Don't Be Ashamed To Buy Music

[@MetalDisciple97]

I'm 17 years old and whenever I want to have a record, I go ahead and fucking buy it. I just want to support my favorite artists for what they are, for what their music is doing for me and for the hard work of writing and recording the songs. Downloading it on some illegal websites is nothing but stealing the music from the artists. In addition to that, I love to have a CD in my hands and read the lyrics while listening to the whole thing, it's something special, something that got lost nowadays and it's pretty sad.

[@vinylcity1599]

Randy K. you are very mature for your age! I wish more young people would take your lead! I'm very proud of you and I commend you for helping keep "physical Music" alive!

[@adamniccum8680]

Randy K i also like to add put we should stay in the middle of liking modern day and older music thats just me though lets not gwt offended now

[@AzhidaReminiec9999]

when I buy a cd,I'll go to the bad's site,or the record label ,or Amazon.com.. but I ignore the buy a mp3 track..

[@CaptainSpalding72]

I like to support the Beatles too

[@lukematt2000]

I still purchase music physically, many kids at my school are like "You still buy CDs/records?!" and I tell them yes. With the physical album, you get the album, artwork, lyrics and all that good stuff. Sadly, many record stores are closing left and right, I'm lucky I live in a large city, so there are music stores near me. I never shop at Wal-Mart for anything, let alone music. Besides, their music selection is terrible and the albums are usually censored. I will admit that I do download from time to time and that's because some of the albums I want are hard to find physically and they can be very expensive. As of today, I have over 100 physical albums, both CD and vinyl and that will continue to grow.

[@AzhidaReminiec9999]

Luke ,the selection of music & DVDs at Target is almost non existant!

[@AzhidaReminiec9999]

target's selection with anything is thread bare & 1/10 of what was

[@cummywummy2896]

It's also the most authentic audio files you can transfer to your phone as well instead of downloading

[@EoinGilligan]

Totally agree, nothing beats buying and owning a cd 👍

[@pantera89]

I so agree....\\m//

[@thevashfan12392]

pshhhh, I buy vinyl, cassette, and CDs if I like it: I want it on multimedia format

[@andrewteichroeb8886]

I love being able to go into an HMV and browse their rock and metal sections. Buying physical cd's gives me great pleasure and if physical music dyes then a part of me will die along with it. Maybe I should start stocking up.

[@metaldude7121]

I can't buy any cannibal corpse without the cashier looking at me like I'm some kind of maniac.

[@michaeledwards6683]

My brother once accused me of being a serial killer bc I explained In Absentia to him.

[@36paperairplanes]

I dress like a girly girl and love black and death metal. I wear pink lacy dresses to the record store and put stuff like Bathory up on the counter. They've gotten used to me but they still chuckle every damn time. It's annoying but the music is worth it!

[@Fizzlepop72]

Yes that album is dark but life has dark things in it. Your brother seems like a wimp (no offense) Plus Porcupine Tree is Progressive Rock, it's not even that heavy.

[@solmunduringi2133]

😂😂😂

[@LizzyVonBloom]

I'm 15 and I'm the only person in my group of friends who still buys CDs. I don't understand how people can just listen to music on a phone. I want to own it.

[@36paperairplanes]

When I was 15 I HAD to buy CDs, my parents controlled my Itunes and I couldn't buy any metal or albums with explicit content warnings, so I amassed a huge collection of CDs back then, so many that they got really hard to hide haha.

[@andrastereminiec7599]

I still buy cds,my friend.... the drawback to owning records/vinyl is that they went up in price... so did Cds at some point... If the record companies would lower the price to a reseaonable one... then the record stores will come back

[@tomspencer7307]

+Andrasté Reminiec I've always loved vinyls, but at the moment with the volume of music buy it's not really worth it anymore

[@andrastereminiec7599]

I agree with you.. That's why If I go back into Buying Vinyls.. It'll be from a specific genre of metal...( black metal for instancec)

[@MrCapone1996]

MadTitan Productions my music professor is like why buy CDs, just download them

[@AJDelRose]

I'm 19 and I still buy CDs. I love collections bands I love! I love the band HIM and a lot of their CDs are only in Finland and I ordered then all. Have all Fall out Boy; and Green day CDs too. I love collecting music and I plan on buying a cd juke box because I love it so much.

