A word of WARNING from a 76 Year old.....Do this at your Peril ! I'm RE-BUYING album's I no longer have that I regret, selling, purging or what-ever. AT SOME POINT YOU MAY WELL WANT TO GO BACK TO THEM......
I agree with this gentleman and at 72 I am rebuying as well! I would never purge U2, The Alarm, The Cult, B52’s. I just recently bought Edie Brickell, Wings . Funny the ebb and flow of our tastes. And yes nostalgia plays a huge factor in my thinking - many albums having strong memories attached.
I started amassing albums in the early New Wave era and have never purged any of them. They take up half the house plus a storage facility. Since I now have many thousands of them digitized, it might be time to think about divesting a few. I don't have any U2 or 10,000 Maniacs to give up, the latter for the same reason as you: Natalie's indecipherable mush-mouthed diction drove me nuts. But I'll never give up the B-52s (I still listen to them in the car regularly, and "Private Idaho" and "Love Shack" are on my gym heavy rotation.) I saw them in concert a couple of years ago, and they were still great.
I’ve easily purged hundreds…maybe thousands of records. Without fail, there’s always something I want back. I’ve even bought the same title back. I’ve even bought my original copy back! Yes…I might have a problem 😂
Well I will only talk about what I know, The Long Ryders, I still listen but not often, The Alarm same syndrome as you, I tried again but I can't do it anymore, The B52's I like, especially their 1989 record "Cosmic Thing", now let's move on to the U2 case: I listened to them a lot, it's the group I saw most often in concert, but after Zooropa (1993) I completely gave up. And about ten years ago, during a small concert with friends in a pretty little room, after the show, the sound system played War in full, the sound was excellent, it was magical, and I totally flashed. Since that day, I've been listening to my old U2s again, I even bought the reissue of Achtung Baby (2LP's), perhaps their best album 😉
Ziggy Stardust maybe. Fell in love with it when it came out, played it to death but haven't felt like listening to it for years. I would never sell it though, its too dear to my heart.
I remember watching U2 sometime around 1984, '85. Hated every minute of them and loathed Bono's bullshit. Luckily I was watching from the other side of the stadium fence, so I didn't feel ripped off by having to spend money on a ticket. Never bought an album by them, needless to say. The only reason I don't play albums anymore is because I no longer have a turntable, amp or speakers (at least none that still work!), otherwise I might be more inclined to give them a spin. I've done a few purges over the years and there are a few albums I regretted getting rid of, but most I was comfortable shedding. Some I got rid of real fast, like "Animals" by Pink Floyd. One I do regret is Bowie's "Young Americans"; I'm still not sure why I let that one go. It's good advice to think twice before purging, though. It's like books - you never know when you might want to revisit them. And, now, with the vinyl revival and albums selling anywhere from $40 to $60 a pop in my country, hanging on to the originals makes a lot of financial sense. But.... The B52's? How can you even consider getting rid of that album!? Total classic, one-of-a-kind feel-great rock and roll. Most of my collection is Jazz, Blues, Celtic Folk, Electronica, Reggae, African and Soul, along with key rock and roll bands. I think some forms of music hold their own down the years and never sound dated and are complex enough to feel fresh, whereas a lot of rock and especially pop, has a use-by date built in to it. But even then, it's really subjective. I still get a kick out of doo-wop when I come across it on UA-cam, or groups like the Ronettes. Nostalgia really does play a part.
The B-52's?!?! We could never be friends. Wow, just wow, man. Their first album is a must for my record collection. That album changed my life, how I view music, and how I play music. Whammy sucked. I'll get rid of The White Album over The B-52's first or second album. Next, you'll be getting rid of your Cheap Trick records. 🙄
Nope, I got nothing -- and for good reason. When I moved from San Francisco to the Seattle area in 2013, I donated 2/3 of my records -- a bunch of crates -- to KUSF. Gave most of my cassettes to a downstairs neighbor, too. So anything I still have has a pretty deep place in my heart.
Hi 👋 There's certain bands music i can't part with. One being the Damned. From 1976 to 1979 they could do no wrong as far as im concerned. I was in my teens then. I still love hearing them, and playing their punk music loud.
Long Ryders!!! I saw them in 84 as support for X on the "More Fun in the New World " tour. Played the native sons album for about a month. Keep the B'52's. Purge everything else .
Here are 7 albums (cd's included) that I adored but don't listen to no more. Foghat - Live (1977) Couldn't tell you last time I heard this album. Dave Mason - Let It Flow (1977) Recorded this album on a cassette so I could wear out the tape instead of my needle. Haven't heard this album since the early 90's. Lobo - Calumet (1973) Fell in love with this album in the early 80's. Put it on cassette so I can play it on my boom box.Fell out of love with this album. Cinderella - Night Songs (1986) Talking about your hair metal. This is the one for me. When hair metal went away. This album went to the stirage bin. Roxy Music - Flesh & Blood (1980) Didn't get much love even from Roxy Music fans. But this new just loves it. Unfortunately, this record gets less play in favor of a compilation Roxy Music album. Toto - Turn Back (1981) My favorite Toto album until 1984's Isolation. Bob Seger &The Silver Bullet Band - Against the Wind (1980) A very well made album. Has two Bob Seger classic songs. *"You'll Accomp'ny Me"* & *"Good For Me"* that I cherish. end
I usually trip over the excuse: I spent SO much $$. I've picked up CDs that people let go of. I have some aspect of hoarding - music, items i might use for creative projects, magazines. I think it's a fear of not having enough 😅
Young Bono--Paul Hewson--was a good kid. I love the early U2 albums and l always will. It's not our fault when all our dreams come true. No. Wait. It's absolutely our fault when all our dreams come true, and we think that makes us Jesus wearing sunglasses. Bad look. But Boy is still one of the greatest Rock'n'Roll albums ever made. What was it Lester Bangs said, about how sometimes a totall goofus can communicate real art without even realizing it? It's the damnedest thing. But l still think U2 rules. Of COURSE Bono is a goober. That's a big part of why they do.
I’m with you regarding Boy. It’s a perfect album in every way. I was obsessed with this masterpiece from 81-83. They never made a better record. It’s honest and authentic and at that time totally unique and original. Also stellar sequencing. Could not relate to anything after War.
I've ended up with hundreds of cds bought from charity shops which I've never listened to...and instead am streaming whole discographies...I think I like "too much" and am trying consciously to immerse myself in albums one at a time. I'm listening to Ambrosia, Fleetwood Mac and Nazareth atm
I think that the importance of an album or an artist depends a lot on where you were in life when you discovered them. When your life changes, the album loses a lot of its significance. In my case, I was a huge Velvet Underground fan, probably because I was in the perfect time and place when I first heard them. I was in my early twenties, hanging out in the East Village, having delusions of being a Bohemian, and dreaming of being cool and menacing like Lou Reed (while really coming off nerdy and harmless like John Denver). I devoured everything I could that had any connection to the VU: albums, books, art, fashion. However, over time, the conditions in my life that made the VU resonate with me were no longer there, and I gradually lost interest. I never stopped liking their music, and I can still play most of their albums start to finish in my head. But about 15 years ago when I sold my house and downsized to smaller living quarters, I parted with nearly all of my record collection, and the VU got put on the purge list. It was a bittersweet goodbye, but it needed to happen.
You’ve illustrated this topic perfectly. When your life changes certain albums do lose the significance they once had. On the other side of the coin other albums just transcend everything and become timeless.
