How do you consume your music today?
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Dan0h
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I remember finally cutting the cord on my cd collection back in 2007. Sold them as a bulk lot on eBay. The last several years I have paid for Apple Music so most everything is available and use Bandcamp to support the bands I really like.Def stream. Used to buy CDs a lot, but carrying around a 10lb case of music got a little old. Did get my daughter a record player for her birthday and the nostalgia was fun right up until you hit that first scratch…… now when you say “NEED pedals”
peccary
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I use Spotify mostly. Having a two year old has made listening to records really tough in a tiny house and I haven't played one in months.
My record collection is pretty well curated. If there's an album I love I try to get it on vinyl. My Elvis Costello vinyl collection is pretty large and I have been working for a decade off and on trying to fill it out. I have most everything from CAKE on vinyl as well. I miss listening to my records.
My record collection is pretty well curated. If there's an album I love I try to get it on vinyl. My Elvis Costello vinyl collection is pretty large and I have been working for a decade off and on trying to fill it out. I have most everything from CAKE on vinyl as well. I miss listening to my records.
Mentaltossflycoon
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Vinyl at home, radio in the car. I'm lucky to live in a town with a few stations I actually enjoy. When I'm out of town the old sleeve of cds comes in to play.
Mentaltossflycoon
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Dude, Cake on vinyl ain't cheap.
peccary
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Everything I have from CAKE was bought directly from their website, so it was pretty cheap. I got the orange pressing of Motorcade fo like $20 or whatever it was when it came out, that might be one of the rarest albums I have. I also got the box set for the original price of $99. Resellers can go pound sand (at least the malicious ones, I think you know what I mean).
Dan0h
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I use to rock Cake before big sales pitches to get amped up. Such good vibes.
Harry Klippton
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These days, its a lot of streaming for me. Mostly Spotify, but also Bandcamp, and YouTube is surprisingly great for finding more obscure death metal demos old and new, and there's a couple YouTube channels I like for hidden hard rock gems from the past.
At home it's mostly vinyl and cassettes, some CDs, reel to reel, and 8 tracks. I got to the point a couple years ago where I don't want to have more stuff piling up in my house so I scaled way way back on buying records from what I used to.
At home it's mostly vinyl and cassettes, some CDs, reel to reel, and 8 tracks. I got to the point a couple years ago where I don't want to have more stuff piling up in my house so I scaled way way back on buying records from what I used to.
Mentaltossflycoon
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Wtf...
peccary
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I don't have any original pressings. The ones that were released were while I was in high school and I didn't start collecting records till after I got in college, around 2001-02 or so. They are stupid expensive. I'm fine with reissues, most tend to be on heavier weight vinyl anyways.
I'm pretty sure that CAKE are reissuing their catalog on vinyl, though, pretty soon.
spi
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I stream mostly, but do listen to the radio in the car (even though it's the same overplayed crap). My wife's car which, we use the most, is old enough that it doesn't have bluetooth. My car does, but I'm usually too lazy to use it because my trips are short--by the time it gets connected, and I fumble with my phone to select the music, I'm already there.
Bricksnbeatles
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All of the above.
I’ve got plenty of records, including plenty of 7” singles and 10” EPs— tons of Zappa and King Crimson related stuff as well as oodles of power pop, new wave, and 00s-10s Aussie rock, just to make a few. No idea how many records I have, but it’s more than enough to fill 10 IKEA Kallax slots.
I’ve got a ton of CDs too— mostly again, Zappa, King Crimson, and other Prog Rock acts (I buy a lot from Moonjune Records on bandcamp), but also plenty of just about every kind of music. Lots of box sets (including a handful of the 20+ disc King Crimson boxes) and a decent number of DVD-A and Blu Ray Audio discs too. I might have a few dual-format SACDs too, but I’m not pretentious enough to own an SACD player.
Plenty of download purchases too, primarily from Bandcamp and Qobuz, as well as whatever sites artists are using to sell their Soundboard mixes from live shows I attend— I’m a fervent live audio collector, especially when it comes to shows I’ve attended. I’m also obviously a big fan of free downloads, and I’ve downloaded tons of Zappa live shows, Ween concerts, demos, and raritities, etc. over the years. I also buy a ton of downloads from the DGMLive site. I may or may not also have some recordings that I may or may not confirm to exist (pshhh… bootlegs of notoriously anti-bootleg bands? No way!)