[@Parkie355]

Good, don't stop buying.

[@pepsismuggler1580]

Thank you CKN. Because of you, I started buying my music in physical form. Yes, I still download music an album once in a while if it's hard to find/expensive, but many times (especially when I go trolling through record stores or thrift stores), I'll find the disc at an insanely lower price. If I have children someday, I want to be able to show them all the music that had in impact on my life; maybe even pass it down to them. Also, the audio quality on a CD is still better than digital formats to this day!

[@nirvanarules9661]

I would rather buy a physical copy than on my phone also.

[@devinmccreery8003]

+Nirvanarules96 Me, also. I like the physical cd. Recent I also like physical movies like the Jurassic world lunch box, or the fast and furious 7- film set.

[@carmstrong6507]

@@devinmccreery8003 I agree there is nothing better than owning your own vast music collection of cds, records, or tapes.

[@nermallamren4126]

I go to my local record store every week to buy records. Really cool people, music playing through out the store, conversations about music being had buy customers as well as employees. Ive purchased LPs, 7 inches / 45's in Rock, Metal, Rap / Hip Hop, Experimental, Electronic, Punk/ Hardcore, Indie / Indie Pop, Shoegaze, Emo, Noise etc. I love going to my local shop ! I also check online if there are any other record stores near me while I'm out in a different location, I visit many of these different record stores because you never know what records you can potentially come home with. I strongly believe that purchasing music / owning a physical copy of an album will never get old to people like me. We have record stores that have yet to be visited, music to be explored, Record Store Day to look forward to every year, and the 1st annual Wax Festival happen this past weekend over here in Hollywood California ! Fuck Walmart

[@legoshi5925]

I will always support and buy physical copies, I prefer being able to hold and look at the music with my own hands and eyes as well as be able to appreciate the full set of artwork on an album in the booklet and all over (album artwork is vital in my opinion) also it's known that music on a cd is of a higher quality than downloads, so why settle for less with a purchase off iTunes or whatever. There's something so very satisfying about opening a brand new cd case to see the inside, take out the disc and put it in a player than just click a button to play music you don't physically own yourself

[@FluorescentMercury]

I love buying music in general. Although I buy most of my music online I love going out to buying CDs also. Then when I go home and download them on my computer then play it on my stereo then I put it with the rest of my collection I feel so... excited I suppose is the correct term.

[@davydevilution7297]

I hope a lot of kids out there find the beauty of listening to Vinyl Records on a good Turntable. This is a Fantastic way to hear Music! Keep Vinyl Alive!!

[@adamniccum8680]

RedSon I'm doing the same thing and I'm 16 keeping vinyl alive I have 8 vinyl records

[@havoren]

I think the only reasons why I purchase physical CDs is not because I want to help support a band. It's mainly because I tend to find songs more naturally done on CD while iTunes just edits the songs making them sound very weak and choppy at times, that might be just me though. Also I love collecting CDs of bands I love, especially the ones in which their entire albums are fucking enjoyable.

[@tomspencer7307]

I always discover new music on spotify/youtube/friends but when I decide I do like the band I will always buy a physical cd/ vinyl (depending on price) in order to support the band

[@Ghoulishx182]

I'd love to own a music store that sorts bands into their correct genre, i'd also like to be able to set up deals with local bands so that we could sell their stuff and they get most of the money earned from the sales of their music, and I would love to have people who actually give a fuck about the music work there. I'll keep working toward this dream and just hope that the music that I love and cherish so much will never die.

[@adamniccum8680]

William Brown I want to start a band or work at a record store

[@brentsimpson7689]

In the deterioration of the physical albums' market this day and age, I feel more proud than ever to pay for a real copy and willing to invest a little more towards it.

[@Tunaboy45]

I just got SOAD's self titled and Deftone's white pony and I spend 30 minutes just looking at the amazing cover art/ booklets. You don't get that pure joy of ownership with an mp3 download. May Cd's live on forever.

[@neko.exe404]

I agree with you dude. there is a local record store near by where I live and after several years of going to said store ive made friends with people who I probably would never have talked to outside and ive made a friend of one of the people who works there who happens to be a fellow metalhead and sometimes I don't even buy anything I just talk with him about stuff like some local bands or some not so well know horror movies or just about whatever but I love going there because of, like you said, that communicating of two human beings and its just amazing. I hope and pray that these kind of stores never fucking die.

