Physical will always be superior

For me it's basically just the feeling of owning a piece of music I love. In a past year my collection grew exponentially and I love even just looking at it.

I still love to collect CDs and vinyl! Only thing I hate is how expensive vinyl is nowadays.

Loving the constant uploads these days.

My CD collection is very small but I feel very connected to it, as if I can give a detailed explanation as to why I bought each album

I have a massive collection of CDs and a good stack of vinyl and I think the pride of collecting and the thrill of the hunt as it were makes it great.

That is one of my favorite things about buying the cds is looking at the pictures and notes. always fun. Cool sometimes getting them in different languages to. Something I enjoy

People always ask me why I buy cds. I’ll just refer them to this vid from now on

I'm so glad one of my favorite crazy metalheads is uploading again

Thanks to you, i started to collecting CD after watching your videos and i started with Ride The Lightning

It can be a lot of fun to track down rare versions of cds, its satisfying once the copy is finally in your hands. not to mention finding dirt cheap deals on albums

One thing I love about collecting, is the happiness and feeling I get after buying one of my favorite albums! I have around almost 30 CDs I believe? And I plan on keep on collecting for years :)

For me, I collect because I enjoy collecting first and foremost. I just like owning an album physically and supporting the artist. I do stream so that I can use playlists and listen to albums I can't afford to buy (but I only do this when on the go, so I'm less bothered about sound quality). So when I want to enjoy listening to an album (or give it a first listen), I'll always sit in front of my turntable as that's the experience that I enjoy the most.

I own roughly around 4000/5000 CDs, love collecting

I would also like to add an opinion: I don't think this current generation (Z) has much of an appreciation for art; at least not nearly as much as previous gens. When you buy the physical media, you get the artwork and the complete package. This also extends to other things like movies, books and games. I feel that kids today are so used to getting their "quick fix" with everything digital that it will be a lot harder to fully appreciate other things later in life. Heck, motor skills are so bad today that I've heard some kids don't even know how to open a lunchbox, lol. Also, mad props on showing Mckay's. I will probably be at the Winston-Salem location sometime during the week of Labor Day. How strict were they on wearing a mask the last time you were there?

Solid reasons to buy music. I just found out what you say about having fun selling and buying. Knowing people who shares the same love for music is fascinating. 👍

For me, it's knowing no matter what, I'll always have the music available to me

The satisfaction of owning a physical copy of music I like is great. It gets even better when the vinyl sleeve comes with posters and notes. I bought a Hellhammer record from a local record shop and it came with note one, but two different posters, had lyric sheets, and artist notes. I felt like a little kid during christmas LMAO

Another point I'd add is with streaming, you have to have a signal to listen to music. If you rip cds to your device, you don't gotta worry about it.

I'd rather go to my favorite independent record stores and flip through vinyl, tape, CDs and scope out rocker chicks and listen to what's being played over the pa system. Especially on rainy days. So comforting. And it's also another reason to not use my shitty computer. Lol

I just wish my car had a CD player- it wasn't even an option when I got the car two years ago. The salesman said, "But it has Apple Carplay!" I said, "I don't want to have to pay for Spotify Premium to listen to albums in order if I already own the album!" Ended up getting a free year of Spotify Premium as a Christmas gift. Also, another point here is that CDs have 3x better sound quality than any streaming service other than Tidal which is $20 per month for CD level audio quality.

I prefer streaming. Unlimited choice, same sound quality, negligible cost, no hassle, no storage, etc. I spent many years collecting but ultimately streaming is how I prefer to listen.

I totally agree preservation is important. About a year ago i started collecting vinyl and cds and using an ipod for digital music, havent looked back since!

I am happy there is still people who love to collect CDs!

I have a hard time finding specific albums from specific bands so i just buy whatever i find. it opens you up to music that could potentially get you hooked on a new style. for example, frightmare

My reasons: get more experience with the release, the liner notes, photos, additional art etc. No guarantee it will remain on Spotify. Slayer, for instance, goes through a lot of "album removed, album added, but song removed" bullshit. Only the remastered versions being available on Spotify et al, even when they are crap. Obvious standout - Megadeth's early discography. Getting a different version of an album with different artworks or different tracks. Fun of the hunt - going to a record store full of old and new music, and having to find what you want and find new stuff, around others who care about music, hearing the knowledgable staff talking about what musician did what in '79 or whatever. Rather than just searching on iTunes and downloading whatever is popular. Encourages you to treat listening to music as an activity and not just a distraction from other activities. Also encourages listening to the whole album and not just track by track.

