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jabumbo
09-23-2005, 11:33 AM
remember back in middle school, when you were the coolest because you got some new cd that was just out, or you had more than a dozen discs in your collection?
i laugh at the fact now that unless you have at least 1,000 songs, usually 2k+, its like you arent even keeping up or something.
i have about 300 cd's in my collection right now, and i bet that none of my friends have even half of that, especially if you don't consider burt/ripped copies of stuff they didnt even buy. it kind of weirds me out becuase i still have so many albums i want to get, and nobody really gets it
TurdBerglar
09-23-2005, 11:35 AM
i have about 1300 tracks in my collection. it's not very much compared what others have. and a good 99 percent of it is all purchased.
jabumbo
09-23-2005, 11:38 AM
i have about 1300 tracks in my collection. it's not very much compared what others have. and a good 99 percent of it is all purchased.
thats what i mean...
i have abour 1200 tracks of downloaded music on my computer, about 25% of it i eventually bought the cd that that song(s) were on by said band.
i think the only people who have less tunes on their computer that i know at school are the kids who don't download much of anything, or dont really like enough music...
bigblu89
09-23-2005, 12:09 PM
I have very specific music taste. I pretty much listen to the same 20 CDs over and over.
Most of the new music I hear, I don't like.
mickill
09-23-2005, 12:14 PM
I have about a hundred tracks on my computer in total.
hpdrifter
09-23-2005, 12:15 PM
i don't have any electronic music files, so i have less than you
mickill
09-23-2005, 12:16 PM
Well, aren't you special? Mine are mostly songs I downloaded 2 years ago. So whatevaman.
jabumbo
09-23-2005, 12:18 PM
I have about a hundred tracks on my computer in total.
and?
TurdBerglar
09-23-2005, 12:18 PM
my computer is also my stereo system. so i have to put my music on it. i don't even have a normal strereo, discman or even a boombox anymore.
mickill
09-23-2005, 12:19 PM
and?
Some picture files, a few games...porn, you know, the usual.
hpdrifter
09-23-2005, 12:21 PM
Well, aren't you special? Mine are mostly songs I downloaded 2 years ago. So whatevaman.
i was replying to jabumbo. egocentric much?
jabumbo
09-23-2005, 12:23 PM
i don't have any electronic music files, so i have less than you
what about purchased albums?
od you have a lot or a little? (i would vnture and say that you oculd consider a lot anything over 100 or so)
hpdrifter
09-23-2005, 12:26 PM
what about purchased albums?
od you have a lot or a little? (i would vnture and say that you oculd consider a lot anything over 100 or so)
I have a lot. At least 300, probably more. Its definitely going to be the hardest thing to move this weekend.
mickill
09-23-2005, 12:29 PM
I have 2,000+ CDs. They were diffiicult to move....all 9 times over the last 8 years.
I just saw Stevie Wonder on CNN. I have at least 15 of his CDs in my collection.
hpdrifter
09-23-2005, 12:40 PM
I have 2,000+ CDs. They were diffiicult to move....all 9 times over the last 8 years.
Seriously? 2000+? And you moved it more than once a year? Your poor wife. And I thought dating a drummer was bad. I had to help him haul all all of his drum stuff every time we had a show. And lemme tell ya, that shit is heavy.
mickill
09-23-2005, 12:43 PM
Poor wife? She didn't have to move them. You mean poor Mike. Poor me.
hpdrifter
09-23-2005, 12:45 PM
How'd she get away without helping you?
At least by the time I started playing in a band with Mike he had given up his double bass drum for a double pedal. Now if there was only something I could have done about the gratuitous amount of hardware...
mickill
09-23-2005, 01:00 PM
Uh, well, she's not allowed to help with the CDs. I need to sort them alphabetically, in their appropriate boxes. She'd just throw them in garbage bags if she could have her way.
hpdrifter
09-23-2005, 01:01 PM
She'd just throw them in garbage bags if she could have her way.
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garbage bags? She's lucky she's hot.
Knuckles
09-23-2005, 01:12 PM
I think I have between 600-700 cd's.