[@metalheadrailfan]

I always buy my music at FYE. Sure I could buy the CD online, but I like to be surprised when I find a really hard to find album, such as recently, Metal Church's self-titled debut and I have friendly conversations with the employees.

[@RayDrumsOnDrums]

I love FYE, that is my absolute favorite store. And the only FYE near me is about an hour away and I loved going there because the CD selection there was awesome. But, recently a clothing store called "Forever 21" took FYE's place in that mall. I can not tell you how angry I am about it, especially since that was the only CD place in the entire mall and it already had so many clothing stores. I've always loved having CDs and it really sucks not having that awesome store.

[@vikarichid3445]

I live in the bible belt, we haven't had a record store in my town in literally 10 years.

[@devinmccreery8003]

My favorite form of music is defiantly A cd. Especially if A dvd is included. Then I know that the Band (or artist) worked extra hard for it. I haft to respect that, man. #BringBackCrystalPEPSI

[@metalmario298]

Yes, I agree. Before I had a job, I used to download songs...I am now ashamed of that. Now that I have means of income, I have been buying and collection albums ever since, and I am so proud of the fact that I buy my cds. I am very proud of my musical taste!

[@xtrememetalradio8135]

In my area this local record store named Soundgarden has the best guys working there. I was asking them about what death metal bands would they suggest to a fan looking to expand his extreme collection. They were so awesome to talk to about members of incantation being in the band Disma. They showed me some local dm bands as well. Even showed me the choosing death book. I ended up leaving the store with about 12 CDs and the book. One of the best days for being a music collector.

[@metalstorm213]

couldnt agree more with this video man.owning physical copies of albums is so much more gratifiying cuz you know you went to much more trouble to aquire it and you end taking more pride and appretiate the music alot more

[@Serena03]

I use to have a collection; thousands of CDs, hundreds of records, and a good number of cassettes. Then my storage unit got auctioned off and I lost everything including some rare albums such as the Beatles butcher album. It was hard to start over and with being in the navy, a digital collection was just convenient. As much as I love the tangibility of records, I've settled with a digital collection for the sake of convenience and space. This tiny studio apartment I've just moved into isn't going to allow another collection right now. I'm trying to support when ever possible especially through the attendance of shows, but KZbin is what I got right now.

[@RageandHonor]

I have started buying physical albums lately, for a couple of reasons ranging from showing off my collection to friends to wanting to support my artists and music stores. It may be minimal but I will still do my best to keep these things around.

[@Prenihility]

So sad.. but true Coverkiller. It seriously did sadden me. Once you mentioned how the absence of physical-copy music affects musical socialization. Damn... never thought of that until you mentioned it in this video. Because i've just noticed that it's a rarity, and that i've never experienced it, unfortunately. Only through the internet with other musical people. Great video. This should be on the KZbin front page in the entertainment section. You're fucking awesome, Coverkiller.

[@Ukeepthelies8471]

The music industry has robbed artists and underpromoted great bands and artists, the '80's and '90's were full of of those cases. Artists and bands have had to sue their labels for money unpaid or to get out of bad deals. I miss record stores they are disappearing.

[@AzhidaReminiec9999]

Mark,I worked at Walmart for a couple of weeks years ago... I once noticed that the costumers started to stay away from the local Walmart ( there was a lack of shoppers) .. this is the reason people started to avoid the store .... Walmart still imports their clothing items from Fucking China !.. as for the Cd/DVD selection it's terrible ! When there was a record store In my hometown... I always used to talk with the employees.. the only reason for the only record store that was ..well ,maybe a mile &1/2 away from where I lived ... went nto bankruptcy.. was that the recording industry jacking the price on Cd up so high that noone could buy it !.. The worst example of this shameful practice was I went to coconuts records... and automatically walked into the double cd packages aisle... Looked at a a rolling stones cd ( it was hot rocks,,i had to replace it for some reason) But,when I saw the sticker on the cd package.. ( the price was $39.99... plus tax which would've been close to $45.00 ) I put it back into the display & walked out of the store..!

