Music Hoarder?

[Sheep-Sqweak]

I was looking through my music library trying to get rid of songs that i never listen to or i just don't like off of my computer but as much as i try to clean up my music library deleting song after song i find myself downloading MORE songs right after. I feel like a person thats addicted to shopping once i start i just can't stop ...if that makes any sense (it does in my head XD) I call myself a music hoarder because i have tons and tons of songs on my computer that i just don't listen to or i will pass by a song in my library and think...oh one day i will listen to it or what if i wanna listen to it and its not there!

Who else has had this problem?

[RVCA]

I did. Two years ago, I hit the 13,000 mark, which was a TON at the time. So I went through and deleted everything that I didn't like or never listened to. Got down to about 8,000.

Now I'm up to 15,000. :-/

I kind of miss the days when I bought a CD and listened to it dozens of times over, instead of downloaded a dozen CDs and listening to each once. I feel like the internet has made music really impersonal, if that makes sense.

[sidewinder]

Originally Posted by RVCA

I kind of miss the days when I bought a CD and listened to it dozens of times over, instead of downloaded a dozen CDs and listening to each once. I feel like the internet has made music really impersonal, if that makes sense.

It makes 100% sense, I'm with you. I miss the old days of really getting to know albums. Nowadays I still get to know some albums intimately, but slightly less, and many don't get the chance to make an impression because there are just too many.

[Landon]

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Very true, when I got the internet it allowed me to hear bands that I had never hear before but it also gives to much access to music, when I only bought CDs I used to listen to it non-stop and fall in love with it. Now I download an album, start listening to it on my ipod, then realise theres something else I just remembered I had to listen to and never hear the first album again.

If it's on my computer I will delete songs/albums if I don't like them but I would never throw out any of my CDs, even the embarassing ones.

[anti-war94]

Originally Posted by RVCA

I did. Two years ago, I hit the 13,000 mark, which was a TON at the time. So I went through and deleted everything that I didn't like or never listened to. Got down to about 8,000.

Now I'm up to 15,000. :-/

I kind of miss the days when I bought a CD and listened to it dozens of times over, instead of downloaded a dozen CDs and listening to each once. I feel like the internet has made music really impersonal, if that makes sense.

Then why don't you buy CD's instead of downloading?

I rarely download unless I can find something for free, since I haven't had any money lately.
But usually I buy a CD. I've been buying CD's for about 4 years now.
And I have over 100. I'd have more if I had more money.

[RVCA]

Originally Posted by anti-war94

Then why don't you buy CD's instead of downloading?

I rarely download unless I can find something for free, since I haven't had any money lately.
But usually I buy a CD. I've been buying CD's for about 4 years now.
And I have over 100. I'd have more if I had more money.

Because it's an unnecessary expense in this day and age. I still buy albums I really like (lately: QOTSA - Lullabies to Paralyze) though

[anti-war94]

Originally Posted by RVCA

Because it's an unnecessary expense in this day and age. I still buy albums I really like (lately: QOTSA - Lullabies to Paralyze) though

Yeah. True.
But I buy CD's no matter what.
I hate the idea of downloads and I love getting the albums you can pychsically hold the album, you have the artwork right there in front of you, not just a small little image on a screen, and you get a lyrics booklet, which usually includes art too.
And sometimes, you can get deluxe versions of albums. So you get extra stuff.
So no matter what the cost. I'm always gonna stick with CD's, until, if the sad, sad day ever comes, that there are no more CD's, and all music is digital.

Oh, and also, I like the sound of the music blasting from my Radio rather than sound of the music playing from my Ipod, there is a difference. Most people like the Ipod sound better though because the quality's the best, but I don't.

[Dayvan Cowboy]

I think everybody on MB is a music hoarder.

the other day, I found 10GB of post rock albums I forgot about.

[Sheep-Sqweak]

Yes i totally agree with all of you i used to buy CD's all of the time and listen to one over and over and over again but ever since i started downloading music on the internet i listen to an album maybe once or twice or i download and album listen to one song and forget about it because i download another album or other songs that i like sometimes i dont even get to "know" the album because i never listen to it as much as i usually would if i had it on cd...i have downloaded music so much i have stopped buying cds and i threw out my old cd player which has been replaced by my ipod...which i really regret doing

[jtwilliams]

I have the same problem as well everyone one lol. I find the best thing to do is listen to actual albums in my car. I still have to buy the albums I love, so thats where I listen to em.