@@neshod6415 A library does not have to be open to public use, genius: a : a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept for use but not for sale b : a collection of such materials a library of jazz recordings
Funny, my grandmother (about 40 years ago) always asked me what I was going to do with all those records I bought :) I always told her "If I would be a smoker it's something that only lasts a moment" if I buy a record, it's something that keep you going a lifetime :) And for the record, I still own all the records I bought when I was a kid :)
That was exactly my answer as well 😊 I don't drink alcohol and don't smoke, so I spend all that money on my CD collection which I still own (about 2600 till now)
Been buying CDs since they started and even took out a loan for the first players 83/84 I was 15 yrs young, 8000 + later I love every moment of my library the artist, production, sound, visual, history, personal connection, discovering new artists, supporting new bands by buying material at gigs meeting new people discovering music venues around the world, I could go on, my only concern is on my death as I have no children, but then why worry I've had many years of pleasure and I won't be here 🤘.My name is Jason, Jane is my wife and luckily shares my passion, well nearly 😆
I don’t feel justifying why you have 12,000 cds in anyone’s concern. I get called a horder on occasion about my music and guitars, but in the same manner, my place is immaculate and organized. It makes us happy and if people don’t like it, they can go F off. Keep it up..
There is a difference between hoarding and collecting. Brendon is a collector of music. Hoarding is getting almost everything and not knowing what to do with it.
I say the difference between a collector and a hoarder is.....Shelving! I see nice neat shelves here not a spare room stacked willy nilly with boxes of trash.
Exactly. It's nobody's business. I've been to the homes of actual hoarders, and there is a huge difference. You literally cannot walk through a room without climbing over piles of things, and there tends to be rodents and spoiled food everywhere. But even then, I'm tempted to say leave them alone if they are happy. Unless you are a relative concerned about them, or a landlord who is going to need to do a major cleaning job some day. Most collectors, on the other hand, tend to be organized. When I have guests at my house, they usually end up acting like they are at a music museum, looking for their favorite music and asking me to play it when they find it, which I am always happy to do. 🙂 For me, collecting is a joy, not a job. And I kind of hate that there are people out there that only collect because they are speculating on future dollar values. I can't imagine parting with my favorite music. And while I know that streaming is currently capable of solving most peoples' listening needs, with TH-cam it comes with ads, and with all streaming platforms, albums frequently get pulled for licensing issues, so I enjoy having a collection that I can count on always being there for me. Sorry for my little dissertation there. I got carried away because of my strong feelings in the matter.
I topped out at 5000 +. After I turned 50 I realized I could Never Give or " Leave" all this to anyone. Nobody wants my collection after I'm gone .... SO I downsized to about 2000.. I feel better after the downsize... I still collect " Box Sets, Collectibles & Deluxe releases. But I don't need every album by everyone anymore. Sometimes we become possessed by our possessions ! I've been there....
That is a fir point too. However, many colectors do listen to everything they own or at least are aware they enjoy xperimenting listening to a vast array of music. Being a completists is something I really can't comprehend. I have had artists I have loved who then have gone down a different track and I haven't liked their new music. In these cases I stopped buying the albums. It seems you have the balance just right but I think Brendon is not possessed rather loves exploring a library - and one needs a library if they are to go exploring. Sorry for my waffle and have a top day.
If you don't sell you donate. No good will is gonna have a problem with that. Hell just will to a flea market. I can tell you with a certainty a ton of collectors will jump at the chance!
I have been CD collecting for over 30 years and, while I use Spotify for my day-to-day listening at work, having a library of hand-picked albus gives me immense joy and really helps me feel connected to the music I enjoy. It's not just disposable soundbites on a computer, it's music I have invested in and get to keep.
If music CDs' are your joy, don't let anyone ever take that from you. They can leave you later on in life, your music collection won't. I think the main issue is that people who aren't collector's just aren't going understand why it is you have so many. However, you really hits the bullseye with your response at 16:36 - 17:19. That is such an awesome response!
Well said. Folks like us have 'libraries'...whenever we feel the need to listen to or look at any of our CD's, they are there, nicely organized, ready for us to enjoy. And, for us content creators, they help provide hours and hours of entertainment for our audiences.
Thanks Pete! Also great point about the library of music being used to create content for our channels! That’s actually one of the reasons I started the channel so that there would be another way to explore my collection and share it with others.
Brendon, just be Brendon there are worst things you can collect lol. I am in my late 50’s and I still buy CD’s, and vinyl again. I never will understand why people throw out hate for someone doing something they enjoy and it’s legal. I have learn to tune out negative people at my age. You’re just a normal guy that has a love of collecting music. You’re no different then baseball card collectors, car collectors, toy collectors etc you have a love enjoy it to the fullest. I have a ton of cd, vinyl & cassettes not as many as you but just like you I love my collection. Brendon just be Brendon enjoy your life & what you love. Now your buddy Anthony he had issues, JUST JOKING, he’s great, love hearing his opinions as well of yours. As far as channels I watch on TH-cam, you are #1. Even my wife watches you!
On the one hand, I agree: it's nobody's business what he buys or collects, as long as it's ethical and legal. That's for him to decide, and everyone else can go jump in a lake. The only people he might need to justify it to are his loved ones or, if he's a spiritual man, a higher power. But when you make a TH-cam channel about your huge CD collection, you're necessarily inviting all manner of comments and questions, and some of them will be negative. That's the nature of the beast. If you don't want people being negative about your hobby, keep it private.
What a collection ! I completely agree with you, everyone should spend their money on what they like without having to suffer the judgment of others in return as long as it does not harm essential expenses like housing, food or health. Great video and good continuity!
Just divide 35 years of collecting by 12,000= only 343 per year or less then 7 cds per week. Just by the numbers alone🎉you are doing well containing your musical consumption ❤ Long live “🎉the glam wizard”
well, depending on the cd, the opposite can just be as true. also, this guy is old school and bought a lot of stuff back in the day it seems @@andyc6542
Hi Brendon, yes, generally people who think this way, are casual music listeners, don't understand the true love of music and collecting. Keep buying yours cd's and stay happy with them.
Having a huge collection myself my wife always told me that at least you have something to show for your hobby.She said alot of people would spend 200-400 dollars a week or every 2 weeks on booze or whatever and have nothing to show for their money.And she also said at least I know where your are lol
Was going to post the exact same thing you just said. When downloading became a thing so many people would bust my balls “oh why do you still buy CDs?”. These were the same guys going to bars and liquor stores every weekend and drinking and pissing all their money away. I’d tell them “you spend your money on booze, I spend mine on CDs, atleast I have something to show for the money I spend”.
I've got 800+ CDs just of classical music alone. Maybe a 100 of other music styles. Nothing like physical media (which you can always rip for backup purposes).