[@josephsavich2451]

Andreia Reminiec, I bought that Stone's cd as well as the second volume titled more hot rocks and fazed cookies on Amazon brand new for less than 40$ together including shipping.😎

[@Deathstick88]

A music store in my home city almost went bankrupt, but then they turned their store into a bar that sells music. Now business is booming. It's awesome to buy a beer and go looking through cd's or just hang out with some friends and talk about music.

[@metalmilita09]

Then I am forced to buy from Itunes the beloved albums form those "explicit" bands I love such as Mudvayne and Avenue Q. In the past few years I've gathered a $500 total spent on Itunes catalouge music. As much as I freaking wish my 1543 song library could be represented in physical albums (and some of that library is strictly stuff from actual albums I own). I would love for that to be the case.

[@matthewlee9879]

Im definitely not ashamed of buying music,I think it's the best way to truly appreciate and perserve music ,I want to have the pleasure of actually holding the disc in my bare hands.

[@insanebobscrazyshack8398]

When I was in middle school, I brought a few cassette tapes, lost the whole stack, and moved on to DVDs. Loads of them. Now that downloads are popular, some DVDs go down in price so now you could save money by buying discs.

[@DorianPaige00]

The equivalent of downloading 2-3 decades ago was taping off of the radio. But there was a difference. We actually desired and wanted to get the physical legal cd, single, or record. Today many don't know what it means to buy music. Yes it is tasteless and it's theft that hurts artists. I was just talking today about the failure of Tower records. I think they failed because they redirected customers for used music that was just out of print. Yes, the may be able to find it used at a specialty store but Tower redirected customers to another record stores. At various points, they didn't sell 33's or 45's and some stuff you couldn't get on cd at various points. My style of music died back in 1993 when clear channel bought every media outlet up. They thought that hip hop soul was the only thing that would sell in mass. Back in the 70-early 90's soul artists would try different styles. I remember Natalie Cole and the Pointer Sisters dabbling in country or Chaka Khan including a few jazz cuts on her full-lengths. You mentioned TLC. They couldn't sing yet were the Lady GaGa's of the day. TLC created songs in one style. Instead of every artist taking a shot at a style which was done in prior attempts in the genres of disco and New Jack swing, older artists were not signed. Older artists or those who catered to the soul market were ignored practically overnight. In 1992, several artists had released albums with swingbeat, house, adult contemporary, ballads, and hip hop soul all on the same set. Styles did change; sales in 1992 were poor considering we were in a recession after the first Gulf War and labels were still asking $16 for a disc. Uptempos were done; ballads were gone; and all we had was hip hop related garbage.

[@Broke_but_dope_]

I completly agree with you. The problem is there are NO music stores within 30 miles of my house or my city even, but there's a wal-mart every half goddamn mile. Not to mention the fact that I rarely see anything I'd be even remotly interested in anywhere in that particular wal-mart. Sometimes they're not even on Itunes and it really tends to piss me of to homicidal proportions.

[@JackalGoldKick]

I definitely wanna get into the pyshcical CD's collecting soon I like the idea alot and I feel like I will be more caring about the music I listen to and possibly have a conversation if I could find a CD I'm looking for at a store.

[@Patrick_Roach]

I've bought many explicit CD's from walmart including anthrax, testament, sublime, and rage against the machine (though I don't go to walmart often which is why that list is so short) I try to buy vinyl at an indie store whenever I can. Anyway i'm pretty sure Walmart isnt like that anymore.

[@WolvesInferno]

Fanastic video. The last albums I bought are Nightwish boxset, Heart of the Ages and Pure by In the Woods, Far from the Sun by Amorphis, Live in Portland by Heart, Deluxe LP version of Tango in the Night by Fleetwood Mac, Songs from the North by Swallow the Sun boxset, Blot by Mactatus, Lunar Poetry by Nokturnal Mortum,1755 by Moonspell, The Broken Ones by The Eden House, Midian by Cradle of Filth and lastly Deluxe version of Trouble Gum by Therapy. I have roughly about 300 CDs and about 40 vinyls, mostly Iron Maiden albums ans 12inch singles.

[@orlock20]

Since 2009, people have been complaining about their Itune songs just vanishing and this could be gigs worth of songs. Sometimes they end up having to buy the songs again. CDs are far more convenient with me since I don't have a smart phone or portable mp3 player. I also have had issues where CDs have melted (left in a hot car for example) or broke. If those things constantly happened, then I would have switched over.