I have always thought 'Let 'Em In' and 'Silly Love Songs' to be equally bad twin plates of ca-ca. 'I...L-o-o-o-o-ve...Y-o-o-o-o-o-o'..to infinity, or ad nauseum, take your pick, life's too short for that. After Wings Wild Life, which I love because it's raw, rough, real, and biographical...('Take it Tony!) -- EVERYTHING else is a syrupy mess. I don't think the McCartney I love to hear resurfaced until 'Flowers in the Dirt'.. keep keepin' it real Mr. Fetish 🖖
Hey Tom, I'm going through the same dilemma, out of room. I am giving some one more spin, but not sure if that's helping the purge! Good video, thanks.
If I don't play it, it goes. My collection reflects who I am today and not what I used to like. It's not always easy because, as you mention, nostalgia can stand in the way, but sometimes you gotta treat it like a band-aid and rip it right off. In my history of purging hundreds (a thousand?) of records and box sets I've had less than a handful of regrets.
Edie Brickell's 'Shooting Rubber Bands At The Stars' is a fine piece of '80s psychedelia and has some really good tracks. Let's not forget about Mr. Edie Brickell, one Paul Simon. Probably not an "every day" listen, but I still drag this out from time to time.
Wings Speed of Sound; an album I still like to play. Partly nostalgia partly because its just a good Macca melodic pop rock album that breaks a bit from the hard to top Band on The Run and Venus & Mars. Not quite as good as those two understandably but still great on its own. 1976 was a good year for lighter weight / not quite but sorta yacht rock albums.
Hold on to the B-52s. The debut and Wild Planet are classics. Whammy is also good, even Bouncing Off the Satellites is good. Cosmic Thing is their last good one since Wild Planet (except for Love Shack). That's where I step off with them.
Hi Tom: This is a topic definitely worthy of discussion! Yeah, I definitely have some once adored, now ignored albums and singles. I'm so glad I hung on to them though; and here's why. About seven or eight years ago I bought a Sony PS-HX500 Hi-Res turntable. I decided to do something that I'd never done before, and that was to swap out the cheap cartridge that it came with for a better quality cartridge. So I bought a Sumiko Pearl. Not a huge upgrade, but certainly an improvement over the original. At the same time, I decided to buy a Record Doctor vacuum machine. My intention was to transfer the record to the computer immediately after cleaning, something I've stuck to doing! I want the records played as little as possible so that our kids can enjoy them after we're gone. There's been records I haven't played in forty years or more that I made myself clean and transfer. I'm always in headphones when transferring from vinyl to computer. Hearing these records clean and in Hi-Res made me appreciate them sooo much! Records that I thought I was bored to death with and never wanted to hear again came to life in a way I never could've imagined! I'm so glad I kept them, and now I regret the ones I purged in the past. Of course, that's just my story. But personally I'll never purge records again. I loved getting reacquainted with them on a new level.
i don't knock tom who obviously enjoyed seeing U2 after his graduation but knocking them 40 years is far too convenient. i believe there's plenty of good music on "rattle and hum" although i took a younger brother to see the film and it scarred him for life! i enjoy natalie merchant to this day. i adore "silly love songs" and envy capo fetish host's seeing guadalcanal diary and steve forbert!
Never owned the Joshua Tree. I just completely lost interest after War. I hated Unforgettable Fire. Saw that tour and that was the end for me. The pompousness and pretentiousness became a turn off.
@@marcyfan-tz4wj I actually thought All That You Can’t Leave Behind was a great album too, many U2 fans would probably draw the line there and say that’s the last truly great album, but many also can’t stand it I’m sure. Maybe I’ll give Rattle and Hum another listen.
The Long Ryders album is realy good - as are the two albums after it. They're touring Native Sons later in the year. Give it another listen - and State of Our Union
I was in my 20's as soon as the 80's hit. Listened to KROQ and went to many shows, After getting burned out on New Wave, I got into Hard Core. I've got alot of albums from that time, gathering dust. In the cd age, I replaced almost all of my record collection, except the 80's stuff. Except of course, the first Dream Syndicate, Violent Femmes, some Echo and the Bunnymen, early Damned and Devo. have the box sets and deluxe versions of those.
With some albums you need to make an emotional investment to venture into them. This often delivers a return to how you felt at that time. I find that many 1980's albums that I still have are just too difficult to negotiate emotionally now. For example, I can't play The Smiths anymore. If I do, it takes me back to a time and place I would rather forget. I don't seem to have the same problem with a lot of 1970's material though. Cheers.
I agree 100 percent with everything you’re saying in this post. A lot of 80’s stuff for me has not transcended in the way that 60’s and 70’s music has. I lived and breathed 80’s music in real time, but there’s only a handful of artists from that period I still listen to on a regular basis.
Circa 1984/5, U2 gave a free concert in downtown San Francisco during lunch hour. Big crowd. Bono saw a sign in the crowd "U2 + SF." Not taking into account he was in San Francisco he went completely berserk, verbally attacking the sign holder "WHEN'S THE LAST FUCKING TIME YOU WERE IN IRELAND, MATE!!" For him SF could only mean Sinn Féin and he went completely off the rails, running around spray painting public art, ranting, raving, being an ass. It turned out their music wasn't my thing anyway, but I was seriously not a fan after witnessing that display of misplaced rage.
The B-52s? The B-52s? No way! It's a classic and it still holds up today. (I used to own it but I sold all my albums because I'm too lazy to go through the rigmarole of actually playing them, when everything is on UA-cam anyway).
Still listen to the first 2 albums of the B-52s when they had their original line-up. Loved John Mclaughlin and Mahavishnu Orchestra but just can't get into it anymore.
@@haydenwalton2766 Funny you mentioned that, just listened to that first Edie Brickell album for the first time in ages the other day and it was fantastic. 😉
I would also be careful about purging as I still regret it from the late 1990s lots of difficult stuff to get then in the UK American grunge/indie bands. Fortunately I kept most of it but still bugs me. I don't mind represses though it even at a stretch CDs. Probably only U2 will always be available out of what you showed because they are so big worldwide.
We have a record player at work and our boss encourages us to bring in records (I know, right!!). I actually pulled the B52’s to bring in today before I watched your vid with breakfast!!! True!!! On a side note; I will never part with with my Dad’s Charlie Parker 78’s even though I can’t play them. Nostalgia? You bet!!!
I have purged a couple times. I see some youtube vids, and I'm like... I wish I still had that.., I wish I still had that..., I wish I still had that.... Some hurt really bad (AC/DC Live at Atlantic Studios....☹) . Purge with care people.
We moved from Washington state to Florida a few years ago, so, unfortunately, a lot of albums had to go. Albums that I played to death, but eventually purged: Toto IV, Men At Work, Springsteen's "Darkness At The Edge Of Town," The Cars "Heartbeat City," Dylan's "New Morning," Huey Lewis & The News "Sports." Those are the first that come to mind.
As said below too, i have a totally opposite philosophy, i never purge albums, i just don't believe in it myself. Once i get to love an album, it will always be a great album; even though my tastes have evolved and i don't play the darker albums much like i used to, they're still great albums. An album is for life, that's my philosophy, even if many old albums eventually end up on low rotation and only get pulled out for a few spins every five years or so, at which point, like a fine wine, they usually sound better than ever. Case in point, War, i LOVE that album, bought it when it came out and it will forever be my favourite U2 album, even though i only play it very occasionally now - been thinking over the last few weeks it's probably due for another spin. Similarly, that B52s is an utter corker, how could anyone ever purge that? No i don't play it much anymore but in fact i actually posted a track on my facebook music group this week.
The only stuff in this list that I own is U2 and 10000 Maniacs ... but I feel the same. Can't really agree about Merchant's voice, though. I agree that it is mannered but I loved her singing even though I never followed her solo career.
I have moved too many times to have anything left in my collection which I am ambiguous about. May have some files saved on my computer/iPad worth getting rid of.
