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quote: Originally posted by Maximum Jack:
I'm exactly the opposite. I usually don't walk out of the record store with less than 5 0r 6 discs-- easily 20-30 per month. I'm constantly on the prowl for stuff I've read about-- old and new. I LOVE to troll the cheap bins, but I do try to be discriminating when it comes to buying new cds.
Do you check the record/cd collector shows in your area? I don't go as much as I used to. The shows in Indianapolis can vary from good collections to sort through to the same items from the same dealers month after month. I want to go to the Columbus, Ohio show this year while on vacation. There was a mind boggling amount of low priced cds last time I was there- and great albums at that. Best start saving my money now! |
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You know Crazed, I've never been to any record trade shows. I always assumed that the people there were more interested in getting "collector prices" for their stuff. I did not think I might be able to get a deal.
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quote: Originally posted by crazed:
There still are dealers like that, and for rare LPs it's almost a given. It's also a given to haggle over prices, especially if you keep eyeballing items you want (and hanging around late in show when dealers are more hungry to unload items).
The bargain priced cds at the Indy shows tend to cost less than at local cd shops. It all depends on what dealers show up. At the only Chicago show I attended, most cds/lps were priced too high for my liking, though the selection was fantastic. At several Champaign, Illinois shows, I've picked up a good many imports at unbelievably low prices. Then again, import cds at the Indy shows are marked up way too high. Just never know what to expect from one show to the next.
Wow, I never heard of cd/lp shows before! That would be a cool way to spend a few hours, browsing the bins. I don't think many make their way down to Florida. |
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Back to the original question, this is something I really struggle with. I can pretty much buy whatever I want, but often hold myself back, to avoid stepping all over the music I'm trying to listen to. I've got 7 or 8 albums that haven't been given a proper listen, that I've like well enough, but deserve more consideration. I'm a bit hype sensitive, so if something is getting a bunch of press, I've been known to just get it. I occasionally regret jumping on some of this stuff (eg. Panda Bear, which I kind of like, but I kind of should have known I wasn't really going to love), so I try to be a bit more careful. It's not even about the money, but life's short to listen to mediocre music.
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quote: Originally posted by musicfanatic:
Wow, I never heard of cd/lp shows before! That would be a cool way to spend a few hours, browsing the bins. I don't think many make their way down to Florida.
Check out a copy of Goldmine magazine at the stands. Every issue has a page or two that lists upcoming cd/lp shows in the US. |
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it is like owning books. There are sentimental reasons for owning musical records even if I have not listened for years. Just owning them, seeing them is pleasurable.
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quote: Originally posted by crazed: quote: Originally posted by musicfanatic:
Wow, I never heard of cd/lp shows before! That would be a cool way to spend a few hours, browsing the bins. I don't think many make their way down to Florida.
Check out a copy of Goldmine magazine at the stands. Every issue has a page or two that lists upcoming cd/lp shows in the US.
I will, thanks! Regarding the number of cds I consume: I usually buy 2-3 cds a week. I'm starting to see my stack of never-heard cds stack up so I may need to cut back for awhile. Being single with disposable income never helps. I sort of miss being a poor college student, buying one or two cds a month and spending A LOT of time on them. I'm sure once I'm married, with kids, it'll be back to my 1 or 2 cds a month, so I'm gonna enjoy this!  I've been exploring good music for about 5 years now, and it seems that every year I find another dozen or so bands I love. Now, it seems like every week a new release by one of my favorites is out. |
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i'm pretty broke as i'm in college, and i buy about 2 albums a month, which is great for new releases, but i find i've been downloading alot of older stuff that i've never heard before. i suppose that's justifiable, as i shouldnt be expected to pay through the nose on my income for stuff i don't know if i'll even enjoy, but i still feel guilty about it. i've got about 35 years of modern music before i started buying records to catch up on after all. i kind of miss the feeling of having to choose an album to buy and listen to until i can get back into the city on in a week or so to pick up something else. as for hours of the day spent listening, i listen to music whenever i can, but i understand the feeling that it can get tiresome after a while. i find it's good to take a break between albums, like cleaning your pallet when tasting food. i can only listen to music on days when i haven't been writing/recording stuff. after several hours of that, i can't stand listening to any music at all for about 12 hours.
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quote: Originally posted by golden flea:
i'm pretty broke as i'm in college, and i buy about 2 albums a month, which is great for new releases, but i find i've been downloading alot of older stuff that i've never heard before. i suppose that's justifiable, as i shouldnt be expected to pay through the nose on my income for stuff i don't know if i'll even enjoy, but i still feel guilty about it. i've got about 35 years of modern music before i started buying records to catch up on after all. i kind of miss the feeling of having to choose an album to buy and listen to until i can get back into the city on in a week or so to pick up something else. as for hours of the day spent listening, i listen to music whenever i can, but i understand the feeling that it can get tiresome after a while. i find it's good to take a break between albums, like cleaning your pallet when tasting food. i can only listen to music on days when i haven't been writing/recording stuff. after several hours of that, i can't stand listening to any music at all for about 12 hours.
[RANT] This post is great example of someone making excuses for a dear but out-dated mode. I mean no offense, because I know it's absolutely widespread, but I really do believe that music lovers need to wake up and face the changes taking place and how irrevocable they are. The way we consume and appreciate music is DIFFERENT. It will only get more DIFFERENT. And everyone who really cares at all about keeping up better admit to this. I don't know... come on! Admit it. It's DIFFERENT. |
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Not clear on what you mean there, goathouse..
Oh, could I feel as I have felt, or be what I have been,
Or weep as I could once have wept, o'er many a vanished scene;
As springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish though they be,
So, midst the withered waste of life, those tears would flow to me.
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quote: Originally posted by mark f: I think he means that the new generation gets their music off the web instead of the physical CD or LP. I just hope to God that as things get EVEN MORE different that people will understand the dramatic difference between the ways you avail yourself to listen to REALLY GOOD music! There is a difference. 
That's definitely part of it. But this (perhaps, seemingly small), "cosmetic" change, is having a sea change-like effect on the whole industry. Also, the average person has access to much more heresy and hearsay through the internet (i don't understand why people try to write this off). But for the most part, mark f nailed it. |
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i can consume 50-70 albums a year. i cant try to do less, because i soon become too tempted to listen to things out of curiosity. i give every album at least 8 listens. i try to listen to half current music and half last-year-or-later music. my system for doing this is quite complex. i have 6 blocks, a-f, for listening for older albums. each block lasts 2 months, gets a 2 month break, and returns for 2 months. i will wind up listening to it at least 8 times. usually at least 5 albums per block. for albums of the current year, i simply listen to them 8 times in 3 months. 8-10 every 3 months. along all of this new assimilation, i try to enjoy my known albums as often as possible.
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