![]() ![]() It almost didn’t matter how Fear Inoculum turned out as just seeing the excitement over the release was entertaining enough. Tool fans have always seemed to take the band more seriously than its members. Turns out, the real boost would come in 2019 thanks to prog-rockers Tool and their album Fear Inoculum. My wishes were dashed as the public didn’t seem all that interested in the album over ten years in the making. When Guns N’ Roses released Chinese Democracy over ten years ago I thought we might see a fun, temporary, rise in the popularity of the physical album. And now streaming services make it even easier than ever as precious hard drive space need not be reserved for music anymore. Big box retailers are basically getting out of music as well, and this has been an ongoing thing basically ever since MP3 became affordable and convenient. It’s much larger than the CD section (as well as the DVD and Blu Ray section, for that matter), but is unlikely to expand further. Vinyl has made a comeback, but it seems like that has peaked as the vinyl section is gradually shrinking as well. That has changed too, and while I’d hesitate to call it a dedicated comic shop the section is certainly a lot larger than it was when I was a kid as comic franchises have taken over the world of cinema and thus have enjoyed a resurgence in print as well.įor the era of physical music media though, things look bleak. ![]() I used to remark as a child how a store like Newbury Comics was pretty light on comics. In its place is an endless supply of Funko Pops. All that’s left is a small section of mostly hits and a shelf for new releases which is lightly stocked. Three good-sized rooms filled with mostly CDs are now gone. The Newbury Comics in the middle of Boston once boasted row after row after row of the things. Over the years I’ve watched the CD section of my favorite “record stores” dwindle. ![]()
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