Where's Psychedelic Paul ?

Psychedelic Paul wrote: ... Before going online in 2010, I bought maybe one CD a month. Now though, I buy the equivalent of one CD a day.

Hi,

Let me tell you that if you have to move when you are 74, you will regret having all those CD's ... it was ONLY 14 more boxes for me (12x12x12) ... and while not as heavy as the music, the amount of time was a problem ... and I have to put the CD racks back together ... could not move them otherwise.

I'm likely going to make sure I have as many CD's as possible as MP3's (for example) so I can fit them on my backup external drive, for example.

I had the bad thought that while you were gone, the Sunshine or Purple Haze was too good, and you had to stop for a couple of days ... I have to tell you that way back when I had to stop for a day or two just to catch up!    

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Logan wrote: Argos wrote: So basically we’ve gone from “piracy bad” to “piracy maybe okay if it’s in a YouTube wrapper”? I don't believe that and have not said that. It's not piracy when its official, and the uploader can allow embedding or not. It is common for artists and labels to provide their music on sites such as bandcamp and youtube. Like it or not, legal streaming is now common. I bought the vast majority of my CD albums after hearing them first on YouTube. Before going online in 2010, I bought maybe one CD a month. Now though, I buy the equivalent of one CD a day.

Interesting . I find that I buy a lot less now that I can properly vet albums before buying. With favourite bands I don't need to but so many albums just don't really stand up after 5 listens. Reviews and ratings can be very misleading as well. Ultimately streaming is a great tool for getting you where you need to be. I regret buying about 50% of my CD collection and that probably equates to about 1500 CD's and an associated cost of maybe £10,000 to £15,000

richardh wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Logan wrote: Argos wrote: So basically we’ve gone from “piracy bad” to “piracy maybe okay if it’s in a YouTube wrapper”? I don't believe that and have not said that. It's not piracy when its official, and the uploader can allow embedding or not. It is common for artists and labels to provide their music on sites such as bandcamp and youtube. Like it or not, legal streaming is now common. I bought the vast majority of my CD albums after hearing them first on YouTube. Before going online in 2010, I bought maybe one CD a month. Now though, I buy the equivalent of one CD a day. Interesting . I find that I buy a lot less now that I can properly vet albums before buying. With favourite bands I don't need to but so many albums just don't really stand up after 5 listens. Reviews and ratings can be very misleading as well. Ultimately streaming is a great tool for getting you where you need to be. I regret buying about 50% of my CD collection and that probably equates to about 1500 CD's and an associated cost of maybe £10,000 to £15,000

Holy krapp!!!
Hopefully they've held at least 50% value, I only buy used CDs for 2-3 bucks. I have not bought a new CD in probably 20 years.