Do You Trust Vinyl Record Reviews on Discogs?
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- In this video I discuss my thoughts about reviews on Discogs... are they trustworthy or should we take them with a grain of salt? I also show and discuss sentimental records I found at the St. Augustine Vinyl Record Fair. Bands such as U2, the Velvet Underground, Talking Heads, Alice Cooper, and more are discussed.
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This was a great video. The song that affects me is The Living Years by Mike +the Mechanics. Ever since my father passed in 2011, I can't hear that song. It'll come on in a grocery store and I'll have to stop what I'm doing and leave because the emotional reaction I have isn't controllable.
I was just thinking of that song. I can't hear it either. "Every generation..." then I'm done. 😐
Me too. My dad passed in 2010. I miss him every day. I can't listen to the song either, but I think of the lyrics when I'm alone. 😢
There is a new repress of the best of the band out for pre-order now
The Living Years is one of my all time favorite songs. And now that my father has passed away it hits me even harder. What a song.
It was an honor to meet you, Melinda, and thank you for the kind words! I still agree about the mediocrity of the sound quality of most U2 on vinyl. Instead of buying a record, I got the U2 Monopoly game instead. It's pretty impossible to play though, since the streets have no names. 🤪
It was so great to meet you and you're very photogenic. 😃 You're hilarious!
@@MelindaMurphyThat's very kind of you...normally when I ask Google to tell me a joke, it turns on my front facing camera. 😢
Lol😂
Get their singles instead. They all sound pretty good.
Great video, Melinda. My emotional song is "Dream A Little Dream of Me" by Cass Elliot. It was my mother's favorite song and I always think about her when I hear it. She passed in July 2023 just 5 days short of her 101st birthday, so it's hard to hear now.
I'm sorry for your loss. ❤️ I wish I would have asked my mom her favorite song. I know songs that she liked but I don't know her favorite. That song is going to be hard to hear for a long time but hopefully someday it will make you smile a little bit. Time does heal a broken heart. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
I ❤ Talking Heads! Speaking In Tongues. I have several of their records. What is great is each album and songs all sound different from each other. Best wishes with your Talking Heads adventure! I enjoyed this heartfelt video.
They have such a unique sound and I think every song is good on this album. ❤️ Thank you and take care.
Melinda, this video hit me straight in the heart... We all go through difficult relationships in our lives with loved ones... It's called Life. Thank you for sharing your experiences and memories with us. The songs that break me are "Dance with my father" & "There goes my life" because of my two young children. Cheers...
Beautiful songs. ❤️ Thank you for the kind words. Take care.
Hi Melinda! I really dig when you share your memories and experiences in an open way and it leads me to admire you even more ❤ Hopefully one day i'll be able to meet you too. Mostly any Prince song can make me cry as i miss him deeply but recently "Call My Name" from Musicology hit me really hard. It was an intense moment and i've kinda sensed that Prince was by my side and i was crying but so happpy to feel such connection that really renewed my faith in Prince!! Peace!!
Losing Prince was a complete shock. I couldn't believe it. Thank you for the kind words. 🤗❤️ Take care.
I used to work with Prince, helping him with his equipment and various other times. He was always very kind and quiet. A serious man for sure. I just thought you might like to know the kind of person he was. I always enjoyed his minimal conversation. I miss him too.
I live in St. Augustine, I was there, I have a RUclips channel, I saw those albums, but didn’t buy them. Too rich for me.
Too rich for me as well. All of our extra money is going towards renovating our house. I sure hope to have them someday though. ❤️ Or better yet some awesome reissues. Thank you and take care.
Great video Melinda, they’re getting better and better! We’ve never relied on Discog’s reviews. However, we catalog our vinyl there and use it to value or gauge what records are doing. Also, it allows us to physically preview the looks of an album. Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing your journey!🎧🙏🏻
I use Discogs for all of those reasons as well. I like reading the reviews to see what others are saying about particular records. I won't take them to heart anymore. Lol. Thank you and take care.
Thank you for continuing to make great videos. So many are not these days. They make one a week and a bunch of shorts. Unfortunately The V.C. is not what it used to be. Enjoy!!!
Thank you very much. I appreciate the encouragement. 🤗❤️ Take care.
Hi Melinda, I rarely trust most reviews by reviewers. The only reviews I trust are my own or reviews by people who i trust. Just about everyone has a sentimental song that gets them. Mine is Mike and the Mechanics "Living Years" because my father and i always had WW3 and 4 every time we were together. Great video as per usual.
Hey now, don't knock **all** of us reviewers! 😁 Although I do agree with you. I don't always trust the biased reviews of the audiophile press, mainly because they receive all of their review copies for free, so they are biased to write positive reviews so they don't upset the labels and have their supply of free records cut off. Anything I write up for a capsule review (I do more of a short "here's what I'm liking this month" style of review) I have paid for myself. So in the rare event I don't like it, I have no issue pointing out a record's faults.
I'm sorry that your relationship with your dad was hard. My dad and I didn't fight because we weren't around each other enough to clash. I'm not sure which is worse. That song really does hit home in a situation like you were in.
I am with you. There are certain people that I trust when I hear their reviews. I think most people do try to be honest and we all hear things differently. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
Hi Melinda 🖖
The track that always gets me, is My Immortal by Evanescence.
My ex used to get really bad nightmares! I used to put my hand on her arm and quietly say.... I’m here, you’re safe, and she would stop being disturbed and go back into a restful sleep.... she never remembered!
But listening to the song, especially the lines.....