Streaming is definitely the easiest for general listening though, so I do consume a lot of music via the very means I hate so much— Spotify.
I’ve got plenty of records, including plenty of 7” singles and 10” EPs— tons of Zappa and King Crimson related stuff as well as oodles of power pop, new wave, and 00s-10s Aussie rock, just to make a few. No idea how many records I have, but it’s more than enough to fill 10 IKEA Kallax slots.
I’ve got a ton of CDs too— mostly again, Zappa, King Crimson, and other Prog Rock acts (I buy a lot from Moonjune Records on bandcamp), but also plenty of just about every kind of music. Lots of box sets (including a handful of the 20+ disc King Crimson boxes) and a decent number of DVD-A and Blu Ray Audio discs too. I might have a few dual-format SACDs too, but I’m not pretentious enough to own an SACD player.
Plenty of download purchases too, primarily from Bandcamp and Qobuz, as well as whatever sites artists are using to sell their Soundboard mixes from live shows I attend— I’m a fervent live audio collector, especially when it comes to shows I’ve attended. I’m also obviously a big fan of free downloads, and I’ve downloaded tons of Zappa live shows, Ween concerts, demos, and raritities, etc. over the years. I also buy a ton of downloads from the DGMLive site. I may or may not also have some recordings that I may or may not confirm to exist (pshhh… bootlegs of notoriously anti-bootleg bands? No way!)
Streaming is definitely the easiest for general listening though, so I do consume a lot of music via the very means I hate so much— Spotify.
Paradox916
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99 percent on the time I use Spotify but A few years ago I drug home a beat up old Victrola and rebuilt the guts, and it works pretty good… one day I will restore it completely.
Blooze
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I’ve ripped all my CD’s to FLAC files once I pared them down to about 600 and run them through a little music server I built. Also use the server to stream iTunes. I still play vinyl when the mood strikes me. We have no good radio so I stream iTunes in the car or just listen to books/podcasts. I’ll still buy a CD or album occasionally if it’s something I want.
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I still have the Pioneer turntable I worked so hard to earn as a 15 yr old! Earning $1.99 an hour as a Thursday night/Saturday morning casual sucked but I bought my own stereo that way. First the turntable, then the Kenwood amp, borrowed some headphones until I got some lovely Jensen hi-fi speakers. Listened to a decent collection of vinyl and sometimes still do. I have all my old Smiths, Cure, Led Zep, Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Cramps, etc stuff on vinyl. Then I gradually got most of it on CD as well.
We have a Yamaha 5-CD turntable CD player that we use all the time. I love the sound of a good stereo. I have my old stereo in my office, ad a while ago my son's girlfriend bought me some vinyl for a birthday which I thought was lovely. I played some records and my son was surprised at how good they sounded! Maybe he thought they were going to sound like 78s! (My dad had a huge collection of old jazz 78s...)
I like records and CDs. I like having something with the artist's art work, something tangible. And I liked the little posters that would come with records. I don't stream, mainly because I have no way to make it sound any good and also because I'd rather the artist made at least some money.
I listen to everything from Billie Holiday to the Birthday Party or Jim Jones Revue while I make pedals but often don't have any music playing at all because I find it too distracting. I can't not listen to it.
We have a Yamaha 5-CD turntable CD player that we use all the time. I love the sound of a good stereo. I have my old stereo in my office, ad a while ago my son's girlfriend bought me some vinyl for a birthday which I thought was lovely. I played some records and my son was surprised at how good they sounded! Maybe he thought they were going to sound like 78s! (My dad had a huge collection of old jazz 78s...)
I like records and CDs. I like having something with the artist's art work, something tangible. And I liked the little posters that would come with records. I don't stream, mainly because I have no way to make it sound any good and also because I'd rather the artist made at least some money.
I listen to everything from Billie Holiday to the Birthday Party or Jim Jones Revue while I make pedals but often don't have any music playing at all because I find it too distracting. I can't not listen to it.
