Here ye, here ye:
Easy Street records is an obvious local favorite for its organic roots and frequent free in store performances. For me, walking in can be a little inundating - their musical expertise is obvious and intimidating. This isn't to say they're pretentious...I simply freeze when faced with so many options and possible directions to explore and I can never seem to rise to the challenge. God forbid I look like I don't have a million brilliant artists in mind, so I overreact and head straight to one or two vital artists and make a panic purchase. I eventually decreased my visits because my budget won't allow yet another Heart CD I didn't really need.
This elaborate, idiotic, yet unavoidable process is no fault of Easy Street's. Their selection and presentation is top notch in addition to employing a helpful and nice staff (from what I can tell…I generally avoid them so that I don’t accidentally announce the fact that I really want the 3 CD Genesis collection). It's not their fault I have unreasonable anxiety when it comes to keeping my cool around musically knowledgeable people.
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