Posts by analogbear40

ruggedharbor17 said:I suspect you’ve got way too many interesting pressings lying around, or maybe they're all in rough shape and you snagged them for pennies. You probably have those big-name hits that were printed in massive quantities, too... I doubt there'd be anything in collections like that that would actually catch my eye if you were looking to sell.

My collection—roughly 5,000 to 6,000 records—isn't for sale, obviously. I haven't spent the last few years hunting down everything I missed out on when I was a kid with zero cash just to flip it to someone else for a bargain... whether you or anyone else would be interested is a completely different conversation.

And honestly, every single part of those first two sentences starting with "I suspect..." is pretty much negative...😛

Besides, anyone buying this kind of stuff lately—hunting through Discogs for 80s 12" singles and scoring free shipping on larger orders like I do—can tell you that most releases in VG+/NM condition hover right around that average price point. Of course, that excludes things like Demon, New Order, or various high-end rarities, but those belong in a totally different league.

For every Demon or New Order 12" I've picked up for $5-$10 (never more than that), I've grabbed about a hundred other 12"s for $1-$1.50 each. When you crunch the numbers, the average stays exactly the same.

ruggedharbor17 said:When you're talking about vinyl, you probably already realize that most modern pressings are basically just MP3s slapped onto wax, or at best, a CD ripped to vinyl. I’m talking about those classic old-school pressings. When you run them through a solid vintage amp and some high-end speakers, the sound quality is top-tier. And there shouldn't be any surface noise or crackling.

I actually know of several verified cases where vinyl—and what’s even worse, MP3 files—were used as the primary sources for various budget compilation albums.
Labels like Demon are under particular scrutiny for this...

https://www.discogs.com/Various-100-...elease/1728560

...check out the last two comments here...

.....While using CD sources for certain vinyl releases (mostly reissues) is a known issue lately, the idea of them combining it with MP3s is a first for me....

granitecyclist said:Does anyone here still pick up physical music—you know, vinyl, CDs, DVDs, even cassettes—or are you strictly a streaming person?

Or is everyone just listening via YouTube or downloading things illegally...
Records aren't exactly cheap these days (usually running over $25), so I totally get why a high schooler might struggle to drop that kind of cash every single month just to grab two albums.
(Besides, kids nowadays seem to prefer picking through individual tracks rather than sitting down with a full album).

Lately, I’ve been buying used records—about 99% of my collection comes from second-hand finds—and I tend to buy in bulk from specific sellers I trust. The prices for what I hunt for are actually pretty reasonable, usually averaging around $1 to $1.50 per disc. I'm mostly talking about 12" singles and LPs.

Brand new releases are rare unless they happen to be part of some special sale or clearance event.

As for the other stuff—streaming services and all that—I have to admit I don't really grasp how it works, nor do I particularly care to learn. I've heard the buzz, but that's about it. I guess I'm just from an older generation.

There was definitely a massive wave of torrenting, blogs, and P2P sharing over the last few years, but for me, that’s mostly just for information gathering. It can be incredibly handy when you're hunting for those absolute rarities that are nearly impossible to find in a physical store.

Personally, I think YouTube is a total godsend. A few years back, I never would have dreamed I'd find such a treasure trove of rare audio and video content there. Back before the internet era, having something like that available with a single click from your favorite armchair was pure science fiction.

He’s a legend in my book too... though I have to be honest, aside from those hits from the 80s and early 90s, I never really dove deep into his discography (much to my regret) until I finally picked up the Blue Guitar Box set recently. Either way, I can't recommend this collection enough for anyone who appreciates music with a real sense of atmosphere.

It feels like our local sportsbooks just don't have what I'm looking for in their lineup. Does anyone have any solid recommendations for international sites?

I was just sitting here wondering... how did they land on opening a thread about "overrated music" in the first place? It feels like "underrated music" would have been an incomparably better candidate for a high-quality discussion. Think about it—you’d have a much larger pool of artists who actually deserve a mention.

Watched it last night.

I can't tell if it’s just because my biometrics were absolute garbage yesterday—which left me with a massive headache—or if it was the combination of that plus the fact that the movie is just exhausting. It’s draining in every sense, especially visually. It didn't hit the mark for me at all, which is a far cry from how much I loved Melancholia and Antichrist. You have to give him credit for originality, though; he has a unique way of threading his signature themes through this specific genre. Besides peppering in documentary footage whenever he felt like it, my favorite move was how he didn't even bother throwing in clips from his own previous films. That kind of ego trip actually reminds me of a certain famous American director we have here—someone I've always been fond of, specifically when looking at his controversial work, The House That Jack Built (1994).

