I miss the whole social aspect of listening to music , looking through other people's collections, trading albums etc. Your show helps fill that void, thanks

I'm 24 and I buy CDs. I started when I was working at a used media/collectable store. I love owning CDs for the same reason that I know I own this music. My father who passed away loved music, and half the reason I collect music is to honor his memory.

Hello my name is Martin, I am 68 years old and I live in Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the UK. I've just found your channel and I think you do your videos with a great presentation. Your way of listening to music is exactly the same as you in every way. Thank you for a great channel, I shall be watching again. Keep safe and ill see you soon. 😎👍

Shows like this are the reason I love this channel. It's like listening to my brother from another mother. So many similarities, yet enough difference to make it interesting. You are a godsend to us music geeks that have no one in their circle of friends that quite understand what music means to us, you give us the outlet and the information that we need. Keep up the fantastic work!!!

I will always buy physical media, no matter what. CD's are really the only thing I buy for myself that isn't a necessity. It's what I spend my money on and there's nothing wrong with that. I'm proud of my collection and it's always expanding. Yeah, it's a lot and finding room is hard but it's worth it. But, I always make sure to back up all my music to a hard drive, just in case. I like supporting the artists by buying merchandise. One day, I hope to have a music room that showcases all my music stuff. I don't care if it's "out of fashion" or "old school". I don't care, it's my hobby. People still ask me why I do and I always say, why does it matter? It's my life and my money, who gives a crap what anyone else thinks. I'm old school (even though I'm 24) and I like owning physical products (DVD's, CD's, Cassettes, Books, Games, etc.). It's what I prefer and the way I do it. I do not care what people think. One of the reasons I started buying CD's was because the streaming services didn't have all the albums I like (and they still don't). Because I like a lot of obscure shit and I'd like to be able to listen to it without using KZfaq or whatever. I don't even have a Spotify or apple music account. I have an iTunes, but that's for storing and backup, mostly. I also like a LOT of music, so I'm constantly buying and discovering new stuff. Everyone has to have something that they are interested in and music is what I'm interested in. Nuff said. Long live physical media!

I still buy CDs too. People think I’m crazy but I love the experience of getting and having a physical product. For whatever reason, it still gives me joy and it’s one of the few things I spend my extra cash on. However, I rip all my CDs to iTunes for the portability issue and use Spotify to discover new music.

I really enjoy truly listening to an album from start to finish. Tv off, no distractions so I can immerse myself into the music. I also love the fact that I will give my son my vinyl/CD collection when I pass. He will always have a piece of me. Music can be spiritual for me.

I collect CDs and vinyl. I feel the relative strengths and weaknesses of each format compliment each other perfectly.

I'm a CD guy too, Pete! To the point of vinyl sounding 'more authentic', I think this: Music fans by hardware to listen to music; audiophiles buy music to listen to hardware. Great video and really cool to hear your thoughts on collecting.

I love CD's. They're cheep, easy to store, you can play them in the car and they sound crisp and clear. I also love the feeling of owning physical copies because it feels like it's mine. As you said, Spotify or iTunes can remove music whenever they like but they can't take my CD's away. I mostly use KZfaq to discover new music. If I like it i'll check out more of the bands discography and if I like that then i'll buy their albums on CD.

Visiting record/cd stores is the closest I’ve come to absolute positive therapy/meditation. “Free your mind … and your ass will follow”.

Hi, I'm like you but in Spain. 55 years old, passion for music all my life, I have several thousand CDs, rock music is my favorite and whenever I see your videos I feel reflected in you. And yes, I'm still buying CDs in 2022 for my collection. Is the soundtrack of my life. Thanks for your chanel and long live rock & roll.

Totally agree with having ‘stuff’. I like my home to reflect something about me: the books I read, the music I listen to, the movies I watch. A home without this seems sterile, it doesn’t convey your personality. As you mention, it doesn’t stimulate good conversation, unless, maybe, you’re an interior designer! In fact, I agree with all the points you made. Maybe it’s a generation thing, but I hope it isn’t just that. These aesthetics need to prevail. Rock on!