Why not? You love music and variety! Thanks for sharing and defining why you purchased 12,000 cds! I’m close to 2k and I will continue to collect! Keep on collecting!✌🏽
Great video! I have around 2000 cds, but I’ve really had about 8,000 overall in my short life of 63 years. Married with children kind of slowed me down in the last 25 years! Keep it going Brendon!
When I got a little over 8K cd's, I began to rip them. It took me about 15 years, but I ripped everything. Most of it to FLAC and some to AAC at 256kbps. Backed everything up to 2 drives and created a PLEX server. I sold or gave away all but about 200, which are collectible or that I want to pass along to my son. I love having everything right there. I can play in my car, on my TV, on bluetooth speakers. Or plug up to my rack system and play from an old phone. My collection comes with me on vacation, and to the gym and on long rides, etc. It's the best of both worlds, and I don't have a house full of stuff that somebody will have to physically discard when I am no longer here.
I’m with ya man. I’m a music lover, I can go in multiple directions based on my mood. I was born in the early 80’s and have been buying cd’s for most of my life, and I still buy them! There is something to be said about actually owning the music and having the artwork and all of that! Also, having a large collection, it is fun to browse through and pick out something I haven’t listened to in a while! Cheers
Yeah nothing against records but I love cds 💿 more ima keep buying them and selling them until I die Better sound quality u own the music and suppoort the artist 💿💿💿💿😂🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙 physical wayyyyy better than streaming 😊
"Shoes, clothes, purses"...for my wife it's books. She's got a lot of books, all for the same reason I have a lot of cd's. Love! We respect one another's "vices". I really relate to your use of streaming. I use it to listen to parts of an album, to decide if I enjoy it enough to buy a physical copy. Top notch video, Brandon. I don't understand people who would find fault with someone who loves music. They are missing something so vital to the human experience.
Not sure why anyone would say anything negative about your passion. Even though my taste in music isn't as wide, I still enjoy the information you share about other types of music I'm not into. Don't let people saying things get to you.
To be fair, if you make a bunch of TH-cam videos about your giant CD collection, you're inviting public feedback, good, bad, or ugly. If he didn't want any attention about it, he wouldn't post videos and would just enjoy his music in private.
Not sure why you're talking about people blocking people, but anyway, my point stands: if you're going to show off something about yourself that many would could consider unusual--and having thousands of CDs these days is certainly unusual--and do it on a public Internet forum that explicitly invites comment from strangers, you're going to get all kinds of remarks and questions, including ones you don't like. You need to have a tough skin to be a TH-camr. And as adults, we need to be able to respectfully disagree. And maybe some of his critics are right, after all. (FWIW, I have a huge CD collection, so I certainly understand his impulse to collect!)@@mr.brenman2132
Long-time streamer headed towards much more physical media. I recently bought a 2009 Toyota Tacoma from my grandfather in law. It has a CD player. I forgot how nice it is to turn your ignition and instantly have one of your favorites playing.
I bought a Toyota Vitz that has a CD player. Lol I had no choice but to venture to the mall to purchase CD’s for the first time in years. I bought everything they had from 21 pilots. It will be sad to part with them when I upgrade my vehicle
Brendon I am glad you are not a hoarder and I knew you are not one anyway lol!!! I love music too and I was afraid of CDs at first but in 2005 my former boss gave me a CD player for my birthday so I began buying CDs and DVDs and I love them so keep it up!!!
Brendon, Great video! I recently bought the debut CD from Japanese metal band E-Z-O (produced by Gene Simmons) for $100 even though I had it digitally and I have zero regrets! My kids recently moved out and I've spent a bunch completing my collection of various bands like Saxon, U.D.O and Overkill...not to mention Alice and Uncle Ted. My wife asks my why but I cite the very reason that you did. Also there is something about popping in a CD to play through fully from start to finish that is relaxing. Thanks again.
I can relate with you 1000%. Around the same age, got the bug from my older sister and her first Michael Jackson and Eurythmics albums, glam metal was my thing as a teenager, my first Vinyl was Foreigner Agent Provocateur and first CD was Apetite for Destruction. By early 2000s i had around 3,000 CDs, 700 Vinyls and 100 cassettes, already expanding my musical tastes from Jazz, Soul, Hip Hop, several forms of Rock from 60s garage/psychedelia to Metal. Around that time and due to constant job relocations i had to slow down a bit but now that i am back to a steady place, i have resurfaced my full collection, reinstalled my sound system and enjoying every bit of it. I am not investing that much anymore but thanks to streaming i am constantly looking for good music and selectively go out to buy new records. Younger generation will not understand the connection with physical media, the images, smell, the process of putting on a record and sitting for 40 minutes listening to a full album while reading the material. Now at 51 i still gather with my high school buddies, visiting record stores and gong to concerts. And this will go on as long as possible…
I love it. I have been buying music since the late 70's. I don't have as many as you but have over 1,000 vinyl. I bought my first cd in the early 90's when I couldn't find the album on vinyl and have almost 8,000 of those. I love having it, the artwork and the lyric, liner notes booklets.
@@sunkintreeWell no, a passion for music should not depend on what you own and spend, my one is bigger than yours type mentality Very much a guy thing.
@@BrendonSnydersame here I’m just like Brendon he’s my dad 😅😅 I love buying cds 💿 I’m addicted to them but he has wayyyyy more than me I want open up my own business music store 🏬 I’ve been selling cds 💿 since I was young and they were popular in the 90s before stupid streaming took over and I’m never gonna stop buying them like Brendon says it’s my favorite hobby Musux is my passion and I will always support Artist and heck streaming will never beat the sound quality 😅😅😅😅💿💿💿💿🤙🤙 cds 💿 forever
Hi Brendon... What an amazing collection. I love physical media. There is nothing like pulling out an original and listening to it on a stereo. With so many people going to streaming the physical media is so incredibly inexpensive as people are selling it. I have just finished completing my collection as I now have absolutely everything I have ever wanted. Disregard any negative comments to you and just enjoy what makes you happy.
I Agree with everything you said. I probably have a little bit more than half of what you do. A lot of mine came from working at record stores, back in the days of promos, but have purchased a lot also. It's always a thrill going to purchase and have never been able to buy just one or two. At least five,but usually more.
That's a good point, some of the best music I discovered didn't immediately click with me, it was weird and eclectic, an acquired taste. Perhaps this is the element that we're missing today, everything is fast consumption, easy access. In the past you had to struggle to get to some stuff, and you appreciated it more because of it.
Brought back good memories. Going out as kid and spending your money on music you loved, Def Leppard Adrenalize, Keep the Faith, and Steve Vai , Passion and Warfare were my first in the 90's.
