The main thing I’ve learned from collecting: A full catalog provides a timeline, and creates an understanding of the artist that just cannot be achieved otherwise. That’s why I’m a completist. It’s not about specific songs like it was when I was a kid. It’s about being a part of the story. “Don’t be afraid to like the unpopular album”. I felt that deeply, as a huge fan of ‘St. Anger.’ That album’s theme and chaotic sound literally saved my life. Another thing I’ve learned: an artists latter day material is just as valuable to them as their early stuff, and a lot of the reason fans don’t see it is because they don’t invest the time into albums that they used to. Case in point- Wnger’s modern output, especially ‘Karma’ and ‘Seven’.
Great video! My music journey started 60 years ago. I began by buying and listening to 45 records. I have collected 45s, albums, 8 tracks and finally CDs. I now have close to 3000 CDs in my collection. Music has been such a huge part of my 66 years on this earth and will continue to be until I am dead and gone! 🤘🎸🎧
Great video. Relatable, insightful and inspiring I've been collecting music, mostly Cds for 40 plus years, since they were first introduced. I don't have as many as you but quite a large collection! I can relate to everything you have said in this video. It's really nice to hear that other people get as much from collecting and listening to music as you do. Yes definitely a stand out video Brendon. Much appreciated.
We have very little overlap in our musical tastes, yet I always enjoy watching your videos. Wonderful how being fans of music - any music - can bring people together. Rock on Brendon!
Great vid! I view collecting CDs the exact same way. I still love the feeling of discovering new and old bands, building complete discographies of bands, and listening to varied styles of music. I still love the smell of a brand new cd. Also, like you, I tend to gravitate towards less popular albums from bands. Fly On The Wall is amazing, as is Flick of the Switch. For years I told folks that my favorite Sabbath album is Technical Ecstasy. I love nothing more than being able to have discussions with folks about different bands and their albums.
Hi 👋 Brendon. My music collecting is an addiction. I love ❤️ music. All genres too. I have been listening since the 1960s. I would like to look through your large collection. It's incredible . From Carl.
I started in September/October 1982. I was doing records and then cassettes until I got my first CD On Christmas Day 1990. The CD was Madonna Immaculate Collection. I got it the same time as my first CD player. I now have over 20,000 CD"S.
People leave you when you need them most, but music stays! Always! Fly on the wall was my first AC/DC-album. It was a subscription gift of a music magazine in 1986. My most played albums are Elvis forever vol.2 and The Bellamy Brothers best for example. It was a great feeling to singalong (out of tune but loud😅) as I played them recently. It's amazing what music can do like those albums after almost 40 years! Music taught me a few things, too! Not to label! A good song is a good song, no matter if it's metal, country or classic. So I don't label people. Good people are good people, no matter if the're black, white, gay or anything else!
Let Your Love Flow ranks near the top of my all time favs! Makes me feel like I'm walking on clouds! Good music, no matter the genre, is a freakin' gift! Latest listening habits: Blondie, Mercyful Fate, Billy Idol, King Gizzard....., Autopsy, Obituary and Whitney Houston!
@@treff9226 My latest are the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Judas Priest (the old albums), The Amazing Rhythm Aces (Third rate romance, The Ella B.), Ernest Tubb and the Joseph Haydn symphony collection.
I've yet to purchase symphony music, classical or much jazz. Starting to wade into jazz waters, and lately been reaching back into early country music. I love your diverse list, Priest really stuck out among those albums you mentioned! 🤘 The new Judas Priest just floored me, crackling with fresh riffs, great dynamics and diversity. Blows my mind that they are still this vibrant and creative, and Halfords vocals sound unfinished! Early Priest, especially Stained Class, RULES! Take care.@@dietmarsteiner1070
Brendon on Sea of Tranquility-you said that a new album from a classic band -does NOT have to be as good as a heyday album- it still can be good-very well said and insightful- not sure why some of that got a line through it
Great to see! Sadly I couldn’t store my collection any more and have moved to streaming / paid downloads. But I have kept a few hundred of those awesome discs: for one my children can rummage through them. That next generation love the CDs & vinyl: I figure they can support recording artists and their records!
Great video! I learned the hard way over the past few years that some releases, especially box sets, are much more limited than they used to be. I also enjoyed your comments about the different times of music fans. I did a video on a similar topic on my channel a few years back. I would love to have you on one day to talk about it.