That's why I'm a big fan of yours Pete. I'm the same way. I still buy CDs, DVDs, books, magazines, etc. I love physical media! It's what I've known all my life

Pete, not sure how you reached into my brain to say everything I’ve always thought about music and CDs. Awesome episode, made me say “wow I’m not alone!” I really enjoy the ritual/routine of listening to physical music. Every morning before my drive to work I stand in front of my shelves to pick an album for the day. Standing in front of 1000 odd CDs all at once can’t be replicated by scrolling through a streaming service. All well said Pete.

All the years, I have only encountered one human that also owns many CDs like I do. I hadn't played any of them since I just mostly buy them if I really like that album, and then ripped them out as MP3 files. Now that I inherited a great audio system from my dad, I'm planning to get a decent CD player and let them really be played. I can still recall the days when I used to listen to my first few albums on that set and read through the booklets.

This is like watching, hearing myself talking : ) way to go Pete… we’re ‘stuff’guys … the experiences from when I was a little kid… sitting on the floor of my bedroom, with a Kissalbum.. playing it and just staring, gazing at the cover… pure happiness and love…

I will continue to buy and collect CD's and I still love listen to albums start to finish and I think a CD sounds really good.Thanks Pete for doing this one on KZfaq.

I’m a CD and DVD guy. I have a large collection also. In order to condense my collection, I started saving just the CD and booklet in case logic booklets and tossing the cases. For DVDs, I do the same minus the booklet and toss the case. This has helped me to save space and my marriage. Haha

“I’m a stuff kind of guy” - now, there’s a cool t-shirt. Couldn’t agree more!

I agree with you 100% Pete. I like to own the music and vinyl isn't practical for most people these days. Spotify, as much as Twitter, is a platform I couldn't care less about. I am surprised at how many people are fine with an algorithm determining what they listen to. I think it's contributing to the supply and demand issues with new music, going into the future.

Pete, I'm younger than you at 38 but I couldn't agree more with you. I'm all about owning physical media, whether that's music, video games or movies. I want to own something and collect it, and also support the artist/developer. Streaming services offer nothing like this. It baffles me how so many people these days don't have any stuff, as you said. You look around around a house and there's no CDs, games, movies or anything on display. It's like they own nothing at all, because it's all on a phone or tablet. It's depressing to be honest. Like you said, everything is disposable these days.

I keep the same 70 vinyl I had by the time CD came along. I was so glad to get away from dirt, static and scratches. I was still playing vinyl along side CD so I had plenty A/B time to compare. While I have been stubborn to adopt modern tech, I do enjoy streaming for discovery purposes and test driving albums before purchasing. I have found I can do both. As much as I hate cell phones, I have found great convenience for travel/portable music.

Thank you Pete for all your insights!! I get criticized by my 10 year old sons Mom for still "buying physical CDs!" She is 100% streamer. She says Im a dinosaur! I dont care! Im 55 years old. And love physical media for all the same reasons you listed! More recently, my 10 year old son asked if he could purchase a vinyl copy of QUEENS News Of The World. I was able to give him the copy my father bought me when I was 8 years old!!! So yes... one never knows how our collections will support the lives we live today!!

Good episode. I'm a vinyl man since 1966 and still am. I've got close to 7,000 at this point. Also I agree with still buying cds. I have thousands of them. More of them than vinyl. CD players all over the place. Moving records lol. It takes alot of manpower to get it done. Still have about 3,500 cassettes and a few hundred 8 tracks lmao. Dinosaur tapes. No reel to reel left. Keep rockin ya'll

Nothing better than hitting a good record/cd shop and skimming through everything. I’ve started buying cd’s again. To Pete’s point, very portable. Radio is unlistenable now so my daily commute includes my cd of choice.

CD buyer as well (61 years old)....and its been a gold mine the last 5 years or so with the used CD market. I've picked up so many over the last few years for anywhere from $1 to $5 from artists that I missed out on years ago because my funds were limited with raising a family....and I still buy new CDs as well. For those who have gone all in on streaming and want to sell their collection....please continue to do so as it enables me to buy more. LOL

This guy's thought and reasoning for buying music and collecting are very similar to my own music habits. One thing I seriously miss in our modern culture is the dying tradition and practice of physically going to "The Record Store", browsing and shopping all the newest (and oldest) releases, all right there at your fingertips! The social aspect alone was worth it, some of the most interesting people I've met in life entered my life via a trip to the local "record shop"! And I can't even imagine how many new bands and artists I've discovered over the years while randomly (but very systematically!) scouring the racks, rows, bins and aisles of these coolest of cool shops and stores.