I just throw away the jewel cases and keep them in folders. Much easier to move around (y)
mickill
09-23-2005, 01:14 PM
I just throw away the jewel cases and keep them in folders. Much easier to move around (y)
Whoa whoa whoa...What? No man. That's their homes. You don't throw away their homes.
Knuckles
09-23-2005, 01:16 PM
Whoa whoa whoa...What? No man. That's their homes. You don't throw away their homes.
It's kinda like they retired and moved into condominiums (y)
jabumbo
09-23-2005, 01:35 PM
i used to have mine in folders, but it was too hard to keep up with adding new ones and keeping them in some sort of order, so i never could find what i wanted.
anytime i wanted to put something new on, i had to just sort through everything and go with whatever hit me, at least now i can think about it and grab whatever i want
Documad
09-23-2005, 09:50 PM
I think I have between 600-700 cd's.
I just throw away the jewel cases and keep them in folders. Much easier to move around (y)
I can't believe that I've been thinking about doing this to all but my most beloved CDs. I'm thinking about moving this year. I think the CDs need to suck it up and take one for the team if I'm going to keep all my vinyl.
mickill
09-23-2005, 10:07 PM
Okay, vinyl obviously takes precedence over CDs, but come on, this is their homes we're talkin about. Throw away some books or something if you need space. Let them take one for the team.
TurdBerglar
09-23-2005, 10:10 PM
this must just make you cringe (http://www.beastieboys.com/bbs/showpost.php?p=997918&postcount=12)
Documad
09-23-2005, 10:20 PM
I've been thinking about this a lot. My last move was 4-5 years ago and I didn't have to move stereo components or vinyl because it was in storage at my mom's and I didn't move the vinyl into my house until about a year ago. Last move, it was the books and CDs that crippled me. This time, I might have to move across country. And this time vinyl is job 1.
I am willing to throw away my sofa, chairs, dining room set, hutch, most of my dishes and almost all my pans, and all but one lamp. Even my bed.
I need to keep the piano and the bookcase my grandpa made. I'm keeping my stereo components and laptop. I have been making hard choices with my books and I hope to get their numbers down. I agree that my most beloved CDs should get to keep their jewel cases with notes and stuff, but do I really need to keep the jewel case for say Fleetwood Mac CDs?
Just thinking about moving makes me realize that I've spent a lot of money on shit I don't care about. I think I used my springform cake pan once! I just need to live in a library with a bed and stereo.
TurdBerglar
09-23-2005, 10:23 PM
what the fuck
wrong thread
mickill
09-23-2005, 10:24 PM
If cringing involves vomiting blood, then yes, that made me cringe, man.
By the way, do you own a copy of this (http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/Tips/WeenChocolate.jpg) cd?
jabumbo
09-23-2005, 10:25 PM
at least keep the cover art!
TurdBerglar
09-23-2005, 10:26 PM
If cringing involves vomiting blood, then yes, that made me cringe, man.
By the way, do you own a copy of this (http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/Tips/WeenChocolate.jpg) cd?
uhhhh
no
TurdBerglar
09-23-2005, 10:27 PM
at least keep the cover art!
no i through that shit out too
mickill
09-23-2005, 10:32 PM
I've been thinking about this a lot. My last move was 4-5 years ago and I didn't have to move stereo components or vinyl because it was in storage at my mom's and I didn't move the vinyl into my house until about a year ago. Last move, it was the books and CDs that crippled me. This time, I might have to move across country. And this time vinyl is job 1.
It's difficult enough caring for and properly storing vinyl. Good luck moving it across country. Personally, I don't know if I'd trust movers/baggage handlers/couriers with any of my more favorite records. And what if you lose a crate or two? I wouldn't risk certain things, personally. But then, I'm obviously slightly manic.
mickill
09-23-2005, 10:34 PM
uhhhh
no
If say you did, would you actually throw that particular sleeve out? Just curious.
TurdBerglar
09-23-2005, 10:36 PM
no it would probably be stuck to my floor
TurdBerglar
09-23-2005, 10:39 PM
who has the chick in the american flag bikini with her pubes hanging out?
mickill
09-23-2005, 10:40 PM
Ok, well, I guess there's still hope then....