[@demonhalo67]

Your quite right again CKN. I live in a metropolitan city, but the corporate disease has already destroyed and taken a hold of pretty much all of the decent and meaningful music centers that used to exist here. This means that I now have to travel a distance to visit the next closest music shop and it is counter-productive in both money and time-wise terms. I refuse to shop in the last entertainment chain near me as they are better, but are by no means a decent substitute for the independents.

[@shishiromura]

I listen to spotify in my car because my cd player is broken. However, in that use of Spotify and KZbin, I've found bands and artists that I immediately go out and buy physical copies of their music for my personal collection. Plus it helps to play it in the shop I own because I can lend cds to customers and get the band's name out there.

[@xxdanxexx]

CDs melt in a fire... That's my biggest fear. How do I protect more CDs than I can physically carry out of a burning house?

[@subhumanbeing]

i agree with you. wish i could buy you a coffee and some pie and giggle away the dawn at some Denny's talking about music, sweet music, thy glorious music. Cheers, my friend!

[@BomberMonkAssassin32]

I still buy music CD's to this day im 36 it's sad to see some of these record stores go out of business theres not many left i live in northeast ohio we have a Cd/Movie exchange store were they sell new & used music & new and used dvd's games 12" Albums etc. the only record store i see i business now is FYE but thats in the local mall i'm a old school dude i like music from the 80's & 90's so knowing that the majority of the cd's that came out back then are now OOP(Out Of Print) so if that's the case i go online shopping i go to amazon or ebay FYE etc. for my cd shopping when i buy a cd on amazon or ebay i prepared to shell more money to pay for knowing that that certain cd is no longer being made the condition that said cd has to be in for me to buy it brand new or like new the one problem i have with Wal-Mart selling cd's is (if it's Hip Hop/Rap) they only sell the clean versions not the explict version of the cd i found that out in 1997 when i bought a Too $hort cd i knew the difference the two versions i dont buy music from walmart for that exact reason......

[@AzhidaReminiec9999]

Mark, The last time that I was at target,...I noticed that their cd selection was1 /10 of what it once was...

[@dark1ankh]

Do what I do. Pirate just the corporate shit.

[@legoshi5925]

I also have the same opinion about vinyl as I do with CD's, both are superior to digital

[@gabix7488]

I always buy CDS. I'm a CD junkie.

[@adamniccum8680]

Gabi X I'm a vinyl junkie

[@Nebontha]

I like owning physical copies of music quite a lot. Owning digital versions feels...empty. But in some cases I have bought digital because it's easier for me to do so than physical albums of bands' albums that are difficult to buy in my area. Thankfully one does not need a credit card to buy stuff on iTunes, I will probably never own a credit card.

[@insanebobscrazyshack8398]

Taking off the shrink wrap is a pain but now part of the experience.

[@insanebobscrazyshack8398]

I try to support local artists when I can by purchasing their music. I might find the next great underground band.

[@dream431ca]

The high school analogy at the end is so good and true.

[@NarvieIsADrumma]

Before getting into Alter Bridge and eventually buying their new album i first would listen to the streams on youtube and eventually i downloaded the album and i really loved it so i bought the physical cd so i can listen to it on my stereo!

[@warmsignal]

Whenever I can, I go out and buy my music. The problem is, FYE has been stocking less and less over the years and now their selection is getting pretty sorry. Now, they just want to burn you a copy when they don't have it. I also have local indie record store, they have a tendency to carry random stuff, but their trade-ins have shrunk too and the guys there are not even approachable. Many times I have no choice but to order online. I cannot stand a mp3 download, the quality is usually crap! And listening to a crap file through computer speakers or a tiny phone speaker? What's the point? I actually did have a decent conversation with a guy at Walmart about album they were selling, turns out he played guitar, was into 90s rock and grunge, etc.

[@vlam8425]

Idk if it's the case everywhere, but the HMVs are closing down and there aren't many other record stores around, most of them have already been gone for a while. It's only a matter of time until I have no choice but to order them online

[@Alazerith]

Not a big Vinyl collector but I do get CD's whenever I can. My collection is about 100, which is nothing compared to many others out there. But hey, I got to start somewhere :P I've even converted some friends into CD buyers because there is this proud feeling of owning physical stuff that you don't get with digital music. Play my CD's on my loudspeakers and blast that metal! Feels fantastic!