I'm so glad to see younger generations defend physical music ! :D The only point I personally would (partly) disagree with is the one that comes at 7:15... I grew up before CD's became a common product and I remember how it felt to carefully remove a vynil from a sleeve and put it on a turntable but I also remember how it felt to have to run back to it when the record's stuck. I especially remember putting tapes in the double cassette player and unfortunately I also have many memories of being very pissed off when the tape would get caught in the player and if you were lucky enough, the tape was "only partially ruined" but could still be played with most songs still listenable and if not, there was no other way to remove the tape than to "cut" it (most of the time : "tear it off" would be a more suitable expression). I also remember tracks on CD that would skip because of sratchs on the surface of the CD etc. So... When digital format came about, it seemed like a big relief in many ways. BUT... Having said that though, I really missed the pleasure of watching the cover of vynil records in full detail... And even watching CD blooklets. It's something I'd really miss if I only had stricly digital. What's more... It feels good just to watch those columns of carefully shelved CD's. It looks cool. :)

Been collecting CDs for over a decade now, thanks mostly to my dad for inspiring me. I expanded to other formats like Cassette and Vinyl too Long live Physical Media

Crazy to think they had to censor the doors 😂

Mad props for Rocking kmfdm's original "naive" orange cover👌 I remember when I finally came across it used at my local Rasputin's Record Store and jump for joy when I found it! To finally hear the original versions of "go to hell" and "Die now live later" we're awesome to finally hear!🎹🎸🎧💫😵💀👌😎👍

I think Spotify makes people avoid a band's B-side catalog, and it hurts the music because bands will put down their influences and they'll say nirvana for example was one of their influences, but the only songs they will listen to is their singles like lithium and smells like teen spirit. Therefore the music that they would create has no discernable influence to it whatsoever because they wouldn't know why they like nirvana, because they glance over their catalog.

I’ve been collecting cds for about a month now, and I’ve got about 17 different albums.

Pretty much covered everything here. I would maybe put more weight into sound quality too but mayhap it's a personal thing and most feel streaming is good enough.

Glad to see you are a Bowie fan!

I have been collecting since 2015, as I now have 538 cds. I’ve invested into it just for my love for Rock & Metal & to help the artists that I love. It’s nice though to finally find a video to give me even more reasons to not give up.🤘🏼🖤

I like the artwork and packaging too personally.

For me it's a little hard, I'd like to save up for later (as a teenager) but would also get at least as many cds as I currently have. It's a slow process, buying second hand cds is a little helpful tho

I like both but I definitely agree with your points. Online can be fun and it really made me into metal in the first place because of so much available, and made me discover classic rock and rock in general even deeper than I ever had before. It basically is the reason why I bought records because online made me more passionate about music then ever before. But at the same time I am extroverted and love to go the places to get music. I love the art, the smell, and the discovery of records. To actually hold the piece of art in your hands is pretty damn cool to me as a artist myself. Whether its photography or a painting, it's siiiickkk. Records are basically my children and I love them so much, I'm actually happy that we even have record stores in my small city. And to me, nothing is more comforting then listening to a record at night. It's so calming or exciting, like someone is trying to hype you up or someone comforting you.

If there's an album not on Spotify (e.g Jugulator, Power Metal) its usually on KZfaq. So that's what I do when I can't find something

I like collecting cds cassettes and records just bc its fun and cool🤷🏻‍♀️ and occasionally you can find some really pretty records

I love your energy, it’s like Weird Al and Stevie T had a baby

Man. You just reminded me I need an Original CD pressing of This Toilet Earth. I have the recently pressed vinyl which is missing B.D.F.

I like the format and delivery of your video

even if i still use streaming services primarily to listen to the music its just fun to have the copy in your hand

I use streaming service as a tool to get into bands and albums that i'm not to familiar with. Once I hear it and I like it, I'll buy a physical copy if/when I can afford it. CDs, cassettes and vinyl.

Thanks for the uploads

I've always bought CDs, ever since I first got into metal when I was 12-13. Just owning music that you enjoy is such a special feeling, and coming back to an album or band that you now feel different about is interesting when you can read through the cover and think back on the days you listened to it all the time. Maybe you discovered a new favourite band when they supported someone else and you bought their CD there. Or you found some weird album for cheap. Or maybe you bought the album while traveling. It all just feels more meaningful when you have a story and something tangable instead of you just listening to it on spotify. Of course, spotify and youtube are great ways of discovering new music, but I always buy the CD if there is an album I really like. It just feels more respectful to the artist and the music, that even if I bought the CD second-hand, I still cared enough to actually get the album. These last few vids have been great Killbot! Keep up the good work!

