It’s an exciting event for me whenever I can add to my CD collection! And because I love having the hard copy of the music I’ve never bought anything off iTunes before. Anytime I have a new CD, it actually brings me great (and nerdy) joy to open it up and look at the jacket through and through. I carefully go through each page, look at the artwork, read the lyrics, note who’s credited for each and every song. Not only who wrote the song, but who played each instrument on every track. I read all the Thank Yous, all the producing credits, photography credits, art direction, where the album was recorded and mixed. I look to see who’s the label that’s bringing this out to the public and even all the copyright stuff. And all the while, i intermittently and literally bring the jacket of the album to my face and breathe it in, whiff after whiff. Hey, I like the smell okay?
People ask me from time to time what music I’m listening to so I thought I’d list all the albums I’ve amassed while in Calgary the last 8 months. A bunch are still on heavy rotation, others I still enjoy regularly, while the rest rotate in and out from time to time. They’re not all new releases but I counted them up and there’s 30 albums. Knowing my frugal self, I also counted up how much it all cost and in total it was less than $200. Good times. Just gotta keep looking for the sales and promotions. Gift cards and eBay also help immensely.
Andy Davis - Fine China EP
Angels & Airwaves - I-Empire
Bon Jovi - Lost Highway
Brooke Fraser - What to Do With Daylight
Dashboard Confessional - The Shade of Poison Trees
Dave Barnes - Me You and the World
David Crowder Band - Remedy
David Gray - A New Day at Midnight
Delirious? - Kingdom of Comfort
Emerson Hart - Cigarettes and Gasoline
Hillsong United - In a Valley By the Sea EP
Hillsong United - The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts As One
Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
Jack Johnson - Sleeping Through the Static
Jon Foreman - Fall and Winter EP
Keith Urban - Greatest Hits: 18 Kids
Leeland - Opposite Way
Marc Broussard - Momentary Setback
Mark Schultz - Mark Schultz
Micah Dalton - The Advancement EP
Micah Dalton - These are the Roots
OneRepublic - Dreaming Out Loud
Passion - God of this City
Phil Wickham - Cannons
Starfield - I Will Go
Rob Blackledge - A Step in the Dark EP
Robbie Seay Band - RSB Live EP
Ronnie Day - The Album
Various - Piano Tribute to Hillsong
4Him - Hymns
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I can’t say I know many of these albums so can’t comment much, but I was just wondering where/how you get your CDs? Do you usually buy them online or in store?
I love the feeling of coming home to find Amazon cardboard boxes sitting at my front door =)
I do both online and instore. In store is usually Future Shop or Best Buy.. they usually have better deals than places like HMV. For some indie artists that can’t be found in mainstream sales, i buy from their websites. For some Christian albums, i buy from Christian bookstores when they’re on sale/ have promos.
As for online, mainly eBay. You can find gold there, man. But I’ve never actually bought off Amazon yet. Another great place online is eMusic.com. it’s a good deal but a lot of their stuff are indie/ unsigned artists. But still, they have a huge collection to browse through.
Hey Steph! I heard you’re hanging out with Ricky on Tuesday! Can I come, too?
Btw, I noticed these three in your album list… are they any good? (Joanna says “hi”, btw)
Robbie Seay Band - RSB Live EP
Delirious? - Kingdom of Comfort
David Crowder Band - Remedy
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