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Purging your music collection

Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
edited July 2012 in Other Music
we all go through our cd collection now and again, see certain ones, and go "WTF?? when did I buy THIS?", or just simply realize you no longer listen to them.

What bands/albums are you currently purging?

My list:

Audioslave
Offspring
Our Lady Peace
Big Wreck/Thornley
RHCP
Seether
Gord Downie/Tragically Hip (except the newer cd's)
Sam Roberts
Tool
Tea Party/Jeff Martin
Matt Good
Live
Three Days Grace
Bush
REM
JET
Incubus
U2
Metallica
Jane's Addiction
Rage Against The Machine
Puddle of Mudd
Guns N Roses
and many others.......
Gimli 1993
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
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  • Mamasan23Mamasan23 Posts: 16,388
    Purging RATM? :shock: :o
    WI '98,  WI '99 (EV),  WI '00,  Chgo '00,  MO '00,  Champaign '03,  Chgo '03,  WI '03,  IN '03,  MI '04,  Chgo '06:N1 & 2,  WI '06,  Chgo '07,  Chgo '08 (EV:N1),  Chgo '09:N1 & 2,  Chgo '11 (EV:N1),  WI '11:N1 & 2,  Philly '12,  Wrigley '13,  Pitt '13,  Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    Purging RATM? :shock: :o

    I just find I don't listen to that really angry/agressive stuff anymore.
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    TOOL???? :think: :(
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    catefrances wrote:
    TOOL???? :think: :(


    I know!
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,172
    I do this every year or so and I am still at over 15,000 songs on my ipod.
    severed hand thirteen
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Jane's Addiction? WTF?
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    My collection isn't massive (I think because I like having the actual CD and don't have enough money to buy them :P ), but anything that's added to it gets to stay. :mrgreen:

    Even if I don't listen to all of it a lot (hello, Hanson!) I still like to have it for those moments when I want to reminisce or just feel like listening to something again for the fun of it. I suppose if there's been a time in my life when I've really loved a particular song or album, that love never completely goes away. :lol:

    Are you just chucking it, or finding new homes?
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • twisted thoughtstwisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    peacefrompaul wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    TOOL???? :think: :(


    I know!

    Blasphemy! :shock:
    Tool shall never be purged!! :nono:
    Nor should Rage.
    2 great bands who we certainly do not get enough music out of.

    All other artists on your list are approved for purging :thumbup: :lol:
    Mansfield, MA - Jul 02, 2003; Mansfield, MA - Jul 03, 2003; Mansfield, MA - Jul 11, 2003; Boston, MA - Sep 29, 2004; Reading, PA - Oct 01, 2004; Hartford, CT - May 13, 2006; Boston, MA - May 24, 2006; Boston, MA - May 25, 2006; Hartford, CT - Jun 27, 2008; Mansfield, MA - Jun 28, 2008; Mansfield, MA - June 30, 2008; Hartford, CT - May 15, 2010; Boston, MA - May 17, 2010; [EV - Providence, RI - June 15, 2011; EV - Hartford, CT - June 18, 2011]; Worcester, MA - Oct. 15, 2013; Worcester, MA - Oct. 16, 2013; Hartford, CT - Oct. 25, 2013; Boston, MA -  August 5, 2016; Boston, MA - August 7, 2016...



  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,845
    I actually went through all my CDs the other day since we are moving in a couple weeks and trying to throw away all unnecessary shit. A lot of 1-hit wonders in there....music biz is so different now. Back in the 90s if you loved 1 song, you bought the whole album. There were quite a few embarrassing rap/hip-hop CDs and surprisingly a lot of different soundtracks. I feel like soundtracks used to be a big deal...not so much anymore.
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    I don't find I listen to Jane's or Tool anymore, so why keep them?

    and no, I'm not chucking them. I'll trade them at my local cd shop. and whatever he won't take I'll give away.
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Some of those need to be purged. :P
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    twisted thoughts wrote:
    All other artists on your list are approved for purging :thumbup: :lol:

    Fuck that. Jane's Addiction, Audioslave, and R.E.M. should remain too. :twisted:
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    I wasn't really asking for advice on what to keep. I was more wondering if anyone else did the same.
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • elvistheking44elvistheking44 Posts: 4,415
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    I wasn't really asking for advice on what to keep. I was more wondering if anyone else did the same.


