What Makes A Good Boxset?

[@williamtindale2768]

Wow, that's some box set collection! Thanks for sharing those amazing looking items!

[@BrendonSnyder]

My pleasure! That was less than 10% of the collection too. I’ve got over 350 Boxsets 🤪

[@toddboyle1716]

Cool examples, Brendon! I don't have a lot of box sets, but I take the discs out of them for easier listening access and then set the boxes on a shelf for display. If the discs don't come in their own jewel cases that can be removed, I'll put them in blank cases and then if I have time, I'll create my own art for them, combining the box art with the disc's track listing. However, I can see how storage would be a problem for you since you have so many!

[@Isacjacobmaleh]

The Marillion and Jethro Tull Boxsets with 4 discs and a book are the best!!!

[@paulbrookes413]

Be Bop Deluxe, too !

[@anthonyhowell5117]

Comprehensive liner notes, historical recording information and great photos are what I really enjoy (outside of the music obviously) on box sets.

[@LoriLeePattonMusic]

Wow -- you have an awesome collection of box sets, Brendon! You should display the one shaped like a coffin for Halloween! I only have three box sets -- Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and Barbra Streisand. I have actually been listening to the Streisand one since it was inaccessible in a storage unit for years and I just recently got it out. It's a book style set so the CDs aren't in jewel cases and the song list is only printed in the inside of the book. So it's kind of a pain to listen to in the car since I have to bring the whole box and look inside the book for the track list. However, there are some really interesting rarities like awards show acceptance speeches and demos. I would probably only recommend it for die-hard fans though.

[@MetalFriscoDude79]

My personal favorite box set would be Aerosmith's Pandora's Box. It's full of B sides, outtakes, remixes and some live material. I definitely can't complain about it at all.

[@paulblanchet542]

....and a really nice book with track by track commentary from the band.

[@marcopolo2959]

Great video ...of a sample of boxsets from your collection. I agree with you about what I look for in a boxset. Greetings from Perú 🇵🇪

[@SpaceWreck]

Excellent video! Those odd-shaped boxes are a storage issue, I agree. The things I look for in a box: unreleased tracks, live content, 5.1 remixes, video content, good packaging, and a quality book. (Scarves & marbles - not so much!) Many of those Jethro Tull sets check all of those boxes. The huge sets from the Madfish label are also great, but very pricey.

[@darcyska]

Great video - Loved the examples and also the different frames of what makes a good set - For me, cost can be a barrier so I find it has to be an album that I ADORE and need everything from, or one of those more simple and cheaper 'clamshell' collections that put together a bunch of albums for a good value per album

[@dano1962]

Great show!!! Loved seeing some of the elaborate box sets that I don't have, mainly because of how much space they take up. Storage is a big issue with a finite storage space. I seem to like smaller box sets for the reduced price and the storage convenience.

[@andrewmachado6988]

Cool collection of box sets. The box sets I prefer are the ones where it collects a bunch of full length albums, or it’s a best of type with unreleased songs, demos and live material. I’m not really a big fan of the deluxe anniversary editions of a single album. I find those are generally quite expensive and aren’t worth the price for what you’re getting in them content wise. I’ll only buy those if I really like the band and/or already don’t own the album on individual CD. Also packaging, I need to be able to access the discs easily and not have too much trouble.

[@AndI0td763]

I know what you mean. Take the recent Rush deluxe sets of albums like Moving Pictures or Signals for example. Love the band, love those albums but I already own LP copies and they are quite expensive for what you get. There’s a lot of cool extras no doubt but mostly I just want some cool packaging and the unreleased music or live sets to go with the albums, I don’t necessarily need all the extras. And I haven’t been really into the new artwork they’ve been doing for those releases either but I’m glad they’re out there at least.

[@rexsmetzer]

Great video Brent!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I watch all of your videos!!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@BrendonSnyder]

Thanks so much Rex! I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying them all! 👍

[@rexsmetzer]

Opps, I said Brent instead of Brenden!!! My bad!!! I really like your style of videos!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Just simple & low key. Thanks again for all of your hard work!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@austindolan7182]

favorite has to be alice in chains music bank. it combines demos of songs from their pre-grunge era with outtakes from their albums, and collects up stuff they cut from dirt, the 2 from last action hero, and 2 songs recorded just for this set.

[@paulblanchet542]

One of my absolute favorites is the Yardbirds "Glimpses" box set that came out a few years ago....checks off all the boxes (no pun intended), as far as sound quality, packaging, extras, unreleased material, etc. Highly recommended.

[@mikaelbodin9178]

Awesome episode, thank you Brendon for coming up with all this great content.

[@BrendonSnyder]

I’m glad you enjoyed it and the other content I’ve recently posted. 👍

[@hubridgell4511]

Constructively applying an architects mindset to the CD box set design and quality. Very Fantastic!!!