An interesting video. I would go as far as to say that most of the stuff I liked and bought in my 20s (in the 1980s) I can no longer stomach, although it meant something to me at the time. Maybe they would sound good again after a couple of pints! .....or maybe not.
I think some people are more nostalgic than others - I still like/love almost everything I was listening to in my teens/20s partly because they were so much part of my life back then.
Well, I was hard pressed to find very many, but I managed to scrounge up a couple. ‘ Sixteen Stone ‘ from Bush and Lou Reed’s ‘ New York ‘ album. It’s been about 20 years or so, but the Bush album just really became a burnout piece. I feel as though some albums just need to be shelved for a while, then with a listen to, I’ll find myself surprisingly rejuvenated . And I do own a copy of that B-52s debut. That’s one I could never purge, due to its nostalgic value. Love Planet Claire 😁.
I agree about U2, can’t ouster to anything by them, I saw them on the War tour too and it was a great show, I still kept with them up to Achtung Baby, but bailed after that and never went back to listen to them again.
Music is everlasting; You can't recreate anything of the past except the music soundtrack of a particular time. For instance, if I want to feel 1937, I play 1937 music. I would never throw away memories
The one example I can come up with is Wallflowers Bringing Down The Horse. I picked it up in '96, loved it and then in '97 FM radio absolutely murdered 3 or 4 songs - played them to death. Anyway that pretty much tainted the album for me. I had an aversion to it, so purged it - along with the following album Breach at some point in the 00s
Beware My Love with John Bonham on drums is interesting, even if it was just a basic track laid down. There's your Beatles/Zeppelin connection. The live version is also not bad.
Rolling Stone had a great line about REM that is apropos of this theme “REM is like your parents advice, you know it’s good but you don’t listen”. There’s just so many bands I was really into for periods I have no desire to hear again. Not the classics (though I never need to hear Sweet Home Alabama, anything 80s Aerosmith, or Bad Company), but bands like Drivin and Cryin that were awesome but I just don’t connect to at this age.
When you say purge, are you going to try and sell them or just throw them away. If selling, what would you expect or hope for something like an Alarm record? I have many albums from the 80's that I could probably get rid of, but doubt they would be worth the energy to try and sell. Thanks and Cheers, Malcolm
I’m currently listening to records and either purging or entering them into discogs. I also saw the U2 show at Sports Arena in 83. I’ve purged most of my solo Beatles albums. I recently purged Electric by The Cult. Of the ones you showed I would keep B 52s, 10,000 Maniacs and Edie Brickell. Though I have never heard the Edie album. It was on my want list a few years back but I never found a copy.
I don’t think I ever loved and then loathed a band like U2. I was obsessed with the Boy album throughout high school. That show in ‘83 was sort of the pinnacle of my fandom. I thought Unforgettable Fire was abysmal and that was the start of the pretentious pompous U2. They are just an embarrassment and appalling. Where were your seats at that ‘83 show? We were on the right side in the loge area.
Wanna hear a good singer song type Album Check out Richard & Linda thompsons I (want to see the brights tonight ) From about 19 72 if Im not mistaken? Almost any solo Richard Thompson is Very Good ,such as Mock Tudor...Cant go wrong there!!
I cannot relate at all to the idea of getting tired of great songs. Maybe for a short period of time I might get sick of a song. But not forever. BTW, why do you despise U2 now when they were part of such an amazing concert you attended? Yes, they ran out of ideas for their last few albums, but most of their records are pretty great.
Every time I purged some records, almost without fail I reach for one of those albums 5 years later, and kick myself for getting rid of it! It happened with maybe 1/3rd of everything I've ever gotten rid of. So I'm still ahead of the game, I guess, but now I'm a lot more careful.
I graduated in 85 I still love Echo and the Bunnymen Alarm were great live U2 are wankers I have records coming out of my ears So many records no space I just want to burn it all From my Misfits and minor threat collection Just 🔥 it I appreciate your channel , need more dump it vinyl
Went looking for an old clunker in my collection and instead found an ignored Wishbone Ash live album from 1973, Live Dates. Listening to it now and digging it. I go back and forth on some of McCartney`s solo and Wings discography but never purge them. Agree that Silly Love Songs can sound sappy at times but he has such infectious bass lines in many songs that can overcome the pop sappiness. His song My Love is one I do dislike always.
I have 4 ? Boxes of CDs. I, too, "should" purge. With so much access to music online, I listen to music more in my car - better speakers. In WNC we have a super station, WNCW. I get many materials from the state library consortium. I am thankful for programs, such as Tom's, and Norman Maslov's vinyl. I have favorites, but my CDs can be whittled down. As I have watched Tom's content, my music tastes are changing. Such as: I prefer N Young's On the Beach over Gold Rush. I am not even liking him + current C Horse.
Great clip... enjoyed your trip through memory lane..The Long Ryders album is pretty good.. You pulled it out..listen to it again. In 1983 I would argue that U2 was not a big act ?? The Alarm album I would take it.. U2 War is a great album..go ahead take it to a record shop.. They will purchase it.. Great story... I get what you mean about Post War BUT Pop and the later 90's U2 are really good. Too bad you didn't get into it. Wings will get you a buck or two at the record show. I never got the 10,000 Maniacs things although my friends thought they saw heaven. The B-52's first album is amazing. Get rid of it and someone will def buy it. Dan Folgeberg...ok. purge it. The Cult are cool...Your records seem to be in very good shape... The Cult will get you a few $$$. And yeah the Athens sound or Mitch Easter Sound was a trend for the time. I need to dig out the Love Tractor and listen to it again. I didn't get the Edie Brickell thing. her voice is irritation after two songs...That was a fad.
Yes, revisit Dan Fogelberg...revisit Edie Brickell...and check Steve Forbert's first two albums at least..."Alive on Arrival" and "Little Stevie Orbit." The rest of what you mentioned I totally agree with.
Great topic Tom! Sooner or later we all face the dilemma of available space😅 Luckily I never parted from albums I got in the 60's, early 70' or the great Punk years 76-79. One LP I should have purged is John Lennon's & Yoko Ono' s "Two Virgins". Despite being banned, the original copy never became valuable, probably too atrocious😮. Another artist that disappointed me often is Neil Young, in which case I threw his bad records out🎉 In your case I would listen again to the Long Riders and Edie.
@@tomrobinson5776 Right, Neil made great albums like "Everybody knows this is nowhere", " Zuma ", " Rust never sleeps", "Live Rust", the one with " Mansion on the Hill", "Harvest Moon", "Psychedelic Pill"... But from early on he got on my nerves by putting out rubbish like the 2LP " Journey to the Past ". I also find the celebrated Harvest" failing: I had the good luck of finding at that time the much superior live bootleg "live on sugar mountain" With brilliant versions by Neil solo without the ludicrous string arrangements like on " A man needs a maid ". Recently I got the box Set of Harvest as a birthday present and in the fascinating liner notes it's mentioned that those live recordings in LA should have been released instead of the studio album😂
@@dreammachine2013 I’m with you regarding Harvest. Though it does boast some fine material, I was never a fan of A Man Needs A Maid or There’s A World due to the overproduction of strings, etc. I think the album as a whole can’t hold a candle to After The Gold Rush which is abundant with ear candy from start to finish.
Tom, big fan of your channel, excellent content and presentation style. This one really got me thinking. Great topic. You are right, music can be very transient, like friends, romances, fashion. I wonder what makes certain music “timeless”? Is it the music? Us as listeners? Certain genres/types of music? I hope this is something that can be explored further. Like you, I have records that I was once crazy about, but never see the light of day anymore. Conversely, certain records that maybe only get an occasional spin, but that have been spinning on/off for 40 years or more. A really interesting topic, thanks!
