Hardbopjazz Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 I'm most likely not the only one who's gone into a CD store and picked out a shit load of CD's to buy, and then have to figure out how to cut the numbers down to a sensible anount that the wallet could handle. Who else has this happen to? How do you decide which CD will make it home with you and which will have to wait? Quote
Jazzmoose Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 That is both my favorite, and the most frustrating, thing about going to the music store. I love having enough that I want to choose from to have to actually choose, but sometimes it's damn tough. And then there's the next day regrets... Quote
PHILLYQ Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 I'm most likely not the only one who's gone into a CD store and picked out a shit load of CD's to buy, and then have to figure out how to cut the numbers down to a sensible anount that the wallet could handle. Who else has this happen to? How do you decide which CD will make it home with you and which will have to wait? Sometimes it comes down to how many can I get for --- dollars. Sometimes one or two stand out, then it's eeny-miney-mo time... Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted April 13, 2005 Author Report Posted April 13, 2005 Sometimes one or two stand out, then it's eeny-miney-mo time... I have to try that one next time. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 Triage is one of my favorite current bands. I have both of their recordings. Dave Rempis is a fine player. If you have to pick, take the first. Then you will feel the need for the second. Quote
jlhoots Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 The 2nd Triage CD (Okka Disk 12052) was Tom Hull's "pick hit" in his recent consumer guide in The Village Voice. I know that's not what this thread was about but couldn't resist follow-up to the preceding post. Quote
chris olivarez Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 Price may or may not factor into it for me. Usually it boils down to which one am I jonesing for most at the time and which ones I can live without for awhile. Quote
JSngry Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 Triage is one of my favorite current bands. I have both of their recordings. So, you're into menage a Triage? Quote
Nate Dorward Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 Don't they have 3 discs out? Which ones are you guys talking about exactly? Quote
Clunky Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 (edited) I got this one from Chuck and it's pretty good- American Mythology on Okka Edited April 13, 2005 by Clunky Quote
fent99 Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 My favourite is to go to a used store and rummage through their bargain racks looking for artists or labels I'm familiar with and gathering them up. After I've got a pile I sift through them and work out which to buy and which to replace. Usually buy anything vaguely interesting under £2 and pick out the most interesting at higher prices. Guess I'm a bottom feeder but recent excellent finds have been Richie Beirach Antarctica for £1 and Paul Rucker Apologies... for 50p (I love the Rucker) Usually leave the chains with nothing. Quote
MartyJazz Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 Tom, I did this yesterday! ...and it's a constant everytime. Often, most of them don't make it to the collection in my arms, because they are usually way overpriced. So, a mental note is scribbled and I check online for - nearly always happens - a better deal. Usually ends up being at least 3 to 5 bucks cheaper. Yeah, I gotta wait, but I've got plenty already to listen to and it makes getting mail more fun! So, off to the counter I go with the "reasonably" priced discs and the others drift in thru the mail slot over the next week. You hit upon something that raises a bit of a dilemma for me. OTOH, it's great to go into a store wherein the owner(s) are shelling out rent and creating somewhat of an aesthetically appealing environment with assorted shelving & displays, etc., all of which takes time and bucks. And most important, you and me the consumers get to touch and feel the merchandise, view the album covers, glean whatever info we can re personnel, tunes, recording dates, etc. We then think, the hell with paying $16, $17, $18, or whatever...we go home and get it cheaper online. Seems a bit unfair, doesn't it. Mind you, this is not criticism of you, I do it too. But it's no wonder, you can't find decent jazz selections at so many stores, even the ones that seem to want to maintain a well rounded choice of CDs. At this point, most of the stores I go into are the 2nd hand CD shops where promo copies of newer CDs can be had generally for $8 apiece. Obviously, this doesn't do much to support the artist. But no jazz fan I've ever met likes to throw away money (unless we're bidding on a rare "must have"). Quote
ghost of miles Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 Triage is one of my favorite current bands. I have both of their recordings. Dave Rempis is a fine player. If you have to pick, take the first. Then you will feel the need for the second. I'm on the same page as you, Chuck. Yeah, Triage came through here about a year ago, and they are indeed a fine band. If you liked Rempis in the V5... well, you get to hear even more of him here. Quote
jlhoots Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 Don't they have 3 discs out? Which ones are you guys talking about exactly? I'm talking about the 2 on Okka. Didn't know there was a 3rd. Quote
Nate Dorward Posted April 13, 2005 Report Posted April 13, 2005 The 1st one is Premium Plastics--review here. Quote
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