70s, 80s, 90s, 00s.
1970’s – VINYLS:
Records are non-portable and heavy. Although they were delicate and not easily transportable, they were the best sound and in the present day, there are many record labels producing their albums in vinyl format for an ageless quality.
1980’s – CASSETTE TAPES:
During the time that cassette tapes were the most popular form of music media, frustration lay in the way that the tape would become tangled and cease to ever play the music again. This was the first form of portable music listening, and so the Walkman was introduced.
1990’s – COMPACT DISCS (CD’s):
CD’s were revolutionary in their time, as they were considered unable to be damaged and the most compact form of audio format, but often with non-gentle use they would become scratched and skip when played.
2000’s – DIGITAL MEDIA – iPods:
After the turn of the millennium, music media once again changed. Illegal downloading of music media from internet websites became the most common form of obtaining music, destroying the revenue from records and transforming the music world forever. Music has lost its social aspect by the invention of the Apple iPod which a vast majority of the population uses as their primary music format. With their headphones in, iPod users ignore the world and social interaction goes out the window.
