Too Much Music...

lucifer_sam · 07-18-2009, 09:11 PM

i kind of understand what he's saying, but like boobs, i'd come back to many of those albums i deleted from time to time. i do go through my library every couple months to prune all the albums out i have no intention of listening to, helps stabilize my library and keep my hard drive from fucking off.

boo boo · 07-18-2009, 09:14 PM

I do delete the albums I deem unworthy, stuff I know I'll never listen to. But I still have a lot of music I don't want to part with.

If I have an album I think is great, it's pretty retarded to part with it, I might not be in the mood to listen to it right away, but when I'm in the mood I want it to be waiting there. It's pretty retarded to download an album, listen to it, delete it, and then download it when you feel like listening to it again. That's really the most baffling logic I've ever heard. There's no valid reason to delete an album you like, at all.

I have an ex hard drive that holds up to 500 GB, might as well put it to good use.

asshat · 07-18-2009, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

I do delete the albums I deem unworthy, stuff I know I'll never listen to. But I still have a lot of music I don't want to part with.

If I have an album I think is great, it's pretty retarded to part with it, I might not be in the mood to listen to it right away, but when I'm in the mood I want it to be waiting there. It's pretty retarded to download an album, listen to it, delete it, and then download it when you feel like listening to it again. That's really the most baffling logic I've ever heard. There's no valid reason to delete an album you like, at all.

I have an ex hard drive that holds up to 500 GB, might as well put it to good use.

I love music, and when I have more than 10 gb of music I feel less like a music fan and more like an archivist.

I do the pruning sometimes, but sometimes there's too much debate about what to keep and what to get rid of, so I just delete the whole thing. Probably later I'll want something I delete, and it's kind of foolish that way. I just have a personal cornball philosophy about music, that makes do stuff like that. It sounds really creepy, but there's an incredible feeling of freedom that goes along with it.

boo boo · 07-18-2009, 10:07 PM

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

But if I did that, I would regret it immediately, find where you live and bomb your car.

I had moments where I thought I deleted it on accident, and it felt like I sh*t out my heart.

mr dave · 07-18-2009, 10:28 PM

i like the idea of a full purge actually. it makes you realize what you REALLY like as opposed to what you think you like because it's there and you've read so much about how it's supposed to be great blah blah blah.

boo boo · 07-18-2009, 10:30 PM

But yeah, I still think it's stupid.

I know what I like, if I keep listening to it, I like it, it's not that hard to know what you like, jeez, you all make it out like it's some kind of f*cking puzzle.

sidewinder · 07-19-2009, 12:31 AM

I can see the value in a purge...though maybe not a full purge. Obviously keep the stuff you know you really like, but get rid of all the **** you've never played and have had a while, the stuff you've only played once since you've had it, and so on. Then you'll see if you miss it or not.

Not that I would really consider doing this at this time...but it would be liberating and allow you to concentrate on the stuff you know you like, letting it grow some more, and re-download the stuff you thought you could live without but realize now you can't...and so it was meant to be.

SATCHMO · 07-19-2009, 01:24 AM

Speaking as someone who has had to rebuild his entire music collection from zero TWICE in the past year. The idea of getting rid of any of my music is nothing short of frightening.

right-track · 07-19-2009, 05:46 AM

I wouldn't have a problem wiping my hard drive of music. The only stuff I'd want to keep, I own a hard copy of anyway.
The stuff on my computer is in musical purgatory waiting for me to sit in judgement until it clicks...or not.

jackhammer · 07-19-2009, 08:20 AM

I had a clean up about a month or so and deleted about 5gb. For me that was slightly painful but it needed doing. If push came to shove I could probably delete about a third of my collection but I do have a lot of stuff that's hard to find which is irreplaceable. All my CD's are also backed up onto my hard drive (about 300 or so) which is kinda pointless but I like them on there to put on my MP3 sometimes.

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lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	i kind of understand what he's saying, but like boobs, i'd come back to many of those albums i deleted from time to time. i do go through my library every couple months to prune all the albums out i have no intention of listening to, helps stabilize my library and keep my hard drive from fucking off. __________________ first.am

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sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	I can see the value in a purge...though maybe not a full purge. Obviously keep the stuff you know you really like, but get rid of all the **** you've never played and have had a while, the stuff you've only played once since you've had it, and so on. Then you'll see if you miss it or not. Not that I would really consider doing this at this time...but it would be liberating and allow you to concentrate on the stuff you know you like, letting it grow some more, and re-download the stuff you thought you could live without but realize now you can't...and so it was meant to be. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I had a clean up about a month or so and deleted about 5gb. For me that was slightly painful but it needed doing. If push came to shove I could probably delete about a third of my collection but I do have a lot of stuff that's hard to find which is irreplaceable. All my CD's are also backed up onto my hard drive (about 300 or so) which is kinda pointless but I like them on there to put on my MP3 sometimes. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

07-19-2009, 01:24 AM	#38 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	Speaking as someone who has had to rebuild his entire music collection from zero TWICE in the past year. The idea of getting rid of any of my music is nothing short of frightening.

07-19-2009, 05:46 AM	#39 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	I wouldn't have a problem wiping my hard drive of music. The only stuff I'd want to keep, I own a hard copy of anyway. The stuff on my computer is in musical purgatory waiting for me to sit in judgement until it clicks...or not.