Also, what are the best record stores you've ever been to?
In Phoenix, we basically have mostly smaller record stores, and one giant record store chain called Zia's. The smaller record stores are a mixed bag, as they have good albums but never frequently have what I want. You feel that their lack of size really means that they can't really cater to everyone, so instead they satisfy nobody. It's frustrating, so I stick to Zia's, which is big enough to be able to stock albums that satisfy a variety of artists.
This is kind of how I feel about record stores in general whenever I visit them in other places. I really only go to places like Amoeba Records whenever I'm in Los Angeles, and don't bother with the smaller stores.
In Phoenix, we basically have mostly smaller record stores, and one giant record store chain called Zia's. The smaller record stores are a mixed bag, as they have good albums but never frequently have what I want. You feel that their lack of size really means that they can't really cater to everyone, so instead they satisfy nobody. It's frustrating, so I stick to Zia's, which is big enough to be able to stock albums that satisfy a variety of artists.
This is kind of how I feel about record stores in general whenever I visit them in other places. I really only go to places like Amoeba Records whenever I'm in Los Angeles, and don't bother with the smaller stores.