Standing on the headland taking in the scene.

[reddragdiva]

"If people spent 1/10th as much on music as they did on corsets for instance, you wouldn`t see LJ full of bands whinging that the scene is dead." (markeris, on the goth scene, from here.)

I can hardly believe how much money I used to spend on records and how little I do now. Not that I spend it on clothes either. Nor am I making it up in MP3s. Mostly I'm just wishing I had my old vinyl here. With a laser turntable.

Discuss.

(By the way, full points to mickmercer for switching on comments at last. A lot of interesting ones, too.)

Comments

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

I've always found I will buy records/CDs before buying new clothes. Back in the eighties I hardly had any bought Goth clothes anyway, most were normal clothes customised or accessorised. (Miss Selfridges used to be good for black crushed velvet stuff.) But then I've never owned a corset either (and probably never will). I don't think I'm particularly typical though.

I don't actually care if the goth music scene dies. There's been nothing interesting in it for a long time. The most interesting newish band around at the moment are mclusky IMHO, but then I always was as much into punk/alternative as goth.

I've been spending far too much money on records and CDs lately. I can't even keep up with my purchases and listen to them enough to do them justice. I may have to cancel my Emusic subscription for a bit too.

[reddragdiva]

Yes, but that's because you havea full-blown case of Record Nerd. More of it, I say!

"I've been spending far too much money on records and CDs lately. I can't even keep up with my purchases and listen to them enough to do them justice."

Now, that's just being a quitter.