alocispepraluger102 Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 (edited) we wont live near long enough to hear much of it? then there is always more we want to collect Edited September 3, 2007 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Good point, though a bit depressing. Lately I am thinking about it. I have enough music for the rest of my life. I mean you don't really "own" a record until you "know" it and you don't really "know" it after a couple of spins. After a compulsory period of time that lasted ten years when I bought dozens of records per week, now I am focusing on my existing collection, I am spending more money on tweaking my hi-fi gear (yes, I'll talk about this new compulsory problem with my psychiatrist) instead of buying hundreds of new records that I'll never "know", because of lacking of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 For the same reason dogs lick their own balls: because we can, and it gives us pleasure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 For the same reason dogs lick their own balls: because we can, and it gives us pleasure? Can't wait to say to my spouse, Honey, i'm gone licking my balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 For the same reason dogs lick their own balls: because we can, and it gives us pleasure? Yeah, but you're still young and limber. But seriously (or perhaps not quite), this is the recurring topic from hell, which nobody really ever wants to face... we all have to deal with this in our own way. I'm in the process of learning to control myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 For the same reason dogs lick their own balls: because we can, and it gives us pleasure? Can't wait to say to my spouse, Honey, i'm gone licking my balls Try it. She'll feel guilty and do it for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 For the same reason dogs lick their own balls: because we can, and it gives us pleasure? Yeah, but you're still young and limber. But seriously (or perhaps not quite), this is the recurring topic from hell, which nobody really ever wants to face... we all have to deal with this in our own way. I'm in the process of learning to control myself. aloc was surprised to have any response at all on this topic that likely concerns each of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 On a serious note, because it's the perpetual quest of finding the next song/artist/album that will excite us. Because in music there is always a new thing whether that thing is old or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 It's an addiction, which is out of control. No different than alcoholism or any other addiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 I reckon the chances to get sober are better with alcohol and cigarettes than with records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Oh PLEEASE can we start a poll on 'what is the size of your unplayed backlog'? By the way I think this is why downloads are certain to take over: you get to listen to music without being stuck with some nerdy looking 'collection'. FWIW I always reckon I am not an addict and buy very selectively. But on the unplayed backlog polls I have always been right up there, so I'm not so sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Oh PLEEASE can we start a poll on 'what is the size of your unplayed backlog'? ... FWIW I always reckon I am not an addict and buy very selectively. But on the unplayed backlog polls I have always been right up there, so I'm not so sure... Actually my backlog is only a problem when i buy boxsets, my only backlog currently is Les trésors du jazz , only 7 cds remaining. The real problem for me is the stuff you only listened once and never had the chance to listen to it again no matter how good it was the first time. My collection of cds is a bunch of one night stands, i meant to call them but i elected to shack with another girl instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 For me, at least, it is a matter of compulsion. Once I get a jones for a particular CD or artist, I literally cannot rest until I get what I'm after. I think about it all the time. I've even dreamt about it! It's nuts! A real sickness... Lately, I've moved my entire collection (3000 + CDs) down to the basement so that I'm at least not looking at them all the time. Out of sight, hopefully out of mind (it also has the added bonus that my wife doesn't have to look at them all the time either, and it's freed up tons of room). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Oh PLEEASE can we start a poll on 'what is the size of your unplayed backlog'? By the way I think this is why downloads are certain to take over: you get to listen to music without being stuck with some nerdy looking 'collection'. FWIW I always reckon I am not an addict and buy very selectively. But on the unplayed backlog polls I have always been right up there, so I'm not so sure... some i hear on the radio i have owned for years, and its been so long since i have played my copy that i have forgotten the selections on the album and personnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 For me, at least, it is a matter of compulsion. Once I get a jones for a particular CD or artist, I literally cannot rest until I get what I'm after. I think about it all the time. I've even dreamt about it! It's nuts! A real sickness... Lately, I've moved my entire collection (3000 + CDs) down to the basement so that I'm at least not looking at them all the time. Out of sight, hopefully out of mind (it also has the added bonus