AlkemestRedux
12.25.25 | Really need to pick up a Rotting Christ album but I'm torn because I want like five at a minimum lol |
DrGonzo1937
12.25.25 | "CDs are still the best form of music media in my opinion"
this is objectively correct; CDs also bring the best quality of sound. unfortunately, space prevents me from buying anymore lol i have well over 1000 |
AlkemestRedux
12.25.25 | That's an impressive collection! How do you keep them organized? |
DrGonzo1937
12.25.25 | i have a massive cd unit, but i've filled it and dont want to get another one as it'll fill my living room to the point of making it look cluttered (i hate clutter lol). same with vinyl, i've maxed out on that too. but i've been collecting cds for well over 20 years now, and very rarely got rid of any of them. with all mediums of entertainment i collect physicals primarily for the quality they provide over streaming, but one of the main advantages to it is you're not beholden to streaming services and whether its even going to be available anymore. you can literally listen/watch/play what you want when you want. something i always advocate to people.
tl;dr, streaming is dogshit -- always buy physical. plus, in the case of artists, it really helps them out to buy something like that. |
DrGonzo1937
12.25.25 | nice selection of cds btw. if you're looking for cheap cds get them off music magpie. can get some serious albums for pennies at this point. |
brickhed
12.25.25 | yeah i have the "buy tickets and merch, download files" type of attitude for music. there's cool stuff that you don't get on stuff like streaming and even downloading. my favorite is my CD of Age of Clitoral Decay from Lividity, which has a beefy booklet full of lyrics, thank you's, and a tribute to a late bandmate. and some more. can't replicate that in quite the same fashion over a block of text, |
DrGonzo1937
12.25.25 | [2]
there's also some really cool cds out there. i did a blog a couple years ago that had two of my most interesting cd releases. love it when artists think outside the box.
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/blog/2023/12/18/vol-5-lets-get-physical-gonzos-collection/ |
CrisStyles
12.25.25 | Closing in on 1000 CDs myself, still on the hunt for a new shelving unit for them since I've run out of room on my current shelf. |
gryndstone
12.25.25 | Started collecting about 2 years ago and have a couple hundred at this point - between savers and a 'everything's 2 dollars' giant cd/dvd thrift store near me, I've found so much stuff that I like, new bands, and also just some real good deals on obscure stuff. Physical always (unless I'm pirating it) |
Pooter9000
12.25.25 | CD supremacist reporting in |
Hawks
12.25.25 | NICE. M//// |
Pooter9000
12.25.25 | Got my Sony portable discman in the mail yesterday, gonna go walking with it and without my phone, god bless CDs |
AlkemestRedux
12.26.25 | Agreed yeah CDs are the way! And hell yeah on the walkman, I feel like any time you can look at a screen less it's a win honestly. |
Confessed2005
12.26.25 | No word of a lie, If I'd of kept every CD I'd ever had and put them in a collection, we're talking between 600-800 albums.
15 was also present at some stage. |
brickhed
12.26.25 | i really like cassettes but getting the music i like on it is hard to find for me. so i have to stick to cd's. plus cassettes are getting so expensive nowadays that it's much cheaper to get a cd. |
AlkemestRedux
12.30.25 | Man that's a ton of CDs. I've always had a rotating cast of ~75 or so. Sometimes I remember ones I used to have that I wish I still did like Terror - Keepers of the Faith or the many, many Norma Jean albums I've had that all disappeared after friends borrowed them lol |
Pooter9000
12.31.25 | Just picked up Clayman by In Flames at a local physical media shop for $8, in great condition |
AlkemestRedux
12.31.25 | Oh hell yeah that's a good deal! |
AlkemestRedux
01.02.26 | Added a couple more. The record store had Der Weg and Martrod m//// |
AlkemestRedux
01.14.26 | Finally decided on a Rotting Christ cd to pick up first. It was hard since there are so many good ones lol |