Yeah, I definitely get this topic. I have a few in my collection that I haven’t dug out in 20+ years. I’m adding them to my weekend playlist for sure. Love all three but my never ending quest to discover everything pushes stuff back pretty hard: The Rave Ups • Town + Country It’s Immaterial • Life's Hard and Then You Die The Bats • Daddy’s Highway
I go through Discogs every now and again and I come across an album that I had a long time ago that I’ve totally forgotten about. I guess, then, I’ve gotten rid of stuff over time but I bought a Brennan B3 last year and placed all of my music on there which has helped me reacquaint myself with music I haven’t listened to in a while. I’ve thought about selling my CD’s as part of general downsizing but I keep most of my stuff because I’m lazy and most of it is still something I enjoy.
What a great topic! Also, you have siblings who put you on to some good music? Maybe someday we can see them and hear something abt their favourite music 🤔😀
Too much music, too little time. I worked nearly 40 years in a record store, and thus was exposed to a lot of music. my solution was to tape the songs that I liked and play them in the car.Love Tractor's cover of 'Party Train' was a joy to drive (speed?) to. I saw U2 playing their first show since they backed up Geils. They were so excited not to be booed that they did encore after encore. But, to my ears, you are right and I no longer own "War" although I continue to play "Boy." And I do appreciate that I can program a CD and skip the less appealing tracks.
This is brave and honest and deeply appreciated. I would keep the Alarm EP because "The Stand" with its lengthened 12" grooves sounds utterly bomb. I'll keep a record if it just sounds great, but yeah wish that band had more great songs. I was shocked to realize your assessment of U2 is pretty much my own; "War" is their apex, and though they had some god singles before the 90s, wow, I wanted them to go away a long time ago. Also, you haven't listened to Edie Brickell since 1989? The question is, has anybody? Ha. Deep respect and much appreciation!
Great pick Tom, The Long Ryders. I have that album, too. My pick would have to be The White Strips. I loved them when they first came out, but my CD's of their stuff are just gathering dust on my shelf.
Yeah.. i love the White Stripes but the first album or the second (Jim Diamond produced) are the only ones that hold my attention at this time in my life.
Yeah man..i need to purge some albums big time...the only one u showed that i would Not purge is The Cult..i put that one on a few weeks ago for the 1st time in about 25 years and loved it!!..just a suggestion..i think i will pull out a few Love Tractor albums i have and relisten just to see..great channel by the way!!
The only album that I own but haven't played for years is Alice's Resturant by Arlo Guthrie. I bought it on release and loved it but for some reason I can't listen to it now. City of New Orleans is a great song though.
a person on my bowling team buys and sells records on the side and he came over and was interested in buying my whole 750 record collection. I just bought a new turntable so I wasn't going to do that. I did sell him about 50 albums that I hadn't listened to in many years. No regrets about it. Hate to admit this two I sold were my first US green label pressing Black Sabbath and Paranoid albums that I hadn't put on a turntable in years. I'm in my 70's so I lost my taste for that music.
As we grow old we understand time is precious. What got our rocks off years ago isn't that important, now. Yet music made our blood pulse and now we must purge. Still, listen to the music as we march to the grave. Peace on earth.
I graduated ‘83 too, Long Island NY. I saw talking Heads at Forest Hills that summer after I graduated, which was amazing. Not shelving any TH albums anytime soon!
To quote my wife , i will clean it up a bit “ Stop Bringing those Dust Collectors in to the house “ Because of limited space ( NYC apartment ) I have had to purge but i alway Digitize the vinyl versions Most recently Got rid of some Tull albums and Blood Sweat and Tears And a few classical and jazz collections i had picked up real cheap Do you or have you ever thought of a digital library ? I have 1 TB hard drive which in sure is in the 1000’s of albums
Ive kept all my ipods too Be careful my 120G just stopped charging on day I keep my phone loaded and update it when needed Recently went on a trip aboad so loaded 2 albums for every letter of alphabet ( band names ) so 52 albums A’s A R Kane and Avalances To Z’s Zachary Cale and Zwan All way to
Some of the early Stones' albums I used to love, but don't bother listening to anymore, probably because after I started going to work, I had more money and could afford albums by a much wider variety of artists.
@@WayneScank You have a point. Because if you listen to their early 1963 demos, they still sound fresh today. Yet they have only ever been released on bootlegs, but are playable on UA-cam, tracks like Baby What's Wrong, and Bright Lights Big City. But their first album which was recorded almost a year later sounded great as a new release, as their sound was very novelty, but production-wise, now sounds flat compared to those early demos, which musically sound more wide-ranging. I still like some of their early material, but unfortunately, I do find a lot of it sounds dated now, but not when it first came out.
A word of WARNING from a 76 Year old.....Do this at your Peril ! I'm RE-BUYING album's I no longer have that I regret, selling, purging or what-ever. AT SOME POINT YOU MAY WELL WANT TO GO BACK TO THEM......
You have a point my friend. 😉
@@tomrobinson5776 I know I do, and some are "Silly Prices" FANNY HILL for one. Load's of other's well over Fifty quid ....
Wise words mate...
indeed very true.........................
I agree with this gentleman and at 72 I am rebuying as well! I would never purge U2, The Alarm, The Cult, B52’s. I just recently bought Edie Brickell, Wings . Funny the ebb and flow of our tastes. And yes nostalgia plays a huge factor in my thinking - many albums having strong memories attached.
I started amassing albums in the early New Wave era and have never purged any of them. They take up half the house plus a storage facility. Since I now have many thousands of them digitized, it might be time to think about divesting a few. I don't have any U2 or 10,000 Maniacs to give up, the latter for the same reason as you: Natalie's indecipherable mush-mouthed diction drove me nuts. But I'll never give up the B-52s (I still listen to them in the car regularly, and "Private Idaho" and "Love Shack" are on my gym heavy rotation.) I saw them in concert a couple of years ago, and they were still great.
I don’t dislike them. Just was never a huge fan. Saw them about 10 years ago at a club in Agoura, CA. Very enjoyable show.
Purge U2: This shall be the name of my new band.
I’ve easily purged hundreds…maybe thousands of records. Without fail, there’s always something I want back. I’ve even bought the same title back. I’ve even bought my original copy back! Yes…I might have a problem 😂
I do the same with CD's. Purged 1900 kept 1500. And about 120 titles I regret and have rebought about 40.
I still absolutely love that Edie Brickell album! The song, "Little Miss S", about Edie Sedgwick is still one of my favorites.
That is a great song. Just listened to it again for the first time in ages. I’ll keep this one. Thanks Maria 😉
You can send me The Cult album I’ll give it a good home
I still like & listen to B-52s Wild Planet.
Well I will only talk about what I know, The Long Ryders, I still listen but not often, The Alarm same syndrome as you, I tried again but I can't do it anymore, The B52's I like, especially their 1989 record "Cosmic Thing", now let's move on to the U2 case:
I listened to them a lot, it's the group I saw most often in concert, but after Zooropa (1993) I completely gave up. And about ten years ago, during a small concert with friends in a pretty little room, after the show, the sound system played War in full, the sound was excellent, it was magical, and I totally flashed. Since that day, I've been listening to my old U2s again, I even bought the reissue of Achtung Baby (2LP's), perhaps their best album 😉
Ziggy Stardust maybe. Fell in love with it when it came out, played it to death but haven't felt like listening to it for years. I would never sell it though, its too dear to my heart.
I remember watching U2 sometime around 1984, '85. Hated every minute of them and loathed Bono's bullshit. Luckily I was watching from the other side of the stadium fence, so I didn't feel ripped off by having to spend money on a ticket. Never bought an album by them, needless to say.