You are I are exactly alike in our buying and listening habits. I always know what I want to listen to at a given day or time and it's always an entire album. Even if I'm going to skip a track or two, it's never single songs I'm looking for. I have two flash drives in my car with about 300 albums on them, and I make more flash drives all the time and rotate them. When I started my own label, I wrote 40-page liner books for people who consider their purchases more than just playing the music -- it's an entire experience where you can read about the music while you listen to it. And some albums I didn't like for many years, I've finally "discovered" them and love 'em as much as the albums I loved from the first spin. Sometimes you have to listen to something quite a few times before you "get" it. Went 40 years listening to The Youngbloods "Greatest Hits." Then all of a sudden I decided I needed everything from the group and from Jesse Colin Young. Seems like every year I find a new artist to collect, read about, and enjoy. One of the most enjoyable things in life for me is adding to my CD collection, and occasionally albums when I find something never digitally released.

I'm with you, Pete, I love my CDs. I do still play vinyl and love it too. However, I don't think you mentioned it but, VINYL WEARS OUT! After 40 - 50 plays, it's shot. I like my jams free of pops and skips. Rock on!

I love my CD's and records. It drives me nuts when someone says vinyl sounds better than CD. It does not. Sometimes yes but not always. Good episode.

I was buying records in the early 70's and onwards of course then when CD came along it was the NEW direction which I took to like most did.I was quite happy with the way they sounded and off we go.I sold a lot of my vinyl and replaced a lot of that with CD.Like to still play both formats today but I have to say that buying albums on vinyl was always more fun thing and more enjoyable thing to do.There was a sense of excitement in going to that big shop in the city and checking out the new releases,etc.Was never quite the same when CD came in.I'm still blown away by those wonderful album covers today !CD is very convenient as we know but I still have a little love for good ol' vinyl.Just to expensive now !!! .

I used to mow lawns on weekends, and use the extra money to go to the music shop and buy a CD. It was like a ritual for me. Downloading music never appealed to me. I'd research a band I wanted to hear and buy a few albums at a time. I miss that. Listening to a single album and enjoying it in the moment front to back. It was a special thing to own an album, actually having something physically in your hands. I now listen to vinyl records and use streaming platforms but will still listen to a CD in the car from time to time. Nothing wrong with having a CD collection, the appeal is easy to see. I still don't love streaming and Pete brings up many valid points.

As someone who started collecting vinyl in the late 60's I whole heartedly agree with all of your sentiments. First off I can think of 15 solid reasons to buy cds over vinyl and only a few to buy vinyl over cds. The number one reason to buy vinyl over a cd for me is nostalgia. Yes I still own a large record collection and have a lot of memories attached to those records when I bought and played them to death. But don't even get me started on those who say vinyl sounds better than cds because they don't. 99 percent of all vinyl released in the last 30 plus years has been digitized at one point or another in the manufacturing process. This renders the argument moot. MOFi anyone? The return rate for Pink Floyd's vinyl edition of Animals was close to 45% as it was found to be poorly pressed. I have yet to return a purchased cd. Unlike you Pete I have a great sounding system and will make my vinyl records sound quite good. But when I play a cd from forty years ago it sounds as good as the day I bought it, the records from 40 to 50 years ago do not. CDs rule. Keep up the good work Pete.

Dude you are supporting the artist. My fave thing about you is you buy new releases from the musicians. Righteous. I buy both way too much. Love CDs and vinyl. Never stopped buying both when most did. Just love music Such a great vid. Thanks

Hey Pete. A subject near and dear to my heart. I started buying vinyl in 1968. I have thousands of them stored on heavy duty shelves. Did you, after purchasing an album, just stare at the album cover and posters the entire time you listened to the record? I loved that. The last brand new vinyl album I bought was an AC DC Album back in 1990. After that, for a few short years, I switched to cassettes as opposed to CD's for pricing purposes alone. Soon, say from 1992 to 1996, it all went to CD's. So convenient as you just discussed. I like to read along with the little booklet and having something to look at. Streaming to, to me, is ether. Not interested in that at all. On picks with SOT, if I don't actually own the physical album, then I won't pick it . There's nothing wrong if others pick a you tube listen or a streaming listen. It's a hard and fast rule for me only. As far as storing CD's, I now buy CD shelves that store, something like 250 discs each. More with cardboard casings. I keep those units in the basement. Everything is alphabetized so that I can find anything in my collection, many thousands, instantly. I'm now 65 years old. When I get a new album, man it's like Christmas for me.