Kiss Alive was the first 8 Track tape that I ever bought when I was a teen. Now I’m 61 and I still have the tape, but I no longer have an 8 Track player. If I did I bet it would still play.
Cool video! I have a much smaller collection…around 300 CDs. I think we’re around the same age and I have a similar story. My first albums were Pyromania and Out of the Cellar. The first albums I purchased were AFD, Whitesnake and Hysteria (all 1987).
When I was a teenager my mother complained that I bought too many albums and 45s, I told her I could buy drugs instead like some other people, she never complained again after when I went on my monthly trip to downtown Toronto to hit all the record stores.
I know we don’t need to tell you, but don’t listen to any of those people that criticize your hobby and passion. I love your videos, hearing about your collection, and it consistently inspires me to listen to all the music I have and pick up more! Like you, I’m a CD collector too. Keep it up!
Keep it up Brendon you have an amazing collection! Your chanel is interesting to follow. Plus your knowledge and info is very interesting always enjoying your uploads.
It is never a waste to buy music that you love and support the artists you love. After a long day from work, it is nice to put on a CD or vinyl album of our collections and be immersed in the music.
You're a collector! Anyone calling you a horder is insane. You have a beautiful collection. It's organized and the space looks gorgeous! My Top 11 artist I would definitely get all their CDs from are: 1. Allan Holdsworth 2. Pat Metheny 3. Greg Howe 4. Yngwie Malmsteen 5. Dream Theater 6. Steely Dan 7. Symphony X 8. David Bowie 9. Tribal Tech 10. Al di Meola 11. Iron Maiden Cheers 🎉
Now I know, lol. I guess I could have just looked at your list of videos since the title was so transparently descriptive. At any rate, thanks for sharing the well reasoned rationales.
Hi from the UK! Great collection there, very envious. For me it’s vinyl and I have around 3,500 and each record holds a memory… keep up the collecting buddy
Oh, that has happened! There are several albums I sold off and in later years suddenly felt like giving them another chance only to find I no longer had them!
I have more art books than a lot of public libraries. I have enough art supplies to start a small store. I have thousands of albums myself although not nearly as many as you and I can truthfully say is all that's held me back from more is money, or rather the lack of it. Art and music have been the staples of my life my life. Enjoyment in these things and the enriching value they bring to one's life is what makes life worth living. This is true of any collection that brings personal satisfaction.
Don't have nearly as many as you do, Brendon however always like to have what I want to listen to when I want to. And with over 6K+ cds in my collection STILL have a plethora of music that need to get. Right on, brother and be you.
I agree 100% we all have hobbies and things we like. Owning your music is a pleasure. Physical media can't be beat to hold a CD in your hands while you play it looking at the songs. The year it was released, who playing the instruments. I have over 11,000 CD's myself. I enjoy taking one down and listening to it.
One of these days I'll get around to counting how many CDs I have but I know its in the 000s been buying them since the early 90s but was buying records long before that and have never sold off any...I know guys who did and deeply regret it. Excellent collection here, well done and thanks for sharing...good to know I'm not the only one who's a mad CD collector.
Why justify yourself? It's your money, your taste in music and your life. It is what makes you happy! So no one else has to have a oppinion about it. And your collection is well organized as well!
I’ve got 786 CDs and people think I have a problem😂 They say “just stream it”. I say “if you suddenly lose access to the internet, I’ll still have my music.”
Well done. Great discussion and responses. Agree and fully understand and support your reasoning. Just wish we could squeeze more time in a day listen to the ones we forget we have! And.. more time to browse record shops. Thankfully incomes restrict me to only a couple of purchases a pay! Thanks for your efforts.
Great video Brendon…keep it going! You’re a good source for finding off the cuff stuff. It builds my streaming collection lol, but enhances my car rides to work nonetheless
Well explained Brendan. It’s definitely not hoarding my collection is an important part of me . Its all in order and looked off by me . The art work was very important to me remember getting out of the blue by elo I couldnt stop looking at it and it suited the music . When i watch your videos i never think he sounds out of control you don’t buy 10 twenty copies of same cd . I know someone who was a hoarder with his vinyl he would go to same store and buy all the tge copies of one particular artist amd kept them all sealed and never played. I would go along on a Friday to this particular store if i left it too late all the copies of an new release i wanted they would sell to him . He passed away a few years ago and his complete collection got auctioned off 10 and 20 copies of each album sealed were all sold for next to nothing now he was a hoarder as it was mental heath issue. So it was sad . But i love getting new albums and discovering new artists. Take care joe
I need my music library because I truly don't watch TV, movies and I don't do Facebook or anything like it. I only watch TH-cam videos and they all pertain to music. I consider my collection Art.
Great collection, and it’s for you! I’m not collecting to say hey my sons will love this. It’s a different era… I’d be sad but it’s their right they’re streamers. It’s a beautiful collection and it’s organized and stored nice! I’m not counting mine… but I’m not close to you! Keep on keeping on!! I enjoy your channel !
For me, the other thing that made my music collection grow which isn’t anywhere near this impressive amount of cds, is some of the bands that were formed in the 1980’s up to present day, they all state their influences in interviews etc, so then I check them out, and some of those artists have now been added to my collection, so it has been another way to explore some genres or artists that I might have ignored. For me I don’t listen to radio anymore here in the UK, so I discover some artists through festival posters or if a band I like is touring then I can check out supporting bands before the gig!
Your collection is amazing and well organized. Some albums are not available to stream. Plus, often the streaming alters the album from the original recording. A person also does not get the artwork on the record.
Brendan, I’m the same way as you are. I completely understand buying music and collecting. I love going to my local Record Store every week to buy music! It’s a ritual for me. Music is my whole life. I don’t know who I would be or what I would do without music! I’m also a Singer and I take music Lessons. And I play the Drums. And I listen to a little bit of everything all types of genres of music. I have a big collection too! I love your channel and all your videos thanks so much for the content!
The hoarder accusation is ridiculous!!! Music is released gradually and anything bought before still functions and gets used repeatedly over decades. What are you supposed to do, throw out an artist's back catalogue as new stuff gets released? A library is a good word for it - it's just storage of everything that's come out over the years and physically ends up looking like a lot. I'd say anyone who calls that hoarding doesn't have a proper understanding of music appreciation. Treating it as disposable is not what the artform is about.
I remember growing up and wanting to have a huge tape/CD collection, but alot has happened since then and music is so much more accessible since then. I think its fine to have thousands if you have a succession plan, don't die and this just becomes something your family has no idea what to do with - maybe morbid but true.
I started collecting CDS in 2017 and have over 500. I have listened to all of them. I enjoy collecting cds. I do have my favorites that I listen to alot. Your collection of 11000 cds is very impressive. If you enjoy doing something like than by all means keep it up.