Absolutely stunning, though it’s a heavy one to swallow. The cinematography is just breathtaking.

You can easily track it down on the usual streaming services.

Visually, it totally grabbed me, but I’ll be honest—it's a hard sell when you look at anything else about it...

Gerald Jackson48 said:Did the director just trip and fall face-first into a giant bucket of red paint or something?

Whoa... now you really have my attention...😁

When was the last time we saw something like this? If my memory serves, it was back when the first Blade dropped in '98... (talking about that heavy red aesthetic, of course.) 😛

The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (2017 - 2CD Deluxe Edition)
Pink Floyd - The Endless River (Box Set - CD + DVD)
Rolling Stones - Blue And Lonesome (Box Set, Deluxe Limited Edition - CD + 72-page booklet)

Everything is brand new and still factory sealed.

I’m looking to trade these for some vinyl or maybe even a decent CD collection...

I can meet up for a local hand-off right in downtown Chicago.

placidhound8 said:Aside from en Attendant Causteau, which gave us Calypso,

The Waiting for Cousteau album—specifically that phenomenal title track in its full, original version—is, in my humble opinion, his absolute best work. Or rather, it’s his most significant achievement. To be honest, he hasn't really touched anything quite like it again in his forty-plus years of making music...😁

While Brian Eno & others were definitely the pioneers who shaped the ambient movement in the 80s, I truly believe this specific project opened the floodgates for the next generation of musicians who came of age from the 90s onward...

It’s honestly such an incredible surprise to stumble upon such a fascinating essay about the band after all these years:

Up until now, my only real memory of him was from The Trap.
Today I finally sat down to watch Huddersfield (and yeah, I’m spelling it that way because the original English title always looked so weird to me), and I have to say, the movie is truly something special. His performance? Absolutely brilliant. Hats off to him.

For sale:

Love & Rockets - 5 Albums (Box Set) (2013) 180
Bauhaus - 5 Albums (Box Set) (2013) 180
Echo & the Bunnymen - Pretenders Series (5CD Set) 80
Pretenders - Pretenders Series (5CD Box Set) 80
Tim Bowness - Lost in the Ghost Light (CD + DVD Set) (2017) 80
Matt Bianco - Matt Bianco (1986) (2CD Deluxe Remastered Edition)(2017) 80
Alison Moyet - Other (CD) (2017) 80
Feeder - The Best Of (2CD Set) 80

Everything is M / M - brand new, still factory sealed.

I'm open to potential trades for vinyl...

Local pickup available - Downtown New York City

For Sale:

The Smiths - Abbey Road (Special Edition) 80
Pink Floyd - The Endless River (Box Set) 130
Rolling Stones Box Set (Limited Edition Box Set - CD + booklet) 200

Everything is Brand New / Sealed.

Open to trading for vinyl...

Local pickup available - downtown NYC area

....brand spanking-new single......

Blue Cross Blue Shield (2017)

....new album "Resistance Is Futile"......April 2018.......

Thank God there are still bands out there grinding away since the late 80s that almost never miss the mark......

So, where have Ivo serdar, Dragan Milivojević, Uglješa Kojadinovic, Špiro Guberina, and Tonko Lonza all disappeared to?

The main thing is that the Navojec brothers are still holding it down... setting the standard for the next generation... 😁

Limbo (1999) by John Sayles, starring David Strathairn...

That ending? It feels like it was specifically designed to pull the rug out from under an audience that just spent two intense hours locked into the story...
If you've actually sat through it, you know exactly what I mean...

silentpuma7 said:Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

Bresson uses > as a confession, diving into his most intimate, raw, and meticulous details. But maybe truth works like an old relic—the second you dig it up, it starts turning to dust. Once the diary's secrets are out, they lose that sacred weight and just feel... profane, I guess. The priest's holiness basically burns up along with the book itself; it’s how Bresson builds the story, by having the confessor himself undergo the confession. It's powerful stuff. The direction is bold, and honestly, the small details pretty much tell the whole movie...

This is truly a perfect film.

Watch it once, and it stays etched in your mind forever.