[@JulianJones-rg1hr]

Hi Brendon. Great video. I have just received the Black Sabbath Live Evil Deluxe cd boxset. Partly because of the rave reviews you gave it and partly as I had an Amazon gift card for Christmas! It's a nice set for sure. Great book, tour programme and poster. In terms of unreleased material there isn't any as such although the remixed album is technically unreleased so I'm hapoy with that !! You are right it does sound amazing!! Other boxsets I have picked up and rate highly are the Marillion boxsets. Nicely put together with plenty of content. Slightly off topic but looking forward to new Saxon on Friday and hearing your thoughts on it.

[@inmyhouse11]

Loved the Rhino box sets of different themed comps. 70s have a nice decade, 80s box, sci fi box

[@peteadams9604]

Rhino does absolutely amazing work! I love those 70s and 80s sets. They also did one for the 90s. 🙂

[@Theslavedrivers]

Good practical observations.

[@jambogeordie]

Fantastic and well presented video Brendon. Some amazing examples. Def Leppard also do a great job with their sets. I figure if you create one or two new records with live and demos-and cool new art-you have me sold. Happy New Year!

[@jimharrison2731]

Great examples, the Megadeth boxset actually has a protective plastic sheathing that has a bloody hand print on it to add some protection to the plastic bullets.

[@BrendonSnyder]

Mine came with the sleeve too. But I found it didn’t add any protection.

[@jimharrison2731]

@@BrendonSnydera great podcast, I ordered the Phil Lynott boxset after seeing this🤘

[@eddiecasey3310]

Great video Brendon on a really hot topic ,I really buy them for the unreleased demos ,studio rarities first &then if they have live shows .The last few Thin lizzy cd box sets have been excellent with hard back books & tons of unreleased music ,I haven’t seen anyone review the vagabonds box set yet ,definitely one of my favourites from 2023

[@Stephen1164]

Great video, your pulling off box sets I forgot I had. I don’t like to pull those box sets so they stay in pristine condition. I have that Journey “Time” box set along with an ELO box set from 30 years ago I have not played in yours. My Favorites are the WhiteSnake box sets, plus David Coverdale does a KZbin Video reviewing what’s in the Box set, his quite entertaining, again enjoyed this video.

[@kennethhardbargeriii2798]

I miss them old box sets I have a bunch of them.

[@BrendonSnyder]

Yeah they’re pretty great

[@briankessler3501]

Love having box sets as have one hundred thirty nine (for now), however wish the record companies would stop with putting posters in them. Some have cool ones but no good when folded up some four times or more.

[@kennethhardbargeriii2798]

I have two of them journey time version fat case and long box.

[@BrendonSnyder]

If you’re going to have two of any boxset that’s a great one to have it on.

[@warrior2182]

You can find older box sets for a steal if they’re not too rare. I’ve found the Police one for $9.99, the Journey one I’ve seen for about the same price. A Paul Simon one was under $5.

[@the80slivehere]

Killer boxed set collection, Brendon. Great job collecting them along the way! I have tended to shy away from the big packages due to storage. I love little cube collections. But your collection is first rate all around! Rock Always! - Heather

[@tapanim6576]

Good topic for a great video. 🤘😎🤘 Great looking boxsets. 😎👍

[@Original_Lurke_fromthe_Unknown]

I have that 4cd set by Tom Petty. There’s an image you cannot get with any other edition. I don’t have it in front of me right this minute I’ll post another comment soon about it. But I was glad that the Estate of Tom Petty released “Finding Wildflowers” as a Single cd. It’s too bad they didn’t plan on making an extra space for it like Genesis did with the Live boxset. You got all Live albums however they had a space for “Live over Europe” cd. And also the movie box for the “When in Rome 2007 DVD left a space for that. Rather then charging for the releases of those again. Now that was cool. End of Rant.

[@johnbramley9037]

I love the 'Nuggets' series of box sets, but the price is usually a deterrent for me to pursue many of these sets. Great collection though Brendan. Hope you have them all insured 😂

[@BrendonSnyder]

I’ve got some of the Nuggets single disc comps. Those are always interesting.

[@faridsaab915]

Thank you for showing us those boxsets, and I totally agree with you. What do you think about MUSE absolution XX anniversary ? Regards from Colombia

[@boscocfh]

I don't have the amount of box sets you do but I do have some. Couple of my favorites are the Alice In Chains music bank, Cannibal Corpse 15 Year Killing Spree, and Pantera's Driven Downunder Tour '94 Souvenir Collection.

[@garymatthews5366]

Great video mate , so many box sets out there but have you ever brought any that you regret and are there certain types you look at and pass on ?

[@BrendonSnyder]

None that I regret. I do my homework before buying to know what I’m getting. For me it all comes down to the music contained. I can be disappointed in the contents or packaging but as long as there is unreleased music I’m ok. The ones I pass on are the ones that don’t have any bonus material. For example I’ve passed on all of the Rush, Metallica, and Rolling Stones deluxe album boxsets because there is no unreleased studio work included. Also the bands generally release 2 CD version of those albums with a selection of content and I’m fine with that.

[@mrrandy1]

I remember the $2,500.00 Kiss box set that if you bought it, Gene would personally deliver it to your house wherever you lived. The other one was the big Guns and Roses set for 1K.