In total i have 979 CD's, Vinyl, Cassettes. However soon i'm getting rid of 7 cd's in my collection b/c they were given to me for free but i don't like any of them. I doubt i'll surpass 1,100 albums, I'm in my late 40's and getting more pickier every year & some of my favorite bands have broken up so there's less new albums to buy.
I only have a little over 1,000 CDs and get a hard time from folks. I, like you, don’t have any other vices. I don’t drink or do drugs. Never been into guns or other things people like to collect but have always been big into music. There is just something about finding this far one at a used store or opening that brand new one when an artist drops a new albums. Keep that collection growing and I’ll look forward to seeing a vid of you describing why you have a collection of 13,000 next year
I can relate to you on collecting different genres of music. I have quite a vast collection of cd's also. I estimate mine to be about 7,000. I don't collect an artist if I can't get into them. I watch all your installments and I am a subscriber. Looking forward to your next one.
We must be long lost brothers! I don’t have nearly the collection of cds or vinyl that you have, but your reasoning is exactly what I say. I tell my wife at least I have something to show for my money spent.
First, your collection looks awesome, and music has no exception! I have around 1000 cd's, about 100 records and who knows how many cassette tapes. For me, it stopped with digital around the mid 2000s but man, nothing beats opening up a record and checking out the artwork and lyrics. I think us older guys have more nostalgia for going into a record store and digging into something that grabs our attention. Mostly from the artwork and word of mouth. The metal genre is doing great stuff with physical media nowadays.
It's all about what you like. I love CDs also. I don't have as many as you (somewhere between 800 and 1000), but I LOVE my CDs. I've been slowly getting rid of books, DVDs, VHS tapes, cassettes, records, sports memorabilia and other things that I still ENJOY, but don't see the need to own. I just don't love them as much as my CDs.
Kudos to you for having a nice and organized collection, but I'm also grateful for digital media files, because I would never have enough space to store everything I like. My physical collection is pretty modest, but it's all carefully selected through 30 years. Some of the most influential cassettes and cds, around hundred, and maybe 150 vinyl records. I'm not so much into streaming, I like to have actual files in good bitrate.
my first cd purchase was Toto IV in 1982 when I was 13 and the switch was going from cassettes to CDs. You could walk into the local Sears and even they had a whole corner of the store selling CDs in long boxes, 15000 cds later, I still think its my favorite album. Ill keep collecting until I am dead.
I probably only have around 1,000-1,500 but still quite a few. I like having what I want, when I want it right there available in an instant. On my team at work, I am the oldest team member (51) by a country mile, lol. The average age of my teammates is probably in the mid-twenties. Most of them joke with me about owning CDs but in a fun, playful way. None of them own physical content, they stream. To each their own!
Streaming is much more convenient, but I'm all for physical media. I have quite a few Blu rays and also still prefer holding a hard cover book.Streaming is much more convenient, but I'm all for physical media. I have quite a few Blu rays and also still prefer holding a hard cover book.
Love it, Love it… and it’s for the booklets, background information etc… again, Love it… but I have my own complete music collection (couple of thousand cd’s) all digitalised, and put it on my NAS. It’s all integrated (together with Tidal & Qobuz) in roon what also give me all background information that you can imagine. And my other problem is space.
Bravo Bravo Bravo. I’ve been collecting LPs and CDs for many years and like you keep them organised and catalogued using Discogs otherwise I’ll end up buying the album twice. I’ve got only 2000 CDs and a 1000 LPs plus 100’s 12” and 7” singles and like you I dip in and out of many genres. I totally agree of what you say many people just don’t get the love of physical media huh! Just wait until there internet goes down. I’ll still be listening uninterrupted Thanks for a great video
The fact that you're able to pull out any random album and tell a story about it, shows that it is indeed a library that is well taken care of.
@@neshod6415 A library does not have to be open to public use, genius:
a
: a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept for use but not for sale
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: a collection of such materials
a library of jazz recordings
@@neshod6415 It's a personal library. It's nice to have what you're in the mood for at your fingertips. Bravo! 🎉
Yes libraries can be private or public@@neshod6415
@@Jhon-Rocks @neshod6415 Is calling him mentally ill in every comment. He thinks collecting CD's is a mental illness 😂.
@@neshod6415You aren't a doctor. You aren't a psychiatrist. Get off your arm chair. Stop giving us your uninformed opinions.
Funny, my grandmother (about 40 years ago) always asked me what I was going to do with all those records I bought :) I always told her "If I would be a smoker it's something that only lasts a moment" if I buy a record, it's something that keep you going a lifetime :) And for the record, I still own all the records I bought when I was a kid :)
That was exactly my answer as well 😊 I don't drink alcohol and don't smoke, so I spend all that money on my CD collection which I still own (about 2600 till now)
Great collection. Everybody needs their thing to collect. Love it. I understand and respect the passion for it.
Been buying CDs since they started and even took out a loan for the first players 83/84 I was 15 yrs young, 8000 + later I love every moment of my library the artist, production, sound, visual, history, personal connection, discovering new artists, supporting new bands by buying material at gigs meeting new people discovering music venues around the world, I could go on, my only concern is on my death as I have no children, but then why worry I've had many years of pleasure and I won't be here 🤘.My name is Jason, Jane is my wife and luckily shares my passion, well nearly 😆
Amazing!
Your wife and you are badass
I still buy cds 💿
Hi Brendon, I got 800+ CD's and only need a few more, I'm 58 and been collecting from 86. With this amount I'm happy to say I'm completely happy 😁
I don’t feel justifying why you have 12,000 cds in anyone’s concern. I get called a horder on occasion about my music and guitars, but in the same manner, my place is immaculate and organized. It makes us happy and if people don’t like it, they can go F off. Keep it up..
It's a disease!😀Why should I buy it if I'm not going to listen to it anyway.---😀
There is a difference between hoarding and collecting. Brendon is a collector of music. Hoarding is getting almost everything and not knowing what to do with it.
He doesn't need to justify anything, but doing so gets views. I'm assuming his channel is monetized
I say the difference between a collector and a hoarder is.....Shelving! I see nice neat shelves here not a spare room stacked willy nilly with boxes of trash.