It Took Me Ages to find the "Too Dizzy" version on CD - I Feel Like I Won Something

Enjoying the edits. Nice job!

I have probably spent more on CDs in the last five years than ever. Spotify is handy for using through my phone when out and about though.

Well you've got some great points here. I usually just say when people ask me, that I get total freedom and I own the music once I've bought the CD. I also listen to so much different and weird music that just isn't available at streaming services. I also prefer the sound quality on CDs and vinyls, and the experience of putting one on and enjoying it in its entirety

Always great when you upload

Thanks for this video. I alway want to start a physical collection and your video convinced me to do it.

First video of yours I’ve watched and this is AWESOME 🤘🏻

I absolutely agree. i've always had CD's

Box sets are awesome. I bought the 30th anniversary box set of GWAR's Scumdogs of the Universe last year and it came with so much cool stuff. Just need to get my hands on a cassette player so I can give the demo tape a listen.

Only reason I've stopped going out of my way to buy CD's is because Windows 7 no longer has its Media Player autofill the CD information, meaning I have to insert the album and song titles manually. While some charm can be found in this, this will make buying foreign CD's, especially from Asian bands, an absolute pain.

5:50 lol my dad got that one when it came out I have the og version which is godly for a queens of the Stone Age collector

The first reason reminds me on how the gears of war on the megadeth KZfaq chanle is now blocked in the USA for some reason.

because of you ive been more confident to fuckin buy cds and vinyls and thus far im still working in building a collection of any bands. of course im going to build my ministry collection and as we speak i have one record for both form. i here praise you for speaking to us with the language of the gods. keep up the badass work.

Great video. I’m old (68), a lifelong music consumer, and big metal fan. I’ve gone full circle. I now listen to Apple Music when just sitting around or curious about an old song or whatever. But when I want the real audio deal I listen to vinyl for true sonic reality. I have 70 Gb ripped got a laptop ported into my receiver via a DAC. Sounds ok decoded over 5.1, but vinyl needs to be on a decent two channel setup. I have both. Your last point is good. I’ve kept all CD box sets because of the books, pics, swag etc that comes with them. Keep up the good work.

I bet you’re gonna like it in A.D!!

Nice video dude.. now I feel more secure in my massive vinyl and Cd collection.. Haha ! Anyhow.. just discovered your channel, and of course subbed you as well.. Thanks for the video. JT

Well said!

I only recently started getting into buying physical copies of albums that I like but seriously can’t get enough of it. There is something special about owning a physical piece of music and it’s harder to get that connection to an album if your just streaming it.

Amen brother!!! I will never stop buying physical copies of great albums and movies!!! I own around hundreds and hundreds of both of em, plus you can only get some underground stuff on vinyl or casettes and I love that.

A good example of a copyright issue. "love never dies" by Apoptygma Berzerk has samples from O Fortuna Carmina Fortuna. The new version on spotify has those samples taken out. Thankfully I own the original version on cd.

Heres a list of underrated amazing bands that you wont find on streaming services, medication time, asunder, skaven, gasp, sea of deprivation, misanthropic, carol ann, (early) mindrot, mange, dead america, damad, wellington, unruh, honeywell, crom, carcinogen, meth drinker, teen cthulu, bands like this deserve more recognition and respect for being some of the most innovative and underrated bands of all of hardcore during the 90's and beyond

Just officially started my tape/lp/CD collection after years of putting it off. Never been happier to do so, especially buying from small, underrated, underground, and up and coming artists. Value is only bound to go up and the quality is far better than streaming services (besides bandcamp where the master WAVs are uploaded most of the time)

They just look nice too in my opinion

amen sir. preach!

You tube vanced, it's free and no commercials. Haven't bought a album in years.

my thing is that i listen and consume so much music i have to use streaming or else i would be severely in debt. BUT if i like something or a band i will 100% buy cd/shirt/record or whatever it may be.

I love my CDs,tapes and vinyl albums. Why did you look funny at the stuffed tiger toy? Did you not know that was there?

