David Archuleta blogs on My Space:
Hey guys! We’re getting close to making final decisions on which songs are going to go on the album, and it’s pretty exciting! The last few days have mainly been recording still, and just finalizing the songs to see which ones will be the best fit.
David’s self-titled debut album drops on November 11. He’s still rooming with Brooke White in Los Angeles while he works on his album:
So last night I helped out Brooke and her Husband, Dave, with rearranging their stuff in the bedroom haha. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think I was a whole lot of help, but it was still fun. We listened to music, talked, andà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ moved stuff around lol. Brookeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been in Arizona for the past week or so, so ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s nice to have her back! But sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s actually going to try and give me a haircut here before I leave to do some more recording. Brookeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s awesome haha. We only have a little bit of time for that though so I better get going and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll talk to you.
No fancy haircuts for David. Ha ha.
Nattevakt, I think a lot of people agree with you. I see a lot of people posting that when they really like an album/artist they will buy the pyhsical CD (or even the vinyl. You can sometimes order those directly from the label’s site). CD quality is way better than the quality you get from iTunes. Plus, you get the liner notes which I love.
But now, the artist can also make some money from “collectors” who don’t want the entire CD, but wouldn’t mind owning a song or two. If people like you continue to buy your 5 albums a year and also pick up 10 or so iTunes singles, the music biz is ahead of the game.
I must admit I do like my iPod. When I just want to listen to some tunes while I’m planting the garden, it’s great to have hundreds of songs at my finger-tips so I don’t have to keep changing/finding CDs I want to play. Plus, it’s easier to carry to work and I don’t have to shuffle CDs back and forth. So, I see it as the right tool for the right job.
I appreciate where you are coming from. I have the same problem with digital cameras. All the photos are just endless bits in the computer, rarely making it to the album. And people just snap away like crazies, so the pictures have less meaning (why not take a picture of my shoe?) On the one hand, you get a lot more creative pictures (no more endless pictures of little Johnny standing in front of such-and-such), but you also get a lot more crap. And I still think the depth and warmth of film is better than that of digital cameras. But, I still own a digital camera. On a recent trip, I brought both the digital camera and a film camera. When I took the 5 rolls of film in to be developed, everybody who worked in the store came to see the crazy lady who had so many rolls of film. I used to bring in 20 rolls of film to that same store and they wouldn’t bat an eye. LOL. Times, they are a changing.
Topic? Er! Move that furniture, Archie!
With the two of them in that house I wouldn’t be surprised to see that magic rainbow, lol.
Indeed, love all the gains, but saddened by some of the stuff we will lose in the process. Great discusssion Kirsten and Nattevak! Viva la ipod, adios cds and liner notes? ‘Sigh’, sorta feel like singing Auld Ange Syne.
Oh yeah, and how did that haircut go! Think video girl might pay attention now!!?
Brooke and David A. are roommates?
David and his dad were staying at Brooke’s house while recording in LA. LOL