When you cried, I’d wipe away all of your tears
When you screamed, I’d fight away all of your fears
I held your hand through all of these years.....etc
Still makes me tingle when I hear it 😔🙏
Hopefully she doesn't have those nightmares anymore. How kind of you to be there for her in those moments. 🤗 Great lyrics. ❤️ Thank you and take care.
Billion Dollar Babies…Generation Landslide…best song on the best Coop album. My go to karaoke song. Another terrific video, Melinda! Enjoyed every bit of it!
Thank you very much. 🤗Billion Dollar Babies is such a classic. So good!!! Take care. ❤️
St. Augustine is a very historical place and so much more. Love it!
I agree. The downtown area is very cool and the people are so friendly. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
Melinda i just want to say that i can completely relate to your story about your relationship with your daughter. Just heard from mine this morning and was very relieved ❤😊 edit: oh my goodness... and the stories about your father too
I think most of us have challenging times with our kids when they are growing up. I take it as a sign of being a good parent. Lol. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
My ears perked up further when you mentioned that your dream car is the “Smokey and the Bandit” Trans Am! The 1978 model of that car has been at the top of my car wish list for decades and at 62, it is a harsh reality to know that car is now forever out of reach for me. 😢
It's out of reach for me as well but I can still dream. When I was living in Kentucky, there was a guy that drove one around. I always honked and gave him a thumbs up. I'm sure he thought I was nuts. Lol. Thank you and take care. 😃❤️
Great video! I love your stories about your family.
'Everything I Own' by Bread reminds me of my mother who passed away in 2016 from Alzheimers. Sometimes I can't listen to it because it brings me to tears.
I can't hear that song without crying. I understand and I'm sorry for your loss. 🥰
Hello Melinda. Wonderful video. And I agree with you about Discogs "sound quality" reviews. Take them with a pinch of salt! I must also agree with your thoughts on U2 vinyls. My early pressings of their '80's work are nothing to write home about!
Songs that get me include "I Go To Sleep" (The Kinks/Pretenders), "The Wrong Child" (REM) and "Promise To Try" (Madonna).
There really aren't any great sounding U2 albums. It's a shame.
Great songs. ❤️.Music is powerful. Thank you and take care.
Great video as always.
When it comes to vinyl records, it's not always about how perfect the sound quality is. For me, it's the overall feeling a record gives. If the lyrics or the melodies connect with you, then that's what matters. There's no need for a clever reason. Sometimes the little imperfections, like the crackle or the warmth of vinyl, are part of the charm.
I only buy vinyl records I’ve already heard on CD or Spotify, so I know what I’m getting. Surprises aren’t my thing, and I don’t have a high-end setup-just a vinyl player and some small speakers. But that’s all I need. It’s about the ritual: putting the record on, focusing on the music, and maybe drinking my morning coffee. You can’t wander off and “do something else” because after 30 minutes, you’ll need to flip the record or change it. That makes you listen more intently and engage with the music on a different level.
That’s also why I don’t usually even read Discogs reviews. It doesn’t really matter to me. I don’t have “special ears” to judge if a record sounds “good” or not. Honestly, I haven’t come across a “bad sounding” one yet. I’m just here to enjoy the music I love, and that’s what counts for me.
I agree that the music and lyrics matter the most. That's why I'm still glad to have this U2 album on vinyl. The songs mean something to me. I love when a record that is special to me also sounds incredible but like you said, it's really about the music. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
Interesting. I remember there was a record fair at my high school. One copy unopened of the Kinks’ Greatest Hits. A guy picked it up before I did. $#%! Ten years later, I see the same record in a used record store. I picked it up and bought it at the drop of the hat.
Here’s hoping you find those coveted Led Zeppelin albums somewhere in the future at a reasonable price!
As for the song that hits me- I have a few.
One is New York State Of Mind by Billy Joel. As you can see by the name, we’re both William’s. But after 9/11, I saw Billy Joel perform it with a FDNY helmet atop his piano. I could not hear that song without feeling choked up.
Sunshowers- Chris Cornell
Going through some hard times and struggles, I listened to that and lost it. There’s a video of it here on RUclips which I recommend, Melinda. It shows the lyrics with pictures and at the end it says “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. Life is learning to dance in the rain.”
I will check out Sunshowers. ❤️ And I remember Billy Joel singing New York State of Mind shortly after 9/11. It was a beautiful tribute.
I'm so glad you were able to find that Kinks album. I would prefer new excellent Led Zeppelin reissues over buying the Classic record label versions but who knows if that will happen. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Love Lace & Whisky! Gets better and better with every listen.
I am enjoying it. ❤️🤗 It's a great record. Thank you and take care.
Hey Melinda, great video. I can totally relate to songs that trigger an emotional reaction and take you back to a moment in time. A couple for me include "Beautiful Boy" by John Lennon which struck a chord when I became a first-time father in December 1993. Sometimes a change in personal circumstances make a song more relateable where it really wasn't before. Your mention of "You And Me" by Alice Cooper reminded me of special moments with a particular ex-partner from over 10 years ago. It was a song that spoke to us both.
There have been a few that 'hit me in the feels' on odd occasions. I can't hear "Songbird" by Fleetwood Mac" without thinking of a personally significant day for me in February 2021. Music does that occasionally because it IS personal.