The only reason I don't play albums anymore is because I no longer have a turntable, amp or speakers (at least none that still work!), otherwise I might be more inclined to give them a spin.
I've done a few purges over the years and there are a few albums I regretted getting rid of, but most I was comfortable shedding. Some I got rid of real fast, like "Animals" by Pink Floyd. One I do regret is Bowie's "Young Americans"; I'm still not sure why I let that one go.
It's good advice to think twice before purging, though. It's like books - you never know when you might want to revisit them. And, now, with the vinyl revival and albums selling anywhere from $40 to $60 a pop in my country, hanging on to the originals makes a lot of financial sense.
But.... The B52's? How can you even consider getting rid of that album!? Total classic, one-of-a-kind feel-great rock and roll.
Most of my collection is Jazz, Blues, Celtic Folk, Electronica, Reggae, African and Soul, along with key rock and roll bands. I think some forms of music hold their own down the years and never sound dated and are complex enough to feel fresh, whereas a lot of rock and especially pop, has a use-by date built in to it. But even then, it's really subjective. I still get a kick out of doo-wop when I come across it on UA-cam, or groups like the Ronettes. Nostalgia really does play a part.
The B-52's?!?! We could never be friends. Wow, just wow, man.
Their first album is a must for my record collection. That album changed my life, how I view music, and how I play music. Whammy sucked. I'll get rid of The White Album over The B-52's first or second album. Next, you'll be getting rid of your Cheap Trick records. 🙄
That won’t be happening anytime soon. 😉
@@tomrobinson5776 I love Cheap Trick.
Paul Simon’s Graceland, I hated it on first listen and hate it now but for some reason I still own it.
Nope, I got nothing -- and for good reason. When I moved from San Francisco to the Seattle area in 2013, I donated 2/3 of my records -- a bunch of crates -- to KUSF. Gave most of my cassettes to a downstairs neighbor, too. So anything I still have has a pretty deep place in my heart.
Hi 👋 There's certain bands music i can't part with. One being the Damned. From 1976 to 1979 they could do no wrong as far as im concerned. I was in my teens then. I still love hearing them, and playing their punk music loud.
Love The Damned. Strawberries is an all time fave. Very underrated album.
@@tomrobinson5776 Smash it up from 79 !
Long Ryders!!! I saw them in 84 as support for X on the "More Fun in the New World " tour.
Played the native sons album for about a month.
Keep the B'52's.
Purge everything else .
Here are 7 albums (cd's included) that I adored but don't listen to no more.
Foghat - Live (1977)
Couldn't tell you last time I heard this album.
Dave Mason - Let It Flow (1977)
Recorded this album on a cassette so I could wear out the tape instead of my needle. Haven't heard this album since the early 90's.
Lobo - Calumet (1973)
Fell in love with this album in the early 80's. Put it on cassette so I can play it on my boom box.Fell out of love with this album.
Cinderella - Night Songs (1986)
Talking about your hair metal. This is the one for me. When hair metal went away. This album went to the stirage bin.
Roxy Music - Flesh & Blood (1980)
Didn't get much love even from Roxy Music fans. But this new just loves it. Unfortunately, this record gets less play in favor of a compilation Roxy Music album.
Toto - Turn Back (1981)
My favorite Toto album until 1984's Isolation.
Bob Seger &The Silver Bullet Band - Against the Wind (1980)
A very well made album. Has two Bob Seger classic songs. *"You'll Accomp'ny Me"* & *"Good For Me"* that I cherish.
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I usually trip over the excuse: I spent SO much $$. I've picked up CDs that people let go of. I have some aspect of hoarding - music, items i might use for creative projects, magazines. I think it's a fear of not having enough 😅
Young Bono--Paul Hewson--was a good kid. I love the early U2 albums and l always will. It's not our fault when all our dreams come true. No. Wait. It's absolutely our fault when all our dreams come true, and we think that makes us Jesus wearing sunglasses. Bad look. But Boy is still one of the greatest Rock'n'Roll albums ever made.
What was it Lester Bangs said, about how sometimes a totall goofus can communicate real art without even realizing it? It's the damnedest thing.
But l still think U2 rules. Of COURSE Bono is a goober. That's a big part of why they do.
I’m with you regarding Boy. It’s a perfect album in every way. I was obsessed with this masterpiece from 81-83. They never made a better record. It’s honest and authentic and at that time totally unique and original. Also stellar sequencing. Could not relate to anything after War.
I've ended up with hundreds of cds bought from charity shops which I've never listened to...and instead am streaming whole discographies...I think I like "too much" and am trying consciously to immerse myself in albums one at a time. I'm listening to Ambrosia, Fleetwood Mac and Nazareth atm
I think that the importance of an album or an artist depends a lot on where you were in life when you discovered them. When your life changes, the album loses a lot of its significance. In my case, I was a huge Velvet Underground fan, probably because I was in the perfect time and place when I first heard them. I was in my early twenties, hanging out in the East Village, having delusions of being a Bohemian, and dreaming of being cool and menacing like Lou Reed (while really coming off nerdy and harmless like John Denver). I devoured everything I could that had any connection to the VU: albums, books, art, fashion. However, over time, the conditions in my life that made the VU resonate with me were no longer there, and I gradually lost interest. I never stopped liking their music, and I can still play most of their albums start to finish in my head. But about 15 years ago when I sold my house and downsized to smaller living quarters, I parted with nearly all of my record collection, and the VU got put on the purge list. It was a bittersweet goodbye, but it needed to happen.
You’ve illustrated this topic perfectly. When your life changes certain albums do lose the significance they once had. On the other side of the coin other albums just transcend everything and become timeless.
I love War! That's a keeper for me.
I have always thought 'Let 'Em In' and 'Silly Love Songs' to be equally bad twin plates of ca-ca. 'I...L-o-o-o-o-ve...Y-o-o-o-o-o-o'..to infinity, or ad nauseum, take your pick, life's too short for that.
After Wings Wild Life, which I love because it's raw, rough, real, and biographical...('Take it Tony!) -- EVERYTHING else is a syrupy mess. I don't think the McCartney I love to hear resurfaced until 'Flowers in the Dirt'.. keep keepin' it real Mr. Fetish 🖖
I totally agree with your assessment as I refrained for years purchasing any McCartney until Flowers In The Dirt which was quite good.
Hey Tom, I'm going through the same dilemma, out of room. I am giving some one more spin, but not sure if that's helping the purge! Good video, thanks.
Reminds me to purge U2.
If I don't play it, it goes. My collection reflects who I am today and not what I used to like. It's not always easy because, as you mention, nostalgia can stand in the way, but sometimes you gotta treat it like a band-aid and rip it right off. In my history of purging hundreds (a thousand?) of records and box sets I've had less than a handful of regrets.
Edie Brickell's 'Shooting Rubber Bands At The Stars' is a fine piece of '80s psychedelia and has some really good tracks.
Let's not forget about Mr. Edie Brickell, one Paul Simon.
Probably not an "every day" listen, but I still drag this out from time to time.
I played it today. It’s staying in the collection. 😉
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Wise choice. ✌️
Wings Speed of Sound; an album I still like to play. Partly nostalgia partly because its just a good Macca melodic pop rock album that breaks a bit from the hard to top Band on The Run and Venus & Mars. Not quite as good as those two understandably but still great on its own. 1976 was a good year for lighter weight / not quite but sorta yacht rock albums.
Hold on to the B-52s. The debut and Wild Planet are classics. Whammy is also good, even Bouncing Off the Satellites is good. Cosmic Thing is their last good one since Wild Planet (except for Love Shack). That's where I step off with them.