I actually agree - I prefer cds to other formats. It just makes sense due to compatibility and compactness. Also, sound quality is fine by me. I do have my favorite albums also on lp, I like especially picture discs simply because they look awesome. That way I can enjoy the huge lp picture or cover artwork in my hand while listening to the cd😄

I still buy CDs to this day. I treat it like how people collected vinyl in the 60s and 70s. I'd much rather buy the bands product and support them instead of streaming or downloading for free. I'm pretty proud of my collection and I must say I have some really rare CDs that are out of print to this day. Anyone seen a copy of Slash's Snakepit album It's 5 o'clock Somewhere? (Post GnR solo band)I haven't,but recently I was lucky find a copy at a second hand store. I'll always keep buying cd as long as they keep making them. Great video and I totally agree with you Pete.

I grew up with CDs. Whenever an upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie released the soundtrack before the film was released, I'd ask my parents to take me to Walmart so that I could have the CD. As I got older, I stopped buying CDs, and relied on KZfaq and Spotify. It wasn't until 2019-2020 that I started buying CDs again. I prefer it that way because I like having the physical product and I enjoy listening to music without having to rely on the internet. And like you said, it's so much fun reading the booklets.

Totally agree, you and I are the same. I listen to my CD's start to finish, like Dime said, "respect your music!"

I agree 100% with you, Pete. I love to own the physical albums and/or CD's, and I have invested thousands of dollars on my many stereo systems interspersed throughout the house. I have several really nice sounding, fairly high end CD players, and i'm extremely happy with my main system (McIntosh amp, tubed preamp). I love to listen to complete 'albums', and I love sitting in the speaker's 'sweet spot'. It's all about passion and detail.

"I like to have stuff!" Exactly my words, EXACTLY!

I agree with you on everything you said! I'll add: I like to pick my music for today, whether in the car, exercising, or grilling, just by the mood I'm in. I'll look at my cds and pick what hits my mood. Another thing: cds don't require maintenance. Cleaning vinyl albums is a touchy issue, and can be expensive. I also don't know what I will do about my next car, if it can't play cds.- it's like we are going back to the early 1990s!

I will always buy physical media! Cassettes, CD’s, and vinyl. I love it!

Living off grid, having a generator in order to still listen to your music without interruptions is why I buy physical media. I normally only buy records

Pete and I are around the same age and EVERYTHING that he said could have come out of MY mouth. I've never had another person express my opinion on a subject so accurately. I don't have as many CDs as he does, but I DO own somewhere around 5000, maybe a bit more. I still own probably 1000 albums, but I slowly replaced them on CD. I have quite a few albums that I can't replace on CD but most that I CAN replace, I have. I replaced my albums for the EXACT same reasons that Pete prefers CDs.

Born in '71 here, and I never really got into vinyl. I didn't care for the surface noise and the potential for skipping and sticking grooves -- plus LPs just aren't portable, like you said. I pretty much started with cassettes and moved on to CDs. And I still buy them. I want something tangible, something that I can call my own, rather than being limited to what some subscription service offers -- and that the service can take away whenever it wants to.

Preachin' to the choir!! DITTO on EVERYTHING you said,sir!!

I still buy vinyl, I still buy cd's. And I like seeing the collections on my shelves. I also appreciate the liner notes, where it was recorded, what gear was used, etc.... I don't use streaming services either. The masses that use streaming services really don't care that the artist's are barely making a dime! Being a musician, I also realize it's a necessary evil!

Im with you pete, i buy CDs all the time, my cd collection is as big as your collection, i also have vinyl where i reccollected over the last 20 years, i had a huge vinyl collection back in the late 80s to up to the 2000s but had to get rid of due to no space, the CD will always be my format, CDs rule 🤘

Graduated in 85 Pete .our generation had a different appreciation for music in general I believe . Totally agree with how you as approach your music / listening habits .I'm exactly the same 😉

The part of this that I related to most was when you talked about being a “stuff guy”. Some people don’t understand why I feel like I need so much stuff. But I love being surrounded by lots of things I value - it makes my life rich.

