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Eli: Ringtones Are A Royal Pain

Who ever thought that a ring back tone would be a good idea? It's promoted as a way for music lovers to express their individuality, their personal tastes in music. In my mind, the only person who would be twisted enough to consider a ringback tone "music" has no business expressing his individuality in the first place. ringback tones aren't music. Nor are they unique. Listening to low quality pop music, piped through low quality speakers doesn't exactly remind me of an inspired counter-culture icon. Instead, it reminds me of a prepubescent teenybopper desperately grasping for some shard of individuality. Which doesn't really bother me. Everyone wants to be unique. It's human. But music shouldn't be sacrificed on the alter of "unique conformity" that ringback tones have become/Eli Francovich, NIC Sentinel. More here.

Question: What music do you have for a ringtone?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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