Exactly. It's nobody's business. I've been to the homes of actual hoarders, and there is a huge difference. You literally cannot walk through a room without climbing over piles of things, and there tends to be rodents and spoiled food everywhere. But even then, I'm tempted to say leave them alone if they are happy. Unless you are a relative concerned about them, or a landlord who is going to need to do a major cleaning job some day. Most collectors, on the other hand, tend to be organized. When I have guests at my house, they usually end up acting like they are at a music museum, looking for their favorite music and asking me to play it when they find it, which I am always happy to do. 🙂 For me, collecting is a joy, not a job. And I kind of hate that there are people out there that only collect because they are speculating on future dollar values. I can't imagine parting with my favorite music. And while I know that streaming is currently capable of solving most peoples' listening needs, with TH-cam it comes with ads, and with all streaming platforms, albums frequently get pulled for licensing issues, so I enjoy having a collection that I can count on always being there for me. Sorry for my little dissertation there. I got carried away because of my strong feelings in the matter.
I topped out at 5000 +. After I turned 50 I realized I could Never Give or " Leave" all this to anyone. Nobody wants my collection after I'm gone
.... SO I downsized to about 2000.. I feel better after the downsize... I still collect " Box Sets, Collectibles & Deluxe releases. But I don't need every album by everyone anymore. Sometimes we become possessed by our possessions ! I've been there....
That is a fir point too. However, many colectors do listen to everything they own or at least are aware they enjoy xperimenting listening to a vast array of music. Being a completists is something I really can't comprehend. I have had artists I have loved who then have gone down a different track and I haven't liked their new music. In these cases I stopped buying the albums. It seems you have the balance just right but I think Brendon is not possessed rather loves exploring a library - and one needs a library if they are to go exploring. Sorry for my waffle and have a top day.
If you don't sell you donate. No good will is gonna have a problem with that. Hell just will to a flea market. I can tell you with a certainty a ton of collectors will jump at the chance!
Absolutely. Cheers@@humphreybogart6663
Downsized how ? If nobody wants your collection ?
@@snörre23 Sold some, gave some away. Giving away 100 CDs is easy . Giving Away 1000 is Not easy..
I have been CD collecting for over 30 years and, while I use Spotify for my day-to-day listening at work, having a library of hand-picked albus gives me immense joy and really helps me feel connected to the music I enjoy. It's not just disposable soundbites on a computer, it's music I have invested in and get to keep.
Spotify sucks 🤮🤮🤢🤮🤮 all streaming sucks
If music CDs' are your joy, don't let anyone ever take that from you. They can leave you later on in life, your music collection won't. I think the main issue is that people who aren't collector's just aren't going understand why it is you have so many. However, you really hits the bullseye with your response at 16:36 - 17:19. That is such an awesome response!
Awesome episode and a meticulously well organized and appreciated collection!
Thanks Scott! 👍
Well said. Folks like us have 'libraries'...whenever we feel the need to listen to or look at any of our CD's, they are there, nicely organized, ready for us to enjoy. And, for us content creators, they help provide hours and hours of entertainment for our audiences.
Thanks Pete! Also great point about the library of music being used to create content for our channels! That’s actually one of the reasons I started the channel so that there would be another way to explore my collection and share it with others.
Exactly! @@BrendonSnyder
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Brendon, just be Brendon there are worst things you can collect lol. I am in my late 50’s and I still buy CD’s, and vinyl again. I never will understand why people throw out hate for someone doing something they enjoy and it’s legal. I have learn to tune out negative people at my age. You’re just a normal guy that has a love of collecting music. You’re no different then baseball card collectors, car collectors, toy collectors etc you have a love enjoy it to the fullest. I have a ton of cd, vinyl & cassettes not as many as you but just like you I love my collection. Brendon just be Brendon enjoy your life & what you love. Now your buddy Anthony he had issues, JUST JOKING, he’s great, love hearing his opinions as well of yours. As far as channels I watch on TH-cam, you are #1. Even my wife watches you!
Because some people are envy.
On the one hand, I agree: it's nobody's business what he buys or collects, as long as it's ethical and legal. That's for him to decide, and everyone else can go jump in a lake. The only people he might need to justify it to are his loved ones or, if he's a spiritual man, a higher power. But when you make a TH-cam channel about your huge CD collection, you're necessarily inviting all manner of comments and questions, and some of them will be negative. That's the nature of the beast. If you don't want people being negative about your hobby, keep it private.
Great show. I am around maybe 5,000 cds and im still discovering a lot of music especially a lot of obscure music..thanks to you and pete pardo
What a collection !
I completely agree with you, everyone should spend their money on what they like without having to suffer the judgment of others in return as long as it does not harm essential expenses like housing, food or health. Great video and good continuity!
Just divide 35 years of collecting by 12,000= only 343 per year or less then 7 cds per week.
Just by the numbers alone🎉you are doing well containing your musical consumption ❤
Long live “🎉the glam wizard”
At an average price of $12 (which is actually low) that's $144,000.
@@gibsonfan159 Depends - you can pick up CDs at ridiculously cheap prices nowadays used online.
@@andyc6542depends what it is. Jazz cd’s tend to be $$$
well, depending on the cd, the opposite can just be as true. also, this guy is old school and bought a lot of stuff back in the day it seems @@andyc6542
@@gibsonfan159 I've collected hundreds from thrift stores at $1 or less each.
Hi Brendon, yes, generally people who think this way, are casual music listeners, don't understand the true love of music and collecting. Keep buying yours cd's and stay happy with them.
Having a huge collection myself my wife always told me that at least you have something to show for your hobby.She said alot of people would spend 200-400 dollars a week or every 2 weeks on booze or whatever and have nothing to show for their money.And she also said at least I know where your are lol
Was going to post the exact same thing you just said. When downloading became a thing so many people would bust my balls “oh why do you still buy CDs?”. These were the same guys going to bars and liquor stores every weekend and drinking and pissing all their money away. I’d tell them “you spend your money on booze, I spend mine on CDs, atleast I have something to show for the money I spend”.
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That’s why I no longer have them as friends. lol
I've got 800+ CDs just of classical music alone. Maybe a 100 of other music styles. Nothing like physical media (which you can always rip for backup purposes).
Your collect is great,keep it going.
Why not? You love music and variety! Thanks for sharing and defining why you purchased 12,000 cds! I’m close to 2k and I will continue to collect! Keep on collecting!✌🏽
My collection is only about 2,500, but I can completely relate to this video. Great explanation.
God bless all the ratt n rollers! Jesus saves!
2,500 cds would be the majority of Dead recorded music, but not all.
Your points are spot on. Plus, it's just fun!!
Great video! I have around 2000 cds, but I’ve really had about 8,000 overall in my short life of 63 years. Married with children kind of slowed me down in the last 25 years! Keep it going Brendon!
@@neshod6415 are you older than 10?