Listening to the whole album is the best way to experience the music..... when I jam on music in my own mind..... it plays out track by track just like listening to the record album.... I am so used to listening to the whole album!

You have to admit though, when opening the case of that very 1st CD, that tiny disk was something to behold, a piece of jewelry. For myself it was Survivor greatest hits. I realized at that moment I was on a mission to upgrade my favorite LPs to CD. 💿

I agree with pretty much everything you said. Long live physical media!

As a 31 year old music fan, I 100% agree with everything you said here. I am right there with you. I do buy vinyl on occasion if it's something I really like, but by and large I still go for CDs as my primary medium and I have never gotten into streaming. It's why I like this channel. We are very much alike in that regard.

I've kept a handful of very personal old LPs of favorite bands bought back in the day when they were new or whatever, just couldn't part with them the history I have with them and all so that's purely for nostalgic reasons, rarely do I actually listen to them anymore but they don't take up too much space not given how important I value them. Occasionally though not often, buying some vinyl rarity single or album pressing I come across. Most stuff I have on CD now and tend to listen to them while on the computer, stored in the Windows Media Player.

God I feel so much better....Most of the people who talk about music on KZfaq showcase vinyl and they're usually snobbish about it. I was the exact same as Pete, grew up buying vinyl starting in the mid 70's and stopped in the late 80's. I was amazed when CD's came that they were many titles that were really hard to find on vinyl, had been Out of Print for years. CD's rectified that and the sound began to improve dramatically within a few years. After 25 years i couldn't go back and then replace my CD's with vinyl again, mainly for cost purposes. But I've been feeling a modicum of guilt in the last few years since a lot of the guys I watch on KZfaq tend to show vinyl (Ken Golden for example) and I began to feel like I was missing out...Pete has made me feel a lot better about how I feel. Thanks! I'm sure they're a lot us out there but I they don't seem to be the ones who have these channels (Except Pete)!.

Amazing! It’s like hearing from a kindred soul. My sentiments exactly. I have been an audiophile, who has gradually developed an amazing & unique hi-end audio system. But my CD collection has been growing since CDs were invented in the early ‘80s. I listen everywhere. The key is to be organized so you know where all of your music is. The other thing is that while My memory is not failing me (yet!), I doubt that I can remember some obscure music that I grew to love. With the physical CD, you don’t have to remember, because it is there! I listen to a lot of pretty esoteric, uncommon music. I agree that going to a music store to buy CDs is very therapeutic. And your sound quality is only as good as your system - regardless of vinyl or CD - so you can enjoy it ALL! Mahalo!

I am much younger than Pete, so I am blessed that the first band I ever fell in love with was Pink Floyd. I was obsessed with them throughout high school and because their best work is all concept albums they quickly made me realize the beauty of listening to an album front to back as a cohesive work of art. I have never stopped listening to whole albums and giving full albums a thorough chance before dismissing. Best decision I ever made as a listener.

I love collecting CDs. So many childhood memories of browsing the shelves, not knowing what anything was, picking one or two out, and knowing that for better or worse that was the only new thing I'm getting for a month or two. Pouring over the booklet, staring at the art, remembering the lyrics... It's an experience that can't be replicated. I tell myself I don't need anymore but I keep getting them.

I like the idea of having some stuff on cd to play on our multi disk player, but I mostly buy vinyl now. I also like the price of cds better. Both in most cases, sound great to me.

Couldn't agree more with a lot of what you said Pete! I enjoy collecting physical media because I like owning stuff. I want to look at the album art and read the album notes while enjoying an album in its entirety! (As the artist intended) I refuse to stream music..if I want to research a new artist or album, I go to KZfaq. I used to collect mostly CDs but now I've moved into the realm of vinyl. It's an exciting and fun(and expensive) hobby!

Without streaming (KZfaq music) I wouldn't be able to listen to all of the wonderful music SoT has exposed me to. If I buy physical media it is a resale or a big deal I budget for.

I couldn't agree more with every word of this! I want the attachment to the physical thing, to be as close to the music as possible, to hold it and feel it in my hands. CD's are the way to go for me also, at least for the most part. Vinyl too for the *really* special and meaningful albums but I've learned my lesson there when it comes to buying pre-owned, it's a massive roll of the dice to say the least! As for streaming, I could not have less interest in it! And just one of the upsides of that is that my amplifiers are always going to be cheaper because I'll never need them to also be network receivers! I've not owned a TV since 2009, zero interest in anything to be found there. Music has always been my passion, my lifeline and my sanity, even more so the older I get, I want to be as close to it and with it as possible.

