Timeline for What does "crank old Sabbath" refer to?
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| Oct 16, 2019 at 19:23 | comment | added | May.D | I know that at BS time vinyle was a standard, but my point is that nowadays (show seems to take place in late 20th century or early 21) hard rock music is almost never played on vinyle, contrary to rap or techno music since DJs still commonly use them. In addition, to me, vinyle enjoyers are some sort of an "elite" and this would definitely not fit the context. | |
| Oct 16, 2019 at 19:15 | comment | added | gormadoc | @May.D hard rock groups from the era did release their albums on vinyl (like everybody else) and vinyl is popular with the audiophile crowd. Even though I never use vinyl I wouldn't think it weird if somebody used terminology associated with it. | |
| Oct 16, 2019 at 19:15 | comment | added | Especially Lime | @May.D Really? Not so much for a record that originally came out on vinyl? | |
| Oct 16, 2019 at 18:49 | comment | added | May.D | Well to me the reference to a turntable could be plausible for some music styles like techno or rap since vinyle records are still used by DJs, but no so much for heavy metal like "old Sabbath". However I admit that "crank" and "old" might be related. | |
| Oct 16, 2019 at 18:34 | history | edited | J.R.♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added a link to the Wikipedia article
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| Oct 16, 2019 at 18:31 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | @May.D - Yes, but don't be so quick to dismiss the theory! After all, we still say things like "she dialed the phone number" even though rotary-dial phones are getting harder and harder to find. (I think pressed or punched would be more accurate verbs, but sometimes old terminology hangs on.) | |
| Oct 16, 2019 at 18:04 | comment | added | May.D | Interesting theory, but the sound system is a digital one and no crank is to be seen around. | |
| Oct 16, 2019 at 12:20 | history | answered | Especially Lime | CC BY-SA 4.0 |