that my wife doesn't have to look at them all the time either, and it's freed up tons of room). But then doesn't that ensure you are buying music you will never listen to? I think I have come up with a reasonable compromise for myself. I have a 600 CD rack on the wall with the stuff I like the most. The rest are tucked into bookcases which I bought extra deep, so that I can fill the front with books. That way they are still fairly accessible, but are not always in the way, on the floor, etc. But I certainly admit it is a compulsion. Still, you never know when that CD you pick up on a whim turns out to be great, if not entirely life-changing. I just picked up Art Farmer's Farmers Market and can see this going into my top 600 pretty soon. So of course, I then had to get the remaining Farmer OJCs I was missing before they get extremely expensive (as noted on other threads). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 (edited) we wont live near long enought to hear much of it? If I was rigorous enough about it, I think I could listen to my entire collection in 3 years (not counting downloads though). So by my calculations I have about 15 times through all of it before I croak. With that in mind, I'll probably keep collecting for a while, though I have slowed down now that I have covered the basics pretty well. Edited September 3, 2007 by ejp626 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 For me, at least, it is a matter of compulsion. Once I get a jones for a particular CD or artist, I literally cannot rest until I get what I'm after. I think about it all the time. I've even dreamt about it! It's nuts! A real sickness... Lately, I've moved my entire collection (3000 + CDs) down to the basement so that I'm at least not looking at them all the time. Out of sight, hopefully out of mind (it also has the added bonus that my wife doesn't have to look at them all the time either, and it's freed up tons of room). But then doesn't that ensure you are buying music you will never listen to? Not really. The CDs in the basement are on shelves, not in boxes or anything, so they are always accessable. And I make many, many trips every day down into the basement to get CDs to listen to (I do keep a pile of CDs next to the stereo that I am currently working my way through). I'm like Joe Bussard, who also famously keeps his records on shelves in the basement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Because the one who has the largest collection when he dies wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Because the one who has the largest collection when he dies wins. What exactly does he suppose to win? A place as master DJ residents in St. Peter RKWT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 No - master DJ in jazz hell! : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 No - master DJ in jazz hell! : In hell they play only Megadeath, Metallica, Marilyn Manson and stuff like that, so if you don't like it, it's better you start to behave like a good christian guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Oh PLEEASE can we start a poll on 'what is the size of your unplayed backlog'? ... FWIW I always reckon I am not an addict and buy very selectively. But on the unplayed backlog polls I have always been right up there, so I'm not so sure... Actually my backlog is only a problem when i buy boxsets, my only backlog currently is Les trésors du jazz , only 7 cds remaining. The real problem for me is the stuff you only listened once and never had the chance to listen to it again no matter how good it was the first time. My collection of cds is a bunch of one night stands, i meant to call them but i elected to shack with another girl instead. That is pretty much my problem as well. I listen to everything once, but not necessarily twice. My inflow used to be so large that, if a disc didn't make a really big impression on me the first time through, changes are that I may have never listened to it again. They get filed away and often forgotten about. I don't buy nearly as many discs anymore. So things are getting a bit better. I have been scrounging my collection lately for what I have ignored of forgotten about for too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Storer Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 I don't buy many records anymore, but I'm hooked on Dimeadozen. I don't know how many shows I have digitally stored that I haven't listened to. Far too many. From any rational viewpoint, I should stop. But you know what? It ain't rational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 I know that I collect because I love listening to music, but that's only part of the answer. It's the other part that bothers me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Well I went crazy for quite a few years on the collecting bug...and now I have lots of CDs but also lots of debt. In the past year I've probably bought about 15 CDs (many used) and some downloads from emusic. Although there's still plenty of albums I'd like to own, I'm no longer feeling obsessed to the point where I MUST get them at all costs. I'm fairly happy with my collection right now and don't really feel the need to buy everything on a whim anymore. I have hundreds of titles in my collection that have only been played once, so there are still many saved up items to explore. I also stopped collecting DVDs, as the cost isn't worth watching something once a year or less. Now I just do Netflix and live with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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