With U2 vinyl, I've not taken much notice of the sound quality. While I own their earlier LP's up to R & H on LP, I mostly own them on CD which was the chief format in their heyday so I'm guessing these were recorded & mixed with CD in mind. But I do relate to your disappointment. A year ago I bought an original Australian stereo pressing of Deep Purple's "Machine Head" LP and was struck by how flat and narrow the soundstage was compared to the SQ (quad) version I've own since my teens. The stereo genuinely sounds (to my ears) like the band is playing behind a closed door or there was a tarpaulin thrown over them. Definitely sounds like an album trying to escape & get out. The SQ sounds wide & vibrant by comparison. Love the new music room. Glad you're settling in. Happy you're jukebox made the journey though pity about the damage done to it. Love your work as always. Cheers Melinda 😘❤️😊👍
Beautiful boy is such a touching song. ❤️ Songs can bring back so much joy and sadness. It's truly incredible how music can bring out so many emotions. Songbird is so emotional. ❤️
My copy of Machine Head sounds decent but I need a better copy. Mine is a little rough. Hopefully, I will eventually find a better sounding copy.
The new room is a dream come true. I still have some work to do but it's so exciting to have. I'm glad the jukebox is here as well. I hope things continue to go well for you. ❤️🤗 You deserve it. Thank you and take care.
Like with anything on the internet I take those comments under advisement, but won't base my decision to buy a record solely on them.
Exactly! It's great that we can read reviews but we can't substitute them for our own judgement. It's just frustrating to buy a record that others think is great only to be disappointed. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
Talking Heads have a song that hits me: Once in a Lifetime. It's these lyrics:
"And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife.
And you may ask yourself: Well, how did I get here?"
Especially the live version from Los Angeles '83 as a video is brilliant. It's also on RUclips. This one started the small video part of my music collection. Some songs work best as videos I guess. Darken the room, start it up on a screen hooked to the big stereo system and it's a stunning performance.
Amen! I know people that are living that song with the exception of questioning themselves "how did I get here?"
That would be cool. I love that song. ❤️ Thank you and take care.
That song is on Remain in Light. Also a great sounding album
Enjoyed the video Melinda thank you. Reviews of course, are all about one persons experience about a particular record, or book, or film etc I haven’t really got into DISCOGS I must admit. I have my index book where I list all the albums in my collection,all handwritten, I’ve a small collection, over 400 albums lol a lot of handwriting. I’m having to make a new index book to cover my Miles Davis albums lol more writing. Take care Melinda. Regards Dave.
You have your very own version of Discogs. Very nice. You must take great care of your records to write everything down like that ❤️ That's awesome. Thank you and take care.
I read comments on Discogs and consider them when buying certain things. Sometimes it's funny though, one review will say "this is the worst pressing in my entire collection" and the next will declare "this record is magnificent, highly recommended" !! I think, well I guess I'm going to have to figure this one out myself! Saturday in The Park by Chicago reminds me of my mom who passed away 5 years ago. I just listened to it recently and shed a few happy tears. I remember hearing it in the car all the time with my mom when I was very young and I really liked it so when I hear it now I go back to the car and find myself looking over at her....music really does transport you back in time! Great video!
I'm glad you are in the happy tears phase. I am too. I can now listen to songs like Saturday in the Park with happy feelings about Mom. I love that song . It brings me right back to the 70's. ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you and take care.
Hi Melinda. I've been watching and thoroughly enjoying your videos for some time now and I really admire your enthusiasm for music and vinyl in particular. I do admit to having something of a wry smile when you talk about mobile fidelity and remastered records. I'm a big fan of early to mid UK 60's beat music and pay silly amounts for rare and obscure 45's which I play on an authentic 1964 Dansette auto-change record player. While the sound may not be high end hi-fi it is totally authentic and I want to hear the music the way that people listened to it when it came out originally. The advantage doing this also means that even a badly marked record usually plays really well as the player doesn't pick up every snap, crackle and pop and records back in the 60's were made sturdier and more durable.! I love Discogs as I've bought so many rare 45's on there with even ones advertised as sometimes just G (Good) ending up sounding great on my record player but I've never paid attention to reviews of discs preferring to listen to them first on RUclips which is a great way of avoiding potential disappointment. Keep up the great work. Best wishes - Rick (United Kingdom)
I love digging through 45's even though I'm not knowledgeable on what's valuable and what's not. Lol. I like buying ones that are in good but used condition for my jukebox. Thank you for your kind words. I agree that records were sturdy back in the 60's and are very cool. Take care.
Did you know Alice Cooper's "Road Rats" is from the Original Soundtrack of the movie "ROADIE" (1980) with Blondie doing "Ring Of Fire" and Cheap Trick and many others - it's a 2-LP set and I highly recommend it - since I was a kid I always read record reviews mainly for information not so much the writer's opinions - I always looked for Producer, Label, Guest Artists, any relevant data to the music and I was lucky there were so many Rock Magazines at the time that I could get different opinions - mainly I purchased albums from artists that I really enjoyed and any offshoots like Phil Collins with Brand X and Flaming Youth or Steve Winwood with Traffic and Blind Faith - I found those extra special guest LPS really enjoyable - that Record Fair must have been a great experience so glad you reported it - Great video Melinda❤So glad you're back on Tuesdays!
I hope to get back on my normal schedule of Tuesdays soon. It's been hard due to the move and renovations. I didn't know about that soundtrack. That's very cool. ❤️🤗 Thank you and take care.
Great vid enjoy your dinner date with your daughter!! I have never really took time to think about what different songs mean to me, I will have to sit and listen and reflect🤔 Thank you for all you do!!😎🤘
Thank you! I had a great time with our daughter. ❤️ Take care.
as with movie reviews, people that think theyre ' experts ' of reviewing music or movies i dont ; read their reviews or care about them. your shirt is awesome beautiful melinda 👍
Thank you for the kind compliment. 🤗❤️ Take care.