Hi Tom:
This is a topic definitely worthy of discussion! Yeah, I definitely have some once adored, now ignored albums and singles. I'm so glad I hung on to them though; and here's why.
About seven or eight years ago I bought a Sony PS-HX500 Hi-Res turntable. I decided to do something that I'd never done before, and that was to swap out the cheap cartridge that it came with for a better quality cartridge. So I bought a Sumiko Pearl. Not a huge upgrade, but certainly an improvement over the original. At the same time, I decided to buy a Record Doctor vacuum machine. My intention was to transfer the record to the computer immediately after cleaning, something I've stuck to doing! I want the records played as little as possible so that our kids can enjoy them after we're gone.
There's been records I haven't played in forty years or more that I made myself clean and transfer. I'm always in headphones when transferring from vinyl to computer. Hearing these records clean and in Hi-Res made me appreciate them sooo much! Records that I thought I was bored to death with and never wanted to hear again came to life in a way I never could've imagined! I'm so glad I kept them, and now I regret the ones I purged in the past.
Of course, that's just my story. But personally I'll never purge records again. I loved getting reacquainted with them on a new level.
Simalar story although mine was an up-grade of Speaker's. WOW, the difference was like haveing NEW LP's. Little difference to CD's !
Interesting…for me it comes down to space. Sometimes I’ve had records in every crevice which tends to get a little out of hand.
@@tomrobinson5776 I've NEVER had that much money to have so many ! When I've sold mine, it was because I NEEDED the cash .............. LUCKY YOU.
I keep all my Records and CDs . If I liked the album at some stage in my life it stays . Pure nostalgia I know
I’m in the same boat
I’m curious, do you own The Joshua Tree? I personally love U2’s output pre-2000, with the exception of Rattle and Hum.
i don't knock tom who obviously enjoyed seeing U2 after his graduation but knocking them 40 years is far too convenient. i believe there's plenty of good music on "rattle and hum" although i took a younger brother to see the film and it scarred him for life! i enjoy natalie merchant to this day. i adore "silly love songs" and envy capo fetish host's seeing guadalcanal diary and steve forbert!
Never owned the Joshua Tree. I just completely lost interest after War. I hated Unforgettable Fire. Saw that tour and that was the end for me. The pompousness and pretentiousness became a turn off.
@@marcyfan-tz4wj I actually thought All That You Can’t Leave Behind was a great album too, many U2 fans would probably draw the line there and say that’s the last truly great album, but many also can’t stand it I’m sure. Maybe I’ll give Rattle and Hum another listen.
The Long Ryders album is realy good - as are the two albums after it. They're touring Native Sons later in the year. Give it another listen - and State of Our Union
I definitely will. 😉
I was in my 20's as soon as the 80's hit.
Listened to KROQ and went to many shows,
After getting burned out on New Wave, I got into Hard Core.
I've got alot of albums from that time, gathering dust.
In the cd age, I replaced almost all of my record collection,
except the 80's stuff.
Except of course, the first Dream Syndicate, Violent Femmes, some Echo and the Bunnymen, early Damned and Devo.
have the box sets and deluxe versions of those.
With some albums you need to make an emotional investment to venture into them. This often delivers a return to how you felt at that time. I find that many 1980's albums that I still have are just too difficult to negotiate emotionally now. For example, I can't play The Smiths anymore. If I do, it takes me back to a time and place I would rather forget. I don't seem to have the same problem with a lot of 1970's material though. Cheers.
I agree 100 percent with everything you’re saying in this post. A lot of 80’s stuff for me has not transcended in the way that 60’s and 70’s music has. I lived and breathed 80’s music in real time, but there’s only a handful of artists from that period I still listen to on a regular basis.
Circa 1984/5, U2 gave a free concert in downtown San Francisco during lunch hour. Big crowd. Bono saw a sign in the crowd "U2 + SF." Not taking into account he was in San Francisco he went completely berserk, verbally attacking the sign holder "WHEN'S THE LAST FUCKING TIME YOU WERE IN IRELAND, MATE!!" For him SF could only mean Sinn Féin and he went completely off the rails, running around spray painting public art, ranting, raving, being an ass. It turned out their music wasn't my thing anyway, but I was seriously not a fan after witnessing that display of misplaced rage.
The world’s most appalling band. The kings of pompousness. 😉
All of the above. I've got records I've never listened to(more than just a few). I'm a collector.
The B-52s? The B-52s? No way! It's a classic and it still holds up today. (I used to own it but I sold all my albums because I'm too lazy to go through the rigmarole of actually playing them, when everything is on UA-cam anyway).
Still listen to the first 2 albums of the B-52s when they had their original line-up. Loved John Mclaughlin and Mahavishnu Orchestra but just can't get into it anymore.
the B-52's album and shooting rubber bands are great albums IMO. give em another try
@@haydenwalton2766 Funny you mentioned that, just listened to that first Edie Brickell album for the first time in ages the other day and it was fantastic. 😉
I would also be careful about purging as I still regret it from the late 1990s lots of difficult stuff to get then in the UK American grunge/indie bands. Fortunately I kept most of it but still bugs me. I don't mind represses though it even at a stretch CDs. Probably only U2 will always be available out of what you showed because they are so big worldwide.
We have a record player at work and our boss encourages us to bring in records (I know, right!!). I actually pulled the B52’s to bring in today before I watched your vid with breakfast!!! True!!!
On a side note; I will never part with with my Dad’s Charlie Parker 78’s even though I can’t play them. Nostalgia? You bet!!!
I would definitely hold on to those. Very cool. 😉
Yes, don't let those Parker 78's go! Depending on condition, you just might be sitting on a nest egg for the future!
I have purged a couple times. I see some youtube vids, and I'm like... I wish I still had that.., I wish I still had that..., I wish I still had that.... Some hurt really bad (AC/DC Live at Atlantic Studios....☹) . Purge with care people.
We moved from Washington state to Florida a few years ago, so, unfortunately, a lot of albums had to go. Albums that I played to death, but eventually purged: Toto IV, Men At Work, Springsteen's "Darkness At The Edge Of Town," The Cars "Heartbeat City," Dylan's "New Morning," Huey Lewis & The News "Sports." Those are the first that come to mind.
As said below too, i have a totally opposite philosophy, i never purge albums, i just don't believe in it myself. Once i get to love an album, it will always be a great album; even though my tastes have evolved and i don't play the darker albums much like i used to, they're still great albums. An album is for life, that's my philosophy, even if many old albums eventually end up on low rotation and only get pulled out for a few spins every five years or so, at which point, like a fine wine, they usually sound better than ever. Case in point, War, i LOVE that album, bought it when it came out and it will forever be my favourite U2 album, even though i only play it very occasionally now - been thinking over the last few weeks it's probably due for another spin. Similarly, that B52s is an utter corker, how could anyone ever purge that? No i don't play it much anymore but in fact i actually posted a track on my facebook music group this week.
The only stuff in this list that I own is U2 and 10000 Maniacs ... but I feel the same. Can't really agree about Merchant's voice, though. I agree that it is mannered but I loved her singing even though I never followed her solo career.
I have moved too many times to have anything left in my collection which I am ambiguous about. May have some files saved on my computer/iPad worth getting rid of.
An interesting video. I would go as far as to say that most of the stuff I liked and bought in my 20s (in the 1980s) I can no longer stomach, although it meant something to me at the time. Maybe they would sound good again after a couple of pints! .....or maybe not.
I think some people are more nostalgic than others - I still like/love almost everything I was listening to in my teens/20s partly because they were so much part of my life back then.
