Music Hoarder?

Sheep-Sqweak · 09-02-2010, 07:51 PM

I actually like having a large music selection because i find there is always something to listen to if i wanna listen to something else but usually i go onto the internet or look through old cds to find something to put into my music collection

music_phantom13 · 09-02-2010, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

I'm picky, and every couple of months I go and delete everything I don't listen to. I like keeping my collection small.

I've always tried to do this; if I don't like an album I get rid of it. I don't see a point in keeping music that I don't enjoy listening to. However, my collection is getting big just due to the time I've been collecting, it starts to build up after a while. And there's no way I could regularly listen to all the albums I have, there's too many. But when there's one I download that I love, I treat it exactly the same as a c.d. I love. If I like it enough I'll end up listening to a new album every day for weeks, physical or digital.

Sheep-Sqweak · 09-02-2010, 11:18 PM

Has anyone tried Listening and going threw all there songs to see what they like and dont like? I have been doing that for about a week now its such a long process specailly if you have A LOT of songs in your llibrary and it doesn't help that i keep downloading more songs on top of that! D: hehe

Alfred · 09-02-2010, 11:28 PM

I don't think I could ever do one of those "listen to everything in your library" things because I always have an urge to download more.

Sheep-Sqweak · 09-02-2010, 11:31 PM

Oh ya its truely the hardest thing for me to do I either lose interest in listening to them all and listen to a song over and over again or downloading more songs which just adds on its like it's almost impossible for me to do

alltherowboats · 09-03-2010, 03:01 AM

the problem truly is accessibility...

if i find myself really digging a particular band or artist, i'm so quick just to download their whole discography because i'm so excited to hear more.

but if i don't end up liking their whole discography (which happens A LOT), i get stuck with tons of music i don't like/won't ever listen to, but it's STILL there...

duga · 09-03-2010, 09:14 AM

Sometimes I force myself to stop downloading for a little while to get to know my current collection a bit more. I always end up finding several albums I haven't even listened to yet. This happened yesterday with Amon Tobin...I saw "Out From Out Where" being talked about around here and I love that album. When I hit "Amon Tobin" on my ipod, I found I had like 4 other albums that hadn't even been touched. It was a good day.

LoathsomePete · 09-03-2010, 12:12 PM

Everything I've grabbed online I have some kind of connection to, I can name albums or songs I enjoyed, or sometimes even random trivia. Stuff friends give me can go unnoticed for awhile, I know there's some artists on my hard drive I have not listened to yet.

Dayvan Cowboy · 09-03-2010, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

Sometimes I force myself to stop downloading for a little while to get to know my current collection a bit more. I always end up finding several albums I haven't even listened to yet. This happened yesterday with Amon Tobin...I saw "Out From Out Where" being talked about around here and I love that album. When I hit "Amon Tobin" on my ipod, I found I had like 4 other albums that hadn't even been touched. It was a good day.

<3

I approve.

ImmortalDiotima · 09-03-2010, 12:34 PM

I don't really buy cd's very often anymore because even though I love having the artwork and everything, I don't want to have a whole bunch of cd cases I have to lug around with me every time I move for the rest of my life. If I buy a cd I'll take out the booklet to consolidate but then the disc is floating around without a case (though those thin jewel cases are a good compromise) and I die a little inside when I throw out the case that has the artwork still glued into the back (do you guys know a good way to remove that? is it easy? i guess I've never tried)
So even though it's nice to have your huge music collection chillin there for everyone to see I've kind of accepted that looking through my itunes is the equivalent of that for me. I buy albums online a lot.

The two main hoarding problems for me are:
1) that there are some non-metal bands that I think are really good but I never listen to them because I'd always prefer to listen to metal. I have to keep them though because when I have non-long-haired company I want to play them something more friendly to their tastes.
2) When I learn about a new artist I download their discography but when I listen to them I just listen to their whole discography beginning to end and it's hard for me to differentiate between albums.

The best way for me to get familiar with albums again is to make a cd of it and listen to it in my car. The speakers are way better anyway :P

09-02-2010, 07:51 PM	#31 (permalink)
Sheep-Sqweak Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Windsor, Ontario Posts: 51	I actually like having a large music selection because i find there is always something to listen to if i wanna listen to something else but usually i go onto the internet or look through old cds to find something to put into my music collection __________________ You're only pretty as you feel

09-02-2010, 11:18 PM	#33 (permalink)
Sheep-Sqweak Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Windsor, Ontario Posts: 51	Has anyone tried Listening and going threw all there songs to see what they like and dont like? I have been doing that for about a week now its such a long process specailly if you have A LOT of songs in your llibrary and it doesn't help that i keep downloading more songs on top of that! D: hehe __________________ You're only pretty as you feel

09-02-2010, 11:28 PM	#34 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	I don't think I could ever do one of those "listen to everything in your library" things because I always have an urge to download more. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

09-02-2010, 11:31 PM	#35 (permalink)
Sheep-Sqweak Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Windsor, Ontario Posts: 51	Oh ya its truely the hardest thing for me to do I either lose interest in listening to them all and listen to a song over and over again or downloading more songs which just adds on its like it's almost impossible for me to do __________________ You're only pretty as you feel

09-03-2010, 03:01 AM	#36 (permalink)
alltherowboats Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 52	the problem truly is accessibility... if i find myself really digging a particular band or artist, i'm so quick just to download their whole discography because i'm so excited to hear more. but if i don't end up liking their whole discography (which happens A LOT), i get stuck with tons of music i don't like/won't ever listen to, but it's STILL there... __________________ We are the music makers...

09-03-2010, 09:14 AM	#37 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Sometimes I force myself to stop downloading for a little while to get to know my current collection a bit more. I always end up finding several albums I haven't even listened to yet. This happened yesterday with Amon Tobin...I saw "Out From Out Where" being talked about around here and I love that album. When I hit "Amon Tobin" on my ipod, I found I had like 4 other albums that hadn't even been touched. It was a good day. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

09-03-2010, 12:12 PM	#38 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Everything I've grabbed online I have some kind of connection to, I can name albums or songs I enjoyed, or sometimes even random trivia. Stuff friends give me can go unnoticed for awhile, I know there's some artists on my hard drive I have not listened to yet. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

09-03-2010, 12:34 PM	#40 (permalink)
ImmortalDiotima Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Santa Cruz and Petaluma California Posts: 95	I don't really buy cd's very often anymore because even though I love having the artwork and everything, I don't want to have a whole bunch of cd cases I have to lug around with me every time I move for the rest of my life. If I buy a cd I'll take out the booklet to consolidate but then the disc is floating around without a case (though those thin jewel cases are a good compromise) and I die a little inside when I throw out the case that has the artwork still glued into the back (do you guys know a good way to remove that? is it easy? i guess I've never tried) So even though it's nice to have your huge music collection chillin there for everyone to see I've kind of accepted that looking through my itunes is the equivalent of that for me. I buy albums online a lot. The two main hoarding problems for me are: 1) that there are some non-metal bands that I think are really good but I never listen to them because I'd always prefer to listen to metal. I have to keep them though because when I have non-long-haired company I want to play them something more friendly to their tastes. 2) When I learn about a new artist I download their discography but when I listen to them I just listen to their whole discography beginning to end and it's hard for me to differentiate between albums. The best way for me to get familiar with albums again is to make a cd of it and listen to it in my car. The speakers are way better anyway :P