Watching your vid now on the big tv. I tend to ignore the reviews as I believe that we all hear differences and some people like certain things Not that anyone’s opinion is wrong though. The bottom line is that you’re the one who has the deciding vote. I’m really hoping they will start doing the record conventions here in pa after Black Friday. They haven’t done that in quite a few years now. Was also watching your vid on vintage turntables. And I’ve upgraded my turntable. Went from a rega planar 1 to a vintage Linn sondek lp12. And I’ve been enjoying playing the records more on the Linn. Can’t wait for next month to crank out women and children first mfsl. Good score on lace and whiskey. Has one of his funniest songs on there “king of the silver screen” I’ve noticed Alice records here are pretty beat up as well. I just saw him two weeks ago with rob zombie and he still delivers live. As far as songs that really hit me. Mine is empty garden by Elton John - I know it was about John Lennon but I think of my dad when I hear it. Enjoy the records
Empty Garden is one of my favorite songs by Elton John. 💔 I'dove to see Alive in concert. He's a great guy. His records are beat to death. Lol. It was nice to find a clean one for a change. Thank you and take care.
Good pickups all the way across, Melinda. Sorry the U2 was a disappointment in sound quality, but I'm happy you have the songs that are so important to you! For me, since you asked, my wife and I lived several states apart when we first started falling in love, and we had two songs that were always a part of what we'd share - "Love Of A Lifetime" by Firehouse, and "Needin' Someone" by The Party - two songs that will always be special in my heart. Batten down the hatches for the incoming storm, and take care!
Thank you! Hopefully, we won't be affected too much. 😳
Those are great songs. I can still remember when Love of a Lifetime came out. ❤️ Great memories. Thank you and take care.
You seem to have a handle on the workings of Discogs. I am a rookie. You prompted me to try and understand more about Discogs. It could really be a better resource for me. Thanks.
I think Discogs is great. I'm grateful to have an app on my phone displaying my entire record collection. It's so handy to see what you already have and to check out something you are looking to buy. It's definitely worth looking into. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
another great video, and I just wanted to say I am also a U2 fan, I enjoy their records all the way to Pop, that is the last one I bought on CD in high school, and I even saw them live during that tour in 1997. And your experience is the same as mine, I have a comparable stereo to yours, and their records just don't sound that great on vinyl, even stuff you think should sound amazing, like the joshua tree or war, because the time period they were made, just not amazing. I contemplate selling some of them and just getting the CD.
Isn't it a shame? These records should sound amazing. The music is so great and yet the records are just so flat. We may be better off with the CDs. I mainly enjoy them in my car. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
The song that gets me every time is Leader of the Band by Dan Fogelberg. Reminds me of my dad 😢
Definitely! ❤️ I love that song. I'm sorry for your loss but he must have been such a terrific dad to live up to the dad described in that song. Perfect choice. Thank you and take care.
I have never read a review on discogs, didn’t even really know about them lol. I think it comes down to equipment. If I played that album I would probably not have heard what you heard. Music is about emotion. We all have those great songs that stir up so much wonderful emotion, good or bad. It is out past, it is our history and when our life has a soundtrack it is really special. That Talking Heads at $50, wow, that is crazy. Love that album but I bought it when came out. A ton of those albums were made, it’s there best selling album so crazy it goes for that. Hopefully the hurricane misses you, welcome to Florida! The mountain tops have their first white dusting Talking Heads is one of my all time favorite groups. OMG you bought VU! I got an OG and 2 other versions, love it ! They are my favorite group of all time, sorry, not the Beatles haha.
The mountains must look very beautiful. I love Colorado. You get to experience your first fall there. ❤️ Hopefully, we won't get hit by the hurricane. It still feels like summer here. Lol.
I'm not sure why the Talking Heads albums I find are so expensive. 🤔 They were pressed at a time when vinyl was still big. It's a great album. I thought of you when I saw that Velvet Underground record. They were a great band with a cool vibe. ❤️ Thank you and take care.
Hi Melinda: Great video. Your new music room looks wonderful. No, I don't trust Discogs Record Reviews. But, I suppose it depends on who wrote the reviews as we all have different opinions, and all should be respected
I agree. I respect but disagree with the glowing reviews about the sound quality of that U2 record. Lol. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
I love Discogs app also so I can keep track of all my records collection and bought records and cd's from them and St. Augustine is a nice city use to live there for a brief time.
St Augustine is a great little city. ❤️ Discogs is extremely handy for so many reasons. Thank you and take care.
I Trust Your Reviews and Not Discogs Thank You and have an A Wonderful Weekend.
Thank you very much. 🤗❤️
As for the varied opinions, I agree. I think they're all based upon the ears, equipment and room of the person(s) involved. Also, if a record resonates with you on a personal level, that may supersede sound quality. BTW, the glasses look good on you; don't worry about it. Years ago, I had a song like the U2 one for you: "Watching and Waiting" by the Moody Blues. It got me twice: once when I was struggling to adjust to being in NYC and hadn't really made any friends; the other was in 2001, the day I was heading back to Nashville to bury my mother. I don't have a strong reaction to it now, I guess I have to be in the wrong mood.
