What’s In My 12,000 CD Collection? 

Michael - whatever collection You have is the very best.....it's yours! I often just look at my collection ( 9000 CDs and a couple hundred records and feel this burst of joy! Why? Glad you asked, ha ha, because I know that at any time I can pull out an album I absolutely love and instantly get the "feel goods" !!! Killer music is right at my fingertips......a helluva lot of choice tuneage! From ABBA to ZZ Top. Happy hunting - the chase is almost as good as the catch!

Never compare your "Collection" to someone else's! That's your music and you love it! 😊

Yes indeed in the past I had close to 5000 in my collection and I had an ex that ruined my love for music and had to pretty much sell my collection off a little at a time to where I was down to 150 or less then my ex was outta of my life and I got my passion back for music and collecting where my collection is at 1300 cds now but now I have a baby so I'm very little adding back my daughter comes first. It was cause of friending Brendon I got back on the horse and being a 46 year old dad for first time I'm leaving her a killer collection and when she gets older and understands music I can't wait to sit with her and have her pick out a CD for us to listen to.

I have around the same and it already fills a whole wall and more. Could only dream of what Brendon's would look like if all were out on display!

Quantity doesn't matter unless you're obsessive compulsive. Anyone with money can buy a bunch of stuff to put on a shelf. Probably better to just buy what brings you joy, whether no CD's or 10,000.

Thanks Chris!

@@BrendonSnyderhey brendon since you’re in NYC there’s an initiative going on for a major band we all like, wanted to know if you wanted to be part in supporting it and for more info. You have an email?

Yep. It's easy to spend more time and effort buying stuff than actually listening and really getting to know the music.

Tengo la mitad de los tuyos.algunos cds de mi infancia adolescencia están de recuerdo los escucho 1 una vez año.. decidí para poder todos los cd, es no escuchar en la calle a exepcion que se presenten un viaje para disfrutar un cd a mitad de semana o fin de semana

Hey Brendon you do know that Alternative Rock Glam Metal and Heavy Metal and Rock N Roll in general are still subgenres of Rock music right because in the words of Billy Joel it is still Rock N Roll to me

Thanks! 🙏

It’s not a race. Take your time and enjoy the journey of creating an awesomely curated music library! 👍

@@BrendonSnyder keeping in the closet ....curated library

Just show her this video and say to her “aren’t you glad you didn’t marry this guy” and maybe she’ll be happy you don’t have as much and suddenly she will accept your collection. Either way don’t stop collecting!

@@BrendonSnyder I won’t stop collecting that’s for sure. I have some ideas as to how to store more when I run out of shelf space that has been approved! lol! My wife loves I have a hobby that keeps me quiet to be fair so it’s not so bad!

@@BrendonSnyderI showed my wife your and Pete Pardo’s collections and she said “man those guys are sick!” 🙄 So I guess in some way it helped because I only have about 2,000 and she was always asking me how many do you REALLY need to have. Since then not so much anymore 😁

Your collection sounds similar to mine , 2400 cds , 900 lps and approx 700 dvd / blu ray. Still collecting until i run out of room ...and I'm close. Wendy

Thank you!

Thank you!

See the Playlist section and look for Music Collection playlist and the separate Artist Collections playlist. I’ve explored my collection in numerous videos see links ru-vid.com/group/PLXugCGslmwql8r4fTrvlSfTLHqORISGgT&si=vthIWOojQ3IMkTYW and ru-vid.com/group/PLXugCGslmwqnd71bQ2WWx0GjxgaaINfAf&si=VsHeHKXka1S6Fpwk

They’re such an underrated band! I love their work.

Hell no! I worked hard for my collection. I’m not made of money. But I know what I like and find ways to enjoy my passion.

Dont be upset that you haven't worked as hard as him to get his stuff... Work harder, one day you will get your own.

Work harder to enhance your addiction mate...

Thanks for the advice. 😄 I work plenty hard and make a good living. This isn’t about me wishing I had 12,000 CDs and not being able to afford them 😂

Thanks Aidan! Glad to see someone with a broad taste in music like my own.

Yes they sure are! Music is life!

I’ve thought about just alphabetizing everything too but then I listen to music based on mood so it’s nice to have all of one genre type together. But it’s all in what works for each of us. What matters is we have a collection in the first place! 👍

@@BrendonSnyder Your genre based boxes are a great idea. I may start incorporating that! Thanks for the idea.