    I do it all the time. Your taste in music should change,..........your life does.
  • Mamasan23Mamasan23 Posts: 16,388
    Indifference71 wrote:
    I actually went through all my CDs the other day since we are moving in a couple weeks and trying to throw away all unnecessary shit. A lot of 1-hit wonders in there....music biz is so different now. Back in the 90s if you loved 1 song, you bought the whole album. There were quite a few embarrassing rap/hip-hop CDs and surprisingly a lot of different soundtracks. I feel like soundtracks used to be a big deal...not so much anymore.

    Yes!! I had this conversation recently about the soundtracks...they were so much better in the '90's...I have a whole buttload of soundtracks from that era!
    WI '98,  WI '99 (EV),  WI '00,  Chgo '00,  MO '00,  Champaign '03,  Chgo '03,  WI '03,  IN '03,  MI '04,  Chgo '06:N1 & 2,  WI '06,  Chgo '07,  Chgo '08 (EV:N1),  Chgo '09:N1 & 2,  Chgo '11 (EV:N1),  WI '11:N1 & 2,  Philly '12,  Wrigley '13,  Pitt '13,  Buff '13, Detroit '14, MKE '14, Wrigley '16: N1 & N2, Seattle '18 N2, Wrigley '18: N1 & N2, Fenway '18 N1, STL '22, St Paul '23 N2, Chgo '23: N1 & N2
  • jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,959
    That's a lot of summer cleaning! I don't purge anymore. Instead, I've changed my purchasing patterns. If it's an unknown or experimental purchase then, typically, I'll download it. If it's a more sure-fire thing and I want a physical copy I'll get a CD. If it's a barn burner then I'll p/u a vinyl copy. I suppose the only purging I'll do, at some point, is to clean out some vinyl that I don't listen to very often. Additionally, my musical taste goes in cycles. Most of the time it's dialed into rock 'n roll and indie but occasional singer-songwriter, jazz, blues and hip-hop binges surface. Because of that, I'm reluctant to part with those vinyl that may tap into a given mood/mindstate.
  • stargirl69stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    I used to purge by selling on,giving away,take to charity shops.But I always found later I would deeply regret it and go out and re-buy.
    Now if it comes into my collection it stays.
    “There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen”
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    jjflash wrote:
    That's a lot of summer cleaning! I don't purge anymore. Instead, I've changed my purchasing patterns.

    that's what I do now too. you'll notice that none of these are new releases. I finally figured out I don't need to buy everything that I like, just ones I know will have lasting potential.
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    RHCP????

    I know you didn't ask but to me they are like my second favorite band.

    I see stuff in my collection all the time but refuse to get rid of everything. I bought it or traded for it at one point for a reason and I stand by it. Somewhere down the line it might make for an interesting story. Who knows?
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

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    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
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  • thefixer9thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    3 Doors Down
    Shinedown (I like some of their songs still though)
    Green Day ( Also, I like some of their music still)


    And I don't want to turn this into one of those threads but

    Nickelback (Other for Silver Side Up, I still like that album)

    :roll: :roll: :roll: :lol:
    Tres Mts- 3/16/2011
    Eddie Vedder- 7/16/11
    Brad- 4/21/12 (RSD Performance), 4/27/12, 8/10/12
    Flight To Mars- 5/23/12
    RNDM- 11/27/12

    PEARL JAM- 12/6/13 I have finally seen Pearl Jam live!
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    I wasn't really asking for advice on what to keep. I was more wondering if anyone else did the same.

    My apologies, just having some fun with it. To answer correctly, no.

    I don't purge my music. It might be overwhelming, but I like building a collection, and I only bring things into my collection that I like. While my music taste has expanded and grown, I still enjoy the beginnings of my taste. I have yet to look at my collection and say "yeah, I don't like that anymore and am okay with never having it on hand to listen to." All the music I have means something to me, and a lot of it has memories and times in my life attached to it. I guess it's a little sentimental.
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    youngster wrote:
    RHCP????

    I know you didn't ask but to me they are like my second favorite band.

    I see stuff in my collection all the time but refuse to get rid of everything. I bought it or traded for it at one point for a reason and I stand by it. Somewhere down the line it might make for an interesting story. Who knows?

    I just find I don't enjoy their music anymore. I'm not getting rid of everything. By far not. Maybe about 1/7 of my cd's.