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When I got a little over 8K cd's, I began to rip them. It took me about 15 years, but I ripped everything. Most of it to FLAC and some to AAC at 256kbps. Backed everything up to 2 drives and created a PLEX server. I sold or gave away all but about 200, which are collectible or that I want to pass along to my son. I love having everything right there. I can play in my car, on my TV, on bluetooth speakers. Or plug up to my rack system and play from an old phone. My collection comes with me on vacation, and to the gym and on long rides, etc. It's the best of both worlds, and I don't have a house full of stuff that somebody will have to physically discard when I am no longer here.
I’m with ya man. I’m a music lover, I can go in multiple directions based on my mood. I was born in the early 80’s and have been buying cd’s for most of my life, and I still buy them! There is something to be said about actually owning the music and having the artwork and all of that! Also, having a large collection, it is fun to browse through and pick out something I haven’t listened to in a while! Cheers
Yeah nothing against records but I love cds 💿 more ima keep buying them and selling them until I die Better sound quality u own the music and suppoort the artist 💿💿💿💿😂🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙 physical wayyyyy better than streaming 😊
"Shoes, clothes, purses"...for my wife it's books. She's got a lot of books, all for the same reason I have a lot of cd's. Love! We respect one another's "vices". I really relate to your use of streaming. I use it to listen to parts of an album, to decide if I enjoy it enough to buy a physical copy. Top notch video, Brandon. I don't understand people who would find fault with someone who loves music. They are missing something so vital to the human experience.
God bless all the ratt n rollers! Jesus saves!
I am happy for you that you have discovered your passion and have flourished. Enjoy life while you can. Take care.
I enjoy life everyday!
Not sure why anyone would say anything negative about your passion. Even though my taste in music isn't as wide, I still enjoy the information you share about other types of music I'm not into. Don't let people saying things get to you.
To be fair, if you make a bunch of TH-cam videos about your giant CD collection, you're inviting public feedback, good, bad, or ugly. If he didn't want any attention about it, he wouldn't post videos and would just enjoy his music in private.
@@SO-ym3zsI know, you keep writing the same comment. Not all criticism is valid. It's also his right to block you.
Not sure why you're talking about people blocking people, but anyway, my point stands: if you're going to show off something about yourself that many would could consider unusual--and having thousands of CDs these days is certainly unusual--and do it on a public Internet forum that explicitly invites comment from strangers, you're going to get all kinds of remarks and questions, including ones you don't like. You need to have a tough skin to be a TH-camr. And as adults, we need to be able to respectfully disagree. And maybe some of his critics are right, after all. (FWIW, I have a huge CD collection, so I certainly understand his impulse to collect!)@@mr.brenman2132
God bless all the ratt n rollers! Jesus saves!
Long-time streamer headed towards much more physical media. I recently bought a 2009 Toyota Tacoma from my grandfather in law. It has a CD player. I forgot how nice it is to turn your ignition and instantly have one of your favorites playing.
I bought a Toyota Vitz that has a CD player. Lol I had no choice but to venture to the mall to purchase CD’s for the first time in years. I bought everything they had from 21 pilots. It will be sad to part with them when I upgrade my vehicle
Brendon I am glad you are not a hoarder and I knew you are not one anyway lol!!! I love music too and I was afraid of CDs at first but in 2005 my former boss gave me a CD player for my birthday so I began buying CDs and DVDs and I love them so keep it up!!!
Brendon, Great video! I recently bought the debut CD from Japanese metal band E-Z-O (produced by Gene Simmons) for $100 even though I had it digitally and I have zero regrets! My kids recently moved out and I've spent a bunch completing my collection of various bands like Saxon, U.D.O and Overkill...not to mention Alice and Uncle Ted. My wife asks my why but I cite the very reason that you did. Also there is something about popping in a CD to play through fully from start to finish that is relaxing. Thanks again.
I can relate with you 1000%. Around the same age, got the bug from my older sister and her first Michael Jackson and Eurythmics albums, glam metal was my thing as a teenager, my first Vinyl was Foreigner Agent Provocateur and first CD was Apetite for Destruction. By early 2000s i had around 3,000 CDs, 700 Vinyls and 100 cassettes, already expanding my musical tastes from Jazz, Soul, Hip Hop, several forms of Rock from 60s garage/psychedelia to Metal. Around that time and due to constant job relocations i had to slow down a bit but now that i am back to a steady place, i have resurfaced my full collection, reinstalled my sound system and enjoying every bit of it. I am not investing that much anymore but thanks to streaming i am constantly looking for good music and selectively go out to buy new records. Younger generation will not understand the connection with physical media, the images, smell, the process of putting on a record and sitting for 40 minutes listening to a full album while reading the material. Now at 51 i still gather with my high school buddies, visiting record stores and gong to concerts. And this will go on as long as possible…
God bless all the ratt n rollers! Jesus saves!
I love it. I have been buying music since the late 70's. I don't have as many as you but have over 1,000 vinyl. I bought my first cd in the early 90's when I couldn't find the album on vinyl and have almost 8,000 of those. I love having it, the artwork and the lyric, liner notes booklets.
That's a CD, every day, for 35 years. Unreal, that's passion for music. Well done mate!! Rockin!!
It's a passion for consuming.
@@PhillipCummingsUSA I think any reasonable person would disagree but go off girl
@@sunkintreeWell no, a passion for music should not depend on what you own and spend, my one is bigger than yours type mentality
Very much a guy thing.
One CD of music a day really isn't even that much. However I think it's a stupid idea. CDs are one of the worst mediums for keeping music safe.
@@zombizombiMusic is much safer in the cloud!
You're a good guy Brendan, keep doing what you do, we love what you do, and appreciate your 'love' of music, as we do. ♥
Thanks so much! 🙏
@@BrendonSnydersame here I’m just like Brendon he’s my dad 😅😅 I love buying cds 💿 I’m addicted to them but he has wayyyyy more than me I want open up my own business music store 🏬 I’ve been selling cds 💿 since I was young and they were popular in the 90s before stupid streaming took over and I’m never gonna stop buying them like Brendon says it’s my favorite hobby Musux is my passion and I will always support Artist and heck streaming will never beat the sound quality 😅😅😅😅💿💿💿💿🤙🤙 cds 💿 forever
Hi Brendon... What an amazing collection. I love physical media. There is nothing like pulling out an original and listening to it on a stereo. With so many people going to streaming the physical media is so incredibly inexpensive as people are selling it. I have just finished completing my collection as I now have absolutely everything I have ever wanted. Disregard any negative comments to you and just enjoy what makes you happy.
I love how you still collect CDs and not moved to other formats - me too! I love my rock but also love Duran Duran and INXS.
Same here ima never support streaming is garbage 🤮🤮🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤢ima keep buying cds cause I love owning my music and having a cd collection my bookshelves 😅
I Agree with everything you said. I probably have a little bit more than half of what you do.
A lot of mine came from working at record stores, back in the days of promos, but have purchased a lot also. It's always a thrill going to purchase and have never been able to buy just one or two. At least five,but usually more.