...provided that all future album covers feature some bottom cleavage.
The Black Crowes have that cover.
DroppinScience
09-23-2005, 10:42 PM
I really should do a count sometime, but I'm positive I have 1000+ CDs, and there's no sign of decline either.
Once you're at the store and you go nuts on releases, all of a sudden you find out you need even MORE albums, and so on. It never stops. :( :)
mickill
09-23-2005, 10:44 PM
That (http://www.sleazeroxx.com/censored/amorica1.jpg) Black Crowes cover was banned, though.
It looks like this (http://www.sleazeroxx.com/censored/amorica2.jpg) now.
TurdBerglar
09-23-2005, 10:47 PM
i think my parents have the new one
i think i was like ten or eleven when my cousin first got that cd. i didn't even really understand fully what the hell i was looking at then.
mickill
09-23-2005, 10:48 PM
Once you're at the store and you go nuts on releases, all of a sudden you find out you need even MORE albums, and so on. It never stops. :( :)
Whoa there, Brett Lambert, I get pretty excited about buying new music too, man, but I've never had any sudden nut releases while doing so.
DandyFop
09-24-2005, 02:05 AM
remember back in middle school, when you were the coolest because you got some new cd that was just out, or you had more than a dozen discs in your collection?
i laugh at the fact now that unless you have at least 1,000 songs, usually 2k+, its like you arent even keeping up or something.
i have about 300 cd's in my collection right now, and i bet that none of my friends have even half of that, especially if you don't consider burt/ripped copies of stuff they didnt even buy. it kind of weirds me out becuase i still have so many albums i want to get, and nobody really gets it
This is funny because you laugh at how dumb it was to compare how many you had because it's a kind of ego contest, and then you talk about how many you have so you can compare with everyone else...
avignon
09-24-2005, 04:01 PM
Just thinking about moving makes me realize that I've spent a lot of money on shit I don't care about. I think I used my springform cake pan once! I just need to live in a library with a bed and stereo.
My sentiments exactly. When I finally move, I will have to ditch nearly everything that I currently own. I'm thinking the best way to move the stuff I can't part with will be to mail it to myself. Other than that, I will have to bribe some friends to take the flight with me and bring almost none of their own luggage so they can bring my crap. Also, I'm pretty pissed about that whole not able to use any of my American electronics in Europe or play my DVDs and crap. (n)
By the way, I just bought a buttload of CDs for a buck each. It was stuff that I could no longer live without anymore though; Dionne, Aretha, Otis. So yeah, my life is just a little more complete now.
Also, I'm pretty pissed about that whole not able to use any of my American electronics in Europe or play my DVDs and crap. (n)
Plaiying American DVD's in Europe won't be a problem. Region free players are really cheap.
paul jones
09-24-2005, 04:52 PM
If I tried to lift all my cd's and vinyl together I would fall through the floorboards
Monsieur Decuts
09-24-2005, 05:01 PM
It's difficult enough caring for and properly storing vinyl. Good luck moving it across country. Personally, I don't know if I'd trust movers/baggage handlers/couriers with any of my more favorite records. And what if you lose a crate or two? I wouldn't risk certain things, personally. But then, I'm obviously slightly manic.
I just moved across the country and moved prolly 2000 lps with me.
Those large tupperware containers are a mans best friend. Stock that up in teh back of the moving truck and let it go. I would etiher U-Haul it yourself or use one of the companies where you load yourstuff up and then put up a nice wall to hold it all in.
mickill
09-24-2005, 05:26 PM
I prefer the new cover they are using. Visually more pleasing and intriguing.
Same.
Why do so many of you people move across country? And overseas? Damn. I don't think I've ever moved further than a half hour away at a time. My last move was from 5 blocks away.
b-grrrlie
09-24-2005, 06:19 PM
If cringing involves vomiting blood, then yes, that made me cringe, man.
By the way, do you own a copy of this (http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/Tips/WeenChocolate.jpg) cd?
I have that on vinyl.
