Why don't you care about some CDs? What do you do with your old CDs? What makes a CD a classic and worth keeping? What is your favorite CD? Bonus question: Can you think of any CD that has something to do with usability?

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on August 21, 2002 12:17 AM

 

Can't think of any off the top of my head. but I have a few cds that have no writing on the label to let me know what cd it is... no band, no album, no nothing..

Posted by: TimW on August 21, 2002 01:07 AM

 

You didn't have an option for "all of them". I rip a CD onto MP3 and that's the last time I use it. Now my PC has better speakers than my sterio, and my car has a 6GB mp3 player fitted, I really don't care about any of them!

Posted by: AlastairC on August 21, 2002 07:04 AM

 

I care about old CD's much less than I care about old LP's or old books.

Is this because of their design?

Posted by: Mac on August 21, 2002 09:22 AM

 

I bought most of my CDs for one or two tracks. I don't buy CDs anymore. I listen to local bands and buy direct from the artist. I've had enough of RIAA. I cannot support evil.

Posted by: Jack on August 21, 2002 09:27 AM

 

I usually buy CDs with instrumental music (classical, techno) because I usually either like it all or dislike most of it, so it's a pretty clear choice.

Aside from that, I buy mostly "best of" collections; the rest of my music I get in mp3 format.

Instant classic? Aside from the obvious attribute of playability, I would say that it has to be longevity - does the style hold up, or will I get really sick of this screaming idiot after a few spins? i.e. Simon and Garfunkel doesn't irritate after repeated play, Kid Rock does.

Posted by: Lydia on August 21, 2002 01:03 PM

 

Just did a big clean up so the answer is two..... I just wasn't sure about them.

Posted by: JB on August 21, 2002 10:06 PM

 

'Why do you not care' is a good question. There are a handful of CDs which I don't care about because I realised that they were a mistake the minute I got them home (about 2% of my collection). There are others which I loved when I first got them but can now never bring myself to play them (about 25% of my collection). I still keep them all though. I just can't bring myself to get rid of them.

Posted by: Alan Fisher on August 23, 2002 05:50 AM