God bless all the ratt n rollers! Jesus saves!
That's a good point, some of the best music I discovered didn't immediately click with me, it was weird and eclectic, an acquired taste. Perhaps this is the element that we're missing today, everything is fast consumption, easy access. In the past you had to struggle to get to some stuff, and you appreciated it more because of it.
Thank You for sharing. Always interesting to hear Your topics. I fully agree on every point.
Brought back good memories. Going out as kid and spending your money on music you loved, Def Leppard Adrenalize, Keep the Faith, and Steve Vai , Passion and Warfare were my first in the 90's.
God bless all the ratt n rollers! Jesus saves!
Kiss Alive was the first 8 Track tape that I ever bought when I was a teen. Now I’m 61 and I still have the tape, but I no longer have an 8 Track player. If I did I bet it would still play.
My favorite thing about CDs is you can listen to them and no one else knows about it.
Cool video! I have a much smaller collection…around 300 CDs. I think we’re around the same age and I have a similar story. My first albums were Pyromania and Out of the Cellar. The first albums I purchased were AFD, Whitesnake and Hysteria (all 1987).
Thanks for sharing the process of your musical Journey!
When I was a teenager my mother complained that I bought too many albums and 45s, I told her I could buy drugs instead like some other people, she never complained again after when I went on my monthly trip to downtown Toronto to hit all the record stores.
I know we don’t need to tell you, but don’t listen to any of those people that criticize your hobby and passion. I love your videos, hearing about your collection, and it consistently inspires me to listen to all the music I have and pick up more! Like you, I’m a CD collector too. Keep it up!
Same here I want a lot cds 💿 like Brendon buttt notttt over do it like Brendon I need more shelves though 😅
Keep it up Brendon you have an amazing collection! Your chanel is interesting to follow. Plus your knowledge and info is very interesting always enjoying your uploads.
It is never a waste to buy music that you love and support the artists you love. After a long day from work, it is nice to put on a CD or vinyl album of our collections and be immersed in the music.
You're a collector! Anyone calling you a horder is insane. You have a beautiful collection. It's organized and the space looks gorgeous!
My Top 11 artist I would definitely get all their CDs from are:
1. Allan Holdsworth
2. Pat Metheny
3. Greg Howe
4. Yngwie Malmsteen
5. Dream Theater
6. Steely Dan
7. Symphony X
8. David Bowie
9. Tribal Tech
10. Al di Meola
11. Iron Maiden
Cheers 🎉
I totally agree with your reasoning. Greetings from Italy.
Now I know, lol. I guess I could have just looked at your list of videos since the title was so transparently descriptive. At any rate, thanks for sharing the well reasoned rationales.
Hi from the UK! Great collection there, very envious. For me it’s vinyl and I have around 3,500 and each record holds a memory… keep up the collecting buddy
God bless all the ratt n rollers! Jesus saves!
I love Your Tshirt! .. one of my favourite Bands !
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I wonder how many TBs of digital storage you'd need to transfer all of your CDs
Oh, that has happened! There are several albums I sold off and in later years suddenly felt like giving them another chance only to find I no longer had them!
Very cool. And remember, guys- never drink and drive! Stay safe out there.
Great post! Guess what, my first album, a Christmas gift, was "Appetite" and the first album I bought with my own money was "Dr.Feelgood", too! 🤯
I have more art books than a lot of public libraries. I have enough art supplies to start a small store. I have thousands of albums myself although not nearly as many as you and I can truthfully say is all that's held me back from more is money, or rather the lack of it. Art and music have been the staples of my life my life. Enjoyment in these things and the enriching value they bring to one's life is what makes life worth living. This is true of any collection that brings personal satisfaction.
Don't have nearly as many as you do, Brendon however always like to have what I want to listen to when I want to. And with over 6K+ cds in my collection STILL have a plethora of music that need to get. Right on, brother and be you.
I used to have 8,000 CDs. I couldn't possibly listen to them all. I was a hoarder. There was something wrong with me.
I agree 100% we all have hobbies and things we like. Owning your music is a pleasure. Physical media can't be beat to hold a CD in your hands while you play it looking at the songs. The year it was released, who playing the instruments. I have over 11,000 CD's myself. I enjoy taking one down and listening to it.
I love your hair what do they call it a sunroof
I can’t even tell if that’s an insult or not 😂
His positivity and upbeat-ness is infectious. I just wish I had the same amount of space to store all my CDs. Maybe one day.
One of these days I'll get around to counting how many CDs I have but I know its in the 000s been buying them since the early 90s but was buying records long before that and have never sold off any...I know guys who did and deeply regret it. Excellent collection here, well done and thanks for sharing...good to know I'm not the only one who's a mad CD collector.
Why justify yourself? It's your money, your taste in music and your life. It is what makes you happy! So no one else has to have a oppinion about it. And your collection is well organized as well!
He explains why in thorough detail in the video if you actually watch it.
I’ve got 786 CDs and people think I have a problem😂 They say “just stream it”. I say “if you suddenly lose access to the internet, I’ll still have my music.”
and thats the point plus I'd rather have hi-fi qual music at my fingertips
Great vid, the collection looks great on your shelves to in the beginning shot of the room
Well done. Great discussion and responses. Agree and fully understand and support your reasoning. Just wish we could squeeze more time in a day listen to the ones we forget we have! And.. more time to browse record shops. Thankfully incomes restrict me to only a couple of purchases a pay! Thanks for your efforts.
The less you have , the more you appreciate !
Great video Brendon…keep it going! You’re a good source for finding off the cuff stuff. It builds my streaming collection lol, but enhances my car rides to work nonetheless
I love my physical media! Question - How many of your CDs do you buy used? Even if you guesstimate a percentage.
Thanks for the great videos.
Madness takes it's toll, hoping for the best.
Ironically, I don't think he has anything by Madness 😂
@@paulbrookes413, he’s wearing a DD shirt so it’s possible
Well explained Brendan. It’s definitely not hoarding my collection is an important part of me . Its all in order and looked off by me . The art work was very important to me remember getting out of the blue by elo I couldnt stop looking at it and it suited the music . When i watch your videos i never think he sounds out of control you don’t buy 10 twenty copies of same cd . I know someone who was a hoarder with his vinyl he would go to same store and buy all the tge copies of one particular artist amd kept them all sealed and never played. I would go along on a Friday to this particular store if i left it too late all the copies of an new release i wanted they would sell to him . He passed away a few years ago and his complete collection got auctioned off 10 and 20 copies of each album sealed were all sold for next to nothing now he was a hoarder as it was mental heath issue. So it was sad . But i love getting new albums and discovering new artists. Take care joe
I need my music library because I truly don't watch TV, movies and I don't do Facebook or anything like it. I only watch TH-cam videos and they all pertain to music. I consider my collection Art.
