gremy0 t1_j9clyur wrote on February 20, 2023 at 11:00 PM

> very partially compensated by online resources

instead of a wee bit of paper you have at your fingertips wikis, forums, interviews (in various forms), live performances, tutorials, tabs, sheet music, reviews, covers, archives, academic papers, artist's websites and social media accounts, and any number of other websites and accounts posting information, related art and discussion.

I don't know how underground you're going that you don't get a least a half decent chunk of that.

terryjuicelawson t1_j9eo66k wrote on February 21, 2023 at 11:05 AM

While true, you need to seek that out a little. There was something about the inlay, I could read and re-read them while the music was actually playing.

ofnuts OP t1_j9crj7z wrote on February 20, 2023 at 11:39 PM

The web caters to the well-known: big names, big hits. For the rest, sometimes you can be lucky and hit a fan page, but very often you aren't.

I can be very underground, for instance trying to find the lyrics of a song in the Shetland dialect. Some traditional music groups have disappeared before the web became a thing. The wee bit of paper is the only information I would ever have.

gremy0 t1_j9cw1va wrote on February 21, 2023 at 12:13 AM

Anyone can upload just about anything to the internet, and they do, in their droves. It's not in the slightest just big names, that's quite ridiculous.

Even a basic search turns up several websites dedicated to the shetlands dialect and its songs, including a one that sells cds, reams of archives , dictionaries, a forum were you could ask about it, and the tools you would need to share any information you do gather to make it easier for the next person. Think you're really underselling and/or underutilizing the options available to you.