tower Records was a big deal, a full-day adventure. And the open-til-midnight-every-day policy was fabulous; I remember more than once seeing stories on the 11:00pm news on christmas eve with live shots of people buying last-minute gifts at Tower. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I stayed in a hotel right accross the street from that Tower 5-6 years ago. I think I bought a copy of Physical Graffiti. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 The Hilton? And did you have a pint or two or three at Fiddler's Green? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 The Hilton? And did you have a pint or two or three at Fiddler's Green? Indeed and maybe...I drank all over your fine city that week and don't remember every establishment I imbibed in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 It's right there and it's a cool place. Although you could easily drink your way up and down Columbus for a year and never hit every cool spot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 It's right there and it's a cool place. Although you could easily drink your way up and down Columbus for a year and never hit every cool spot. Irish place? I think I may have gone in there to have beer before meeting some folks for dinner. This was the same trip where we went to some club, ended up being the only non-asian patrons in the joint and then somebody ended up getting stabbed on the dance floor while we were up at the bar getting drinks. I also remember being pissed I couldn't smoke, but there were dudes doing lines right off the sink in the bathroom. Good times, I actually love SF a bunch...great city. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isavedlatin Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 is it really down to 50% off for cds yet? on sunday night it was 10% rock 20% everything else. (thank you, Wild Style soundtrack...) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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