[@MrRoundthetwist]

I was always a hard copy must have but this past couple years have evolved into iTunes download purchases ..always cheaper and more convenient In the process of ripping all my hardcopy cds to my laptop and will be selling them all ..100s of em

[@rodrigosoares7126]

I buy cds every week. I'm proud of that. It is so much fun.

[@fabrikk60]

An vital part of hard copies is their packaging. To me, packaging contributes greatly to a sense of "album-ness" with recorded music. I value this aspect a great deal, and it seems that with hard-drive culture, "album-ness" is dying out. That means we're reverting to the 1950s, when songs ruled. And while I don't buy albums ONLY for the packaging, I still continue to spend money on CDs, CD box sets and vinyl that have extensive quality packaging and sundry extras (many of which aren't online).

[@Ukeepthelies8471]

We bought albums and cassettes. Then CD's and I still collect CD's am starting to collect vinyl again.

[@SX1995able]

That`s dope that you work at FYE. I had a local FYE and I went almost every weekened. So much that the workers knew me just by seeing me, haha. They eventually ran out of money and closed down. I was pretty upset because I always bought my records and have some great memories from that place. It was cool, because they were giving everything away for 50% discount. I miss it :( Now the only way that I can get records is from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and some shitty stores.

[@orguitar100]

I know my F.Y.E. where I'm at has been open for a couple years now and their still holding on strong, thank god. Their my favorite music store for sure, next to Best Buy. So yes we NEED our music stores, so FUCK downloading.

[@sXeHCdrummer]

I ony download albums that are not available or out of print, or when there's only one or two songs on it that I like. But albums I really like or that are genre defining classics I always (try) to buy. Especially when there's cool bonus stuff and extra artwork.

[@Icanplaydrums]

Here in the UK, where I live, the music store scene is pretty sad. We used to have Virgin Megastores, MVC and Zavvi along with HMV, but now it's just them. I tend to go with Amazon and Play.com a lot of the time because HMV's prices can be astronomical, but, if I can find it there, there is still the excitement of picking up the occasional album on release day from them. Also their metal section seems to be getting smaller and smaller. One day it feels like it's going to disappear completely.

[@johnr8095]

I have less problem with Walmart than with illegal downloading. Walmart still has to buy the CD"s so record companies or artists still make profits. The problem is that whatever store you buy music from (whether it be FYE or Walmart) is competing with free or a Spotify, which for all intents and purposes pay artists nothing at all. It's just shifting the money from the artists to the internet company.

[@titchwolffenriz4287]

I usually use youtube to listen to new albums if they are here and if I like the album I add it to a wishlist and buy it eventually.

[@A7xslipknot76]

I buy from Walmart and such because it's close by. Nearest record store is 50 miles away. It's a great feeling when I walk in there. When ever I'm down in the area I always swing by. Just wish it was closer because selections at Walmart and such are crap.

[@theneovas1]

I HAVE SO MUCH PHYSICAL MUSIC!!! MY CD COLLECTION IS MY PRIZE POSSETION!!! I HAVE SO MANY CDS!!!!!

[@thebailey67]

I agree I remember am interview with Eddie Vedder in the early 90s and he predicted that cds and tapes would vanish and people would just download music. he was horrified at this idea....well...the horror is real my friends....

[@MrMnm007]

When I was in highschool I torrented pretty much everything, then I just decided it wasn't right and that the bands deserved the money a lot more than my convenience. Ever since, I have actually valued and enjoyed my music a lot more because I actually put the investment into it.

[@delphoeneevenhuis5199]

Music shops are not only going bust because of downloads & streaming but because the large number of people buying records & CDs online.

[@chgotbanned]

we used to have a fye, not anymore. so now its easier to go to amazon to buy a copy, and also a place called disc replay, has alot of used metal cds, and all kindsa stuff

[@amphitheatre]

The FYE in my area is being overrun with tshirts, posters and whatever trends will be dead in a week. Kinda sad for the music lovers, because you can literally watch the music stores die, or get morphed into Hot Topic

[@MRQ1257]

i guess im pretty lucky, the record store i go to has a great selection of records/cds the metal section is the biggest in the store, youll find anything from popular bands such as maiden to the relatively obscure such as witchfinder general if you ask, theyll order in a cd for you to pick up, i knew that it was bad, but after seeing some comments, i feel really lucky that i do have that connection and friendship with the employees, whom have great knowledge.