Well, I was hard pressed to find very many, but I managed to scrounge up a couple. ‘ Sixteen Stone ‘ from Bush and Lou Reed’s ‘ New York ‘ album. It’s been about 20 years or so, but the Bush album just really became a burnout piece. I feel as though some albums just need to be shelved for a while, then with a listen to, I’ll find myself surprisingly rejuvenated . And I do own a copy of that B-52s debut. That’s one I could never purge, due to its nostalgic value. Love Planet Claire 😁.
I agree about U2, can’t ouster to anything by them, I saw them on the War tour too and it was a great show, I still kept with them up to Achtung Baby, but bailed after that and never went back to listen to them again.
Music is everlasting; You can't recreate anything of the past except the music soundtrack of a particular time. For instance, if I want to feel 1937, I play 1937 music. I would never throw away memories
The one example I can come up with is Wallflowers Bringing Down The Horse. I picked it up in '96, loved it and then in '97 FM radio absolutely murdered 3 or 4 songs - played them to death. Anyway that pretty much tainted the album for me. I had an aversion to it, so purged it - along with the following album Breach at some point in the 00s
I can't purge anything , i have my parents albums , Welk to Cash to Snow , it is mine
Beware My Love with John Bonham on drums is interesting, even if it was just a basic track laid down. There's your Beatles/Zeppelin connection. The live version is also not bad.
I’ll have to check that out.
this is what can happen if one does not purge ones' collection:
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Rolling Stone had a great line about REM that is apropos of this theme “REM is like your parents advice, you know it’s good but you don’t listen”. There’s just so many bands I was really into for periods I have no desire to hear again. Not the classics (though I never need to hear Sweet Home Alabama, anything 80s Aerosmith, or Bad Company), but bands like Drivin and Cryin that were awesome but I just don’t connect to at this age.
I hear ya. Some music takes you back to a time or place you don’t need to revisit again. 😉
When you say purge, are you going to try and sell them or just throw them away. If selling, what would you expect or hope for something like an Alarm record? I have many albums from the 80's that I could probably get rid of, but doubt they would be worth the energy to try and sell. Thanks and Cheers, Malcolm
By purge I mean trade in for credit to purchase other titles. 😉 Not sure what an Alarm album would even be worth even in terms of credit.
I'm with you, "New Years Day" was their pinnacle....they then became a corporate hype.
Exactly my opionion. The Joshua Tree just made them too big and then all the pomposity started. Stopped caring about them at that point.
You said it 😉
CDs are lighter.🎉 Vinyl is heavier + difficult to store + move 😢
I’m still a huge fan of cd’s. I still love the “no crackle and pops” factor.
I’m currently listening to records and either purging or entering them into discogs. I also saw the U2 show at Sports Arena in 83. I’ve purged most of my solo Beatles albums. I recently purged Electric by The Cult.
Of the ones you showed I would keep B 52s, 10,000 Maniacs and Edie Brickell. Though I have never heard the Edie album. It was on my want list a few years back but I never found a copy.
I don’t think I ever loved and then loathed a band like U2. I was obsessed with the Boy album throughout high school. That show in ‘83 was sort of the pinnacle of my fandom. I thought Unforgettable Fire was abysmal and that was the start of the pretentious pompous U2. They are just an embarrassment and appalling. Where were your seats at that ‘83 show? We were on the right side in the loge area.
@@tomrobinson5776 I was also on the right side.
The question is not why you purged these albums but why did you acquire them in the first place.
@@pawelpap9 Good question. 😉
Wanna hear a good singer song type Album Check out Richard & Linda thompsons I (want to see the brights tonight ) From about 19 72 if Im not mistaken? Almost any solo Richard Thompson is Very Good ,such as Mock Tudor...Cant go wrong there!!
Bright Lights is a fantastic Richard and Linda Thompson album. My fave is Henry The Human Fly.
@@tomrobinson5776 Thats a good one too.
I cannot relate at all to the idea of getting tired of great songs. Maybe for a short period of time I might get sick of a song. But not forever. BTW, why do you despise U2 now when they were part of such an amazing concert you attended? Yes, they ran out of ideas for their last few albums, but most of their records are pretty great.
I liked the U2 catalog through The JoshuaTree. But thought the 2004 album was pretty good...Atomic Bomb?
I have found them pompous and pretentious for decades.
Every time I purged some records, almost without fail I reach for one of those albums 5 years later, and kick myself for getting rid of it! It happened with maybe 1/3rd of everything I've ever gotten rid of. So I'm still ahead of the game, I guess, but now I'm a lot more careful.
I graduated in 85
I still love Echo and the Bunnymen
Alarm were great live
U2 are wankers
I have records coming out of my ears
So many records no space
I just want to burn it all
From my Misfits and minor threat collection
Just 🔥 it
I appreciate your channel , need more dump it vinyl
Love The Bunnymen too, but Bono has to go, haha
Went looking for an old clunker in my collection and instead found an ignored Wishbone Ash live album from 1973, Live Dates. Listening to it now and digging it. I go back and forth on some of McCartney`s solo and Wings discography but never purge them. Agree that Silly Love Songs can sound sappy at times but he has such infectious bass lines in many songs that can overcome the pop sappiness. His song My Love is one I do dislike always.
I hear ya 😉
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I have 4 ? Boxes of CDs. I, too, "should" purge. With so much access to music online, I listen to music more in my car - better speakers. In WNC we have a super station, WNCW. I get many materials from the state library consortium. I am thankful for programs, such as Tom's, and Norman Maslov's vinyl. I have favorites, but my CDs can be whittled down. As I have watched Tom's content, my music tastes are changing. Such as: I prefer N Young's On the Beach over Gold Rush. I am not even liking him + current C Horse.
I love all those albums
Great clip... enjoyed your trip through memory lane..The Long Ryders album is pretty good.. You pulled it out..listen to it again. In 1983 I would argue that U2 was not a big act ?? The Alarm album I would take it.. U2 War is a great album..go ahead take it to a record shop.. They will purchase it.. Great story... I get what you mean about Post War BUT Pop and the later 90's U2 are really good. Too bad you didn't get into it. Wings will get you a buck or two at the record show. I never got the 10,000 Maniacs things although my friends thought they saw heaven. The B-52's first album is amazing. Get rid of it and someone will def buy it. Dan Folgeberg...ok. purge it. The Cult are cool...Your records seem to be in very good shape... The Cult will get you a few $$$. And yeah the Athens sound or Mitch Easter Sound was a trend for the time. I need to dig out the Love Tractor and listen to it again. I didn't get the Edie Brickell thing. her voice is irritation after two songs...That was a fad.
Yes, revisit Dan Fogelberg...revisit Edie Brickell...and check Steve Forbert's first two albums at least..."Alive on Arrival" and "Little Stevie Orbit." The rest of what you mentioned I totally agree with.
Any Soft machine except Third.
I was thinking Escape, Thriller, Kiss Alive, Back in Black, Nursery Crymes, and Inna-Gadda-Da_Vita.
Great topic Tom! Sooner or later we all face the dilemma of available space😅
Luckily I never parted from albums I got in the 60's, early 70' or the great Punk years 76-79.
One LP I should have purged is John Lennon's & Yoko Ono' s "Two Virgins". Despite being banned, the original copy never became valuable, probably too atrocious😮. Another artist that disappointed me often is Neil Young, in which case I threw his bad records out🎉
In your case I would listen again to the Long Riders and Edie.
Neil Young is one of those artists who’ve put out more bad albums than great ones, but the great ones are some of the best albums ever made.
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Right, Neil made great albums like "Everybody knows this is nowhere", " Zuma ", " Rust never sleeps", "Live Rust", the one with " Mansion on the Hill", "Harvest Moon", "Psychedelic Pill"...