Great collection, and it’s for you! I’m not collecting to say hey my sons will love this. It’s a different era… I’d be sad but it’s their right they’re streamers. It’s a beautiful collection and it’s organized and stored nice! I’m not counting mine… but I’m not close to you! Keep on keeping on!! I enjoy your channel !
For me, the other thing that made my music collection grow which isn’t anywhere near this impressive amount of cds, is some of the bands that were formed in the 1980’s up to present day, they all state their influences in interviews etc, so then I check them out, and some of those artists have now been added to my collection, so it has been another way to explore some genres or artists that I might have ignored. For me I don’t listen to radio anymore here in the UK, so I discover some artists through festival posters or if a band I like is touring then I can check out supporting bands before the gig!
No subscriptions, and if the internet goes down you’re still rocking out.
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Great points Brandon you brought up alot of the same reasons why ive been collecting cds for a few years.
Your collection is amazing and well organized. Some albums are not available to stream. Plus, often the streaming alters the album from the original recording. A person also does not get the artwork on the record.
Brendan, I’m the same way as you are. I completely understand buying music and collecting. I love going to my local Record Store every week to buy music! It’s a ritual for me. Music is my whole life. I don’t know who I would be or what I would do without music! I’m also a Singer and I take music Lessons. And I play the Drums. And I listen to a little bit of everything all types of genres of music. I have a big collection too! I love your channel and all your videos thanks so much for the content!
You’re an awesome dude!
The hoarder accusation is ridiculous!!! Music is released gradually and anything bought before still functions and gets used repeatedly over decades. What are you supposed to do, throw out an artist's back catalogue as new stuff gets released? A library is a good word for it - it's just storage of everything that's come out over the years and physically ends up looking like a lot. I'd say anyone who calls that hoarding doesn't have a proper understanding of music appreciation. Treating it as disposable is not what the artform is about.
I remember growing up and wanting to have a huge tape/CD collection, but alot has happened since then and music is so much more accessible since then. I think its fine to have thousands if you have a succession plan, don't die and this just becomes something your family has no idea what to do with - maybe morbid but true.
Well sir you have certainly satisfied my curiosity and very well reasoned , not that you needed to justify.
I appreciate your candor.
I started collecting CDS in 2017 and have over 500. I have listened to all of them. I enjoy collecting cds. I do have my favorites that I listen to alot. Your collection of 11000 cds is very impressive. If you enjoy doing something like than by all means keep it up.
You bet I will!
Wow! That's an enviable feat. No explanation needed, but it's cool to hear anyone's story. I'm also loving how it's all so neatly stored 😍
God bless all the ratt n rollers! Jesus saves!
In total i have 979 CD's, Vinyl, Cassettes. However soon i'm getting rid of 7 cd's in my collection b/c they were given to me for free but i don't like any of them. I doubt i'll surpass 1,100 albums, I'm in my late 40's and getting more pickier every year & some of my favorite bands have broken up so there's less new albums to buy.
I only have a little over 1,000 CDs and get a hard time from folks. I, like you, don’t have any other vices. I don’t drink or do drugs. Never been into guns or other things people like to collect but have always been big into music. There is just something about finding this far one at a used store or opening that brand new one when an artist drops a new albums. Keep that collection growing and I’ll look forward to seeing a vid of you describing why you have a collection of 13,000 next year
Great stream today Brendon,I agree with most of what you say,and by the way all your cds look brilliant on the shelves.......
I can relate to you on collecting different genres of music. I have quite a vast collection of cd's also. I estimate mine to be about 7,000. I don't collect an artist if I can't get into them.
I watch all your installments and I am a subscriber. Looking forward to your next one.
We must be long lost brothers! I don’t have nearly the collection of cds or vinyl that you have, but your reasoning is exactly what I say. I tell my wife at least I have something to show for my money spent.
First, your collection looks awesome, and music has no exception! I have around 1000 cd's, about 100 records and who knows how many cassette tapes. For me, it stopped with digital around the mid 2000s but man, nothing beats opening up a record and checking out the artwork and lyrics. I think us older guys have more nostalgia for going into a record store and digging into something that grabs our attention. Mostly from the artwork and word of mouth. The metal genre is doing great stuff with physical media nowadays.
It's all about what you like. I love CDs also. I don't have as many as you (somewhere between 800 and 1000), but I LOVE my CDs. I've been slowly getting rid of books, DVDs, VHS tapes, cassettes, records, sports memorabilia and other things that I still ENJOY, but don't see the need to own. I just don't love them as much as my CDs.
Kudos to you for having a nice and organized collection, but I'm also grateful for digital media files, because I would never have enough space to store everything I like. My physical collection is pretty modest, but it's all carefully selected through 30 years. Some of the most influential cassettes and cds, around hundred, and maybe 150 vinyl records. I'm not so much into streaming, I like to have actual files in good bitrate.
my first cd purchase was Toto IV in 1982 when I was 13 and the switch was going from cassettes to CDs. You could walk into the local Sears and even they had a whole corner of the store selling CDs in long boxes, 15000 cds later, I still think its my favorite album. Ill keep collecting until I am dead.
I probably only have around 1,000-1,500 but still quite a few. I like having what I want, when I want it right there available in an instant.
On my team at work, I am the oldest team member (51) by a country mile, lol. The average age of my teammates is probably in the mid-twenties. Most of them joke with me about owning CDs but in a fun, playful way. None of them own physical content, they stream. To each their own!
Streaming is much more convenient, but I'm all for physical media. I have quite a few Blu rays and also still prefer holding a hard cover book.Streaming is much more convenient, but I'm all for physical media. I have quite a few Blu rays and also still prefer holding a hard cover book.
Brilliant video keep up the great work Really enjoy your channel and you must have one of the best music libraries
12,000 cds... but do you have The Fall's 30? Their peel sessions?
Love it, Love it… and it’s for the booklets, background information etc… again, Love it… but I have my own complete music collection (couple of thousand cd’s) all digitalised, and put it on my NAS. It’s all integrated (together with Tidal & Qobuz) in roon what also give me all background information that you can imagine. And my other problem is space.
Bravo Bravo Bravo. I’ve been collecting LPs and CDs for many years and like you keep them organised and catalogued using Discogs otherwise I’ll end up buying the album twice. I’ve got only 2000 CDs and a 1000 LPs plus 100’s 12” and 7” singles and like you I dip in and out of many genres. I totally agree of what you say many people just don’t get the love of physical media huh! Just wait until there internet goes down. I’ll still be listening uninterrupted Thanks for a great video