    I'm trying to live by the golden rule of feng shui. if you haven't used it in 6 months (except seasonal stuff), get rid of it.
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • twisted thoughtstwisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    rip it into your itunes folder and sell/trade/give away the physical copy. its so easy to keep a digital library of your music nowadays without taking up much physical space and collecting dust.
    I agree w/ dcfaithful... ok, ok...keep the janes, audioslave and REM :P. Just because you dont listen to it regularly doesnt mean you wont still enjoy it from time to time, or maybe just feel like being nostalgic every once in a while. A lot of times I wont care too much for an album when it comes out, or maybe just dont give it enough time to sink in, but for some reason give it another try a few years later and find I feel differently about it. Or sometimes when a band puts out a new album, it makes me want to go back thru and listen to some of the older ones.
    Mansfield, MA - Jul 02, 2003; Mansfield, MA - Jul 03, 2003; Mansfield, MA - Jul 11, 2003; Boston, MA - Sep 29, 2004; Reading, PA - Oct 01, 2004; Hartford, CT - May 13, 2006; Boston, MA - May 24, 2006; Boston, MA - May 25, 2006; Hartford, CT - Jun 27, 2008; Mansfield, MA - Jun 28, 2008; Mansfield, MA - June 30, 2008; Hartford, CT - May 15, 2010; Boston, MA - May 17, 2010; [EV - Providence, RI - June 15, 2011; EV - Hartford, CT - June 18, 2011]; Worcester, MA - Oct. 15, 2013; Worcester, MA - Oct. 16, 2013; Hartford, CT - Oct. 25, 2013; Boston, MA -  August 5, 2016; Boston, MA - August 7, 2016...



  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    twisted thoughts wrote:
    A lot of times I wont care too much for an album when it comes out, or maybe just dont give it enough time to sink in, but for some reason give it another try a few years later and find I feel differently about it.

    This also happens to me a lot.
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    dcfaithful wrote:
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    I wasn't really asking for advice on what to keep. I was more wondering if anyone else did the same.

    My apologies, just having some fun with it. To answer correctly, no.

    I don't purge my music. It might be overwhelming, but I like building a collection, and I only bring things into my collection that I like. While my music taste has expanded and grown, I still enjoy the beginnings of my taste. I have yet to look at my collection and say "yeah, I don't like that anymore and am okay with never having it on hand to listen to." All the music I have means something to me, and a lot of it has memories and times in my life attached to it. I guess it's a little sentimental.


    me neither. i kinda like those WTF moments when i come across certain artists/albums on my shelves. but i am purging my book collection... which is akin to giving up one of my children. but it needs to be done to make way for more books and... well... more music.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    thefixer9 wrote:
    3 Doors Down
    Shinedown (I like some of their songs still though)
    Green Day ( Also, I like some of their music still)


    And I don't want to turn this into one of those threads but

    Nickelback (Other for Silver Side Up, I still like that album)

    :roll: :roll: :roll: :lol:

    Go to bed
  • CAVSTARR313CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    Your purge list is nuts!! Tool? Rage? just to name a few..

    I understand getting older and refining your taste.. but don't forget what got you there..

    I am not saying listen to them everyday.. but goddamn man!! there is at least a drive home from work once a year when "Hooker with a Penis" must be played..

    Dont ever forget your roots..
    None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free.
    Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
  • thefixer9thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    peacefrompaul wrote:
    thefixer9 wrote:
    3 Doors Down
    Shinedown (I like some of their songs still though)
    Green Day ( Also, I like some of their music still)


    And I don't want to turn this into one of those threads but

    Nickelback (Other for Silver Side Up, I still like that album)

    :roll: :roll: :roll: :lol:

    Go to bed

    :lol::lol::lol:
    Tres Mts- 3/16/2011
    Eddie Vedder- 7/16/11
    Brad- 4/21/12 (RSD Performance), 4/27/12, 8/10/12
    Flight To Mars- 5/23/12
    RNDM- 11/27/12

    PEARL JAM- 12/6/13 I have finally seen Pearl Jam live!
  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Caveeze wrote:
    Your purge list is nuts!! Tool? Rage? just to name a few..

    I understand getting older and refining your taste.. but don't forget what got you there..

    I am not saying listen to them everyday.. but goddamn man!! there is at least a drive home from work once a year when "Hooker with a Penis" must be played..

    Dont ever forget your roots..

    Hooker with a Penis... :lol:

    Awesome song... Even better live
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    Caveeze wrote:
    Your purge list is nuts!! Tool? Rage? just to name a few..

    I understand getting older and refining your taste.. but don't forget what got you there..

    I am not saying listen to them everyday.. but goddamn man!! there is at least a drive home from work once a year when "Hooker with a Penis" must be played..

    Dont ever forget your roots..

    forget I ever even posted this fucking thread.
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
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