[@BrendonSnyder]

That was the Gene Simmons solo Monster boxset but he didn’t deliver it to your house unless you paid $10,000. For $2,000 you could go meet him at a convention center and he’d personally give it to you there.

[@curaeus007]

About time someone did something like this. Excellent video Brendon.

[@paulblanchet542]

I like that Kiss Ikons set, I bought the digital version a few years ago. I liked it because it collected almost everything that Ace wrote and/or sang lead on, since I didn't want to buy all of those Kiss albums just to get one or two songs by Ace. I thought that was a nice way to organize that box set, although the hardcore Kiss fan would probably have most of all of those songs already.

[@JimB-xh7yw]

Love your channel but have to ask how manty times are you really listening yo a single album box set? I mean the extra stuff me myself like the beginning to wherever they ate at in their career like crossroads by Clapton and storyteller by rod stewart😊

[@JimB-xh7yw]

By the way unbelievable collection!!!!

[@MetalGreggNY75]

Brendon, on the Creatures box set….the song you’re referring to is Rock N Roll Hell…..not Rock N Roll All Nite….minor error. No harm no foul.

[@MetalJohnIcedEarthFanposer]

I love to see Ghost release a Compilation 2 -disc set called "From the Vault of The United Clergy of Ghost" with Ghost demo 2009- 1. Prime Mover 2. Death Knell 3. Ritual, Elizabeth / Death Knell 7" vinyl single 2010- 4. Elizabeth 5. Death Knell, Opus Eponymous Japanese edition bonus track 2010- 6. Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles cover), Year Zero 10" vinyl single 2013- 7. Orez Raey ("Year Zero" backwards), Meliora Redux 2015- 8. Zenith, Square Hammer 7" vinyl single 2016- 9. He Is (Radio Edit), He Is digital single 2017- 10. He Is (Live in San Francisco) 11. He Is (Ghost x Alison Mosshart) 12. He Is (Health Remix) 13. He Is (The Haxan Cloak Remix), Rats 7" vinyl single 2018- 14. Rats (instrumental), Dance Macabre digital single 2018- 15. Dance Macabre (Carpenter Brut Remix), Seven Inches of Satanic Panic 7" vinyl two-track EP 2019- 16. Kiss the Go-Goat 17. Mary on a Cross, The Metallica Blacklist boxset 2021- 18. Enter Sandman (Metallica cover), Halloween Kills soundtrack 2021 / Impera Bandcamp digital edition bonus track 2022- 19. Hunter's Moon (Film Version), Spillways digital single 2023- 20. Spillways(featuring Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott), Insidious: The Red Door soundtrack 2023- 21. Stay [Shakespears Sister cover featuring duet with lead actor/director Patrick Wilson], Impera Extended 2023- 22. Stay [Shakespears Sister cover] with dvd or Blu-ray of music videos.

[@PerSkeles]

Do you keep some kind of database of your music collection or do you just memorize what you have or not?

[@BrendonSnyder]

Too much to keep in a database. I just keep it all in my head. It’s easier to recall.

[@oliverl.5834]

You should show the inside of the Alice Cooper Box, the way the made that prison thingy.

[@offtherecord681]

Its a shame you don't have the clear plastic cover for the Megadeth set, makes it a more smooth package to put against other sets on a shelf.

[@dusty3913]

I’m an absolute sucker for boxed sets. I really prefer the sets that are unique; the look, packaging, shape, content. I already have the originals, and have heard them for years. Displaying the special boxed sets, for me, is an homage to the record. Especially important is an included book that talks about why the album is special, and includes pictures, etc. However, the Death Magnetic box you showed is baffling to me-why would they create a plain box with not even a logo on it? So boring-an awkward shape not even worthy of display.

[@Ken-wq6oc]

I don't really buy single artist boxsets, (unless those 5 CD original album series count) I prefer various artists comps that stick to a genre or era. Cherry red do a lot of them. I got a few last year, shoegaze & dream pop, American 70s power pop, UK mod bands, British folk rock from the 60s & 70s ect....that kind of thing

[@BrendonSnyder]

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[@stevebiesiadabada6669]

Brendon great video, the box sets, is very informative , and to see your sets, wow, I have box sets, Beatles, McCartney, George, Neil Young, Metallica, John Lennon solo box sets fantastic, McCartney box sets, a Band on the Run Book set Very awesome, Prince box sets , all fantastic, Brendon Thank You, it does make you think what is there,, and should you purchase it, Steve

[@johnandrews8590]

They cost a bloody fortune unfortunately. Other than that, they're great!

[@tomwery1899]

One of my favorite box sets is U2's first 3 albums.Comes in a hard cover slip box and the cds are all in hard cover books

[@danielreynosa1804]

Man you are picky lol so what if there different looking thats the point.heres an idea tho maybe dont buy them if you think they wont fit nicely in your house.i wish i could afford half of what you have.. cheers

[@BrendonSnyder]

I love how I give a 30 minute presentation and yet you get stuck on one thing I said…glad I can afford them all and enjoy them despite what you think.