I grew up with vinyl. When CDs came along, it felt like a dream come true. No surface noise, no degradation. From 1987 to 2004 I collected CDs exclusively, replacing all my vinyl. In '04 I was seeing vintage vinyl in shops and feeling the pull of nostalgia and attraction to it as an artifact. I bought a few favorite albums and set up an inexpensive system and confirmed that I still preferred to listen to CDs. Then I put together somewhat better vintage system (Pioneer, Marantz, good Shure cartridge), and got a few more clean early vinyl pressings and the sky opened up. I was drawn in to the music like never before. Today my vintage vinyl albums far outnumber my CDs, and have a far bigger place in my heart.

I'm a huge physical media guy like you I started off with vinyl and cassettes back in the day but transitioned over to CD when they became widely available so upgraded my collection and got rid of the vinyl/tape collection. I think they sound perfectly fine I do want a very good sound but am definitely not an audiophile so the differences some people hark on about are of no consequence to my listening experience. As far as my habits I also like you an an album guy so I make my playlist for work before hand (I use an SD card on my phone with my physical albums ripped and use bluetooth) and have full albums for the day picked and cued up before starting. At home I pick albums as I'm going as everything is on hand (I also had custom bookshelf style shelves made they fill an entire wall of my house as I have a huge blu ray collection too). I hope this never happens but if physical media ever does phase out I will not be happy with downloads I have to own things as like you I'm a stuff guy I like to look at and browse through my collection and I own it it cant be removed.

I'm similar to you Pete - I like the physical product. The only time I have bought a digital song/album is if I cannot get it in a CD. I've actually gotten back into vinyl recently, but only to pick up some of my most favorite releases - not to rebuy my entire collection. Oh yeah, I remember the days where you'd sit on your bed and go through every song reading the lyrics and keep on pounding those albums day after day. Today, I think there is so much music out there, plus the enormous backlog of music, it's much tougher to devote so much time to one particular album like the old days. So recently, I went back over the 2nd Dickinson/Smith era of Iron Maiden albums to really get to know them - now I appreciate them much more because I spent the time like I used to with them. Excellent video! Thanks!

Pete this was a great video. I still do, always have and will buy CDs an LPs. Even with films, I still buy DVDs in all formats. I've always loved that whole touching, smelling, holding, feeling experience of having that physical product. It's a shame that most people nowadays don't seem to care about this stuff, though it is understandable. I don't use Spotify I admit, though I get it. It's just extraordinary how instantly you can access the entirety of music history on one great big site. But the magic and true value is in the physical product. I live in Sydney Australia and I get most of my music from Discrepancy Records online, or from Utopia Records or Sandy's Music. My family and friends here this and say "why are you paying for films and music when you can get them for free on the Internet?!" And I tell them exactly what I'm saying right now. Let's not forget either, nobody makes a CENT from people streaming or downloading music. NOT ONE!

I used to own a ton of CD’s. I ripped (lossless) all of them to my desktop computer and sold the entire lot, with the exception of a handful of out of print/valuable CD’s. Also kept a few vintage CD’s with cool retro covers for display. I rarely listen to albums; it’s usually set to random. Every genre imaginable.

Pete, one of my favorite Deep Purple albums "The battle rages on" was a real grower for me. Many listens. Now, if I had checked it out via Spotify quick listen approach... I'd likely lose out on a great album experience.

I’m with you Pete. Been buying CD’s since 1988. I too love physical stuff. I use streaming as a “research lab” and buy the albums i dig.

Great video, these are the exact reasons I still buy them. Whenever I'm asked what I want for Christmas I always give people a list of CDs I want and I'm always told why not just stream it! 😅 As far as new cars and CD players I just have them installed. Driving is when I have lots of free music time.