My pleasure!

Your family is right mate ...this is called an addiction ....mental health illness

@@nebod1556 sorry mate...it's a love of music. It's a collection that I've acquired over 40 years. Everyone has a hobby and that's mine. Kind of an uncalled for rude comment.

I recently filmed a video when I bought my new system, see link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sRn_ffY_VUw.htmlsi=rJSmB7r08SpxQjhL

@@BrendonSnyder Hi Brendon, thanks for the link. New to your channel. I've got a NAD M10 with REGA APOLLO CD player and a pair of Qacoustics 3010i. I've also got a small set up in the bedroom comprising Chord Chordette Peach, Prime and Scamp and a pair of ECLIPSE TD307MK2A streaming Tidal via an ESCAPE M1 AIR. I'm heavily into Prog. Favourite band is RUSH.

@@DC-bo9py Brendon is not too much into Hi Fi mate ...

Thank you Dimitri, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Hello from the US! 🖐️

I’ve made a 3-part series going through all of my boxsets. I’ve also made one just on the boxsets that site on the shelves, see link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6tGh41u85LQ.htmlsi=heKy5zmQvdjukbI_

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​@@BrendonSnyder 👍 Just ordered your channell! 😅🤘

Thanks!

Robert Palmer, Robert Plant......He got the RP correct!

Either way that is an amazing collection 💿💿⏺️💿💿💿💿💿

I already made that video, see link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zKKDH7pQhe4.htmlsi=1Y3ThT2dHZPMVv_-

He’s on way more albums that what I had in that box. Those were just solo album but he has also guested as the vocalist on a whole album by other bands, or partnered up like The Hughes Turner Project or when he was in Rainbow and Deep Purple.

I’m a big fan of his work with Rainbow. I knew he did other projects but it’s a lot more than I realized. Thank you for the reply. 🤘

I ended up in jail from parking tickets lol

I don't envy you like I envy Brendon 😂

Liar 😒

No laughing matter, sorry to hear that. Here in Huntington Beach, Ca. parking is more difficult than driving - CARMAGEDDON!​@@Pluralofvinylisvinyls

Haha…😂😂😂

Yeah right now it’s just all in my head. Maybe one day my memory won’t be so sharp but for now I am able to recall it all.

@@BrendonSnydersame for me Brendon been with you from almost the beginning and look forward to your video every morning. Thanks for all the work and effort in doing so🤘🏻

Thank you!

Yes to all of them!

Earth & Sun & Moon is a great album too.

Thank you! 🙏

Got to make due the best you can with what’s available to you!

Thinking the exact same thing - gotta have every CD, album out on display, couldn't do the box thing! A great way to free up more space for collection is to kindly tell anyone you might be living with to hit the road, as they are taking up valuable real estate for music, which has to come first!😊

@@treff9226I think he lives alone, so he doesnt have to ask..lol...

Lol! Yeah, Brendon might want to look into CD storage towers that are a couple feet in width, stand about six feet tall and have four different columns to put CDs on, maximizing every inch of storage area! They are killer! I have two of them, and they hold over a thousand CDs, while taking up little space. The tower has a base which allows it to spin, to rotate, so you can look at all four sides. I have about nine thousand CDs and they must be on display, so people can see what excellent taste I have in music! 😁😁😁​@@retromediaguy

Hi Michael, I’ve made a video on my 10 most rare and valuable CDs, see link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mGLehYPCvR8.htmlsi=SCx8wpYIrrpIIMkz

I hope they’re still going and didn’t give up!

@BrendonSnyder they are! I've got around 20,000 myself in various places but very few displayed at home currently as most are in storage.

Just curious if your friend owned a record label? I've noticed they tend to have massive collections. A friend of mine runs a heavy metal record label and she has over 18 thousand CDs.

Oh that one is so good!

I don’t buy things just because they have been remastered or something claims one sounds better than another. I do know what I like and listen to what sounds good to me. Since we all hear things differently, what you prefer may not be what I prefer.

@@BrendonSnyder Fair enough. At the end of the day owning any version of something is better than none at all!

I’ve made a few videos like that…”If you like this band then you should also listen to these other bands”. I’ve been meaning to make some more.

Thanks Mario! 👍