I will have to give that Moody Blues song a listen. I'm in a situation where I have moved and have no friends in my new state. It's a rough adjustment. ☹️ Thank you for the kind compliment. I had great vision for so long and then out of nowhere, I needed readers. Lol. Have a great evening. ❤️🤗
Reviews can be helpful when it comes to the quality of the record pressing, but given the inconsistencies that occur during the manufacturing process, you can't rule out the fact that you might be unlucky enough to end up with a lemon. And for some strange reason, a lot of good music doesn't get the same level of care and attention that it deserves when it comes to playback quality.
It's also good to be aware that reviews are based on listener preferences and the equipment on which they are played back on.
More often than not, the difference between a modest and an ultra expensive set up does not yield proportional improvements that many listeners expect to achieve. In that respect, marketing hype achieves it's intended goal. I think that you have come a long way and reached a level of wisdom and maturity when it comes to the art of record collecting that only comes with time and experience.
Keep up the good ideas being presented, and well done indeed.
Thank you so much for the kind words. 🤗❤️ I have definitely come a long way and have a lot more to learn.
It's a shame that U2 records aren't as good as they should be. They just fall flat on my set up and to my ears. Such a disappointment. Thank you and take care.
Great vid M! I can feel you about the U2. I think their music, and Edge's synthy/reverb guitar is never really very suitable for hearing great separation. Great pick ups. I can only imagine how much your heart sank having to pass up those Zeppelins. That might just be one of those moment where you have to grab then and when you get home figure out what you're gonna sell out of your collection to get that money back lol. That's what I do in those moment lol.
It was painful to pass on the Zeppelin albums and then watch someone else pick them up. If we weren't renovating our house, I would have picked them up. Like you said, I probably should have bought them and found a way to pay for them later. 😪 Thank you and take care.
You mention the song Cats In The Cradle and that is the song that if they were to make a soundtrack to my life, would be featured on it. It pretty much describes my dad and me. It’s not that we didn’t get along, we did, but one of us was always too busy it seemed. As for albums, sometimes the reviews on Discogs do point you in the right direction. I recently got a reissue of Warren Zevon’s “Excitable Boy”. I thought about getting the MoFi, but I didn’t want the 45rpm version. So I found another recent reissue. After I ordered it, I saw reviews that said the glow in the dark vinyl is very noisy. I didn’t think I’d had gotten the glow in the dark vinyl, but it turns out I did. There was no indication that this was the pressing I got, until I opened it. The album sounds fine, but the vinyl is very noisy. Why they pressed it on glow in the dark vinyl I have no idea.
Lastly, that is a great Alice Cooper album. Certainly not the Alice most people think of, but a fun album nonetheless.
Cats in the Cradle is the gold standard for story telling in a song. It's so bittersweet. ❤️
I have one glow in the dark album and mine is noisy but when the music is playing, it's not a problem. Excitable Boy is a great album. I really like the MoFi but I understand that 45 rpm isn't for everyone. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Glad you got your first Taking Heads album! You should get the rest, they are all good. I have all of them on Vinyl except their last "Naked", I have never found a decent copy at a decent price.
I will be on the lookout for more Talking Heads albums. I have heard the reissues are pretty good but I will try to seek out the originals if I can. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
@@MelindaMurphy All my copies are originals, for the most part I shy away from modern reissues unless I have no choice or the album was originally digitally recorded, then it makes no difference, and thanks for responding!
another great video my friend
Thank you very much. ❤️🤗
Hey Melinda. Great video! I've purchased a lot of albums from Discogs as well. I agree with you in taking the reviews with a grain of salt, because in the end they're trying to sell records. In my humble opinion when I read them I don't feel they're expressing their feelings about the pressing itself and how compressed the record might be, I feel it's more about how it plays with no skips, scratches, or warps. But, who knows. And you're also right about everyone having an opinion and being entitled to their opinion, and what sort of system they played it on as well. I've been to Record Surplus, it's good. Nice snags on the Talking Heads, Velvet Underground, & the Alice Cooper. And the song that reminds me of someone who was a big part of my life and who has now sadly passed is "Michael Picasso" by Ian Hunter. Cheers.
I agree that there are some people that are just trying to sell records but in the area where you are able to rate an album (1 to 5 stars) is where people often give their opinion on the sound quality of certain pressings. It's great to read other people's opinions but I just need to keep in mind that I may not agree. Lol. I was very pleased with my pick ups from the record fair. I had been wanting that Talking Heads album for a long time. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
@@MelindaMurphy I agree. Also just an FYI, I've posted a few more videos since you were so gracious, and left me a nice encouraging message. Thanks again. Cheers.
Off the subject but I am wondering about the hurricane. Are you safe away from it? Please let us know.
We are not in the area of concern but our daughter might be coming to stay with us as a precaution. Thank you and take care.
I have foundthat looking up a record on Discogs by the barcode is not always reliable. That's because different pressings can have the same barcode. Therefore, when adding a record to my collection, I double check by reference to the dead wax.
Very true. Even with a barcode, it's sometimes hard to pinpoint which exact copy you have. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Hope you and husband will be safe in your new home. My wife and I are back in Alabama
Till the middle of next month unless we have some damage. Got some good new neighbors
Looking out for us.
Hopefully, this will come and go quickly with minimal impact. Stay safe and thank you. ❤️🤗
Hi Melinda did you get your furniture issue sorted with the delivery company
Yes, after 4 weeks we finally got our furniture and belongings. Several items were broken including furniture but I'm just glad that it's behind me now. Thank you for asking. Take care. 🤗❤️
I haven't run across a Record Surplus store in the Phoenix area. Only The 'In' Groove, Zia Records, and others. But not a Record Surplus. I believe they have an LA store, though.
The Arizona store may have closed. I would love to go record shopping in LA. ❤️ Thank you and take care.