Yeah, my player is a very ordinary one as well. I am not a hi-fi guy. I concentrate mostly on good song-writing and as long as the quality is decent, I am happy with it. Music and the main album is what really counts for me, all the other stuff is extra - very nice extra, if the production is great or if there is cool artwork or bonus tracks, whatever - but that is simply the side dish, not the beef👍🏻

I'm very similar to you in my music buying and listening to habits. While I don't yet have as much CDs, I'm already well over 4000, which would be a nightmare to organize were they vinyls. I also listen to whole albums, I abhor shuffles. Where I diverge is in that I can't say I care for bonus content too much. Except for a few exceptions, I seldomly listen to all that extra content, mainly because I like to listen to the album as the artists envisioned them. Also, remasters tend to mean "louder" and that makes my ears tired, so I'm very picky about them too. A great video as always!

I felt like you were expressing my thoughts, exactly! I think we're very close in age. I owned around 900 albums my senior year of high school. Had to choose carefully which ones to move West with me soon after. Remember the days when Wish You Were Here, Animals, Physical Graffiti, Some Girls or Technical Ecstasy came out? I cut class to be at the record store those days! Record conventions were fun back then as well. Now I'm happy with my 3000+ CD collection. I wish I knew people around me that loved music as much!

I just thought i would give my perspective as a 17 year old, who got into 'music' around 4 years ago. I have a record and a CD player, with pretty good sound system for my record player. I buy a vinyl for a band if i really like it, and support them, or get it from a record shop used. I like it because i can find some rarities, bootlegs and I like the physical side of it. I do suffer from the idea of 'listen once to see if i like it', but i do try and give stuff a relisten. The one thing i will say is that i use streaming quite a lot to discover bands. For example, im getting into Alice Cooper recently, and i have been able to listen to 10 of his albums in a week because of it, and its got me into him. I also like getting recommendations, because it helps me discover bands that could have gone forgotten. I know people may not agree, but this is my take!

I agree entirely. I Collect like you and love having the physical media. I love the continuity of listening to an album the way the artist gave it to us.

I hope this channel never end.

Hey Pete, you are 100% our brother. I'm 58 and embraced the CD format from day one. I only have around 3,500 and about 300 albums I kept that haven't been replaced yet. Just got Explorer Suite by New England based on your ranking the albums show and I got The Unforgiving by Within Temptation, both just yesterday. You're a legend, brother and I for one hope you're still doing this show ten years from now. I am beyond grateful to you and for also bringing your gang of cool friends into our lives. You do things the right way and are the human Encyclopedia Metallica. Thank you, Mr. Pete Pardo. 🤘🤘🤘🤘

Totally with you on the physical thing. Its more real and fun to collect. Collecting streams or MP3s is not fun. Also I hear you on the tracking thing. CDs are great - Digital music that is not tracked. Also you get to hear the album start to finish.

Totally in agreement! I traded ALL my vinyl records in 1986 when the titles became readily available on cd.

Hi Pete, my first comment was made about 15 mins into this fantastic video. I identify very much with what you say here. The physical aspect of owning music is so important to enjoying the whole package. In the UK physical sales reached 28% this week which is the highest it has been for a long time. CD is by far my favourite music format. Phil

Thank you, Pete for your discussion about,CDs !! All the damn time. Glad you have so many CDs !! I also, love and have CDs, records, too !! I love the physical copies of releases, too !! 🎤🎸🎵🎹🥁 Life is better with music.

I adore CDs, have always lived with them (I was born in the mid eighties), and still buying CDs of bands who still craft albums rather than collections of singles, whenever I can. Thank you Pete, it is nice to hear you advocate these little objects that are so special really.

Trading cassette tapes via USPS back in the 1980's got me access to the NWOBHM with collector's from the UK. I was able to get Gillan's b-sides from the 45rpm 7" singles. Bands like Legend, Jameson Raid, Silver Mountain, EF Band + they had BBC sessions with Samson etc. Sometimes I would get a picture from a lucky fan with Ian Gillan. I loved the early 1980's NWOBHM. This video brings this back.

There are so many deep cuts the casual listener on Spotify will miss if they cherry pick the best tracks. That's the reason to listen all the way through an album. What about the art of sequencing an album? Classic albums are classic; not only because the songs are great, but the order that you listen to them.Each song leads on to the next and enhances because of what you just listened to.

Amen, Pete! I have shelves of books, CDs, movies, collectables, LPs, etc! Love ‘em! As always, love the show! Merry Christmas!

Great show Pete. One thing though: with vinyl you have to change the record every 20minutes, but with cd you listen easily laidback for 60 to 80 minutes. This is also important to me. I collect vinyl since 1977 and changed to cd ca 1988. I own ca. 450 vinyls and ca 3500 cd's. Keep on doing what you do Pete. Greetings from Jan in Belgium.

