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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2012 at 23:05
Originally posted by Ambient Hurricanes Ambient Hurricanes wrote:

I feel like this is a good problem to have.



Yeah.....to me it falls under "what's not to like?"   I love old favorites and looking for new music.  The internet has been so great for seeing rare stuff I might not get the chance to elsewhere.  I'll always prefer the physical format but I don't see the addition digital choices as a problem by any means.  Today alone was a smorgasbord of format and content I indulged in, in the various places I went.  CDs in the car, streaming at work, DVD on home theater, and finally YouTube tonight.  I feel fulfilled, not burned outBig smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 12 2012 at 21:55
Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Originally posted by Ambient Hurricanes Ambient Hurricanes wrote:

I feel like this is a good problem to have.



Yeah.....to me it falls under "what's not to like?"   I love old favorites and looking for new music.  The internet has been so great for seeing rare stuff I might not get the chance to elsewhere.  I'll always prefer the physical format but I don't see the addition digital choices as a problem by any means.  Today alone was a smorgasbord of format and content I indulged in, in the various places I went.  CDs in the car, streaming at work, DVD on home theater, and finally YouTube tonight.  I feel fulfilled, not burned outBig smile


I'm listening to Bob Seger on Youtube right now (not because I want to, but because each member of my band is taking turns sending out albums that we all have to listen to.  Some of these songs are actually pretty good though).

Really, the only difficulty I have with the abundance of music available comes as a performer, not a listener; even though it's easier than ever to record and put your music out for the public to see, with so many bands competing for attention it's hard to distinguish yourself from the crowd, no matter how good or unique you might be, simply because of the sheer volume of music available.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 12 2012 at 23:39
I remember as a kid, about 90 percent of the music I listened to was The Beatles. Not surprisingly, I got burned out to the point where I rarely listen to them these days. I still like them, but I don't want to overdo it again.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2012 at 02:03
I don't really have this problem. Though I do have alot of music I haven't listened to yet.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2012 at 11:23
I don't have a burnout problem, really.
           For the longest time, there have not been a lot of  groups that are totally new to me that i have bought music of, instead, i have widened the discographies of existing ones already in my collection.
               Also, i only add music by store bought CDs only, so that limits things, and prevents me from getting overwhelmed or burnt out in listening and adding things.
                  I basically pretty well have most of what i want already, and at this point, am not interested in adding totally new groups to my collection. (Not to imply that there are not good things that are new out there, but i think i have enough variety already)
                       For me, these restraints are a good thing, really


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2012 at 16:13
I've built up a collection of over 1500 CDs.  No handle on LPs and the cassettes (which I used to have).  I don't really care for downloads.  You Tube on the other hand...
I can identify with the burn out.  I started a thread a few years ago on the overload.
I was invited to be a crossover evaluator a few years ago but had to step down.  Found I was discovering too much stuff that I wanted to get. 
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