Totally agree with you Melinda !!! Great video 😊
Thank you very much! 🤗❤️
As far as Alice Cooper goes, you should check out these very good titles...Billion Dollar Babies, Killer, From the Inside, Welcome to my Nightmare, and School's Out.😊
I still need Killer and From the Inside. I have and love the rest. Welcome To My Nightmare is probably my favorite but it's hard to choose. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
It”s not the U2 records that sound bad, it”s the band. When I was a kid in school, we used to go on this school camp thing. I HATED that. The second year the re was a lot of rain so they decided to stay closer to home . We went to a bungalow park. and I shared a bungalow with 3 other boys . One of them had a cassette with him. It had U2’s Sunday Bloody Sunday on it. The live version. The one that starts with This song is not a rebel song… and he played that fucking song over and over and over and over again. That schoolcamp made me hate U2 forever.
Lol. I'm sorry your friend ruined U2 for you but it's a pretty funny story 😄 Thank you and take care.
U2's music is bad but anyone as arrogant as Bono is always going to have enemies
I love U2. Unforgettable Fire, Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby. U2's One hits home. Thanks!
They are the band my husband and I can agree on. ❤️ Thank you and take care.
The line in Pink Floyd's Time, "You run and you run to catch up with the sun, but is sinking. Racing around to come up behind you again. The sun is the same in a relative way, but you are older. Shorter or breath and one day closer to death". The whole existential philosophy that permeates Pink Floyd is truthful and magnificent. Can also be depressing ;P
I agree. The lyrics are incredible but sad to think about. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
I've written many of them, so yes I trust most of the reviews but one needs to parse through them carefully
I agree. I have my favorite reviewers but I tend to go with what the majority of people are saying about a certain record. It's still a risk though. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
Hi Melinda! Don't know if anybody in the comments has pointed this out yet, but JJ Cale was not in the Velvet Underground, Welshman John Cale was; no relation! Though the thought of JJ Cale in the VU is rather amusing....
I must have misspoke. I apologize. He even changed his name to JJ to not be mixed up with John. Lol. Thank you and take care.
I didn't know he changed it to JJ for that reason - I love learning new things; thanks!
I agree, take it with a grain of salt. I've disagreed with many Discogs reviews. There's too many variables when it comes to systems and more importantly what someone considers good sound/pressing. For me it's a well balanced sound top to bottom with good dynamics and right timbre of instruments. I hate to be that guy but I'm convinced some people either don't have their system set up optimally or they honestly don't know what stringed instruments or brass sound like in real life. I'm not a believer in "it sounds good to me"
I understand what you are saying. Not everybody knows how to properly set up their equipment. A lot of people just aren't as particular. I have many viewers that just want to hear the music and aren't concerned about the sound quality at all. Hopefully, the people that feel that way give reviews about the songs and lyrics but not the sound quality. Lol. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
I just use Discogs to keep track of my collection. I don't really look at reviews. Romeo and Julliet by Dire Straits always beats me up, not because of anyone in my family though 😂
Discogs is a great way of keeping inventory of my records. I'm very grateful. That is a sad song. 💔 Thank you and take care.
Have not played the U2 in 20 years, maybe pull it out and give it a listen again.
They are worth revisiting. ❤️ Thank you and take care.
On songs & personal issues? I often hear people advise, "Live your life with no regrets," which I think is impossible. I would like to think I've avoided the type of *big regrets* like the kind the lonely guy in Harry Chapin's "Taxi" sings about! Also, I see 2 kinds of record fans. Some, like me, want the best sound possible (according to our ears) off a CD or LP. Others want the most historically accurate record they can get. Even if a song was edited, mixed & compressed for AM radio, "that's the way it was done in 1961 so that's what I wanna hear!"
I understand why people like the music to be historically accurate. They want to hear the music exactly the way they heard it when the music is released. Like you, I have avoided having huge regrets in life but we all have a few. Taxi is a great song dealing with that. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Alice Cooper’s ‘Lace And Whiskey’ is a very good album. There was no reason for having to make excuses for liking it. The Alice Cooper album that followed it was ‘From The Inside’, and that’s a very good AC album as well. You should pick it up if you don’t already own it.
I will give that Alice Cooper album a listen. I haven't heard a bad Alice Cooper album yet. ❤️ Thank you and take care.
Please stay safe if in the path of the Hurricane!
Thank you! I don't think we are expecting much where I live but I sure do appreciate your concern. ❤️ Take care.
The very first US CD releases of Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby sound better than the vinyl and CD remasters. Flat transfers for the most part with much less compression and more headroom for cranking the volume. If you have a highly revolving system you’ll hear the difference. Not perfect but better than lousy vinyl pressings. Same thing for the early Led Zeppelin CD releases mastered by Barry Diament-so much better than the later reissues and infinitely better than the most recent Page mastering debacle. If you can’t swing the big expense for an RL Led zeppelin 2 than give the Barry Diament CD a try, still a compromise but really very good ! And you can find them for less than $5-
I agree with you about U2. My husband had an early CD of The Joshua Tree and it sounds pretty good. I do have the RL Led Zeppelin 2 but would love to have better versions of some of the other albums. I was so disappointed with the latest reissues approved by Page. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Room acoustics, room treatments, room placement of equipment, turntable, receiver or amp, speakers, cartridge, and one’s own ears can alter the sound of a record, too…But, I’m with you on not trusting all reviews, Melinda…But, that goes with anything these days…But, I hope you had a great time at the St. Augustine Record Fair! Didn’t I say that record fairs were fun?