But from early on he got on my nerves by putting out rubbish like the 2LP " Journey to the Past ". I also find the celebrated Harvest" failing: I had the good luck of finding at that time the much superior live bootleg "live on sugar mountain" With brilliant versions by Neil solo without the ludicrous string arrangements like on " A man needs a maid ". Recently I got the box Set of Harvest as a birthday present and in the fascinating liner notes it's mentioned that those live recordings in LA should have been released instead of the studio album😂
@@dreammachine2013 I’m with you regarding Harvest. Though it does boast some fine material, I was never a fan of A Man Needs A Maid or There’s A World due to the overproduction of strings, etc. I think the album as a whole can’t hold a candle to After The Gold Rush which is abundant with ear candy from start to finish.
Wouldn't purge early U2 or B'52 those are classsics. Maniacs maybe, the rest I don't know anything about.
Tom, big fan of your channel, excellent content and presentation style.
This one really got me thinking. Great topic.
You are right, music can be very transient, like friends, romances, fashion.
I wonder what makes certain music “timeless”?
Is it the music? Us as listeners? Certain genres/types of music?
I hope this is something that can be explored further.
Like you, I have records that I was once crazy about, but never see the light of day anymore.
Conversely, certain records that maybe only get an occasional spin, but that have been spinning on/off for 40 years or more.
A really interesting topic, thanks!
The entire purpose of collecting is nostalgia. 🤷
You have a point there. 😉
Yeah, I definitely get this topic. I have a few in my collection that I haven’t dug out in 20+ years. I’m adding them to my weekend playlist for sure. Love all three but my never ending quest to discover everything pushes stuff back pretty hard:
The Rave Ups • Town + Country
It’s Immaterial • Life's Hard and Then You Die
The Bats • Daddy’s Highway
I go through Discogs every now and again and I come across an album that I had a long time ago that I’ve totally forgotten about. I guess, then, I’ve gotten rid of stuff over time but I bought a Brennan B3 last year and placed all of my music on there which has helped me reacquaint myself with music I haven’t listened to in a while. I’ve thought about selling my CD’s as part of general downsizing but I keep most of my stuff because I’m lazy and most of it is still something I enjoy.
Send them here, then. I have about half the amount of what you have behind you and don't have Alarm EP, U2 War or the Edie. ⚡️
For the rest of my life, the song that I never ever want to hear again is Wino Junko.
I hear ya 😉
What a great topic!
Also, you have siblings who put you on to some good music? Maybe someday we can see them and hear something abt their favourite music 🤔😀
Three words that can bring terror: COOK OF THE HOUSE
Ha! 😉
@@tomrobinson5776 Yes I am still shaking thinking about it. Have a top day!
When I moved from Minneapolis to NY I took over a 100 albums to a record shop.
This is really difficult for me too, I need to purge maybe 50 albums !
Too much music, too little time. I worked nearly 40 years in a record store, and thus was exposed to a lot of music. my solution was to tape the songs that I liked and play them in the car.Love Tractor's cover of 'Party Train' was a joy to drive (speed?) to. I saw U2 playing their first show since they backed up Geils. They were so excited not to be booed that they did encore after encore. But, to my ears, you are right and I no longer own "War" although I continue to play "Boy." And I do appreciate that I can program a CD and skip the less appealing tracks.
You nailed it. Too much music, too little time. 😉
I have some of those records too. And haven't listened in decades lol.
This is brave and honest and deeply appreciated. I would keep the Alarm EP because "The Stand" with its lengthened 12" grooves sounds utterly bomb. I'll keep a record if it just sounds great, but yeah wish that band had more great songs. I was shocked to realize your assessment of U2 is pretty much my own; "War" is their apex, and though they had some god singles before the 90s, wow, I wanted them to go away a long time ago. Also, you haven't listened to Edie Brickell since 1989? The question is, has anybody? Ha. Deep respect and much appreciation!
Thank you. Peace ✌️
Great pick Tom, The Long Ryders. I have that album, too. My pick would have to be The White Strips. I loved them when they first came out, but my CD's of their stuff are just gathering dust on my shelf.
Yeah.. i love the White Stripes but the first album or the second (Jim Diamond produced) are the only ones that hold my attention at this time in my life.
Yeah man..i need to purge some albums big time...the only one u showed that i would Not purge is The Cult..i put that one on a few weeks ago for the 1st time in about 25 years and loved it!!..just a suggestion..i think i will pull out a few Love Tractor albums i have and relisten just to see..great channel by the way!!
Thanks 😉
The only album that I own but haven't played for years is Alice's Resturant by Arlo Guthrie. I bought it on release and loved it but for some reason I can't listen to it now. City of New Orleans is a great song though.
I had Alice’s Restaurant at one point. Don’t know what happened to it. City Of New Orleans is great.
Nope , i always play At The Speed of Sound
How about Red Rose Speedway?
@@tomrobinson5776 Yep , that too , sometimes just to here One More Kiss
what about keeping a computer file before purging the album?
I have one.
a person on my bowling team buys and sells records on the side and he came over and was interested in buying my whole 750 record collection. I just bought a new turntable so I wasn't going to do that. I did sell him about 50 albums that I hadn't listened to in many years. No regrets about it. Hate to admit this two I sold were my first US green label pressing Black Sabbath and Paranoid albums that I hadn't put on a turntable in years. I'm in my 70's so I lost my taste for that music.
I get it. Certain stuff loses its luster overtime depending on the listener.
As we grow old
we understand time is precious.
What got our rocks off years ago
isn't that important, now.
Yet music made our blood pulse
and now we must purge.
Still, listen to the music
as we march to the grave.
Peace on earth.
Great post. 😉
First time watcher here, great video idea. I've never sold any of my albums but recently considering it so I can buy more I want! 😂
There ya go 😉
I graduated ‘83 too, Long Island NY. I saw talking Heads at Forest Hills that summer after I graduated, which was amazing. Not shelving any TH albums anytime soon!
I know it’s cool to not like U2, but you should try Achtung Baby. It’s actually really good
Never saw the Talking Heads live. Wish I had. Still have all their albums.
Anything by Neil Young.
To quote my wife , i will clean it up a bit
“ Stop Bringing those Dust Collectors in to the house “
Because of limited space ( NYC apartment ) I have had to purge but i alway Digitize the vinyl versions
Most recently
Got rid of some Tull albums and Blood Sweat and Tears
And a few classical and jazz collections i had picked up real cheap
Do you or have you ever thought of a digital library ?
I have 1 TB hard drive which in sure is in the 1000’s of albums
I have 3 iPods which hold enough music I’ll ever need to listen to, ha 😉
Ive kept all my ipods too
Be careful my 120G just stopped charging on day
I keep my phone loaded and update it when needed
Recently went on a trip aboad so loaded 2 albums for every letter of alphabet ( band names ) so 52 albums
A’s
A R Kane and Avalances
To
Z’s
Zachary Cale and Zwan
All way to
Some of the early Stones' albums I used to love, but don't bother listening to anymore, probably because after I started going to work, I had more money and could afford albums by a much wider variety of artists.
I prefer the band's early blues
@@WayneScank You have a point. Because if you listen to their early 1963 demos, they still sound fresh today. Yet they have only ever been released on bootlegs, but are playable on UA-cam, tracks like Baby What's Wrong, and Bright Lights Big City. But their first album which was recorded almost a year later sounded great as a new release, as their sound was very novelty, but production-wise, now sounds flat compared to those early demos, which musically sound more wide-ranging. I still like some of their early material, but unfortunately, I do find a lot of it sounds dated now, but not when it first came out.
Don't get rid of Long Ryders. Still a great lp and they still tour.
I’m keeping it based on several comments like yours. 😉
I actually saw Natalie Merchant live in concert. 😬
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