My favorite band is Green Day. They were a gateway into punk music for me. But not just that. Because they have experimented in different genres, with different instruments etc, Green Day have helped me get into all kinds of music. My favorite album of theirs is Nimrod. When I first got into them, I listened to American Idiot on repeat. It was years after it had come out but I was just discovering it. I think it's overplayed now but I still recognize it as a great piece of work. I love all off their albums for different reasons. No, they aren't all very good but they each represent a different moment in my life. The first album released after I got into Green Day was Uno, the first new single was Oh Love. I can remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard that song for the first time on the radio. It was the first new single of theirs I'd ever heard. Now, I think it is a terrible song, harmless though. It was a weird choice for a single, in my opinion, but it's made me realize over the years that the singles aren't always the best or your favorite song on an album. I always truly love Father of All...whereas almost everyone else hates it. I'm also learning as I build my CD collection to only keep what I like listening to. Even if it is an album by a band really enjoy. If I'm not going to listen to it, what's the point, it's just wasting space instead of being loved and used by someone who appreciates it.
I knew this when I was 5 as Disco was the thing ….i had no problem w/it ….just didn’t share w/ friends…it was all Zep -Floyd-Vh - Boston …Rush ..I accept change in every band ..DOOM -DEATH -SPEED .-Ctossover -Thrash -PROG …etc etc
I don’t remember the names of the places I went but there were two I really liked. One was a smaller place that was close by Steamers and the other was fairly large just off the Main Street. Both were cool in their own right. I also loved going to Specs.
My 80K cd collection is valued at Discogs as HIGH: 1.4 million, MEDIAN: 660K. The median price for box sets are skewedunder since many sales are just a single disc from the set or without the box. I feel the median is more like $750K since almost all of this stuff is out of print and the titles issued by boutique labels like Wounded Bird, One Way, Cherry Red, Sundazed, Hipo-select post 2005 are quite difficult to find. I have no cds or box sets with the box or booklet as that is unacceptable but perhaps 10% of sales are just the cd and for box sets, I find up to 30% are incomplete in some way. I estimated I've spent around $500K on this collection not including travel, gas, and shipping.
Nice thoughtful piece, thank you. Some great points in their about how not to be a dick. Very important. I also agree with the advice about going for it when you see something you want. I'm using that as a perfect reason to go buy two Roadmaster albums 😊
You totally right when you said to buy it NOW when you see an album you look and pop up on a cd store (I talk about used market). Because if you look for this particular album, really good chance other peoples may look too... If you leave on the store, really good chance the week after this abum was sold!! At the beginning of collecting (past 30 years), i was looking only for mint condition album.... many of theses albums are gem item now, and was unable to find again. so we learn from that!!
Your right on about picking up stuff, especially if rare, the moment you see it! I used to be extremely picky about buying used cd's, they had to be in either mint condition, or close to it. But that's over doing it, CD's can have a fair amount of surface scratches and still play to perfection. The top layer is to protect the layer underneath, so unless scratches are deep, disc will not be affected. My only problem buying all the music I crave is my bank account won't cooperate! Peace!
I was born in 1985, and started collecting cds in 1996. I had some Country and Rock albums before that, but Sheryl Crow's self titled started my love of Alternative and Modern Rock and beyond. Very weird, but Sheryl was indeed my introduction to Alternative and then Punk and beyond.
CD's, cassettes. or LP's will expand and fill any space you make for them. thats what I have leanred. I ignore those who tell me I buy too much, because....it's not their money.
…everyone has the things they’re willing to spend money on. Some are willing to go out on the weekend and rack up a $100 bar tab. Others like us will go to a record store and spend the $100 and have something to show for it come Monday.
Great video. I am a completest. I like collecting full catalogs and digesting the full album. I am also on the lookout for new bands that are starting out and supporting them with physical product sales. Being 4 years older than you we grew up in the same era and although I use a streaming service I need to have that physical copy.
great video brendon. example im a huge barenaked ladies fan. i got all 18 studio albums. music is univetsal. my fav singer is elvis. great job my friend
Brendon You have a awesome collection, I do buy it if I want it, I’ve been collecting since 63, but I don’t have as many as you have, there is so much music out there and exploring, discovering, Brendon great video, learned a lot Thank You So Much, Steve
Excellent update on your amazing cds keep collecting your cd i just brought metalite a virtual world .walk in the darkness 4 cd of them and siouxsie and the banshees tinderbox
It's perfectly fine to show appreciation for the underrated albums! Just because an album isn't popular, doesn't mean it's not good. My favorite AC/DC album is 'Ballbreaker' (1995).
One thing I've learned whenever I'm sitting around the house listening to my collection it tends to lead to drinking , ha especially metal / rock & roll. Also as far as moods I agree with you music can brighten any bad day for sure, first example is Hall & Oates . It's hard to be pissed listening to them .But as far as feel good and I'm in the wrong mood some Pink Floyd & Depeche Mode can take me somewhere else, kinda like some classic Christmas music ha. BTW first cassette was Men At Work- Business as Usual. Great video!