Yes you did and yes they are. 🥰 It was wonderful. I only wished I had more money. Thank you and take care.
You're braver then I am. If I did vinyl, I wouldnt buy from discogs.
I rarely buy from Discogs but my experiences have been good. I generally just test my luck in record stores. That's where I find my best gems. Thank you and take care.
You mention separation, what are your thoughts on real to real?
I haven't heard too many reels to reels but they sound excellent. 🔥 Thank you and take care. 😊
the white album almost does not need a new review from anybody,it is so good.
I agree. I think we all know the white album is great by now. Lol. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Consider copy-to-copy variation. Even if a certain pressing is said to be good, your copy might be off. I think I only had U2-War once upon a time, but traded it, so no idea about U2 sound quality. Give me Joy Division/New Order any day (they were sort of sister bands back then). -- As I typically buy records for which there is exactly one version, discogs reviews for pressings are irrelevant. For the music I typically go to either bandcamp or RUclips to check out the music. -- Re songs that speak to me, Flipper's "Ever" on Generic Flipper: "Ever thought you're smart, and realize that you aren't? Have you? I have. So what!" So appropriate for a scientist, and a healthy dose of humble pie. Don't go out and listen to it. You won't like it (very rough nofi drug-fueled garage grunge from San Diego). Enjoy your Talking Heads!
True! I could have received a lesser copy than the people writing the reviews. Oh well. I'm still glad to have that album for sentimental reasons. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Hi Melinda I read them but don't trust some of them! If you are a fan it's difficult to give a proper unbiased review! I've been stung with some stinkers! 😂
You're probably right. I guess some people will defend U2 even when it's about the sound quality of the record. I guess we have all bought records that have disappointed us. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
Vinyl records after 1995? I would buy just SACD. I think there is nothing with trusting reviews, it's about the technology to make new vinyl records.
I still like having the vinyl copy of an album but my expectations get very low for albums around the time you mentioned. Lol. I don't have an SACD player but I'm sure they sound good. They are extremely popular. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
I have never read reviews on Discogs. I definitely don't trust reviews on the websites of the labels. I caught Acoustic Sounds censoring negative reviews.
Oh wow! I didn't know that some companies were censoring their reviews. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
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I trust no reviews (music, movies, cars, whatever) that I read anywhere.
I can certainly understand why. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
@@MelindaMurphy Really enjoy your vids, btw.
They take me back to when I had a large-about 3,000-record collection.
Those days are gone...sadly.
If you’re a fan of U2 you’re probably biased you ignore drawbacks
Lol. Fair enough. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
Those Classic Led Zep's are ridiculously overpriced. Believe me, you're just fine with the OGs and the Jimmy Page represses.
200 for led zep 1??? That's nuts
The prices were too steep for me. The guy that bought them did some negotiating so he got a better deal. It was still expensive though. I have some decent enough pressings that I find enjoyable. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Physical Graffiti was $450.🫢
Big deal the led Zeppelin if I never hear another led Zeppelin song I'll be Happy I mean they're great but just so played out as for discogs I don't go by that whatever they're selling on eBay and macari that's what I go by that's the honest worth of the record 🤔
I am also a little burnt out by Led Zeppelin's big hits but I still enjoy the deep cuts of their albums and I never get tired of their debut. I wish I had bought the debut album at the record fair but it was $300. That's a crazy price. Thank you and take care. 🤗❤️
@@MelindaMurphy well I think you saved money buy something new maybe try Kacey musgraves she's fantastic Grammy award winner her last album is very 60s I think you will love it along with the rest of her albums including golden hour which won album of the year a few years back ✌️
Seriously, how many times can you buy the same led zep album? Kind of silly. U2 is a terrible sounding band, thus the reason for the bad sound in the studio. Take the delay pedal away from the edge and he is talentless! Right on about cats in the cradle. You got that right.
U2 is not for everybody. Perhaps Green Day or Blink 182 is more your style lol
@@offandrunning8771 Melinda has common taste and only listens to music because it happens to come with album art. Her relationship to music is only to trigger memories. Her taste is way too same-o same-o and has no depth. Van Halen is nothing but misogyny personified. I guess Melinda is not intelligent enough to know when a band is demeaning to women. That being said, I love her channel.
That is the most backhanded compliment I have ever received. 😄
I only have one copy of each Led Zeppelin album. If I had bought the classic series versions I would have let go of the others that I have of those albums. Cats in the Cradle is such a powerful song. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
@@MelindaMurphy Lol. Backhanded is my trademark. I try to be a good devil troll. 😈
I trust no one!!
That's probably smart. Lol. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Then why are you wasting your time watching a reviewer?
That makes no sense at all.
You can't go wrong with any Talking Heads or Lou Reed. If you do not have his New York album, you should get the special box set. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the suggestion. I only have a couple of Lou Reed albums. ❤️🤗 Take care.
Discogs reviews - not. Allmusic, Downbeat, All About Jazz, The Classic Review - for each genre, cross correlate reviews.
“Reviews” on Discogs is 99% people talking how beautiful the plastic disc looks
Lol. Maybe they liked the U2 album because it was on red vinyl. 😄 Thank you and take care.
I don’t even bother with pop records anymore. I’ve read too many reviews of Target and Walmart exclusives about “how amazing” the record sounds. I’ll throw it on after I ultrasonic it, and it’s a noisy POS. I usually only trust reviews of more audiophile pressings because those reviewers actually have an idea of what a good pressing sounds like.