[@marksantucci4230]

I agree with you people phones are dumb holding a cd or buying sports merchandise is great. physical copy's rule we should get rid of amarzorn dorks and get rid of I crap.I like my Walkman not a phone but quality cd player.

[@GeorgeAllynBrenneman]

I would love to meet you in real life........ I have discovered so many bands because of your channel! You're awesome!

[@michaeledwards6683]

I will admit that I do pirate a lot of albums, but I make sure not to pirate anything 2010-now so I'm not cheating the artists out of too much money, being a musician myself. I plan to buy all the albums I pirate on vynal or cd some time in the future when I earn enough money to do so. I'm already in the process of buying back all the Porcupine Tree albums.

[@garlicforever7436]

Michael Edwards many new artists want their material out there even if its pirated.

[@michaeledwards6683]

GarlicForever I still buy albums. As a matter of fact, I am gonna buy Blackfield V and the new System of a Down album the days they come out. Also (side note), what I said about buying all the albums I've pirated may seem like an empty promise, but I have already bought many of them and I am getting even more for Christmas. By the end of this week, I will have hard copies of over half of the Porcupine Tree albums

[@MondoTheAlien]

do you have a half price books near you? it's good place for buying music. it's a random draw, but sometimes you get the luck of the draw!

[@justingriffith6394]

I buy off of iTunes I know that's not "physical" copy but I don't really keep track of CDs and its easier then driving to store to store to store trying to get an album that is usually not there.

[@JayT851]

I bought so many CDs and tapes in the past to support artist now I torrent music and it rocks because you can get a album in a minute for free. There's no need to buy music.

[@metalzep786]

My FYE has been closed for nearly 2 years now and I hate it so much. Best Buy has declined so much since I first starting shopping there 6 years ago, from the customer service to just having a certain album in stock. Yeah FYE might've been higher, but at least they had the freakin album! Now I have to rely on Amazon(which is kinda turning into the internet Walmart IMO) or just going through the bands' label which I see is the best option now. But there's nothing quite like the experience.

[@NicholasBellic]

One place i love to go for my discs is a place in Newport News called Fantasy. It's an awesome shop. Has a record store on the 2nd floor and a goth/stoner/LARPer shop on the first. It's a cool place.

[@kenmanius]

Just owning a master copy is worth it in and of itself. I hate the idea of having my collection assigned to a commercial account in the cloud somewhere. I can just rip my collection and throw it all on my mp3 player to go.

[@Parkie355]

I will only buy physical copies of music. I love the sleeve notes in albums, especially the sleeve notes in Revolver and Abbey Road by the Beatles. If anyone says that CD's are dead are wrong because many musicians still bring out there music on both Vinyl and CD. People who download have no appreciation for music.

[@sharpnickelz]

I agree completely. The way artists need to make money is on good performances. I'll shell out 60+ dollars on a concert or show any day, and I'll go out and see the same bands many times over as well. Meeting of the minds can happen on the internet...its called research. Its all about convenience. I like physical copies, and if I really wanted to shell out the hard earned cash on those copies, I can probably order it on the net (Amazon) and I can listen to it first on KZbin. lol.

[@vayichrah]

There aren't any music stores around me that sell new music. However, there are a few places that sell used music at half price along with used movies and books. I can sometimes get 9 c.d.s for $40.00 while at a place like Best Buy [who I buy from at times] I can only get like 4 c.d.s for that same price.

[@jacobwinkelman305]

but there's no record stores near me :(

[@insidethefall78]

Times are changing, the physical music store is dying...I'm sorry for your career, but you should really accept it. When I was a kid, I used to love to go to Eide's (you're from Pittsburgh right?) but today their prices are over-inflated (as they were back then but we didn't have the internet) I remember that it was cool to hang out and chat with people about music. I don't have a lot of time or that much extra money, Best Buy suffices cause they have a lot of new released for 10 bucks, why not?

