"Led Zeppelin changed my life, AC/DC changed my guitar playing, and Black Sabbath changed my approach to songwriting — and I found all of them because of Tower Records," said Dave Mustain, lead singer of the veteran heavy-metal band Megadeth. "What could they possibly put in the place of that Sunset store? Another Starbucks?"
To me this says a lot.
While I do buy some cds online, I've always preferred to go to the stores and spend some time searching through the bins. As previously noted some of the Tower stores have actually improved the selection of jazz and created special room in the stores.