The Ozzman
Melted by feels
I'm still trying to find Tonight's Decision. That seems to be the only Katatonia album that wasn't released in the states.
How big is your Metal Cd collection?
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Imolarot
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I am old school as well, but that is why I have around 800 cd's. I continually buy cd's based on just the cover art if it has the right record label and track listing, you can determine alot just by looking at their chosen artwork and the names of the songs. Maybe I have been doing it so long I am good at it now but it is an awesome feeling to buy a cd without ever hearing anything about them, the anticipation and then it kicks ass, its like you discovered for yourself all by yourself. Now occasionally some are a bit dissapointing usually cause it is just like something I already have or the production is utterly horrible(be careful of labels you dont recognize) so every year or so I gather up 20-30 cds and sell them to my music store and buy a few more new ones, its my metal recycling program. Say what you will but a friend discovered Soilwork this way and called from Germany to tell be to go buy a cd with butterflies on it, I said butterflies? he said trust me. And that is how Sweedish Metal became a part of my life.
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I agree with you. I like that feeling of having a whole new album and only a vague idea what it will sound like. My instincts have only let me down a few times.
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I NEED the artwork and lyrics and actual product. I'm not satisfied unless I do.
Belligerent
Greekus Urungus
Shouldn't be that hard to find. I found it at a local independent music store...try Amazon if its your last resort.
Imolarot
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When I have been let down it is usually because I was careless at selecting a cd or I kind of knew for some reason it may not be that good but I just did not care that day.
J.
Old Fart
This is the way it should be. I thought I was the only one.
Funny thing is, the habitual downloaders seem to be newbies to metal, for the most part. A shame really.
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I never download. It is a hassle and I am far more satisfied with a physical product, even when I just use the songs ripped from it on my iPod. As I also mentioned previously, it is nice to hear an album without knowing everything about it beforehand.
I used to download a lot when i didn't listen to metal. I only cared about getting the latest hit singles and it was pretty easy for me to do with napster/soulseek around. However, hunting down metal albums that I want usually leads me to frustration. I hate waiting forever on soulseek for songs to start dling or praying a torrent will work. I want to listen to it now! It's much easier for me to check out a band on youtube/myspace or read a review from a trusted reviewer, and then decide to purchase. I rather spend my time listening to music i've been accumulating than dealing with downloading.
Old Murder Soul
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Yeah, I agree. Once I get a job, I'll probably start buying some cds.
BTW- Ron Paul ftw. Hopefully he makes the ballot.
Actually, I'm preventing the underground from going mainstream, if you think of it like that.
Yeah, I got into "real metal" earlier this year, or last year, don't really remember when. I think it also has to do with us being younger, and part of the internet age.
zoidberg
Mallcore Kid
im looking for weakling's album on the web but cant find it. my swashbuckle should come in from CD baby any day now.
Some of us may be newbies, some may not. So it is kinda true I guess.
Right now, as a student, working part time, I can only really afford to save up for my car, if I didn't, I would quit downloading and I'd be using that money to buy cd's. I'll be finished with school in 3 years hopefully, which then I'll go back to buying 3 cd's a week, or whenever I can. Also if I earn enough, I plan to buy all that I have downloaded through the years, just at the moment it's so damn hard/expensive to buy anything.
J.
Old Fart
I don't think of it like that. Is it really so hard to understand how you are not being helpful? Or are you simply trying to justify what you do?
I'm not trying to be a pain in the ass, I'm very curious. I tire of the "I don't have any money, so that's my justification" reasoning.
Perhaps. Your generation is used to having everything at their fingertips, with little to no effort to finding anything.
Listen to the old men when they say: what you are doing does not help.
In regards to the thread: do you like storing your CDs vertically or horizontally? I read once that storing them vertically holds more benefit to the digital media.
I am very impressed with your last.fm every time I look at it. Could you take a picture of your collection so I could see how vast it is.
Hatebreeder
Pizzicato Heartstrings
I wish I had more room for something like that. If I had that many CDs in respect to my current logistics situation, I would have a major space problem. I only have about 200 CDs total and I'm already having to make creative adjustments to allow room for them all.
Satanstoenail
My Larpstyle determines my Derpstyle
I don't know how many metal cds I own, I haven't counted them. Probably about 250-300. My total music collection would be over 1000 now I think, growing constantly.
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