[@AllShallHeadbang]

I hate downloading. I buy all my cd's and I live in South Africa (I'm the guy you spoke to on fb coverkiller) Cd's are at the cheapest 80 Rand (the currency we use in SA) which is $10 and those are usually best of cd's. but actual cd's range from R180 - R300 which is $20-$40 which is ridiculous I'm 16 and I work a shitty job as a waiter to buy my cd's but it's worth it when you crank a good ambient black metal or brutal as fuck death metal album all the way. Support your bands and buy CD's!

[@ieronim272]

What if I like metal but I live in a country that imports absolutely not a single CD. What if Amazon doesn't ship them here and even if it would, I still wouldn't have the experience of going into a store. I never was at a metal concert and don't own a single metal CD. What if youtube and spotify are the single music stores I hace acces to?

[@theneovas1]

Man I'm like the only kid that likes this music. I'm early teens and IT FUCKING SUCKS!! I can't relate to nobody. I'm such an old school kid. All I do is play guitar and collect cd's! I hate that people just download songs not albums. Albums have feelings! If ya just but a few songs it kills the feeling. I'm so different than kids in their early teens now. Rock is about rebeling! An rap is about being all alike and it sucks man! Nobody's artsy anymore. Nobody is deep anymore. Nobody feels anymore people just wanna be badass! Nobody wants to love! Everybody wants to fight. Rap is about being with the power rock in a way is to get away from society. I hate rap now it makes everybody somebody they're not. I actually have a story, my friend was SOO COOL last year he drummed and we loved RUSH I still do!!! We were best friends. This year I started seeing him he strated listening to music and smoking and burning out and smoking pot and all he wanted to do was smoke, sag, think he was the shit, and rap! He then got arrested for selling a drug and someone went into shock cause it now hes kicked out and in jail! His parents are soo embarressed

[@llllemomn]

Don't worry. I can relate to you a lot! Every weekend I go to the record store. I'm planning to get a Les Paul electric guitar. I'm still saving up to get one. I don't really listen to music past 2000. And I might be your age, I'm thirteen.

[@theneovas1]

I'm 13. I gotta Les Paul. The best guitars there are(;. Me and that kid are cool now. Were gonna start playing the blues in bars.

[@llllemomn]

theneovas1 One day man, one day.

[@theneovas1]

I'm no metal head. I'm into that psychedelic/blues/rock stuff. Late 60s late 70s but rock on!!!!!!

[@llllemomn]

meh, I'm more of a metalhead

[@Slicoreth]

holy shit I love hard copies! to be honest, its the only way I buy. I love the feeling of a hard copy in my hands knowing I own it. with a digital copy it just isnt the same, like if your computer were to crash its all gone.

[@smokedout9]

That is so true, some vocals sound way different on CD than on an MP3 which i don't really get..

[@guardianasgaard]

Just bought The Agonist's Prisoners and Lullabies for the dormant mind and they're damn good albums!

[@SX1995able]

Dude....I fucking agree with you. My FYE has been closed for almost a year now, and it fucking sucks. Best Buy is the same here where I`m at. Years ago, I went to Best Bu and their CD collection was HUGE. Now, it`s only 2 racks with what`s popular. .

[@themetalgod66683]

The reason why is because the file is compressed. The file needed to be smaller back in the days of 56K so it wouldn't take you 3 days to download one song. If you want to hear the true sound you need to hear it on vinyl. Don't get wrong I own tons of cds but vinyls sound is so great.

[@TheXBRGUY]

I was at walmart to buy a cd and i was like "excuse me, do you know where the sunbather album is",and the laddy was like"um every thing on the shelf is in a-z order,so it would be in the b isle".and nothing was in order.

[@themaelstrommephisto]

I have over 700 albums on cd and I don't think I will ever stop buying physical copies of albums.

[@TheEpicScratch]

And when I find a Megadeth or Sabbath record buried in the heap, I always move it to the front where it deserves to be.

[@hammerheart14]

Here's my deal: I do this based on common sense. I DOWNLOAD my music first, to make sure I am NOT wasting my hard earned money, since I AM POOR. I work fo ra living, but I do not make much. SO IF the album is worthy, I will go to the label ONLINE, and purchase the album. Thus knowing my money goes and supports that band. I WOULD buy music from a store, but even the smaller shops do not carry most of what I want, and it takes the some time to order it, about the same time AS I could order online.