There was a recent article in Rolling Stone magazine that defended the reasons CDs should stay current and not a thing of the past. It really made me realize how far away from the pack I am on this subject. In a world full of digital music, I like to have the physical copies of albums, like CDs.

We live submersed in digital audio streaming services like Spotify, Pandora, Sound Cloud, Tidal and Apple Music among however many others. I'll admit, streaming music is a very convenient way to listen to songs. Sometimes, you just want to listen to that one song from one album without getting the whole physical album.

Then you have your iPod, or some other mp3 player, onto which you can download songs from just about any artist you want. No, you don't have to buy the whole album. You can just purchase the one song or couple of songs that you like the best. And then you can carry your hundreds or thousands of songs around with you in the back pocket of your jeans. Convenient, I know!

So you've read the reasons why I'm okay with digital music, but enough of that because I am on the minority side. I think physical forms of music should stay a thing of today, not just a memory of how we used to listen to music.

So before you throw out your CD collection, just hear me out.

First off, what if, for some reason, something happens and we can't get access to our digital forms of music. Maybe the internet is down or the product you're streaming has a momentary lapse of service. Or maybe -- poof -- it all just goes to black. Once that version of music is gone, it's gone forever (or you've got it backed up to the Cloud, but do you really trust that thing?). But your CD version is still sitting on your bookshelf patiently waiting for you to pop it into the CD player (if you still have one).

Losing my digital forms of music is actually a huge fear of mine. But if I lose my digital files, it's fine, because I've got it all backed up in physical form.

Secondly, you show a tremendous amount of support to the artist whose CD you buy. Most fans who want to show their loyalty to their favorite artists will go out and buy a physical copy of their work. Or at least I do and I think that's what all people should do.

Here's the other thing: "platinum" artists are still considered that based off of the demand for their albums. If there is enough demand to ship 1,000,000 copies of an artist's albums to record stores and stores who sell records, then that artist is considered a "platinum artist."

All YouTube views and digital streams don't count towards that. Plus, you're rewarding an artist by giving them a little money for their hard work when you buy a CD version of their album.

If you like a lesser-known artist, you can lend their CD that you own to friends to show them how awesome that artist's music is and spread the love!

The liner notes and lyrics package can give you a lot of insight into who composed the music and wrote the lyrics. And some artists put a lot of time and thought into the artwork and packaging of their albums.

And my secret move is going to my local library and renting CDs there. If you can wait a little while after the albums been released and the library has bought it, you can just get it from there and then burn it onto your computer and put the songs into you iTunes library (but that's a secret, don't tell anyone).

I hate to say that having CD's is a nostalgic thing, but it is absolutely becoming that. Cars are not even being manufactured anymore to have a CD port.

All I know is: I love going to a second-hand bookstore that sells music, like Half-Priced Books, and also to The Exchange to find some jewels to keep in my personal collection forever. My CD collection makes a statement in my bedroom and shows my personality and my tastes.

You can't have guests come over and know you music taste when it's all hidden on your computer. Show the world what you love!

I hope I swayed some people to stay on the good side and believe that CD's should stick around! This side is the minority side, but I will continue to be "old-fashioned" and stand strong on this side of the line.