Hi Pete, as you spoke I could hear my own voice saying every word. I started buying vinyl in th late 60's and loved listening to the whole album while reading every bit of info on the sleeve. Then in 1991 I switched to cd's and as I bought a cd I traded in the corresponding vinyl until I'd replaced them all. I even got some obscure vinyl (not on cd) transferred to cd and scanned the vinyl album cover to make my own booklets for them. I never noticed any difference in sound quality and had a fairly high end system to listen to both formats. The big downsides of vinyl for me were that it was too easy to get slight scratches no matter how careful you were, you had to get out of your seat to turn it over for the 2nd side or more on double albums, storage became a problem and you couldn't play it in the car (always got scratched when you went round corners fast 🙂). I've got all my cds on 160gb Ipod which I play in the car and I can listen to whatever album takes my mood. Streaming etc is not for me either - it must be a generational thing - the feeling of going out and searching for/finding and buying a cd either new or in some 2nd hand store can't be beat. I've bought many cds, gave them a listen, not been impressed then months later giving one another try and finding that I do like some of the songs or the whole album. If I was into streaming I probably would never have gone back to those albums.

I’ll always love vinyls and wish I had a much larger collection than what I do. However, it’s my CD collection that contains the majority of what I own. And thanks to you Pete, it’s constantly growing. Plus vinyls are more difficult to keep perfectly flawless due to the delicate surface and so forth. A CD surface will get scratched and more often than not they’ll play just fine without skipping. I love the durability as well as they conveniences they provide and will always be an avid collector.

Pete, you really hit the nail on the head, I agree with most of your takes here, especially on owning the physical copies. When it comes to cd vs vinyl, I enjoy both and I think both have their place, and both have their pros and cons but either way I like to own it. It's much easier to submerse yourself in the music when you own it. Like you, I use KZfaq music more or less as a tool, to check into stuff, or to take the music I like to places I can't take cds (like work), but at the end of the day, if I like what I hear, I'm Gonna go get the albums

My son 31, just bought me a streaming device called a Node. I never streamed a single song until he got this for me last week. It has only been records and then CDs ever since they came out. So far, I just can't get into this streaming thing. I hate having to go into my phone or computer to access music. My son wants to show me how to make playlists, but I don't want a playlist. I listen to albums, and have no interest in spending time picking out songs to make a list when I'm not likely ever going to want to listen to that list again for a long time, if ever. The whole thing is just completely different than how I grew up interacting with music. The only thing I actually like about it are the radio stations you can access with it. I'm not giving up just yet, but so far I'll take the CD's any day.

I still buy books and CDs , just love it , this is part of my life

I bought my first album in 1970 and my first CD in 1986 and now just buy CDs. I don't have any intention to down load or stream music I much prefer the physical format and enjoy listening to the whole album as that is essential part of the listening experience.

I have spotify but i use it to listen to potential buys, like you do with youtube. I got back into vinyl 3 years ago but i only like buying albums that are really important or essential to me. CD is still my preferred format. Good episode.

Nothing against digital, it has its place, but I'm with you on the joy of owning physical copies of books, CDs, etc.

I tried digital years ago. I like having music on my phone just for convenience. It also helps me not lose cds. However I have a big cd and vinyl collection. Not nearly as big as yours. I agree physical copies are the best. Watching your show I have found a lot of new bands I have never heard of. I have a steep in my house. I have a Bose cd system in my basement where my arcade and gym is it. Then I have my office with my turntable and cd with a receiver. I like both cds and vinyl. I listen to them in my house. I also listen to albums without skipping tracks.

I completely agree with you about listening to albums in their continuity instead of out of place. For example, ELO's "Mr. Blue Sky" is a great song on its own, but it's actually part of a four-song mini-rock opera called "Concerto For A Rainy Day" which takes up the whole third side of their Out Of The Blue album. The first three songs are about the rain, and then this song celebrates the sun coming out. It takes on a whole new meaning if you listen to it in that context.

I’m a 24 year old man and I buy physical media. I collect CDs and Vinyl because to me, there’s nothing better than actually owning the albums physically instead of going all digital like most of my generation and younger. Believe it or not I used to get made fun of for owning vinyl. Did I care?? Absolutely not. ;)