A few weeks ago some friends were over and they were worried about my record collection tipping over. It does look rather dangerous, I definitively need sturdier shelves for my vinyl, and more of those cd-units I have, and screw them on the wall before accidents happen. I've got two IKEA Robin (http://www.ikea.com/PIAimages/25879_PE110711_S3.jpg) drawers for 7"s and they're perfect!
It's been quite tiresome when I've moved, I even took 25% of my vinyl collection (and all cd's, I only had a couple of hundred then) with me when I went to study far, far away for a couple of years, and I'm glad I did, I got to be the DJ at the school pub every now and then.
b-grrrlie
09-24-2005, 06:27 PM
Plaiying American DVD's in Europe won't be a problem. Region free players are really cheap.
I just downloaded a Pixies TV compilation that was on NTSC and it sounds like chipmunks, I thought the DVD-player on my computer could play all formats :(
Why do so many of you people move across country? And overseas? Damn. I don't think I've ever moved further than a half hour away at a time. My last move was from 5 blocks away.
Usually it's for the love or the money.
I've moved 35 times in my life, in the early days it was because of dad's work, but the most times when I moved to Stockholm it took at least a dozen moves before I got my own place.
jabumbo
09-24-2005, 09:49 PM
This is funny because you laugh at how dumb it was to compare how many you had because it's a kind of ego contest, and then you talk about how many you have so you can compare with everyone else...
well i was just thinking how not many people compare sizes of music collections by albums anymore, its all just downloads and other shit
come to think of it...i havent been to the record store in quite a while, and i need to find my list, or make a new one...
Documad
09-24-2005, 10:35 PM
Why do so many of you people move across country?
To run away from my family. :)
I'm not sure if I will move, but if I do, I am definitely mailing stuff to myself. But not the LPs.
zorra_chiflada
09-24-2005, 10:38 PM
i like how since i moved in with joe, it seems like my music collection has doubled.
i have more music, but joe has cooler stuff because he's not afraid of buying stuff on the internet. :o
miss_bhaven
09-25-2005, 06:50 AM
I download approximately half of my music and purchase the other half that I find is worth it :p
I just downloaded a Pixies TV compilation that was on NTSC and it sounds like chipmunks, I thought the DVD-player on my computer could play all formats :(
That should only happen if someone didn't do a proper work when converting between NTSC and PAL. Are you sure it really is NTSC?
b-grrrlie
09-25-2005, 07:09 AM
That should only happen if someone didn't do a proper work when converting between NTSC and PAL. Are you sure it really is NTSC?
That's what the guy who put it up claims.
I haven't checked it all yet, it sounded so awful (and David Letterman still has hair :eek: ) He'd done it form a VHS he'd had for ages (Unknown Gen VHS-->imovie + idvd-->DVDR-1). There's some good stuff, from 120-minutes, Dennis Miller show etc, it would be great if it was better quality :(
Actually it doesn't have anything to do with my DVD player as I haven't burned it... :rolleyes: :o
Have you tried playing the files (not the actual DVD), in case your DVD-player actually does something weird?
Rancid_Beasties
09-25-2005, 08:20 AM
I find that nowadays I only purchase albums that are from indie bands with small followings or australian acts that aren't available online. I know its not right, but I figure that I've spent enough on cds already and that only the best cds deserve to be bought, considering cd prices have not gone down in the last 10 years even though the cost of a blank cd has gone from $10+ down to about 30 cents for a DVD. And I've already paid for enough cds and go to enough concerts to repay my piracy. Probably about 150-200 CD's real, and about 9500 mp3's (including real and downloaded) on my computer.
jabumbo
09-25-2005, 10:30 AM
To run away from my family. :)
I'm not sure if I will move, but if I do, I am definitely mailing stuff to myself. But not the LPs.
load em up in the back seat of your volvo and hit the road!
Documad
09-25-2005, 08:26 PM
load em up in the back seat of your volvo and hit the road!
:p I have no Volvo! But if I move, I will move the vinyl personally. And I won't sleep on the drive.
I have a friend who stayed in a hotel overnight and someone took her moving van while they were sleeping. They hit garage sales to find clothes for her and the kids.
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