The other issue is that someone will say the record is perfect, and it’s got loads of distortion and sibilance. I regret so many purchases from Discog reviews. Lesson learned
With vinyl. Sound depends on your stylus. With a CD this doesn’t matter. I’m been buying CDs a lot lately. Mostly because of the price. And, sound of course. CD’s generally sound really good.
CDs are a great bargain right now. You can get a lot more music for your money. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Have you visited Tiger Records and Yesterday and Today records in Jacksonville?
I hope all is well and you didn't have any damage from the storm
U2’s best sound is on Wide Awake in America. Yes, it’s just an EP, but the song, “Bad,” is worth the price of the entire album.
Thank you for the suggestion. I will have to check it out. Take care ❤️🤗
@@MelindaMurphy Please do, because it is not only my best sounding U2, it is actually one of my best sounding vinyl records!
Hey Melinda, I do trust a majority of the reviews on Discogs, since I have 165 purchases from them in the last year or so. I also like to update their versions with new info on their Barcode/Identifiers section from all my different versions of multiple lp's and cd's I have. So even though it is a user generated app/website, I feel most of the music collectors, etc.,etc., are being sincere and genuine. Love your shirt btw, went to see 'One Hand Clapping' from Paul McCartney last night with my ladyfriend at a one hundred year old theatre in the downtown Long Beach area of Los Angeles county! Awesome show, you and Philip would have thoroughly enjoyed it!
Love your videos, we totally relate to most of them. We do check discogs for reviews, but for sure always with a grain of salt. Vinyl is so hit and miss nowadays, so even if most people say the pressing sounds great, you can still get a dud.
I do disagree with you on u2 vinyl though, the early albums for sure. If you get original UK pressings of all albums through Unforgettable Fire, they all sound amazing to my ears!
i am a U2 fan, and own some of their 80's records (LPs and 12" singles). I want, but won't spend tons of $ on their 90's albums. But I guess thanks for the heads up.
It was great meeting you at the record show.Sorry you didn't get the Zeppelin albums.The guy who got them was thrilled with them.They do sound really great :) BUT I have multiple copies of all the Zeppelin records and had to part with some of them to finance my "trip" from North Carolina!LOL! Glad you shared with me the background of the "McKays" video you posted a while back.Glad you managed to pick up some records you really wanted that fit into your budget.
how'd you guys make out with your first Florida Hurricane? hope you're safe and your records are too.
Is there anything by the who
I have several records by The Who. ❤️ Thank you and take care.
Great video, I hope you are safe from the path of the hurricane. Reviews can be tough, I think for me if I see a particular reviewer that either looks for the same things as I do, or appreciates the same, I can usual trust whether they are giving a fairly accurate review.
What I find frustrating about reviews, especially on Amazon, is when the person says "arrived quickly and in great quality" or if it's about another version that is different than the current listing.
The recording for U2 Atomic Bomb just isn't great. Have the OG.
I think the in groove has a RUclips channel.
I appreciate you sharing your vinyl finds at the fair you went to. I started a spreadsheet on my vinyl and CD collection not too long ago. I’m not even close to being finished. It never occurred to me to use the Discogs app. I have the app, and only use it if I’m looking for something. I’m definitely going to dive deeper into what they have to offer.
Discogs is an excellent way to keep track of your collection. It can even give you approximate values for each record in your collection. Spreadsheets are also a great way to keep track of your records. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
cant stand u2
says the typical Green Day/ Blink 182 fan lol
I understand. They aren't for everyone. ❤️🤗
A wonderful video I have loads of U2 connections I have an uncle who used to be in the British army in the early 1960ies and he was stationed in Hamburg where he saw The Beatles and The stones back in the day. My uncle sold Bono an old 1960s Jaguar car. I have a neighbour who was the leader of the Waterford Freewheelers club a local Harley Davidson group and he sold 3 Harley Davidsons to 3 of the members of U2 ( Google Blue O Shea Bono Waterford ) I got a spin on one of the Harley Davidsons a Harley Trike which Adam Clayton bought. I saw the band live 4 times The Unforgettable Fire tour The Joshua Tree Tour ( Lou Reed was the support act ) The Rattle and Hum Tour I saw them at the midnight gig with BB King and they played with BB and his band. I met The Edge when he was going up over a room above the Cladagh Record shop in Temple Bar in Dublin. He had his guitar with him.The last time I saw them was on The Actung Baby tour. I must get into listening to some of their albums which I am recollecting on cd.
Oh wow! What amazing stories. ❤️ You have had so much interaction with them. I wish I could have been at those concerts. ❤️ I was able to see them at the Last Vegas Sphere last February and it was a show to remember. Thank you and take care. ❤️🤗
Hello Melinda!
The real question is are you experiencing the music or deciphering the music? So many people argue about this or that album not sounding as good as a different version of it and to me at that point you're doing too much and you're no longer experiencing the music you are doing homework. As you said everyone's ears are different so there is no real way to tell what is better and everyone can't afford to buy thousands of dollars in equipment to even be able to compare. I say experience the music by how it makes you feel and not so much if it's perfectly separated. I'm not saying that you're wrong for what you do it's completely your right to do so but there is way too much music I want to experience and I'm not ever going to waste time chasing down some specific version of an album and have to decide which version is better the first one I find is it for me.
I definitely experience the music first. I wanted that album because I have a sentimental attachment to one of the songs. It would be great if I could feel the music and also listen to it in a beautiful three dimensional way.
I agree that we all hear things differently and we all get something different out of the music we listen to. There's really no wrong or right way to experience music. ❤️ Thank you and have a wonderful day.