Music is communication, not a unit of content

I appreciate the point of this article. I have always felt that the entire purpose of music has been to pass emotion from one person to another in a defined, purposeful way.

I hear songs from 20 years ago, and I am instantly transported to a time or place, or I can feel the presence of friends, or a past girlfriend, or an entire chapter past--it's there, within that song.

Such wonderful power, so important. I think the "industry" has gotten itself confused about the fundamental misunderstanding of just what we pay for. Once they figure out that it isn't for a piece of useless plastic, or some badge of "legitimacy" they attempt to force us to comply with in how we acquire or enjoy that experience, that "industry" will transform back into what it is meant to be- an open conduit for musical communication.