Cool video, Brendon. I started collecting my own vinyl a tad earlier, but moved to CDs around the same time as you began. Great points! You are my brother from another mother. Your CD collection will always beat mine. 😃. - Heather
Great video and some very good points. Other than my family, music is the most important thing to me. It brings back memories, it cheers me up, it gets me going in the gym, it has so many good things in my life and I can't live without it. My collection grows slowly but it keeps on growing and will continue to grow for as long as I can afford it or find space for it (and more beyond!). Music makes me happy and not a day goes by without listening to something, or reading about music. You have a great collection, long may it grow!
Hey Brendon I'm watching from Aotearoa/New Zealand I also have a large cd collection and always get asked why I buy them when you're able to stream Love your videos mate
Amen brother. I am blessed to have a grandson who at 15 years old is starting his own collection of CDs. He seems to almost be afraid to not tell me he doesn't like a band that I like. I always tell him that's okay! That is way there's so many kinds of bands and there is nothing wrong with liking what you like. I just hope he stays away from that dark music and rap music. LOL So far, so good? =) In short it is so nice see him like a band and take in a whole album and not just a song from them.
My trouble is storing CD's over the years. I have culled as many as I have, but the 1,830 I have left are as far as I can go to cull. My category for whether to keep or dump. If a CD has not been played for more 10 or 15 years.
Hey Brendon! Liked your involvement on the last SOT episode. You should go on Scot's Sunday Progstream! You guys are great together!! So much music, so little time.🎵🎼🎶👍😎
definitely learned the hard way to buy stuff when i see it because it's gonna disappear or be way too expensive later on. well that and that i tend to like albums like load/reload or 'so far so good so what', that have way more of a niche audience.
Thanks for sharing. Here's a couple I'd add: 1) It's totally cool to browse someone else's music collection, and I hope people would do the same with mine. If I visit someone and I see a wall of music, I'm immediately drawn to it and I want to see what my host is into, hoping to find some "overlap" with the music I like. To me, this is one of the main reasons for having my music out in the open. 2) Don't be so quick to cull. Since you have 12,000 CDs, I'm guessing you don't cull very much -- but maybe you do. (You could cull 500 CDs and it would barely make a dent!) My CD collection is about 1/10 the size of yours, but that's because I'm really picky with what I keep. My collection would be two or three times as large if I kept everything I've ever purchased. But my point here is, I frequently regret getting rid of albums after the fact, wishing I'd held on to them to give them another chance, or to at least re-examine them when they come up in some online discussion.
I have maybe 4000 cds and it is by far my favorite music format. At present i'm taking advantage of the trend of people dumping their cds for cheap. It's been a bonanza for me. I listened to my own music. I don't have to stream anything I don't have to pay for any subscriptions.I I am my own d j and it is bliss.
Music is the original time traveller. Great for memories, nostalgia, strong feelings.. great video Brendon as always! Thanks for all these. Man one question for you - do you ever take a small vaction some time? You are so prolific with videos.
Hi Brendon,I've probably asked this before but here goes... What band is your life band,the band you got into as a teenager or even before and you will stick with until you die? Mine is Scorpions,late 1981 i heard 'Lady Starlight' and then couldn't wait for 'Blackout' to be released in March 1982,bought and listened on day of purchase without any prior tracks heard....WOW!! Followed by an explosive show at Birmingham Odeon Theatre,England in April 1982. The day after the gig I waited nearly 2hrs in a queue to meet and get autographs at HMV Records just along from The Odeon. Last seen at Bloodstock Festival in 2019.....still showing the young bands how it's done....latest album 'Rock Believer'....a classic return to the 80's!!!!
I think we are similar ages, 1984, my older cousins got me into U2, Van Halen…then Christmas 1988 I got a CD player! In school the metal heads would make fun of you if you liked non metal music. I loved Iron Maiden & U2 + many more!
Many of my favorite Albums aren't the popular choices. Diver Down, Songs From the Sparkle Lounge for example. And I accepted a long time ago that Bon Jovi is not a "cool" favorite band to have but I really don't care lol And yes I like pre and post 2000 Bon Jovi the same!
I used to buy bands complete collections but stopped doing that a few years ago - quite often bands have bad albums, or I just like the early stuff etc, so I sold all the ones I don't like - if you are a completest you end up with tons of albums you don't even like - pointless in my opinion
Having spent forty-five years collecting music in multifarious formats, I’ve learned there’s just enough room for me to stand while peeling a family-sized potato.
Why would I slag some albums from favorites? Easy; I'm not going to lie to myself that I like albums I clearly don't like. I don't think being a fan of someone means giving them a free pass from criticism. I tend to think if you reflexively like everything someone does, you might not be putting much thought into it. Hell, I'm a creator myself, and I hate half of the stuff I make. Take Meat Loaf as an example. Am I really a fair-weather fan if, after spending 3/4ths of my life listening to his music, I say his last album never should of been recorded, because his voice was absolutely shot and they only had one good song to work with? I'd argue the fair-weather fan is the one who doesn't care what gets put out, because they're blinded enough to like anything.