I actually had “This toilet earth” on tape when it first came out with BDF and my tape player ate it lol. when I went back to the record store I got the tape from they had a CD version and I got that only to discover BDF was removed from the album, I’m still looking for a copy with it lol!

I recently found your channel and really dig ur stuff! The replacing jewel case bid was hilarious…I wanted to suggest if you could do a video or 2 about unique versions of albums or CD’s? I bought an OG copy of “Ultimate Sin” the other day on CD because of this video of yours. I had NO IDEA there was an alternative version of “Shot in the Dark”. I am a big physical media music collector and am always interested in discovering alt, definitive or best versions of cds or records 🤘🏻

And please don't forget about the actual musicians. When you buy physical media, especially from indie and lesser known unsigned acts, you are supporting those musicians financially. Spotify and streaming services are not financially helpful to us indie musicians. Selling records and Merch is often the only way local and unsigned bands can make a living these days. Don't forget to support local music!! Your channel is awesome BTW.

I would like to point out that u won't lose the music if u have physical copies and treat it right. I Started really collecting a few years ago and while I have a loooooooong way to go I don't give up hope on it

Nice Bowie collection, man! :D

i stream and collect cds its great my collection has really grown this past year

Warmness of the vinyl, man. Getting stoned and listening some vinyl and eating pizza. And when youre sober its good still. Cause its just like the feeling you get nt focusing the real record. I personally hate cd's but i love cassettes and vinyll.

"louder does not mean better" THIS

Oh. So thats why Saddam a Go Go is all glitchy on Spotify.

Few days ago I bought the Venom's 40 years In Sodom cd, Abbath's latest album cd and 2 Gabber cd's. I love having cd's over digital crap. I even own 2 jukeboxes with 45rpm singles :)

I mostly listen to music on my phone or KZfaq. The only CD's, vinyls and tapes are the ones that my dad bought forty years ago, and another problem is I don't have a record player or similar device lol. Would like to have some physical music just for the sake of having it, the feeling of holding it in your hands

Cds and Vinyls in my country is so expensive but I really want to start a collection, I think is so cool and I don't have security about the digital, I don't know why, like it's not mine so I'm gonna lose it one day.

All your points are accurate and I love buying CD's. Hope to get into Vinyl someday, the only major drawback I find with physical music is that shipping rates can be ridiculous (sometimes just as much if not more than the item itself) which always sucks :/

lol I don't even have a music store in my town. Well, there's the CD section in the big box electronics store and the supermarket, but that can hardly be called a music store, especially given that they only have the most mainstream of records.

Only reason I don't like having cds or vinyls is because I'm a minimalist and rather just have it on my phone. Maybe when I get my own place I'll make a collection

Killbot U are my favourite KZfaqr🤘🤘

I have 250 CDs and am very proud of them to name a few:every Pantera,Black Sabbath up till 81,Metallica up till 98, slayer up till 94,Megadeth up till 97, Ozzy up till 91 and so many more.I haven't bought a CD in over10 years but I Know their will come a day when music on format will become a thing of the past everything will be online and you will pay a fortune to get that old awesome out of print CD you must have.

hello, could you please make a video about the best apps to stream your own music from? my files keep getting jumbled e.g. wrong album art, will get put into another file because its got a featured artist so my phone thinks its another band. It would be appreciated since i cut spotify out of my life

I remember digging through the five dollar album bin at walmart and finding jar of flies by alice in chains.

It's a hobby! Whatever format you choose, supporting the artist! Cheers! \m/

One of the reasons I own bolt thrower’s Those Once Loyal on vinyl is because I wanted to listen to the extra track. Plus I like to own music. I also own Black Sabbath’s Headless Cross and Tyr on cd, because Sharon Osborne doesn’t like the Black Sabbath albums with Tony Martin on them, and they aren’t available online for the most part.

Front 242 Tyranny For You is still not on Spotify, IT’S BEEN 5 YEARS

Sadly I dind't find a copy of that GWAR record for a reasonable price so I had to buy the mp3 download

Good

So what do you think of the new ministry record…Al’s voice is buried in the mix on a lot of songs..,you think maybe cuz his vocals are totally shot or this was an error in the studio during post production?!?!

I might be weird, I love collecting and the physical experience, but I also want the easy access that a digital version has. So whenever I buy new CDs I rip them and put them on an external HDD which I can connect to the receiver. I really want to get a good CD player though for listening to new albums, as the process of ripping and tagging kills a bit of the excitement. I've grown very fond of how my collection looks after all these years, which motivates me to keep buying.