# The General Chatter/Off Topic Thread
**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432
**Category:** General chatter
**Tags:** en, off-topic, musicbrainz
**Created:** [October 16, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432 "2021-10-16T21:18:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@highstrung](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/highstrung)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/21 "2021-11-24T22:42:11Z")
Yes, these are good times for buying used CDs. Not so good for selling them, though. š
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### Author:  [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/22 "2021-11-24T23:20:11Z")
I give them to the shops where they sell them 1ā¬.
Itās called EmmaĆ¼s, itās a kind of charity, in France. š
But actually when I was young(er?), I had to drastically select my few CD and sell before I would be able to buy other ones (either new or second hand).
At that time is when [suede](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a55c2f1b-3f3f-4d6a-aa30-5e186dbadce6) was band new band and that I loved, together with [Pulp](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/76b2e842-5e85-4c97-ab62-d5bc315595b5) and always David Bowie since before that, and Bob Marley, and Jacques Higelinā¦
I had a way to select, it was horrible but necessary: When I was not in love with more than 75% of a disc, I would sell it (after adding my loved tracks to some compilation cassette).
Even Bowie I had to sell some albums and kept only my own best (including Ziggy Stardust, Space Oddity, Low, Letās Dance, ā¦).
I bought back all his disco around 2010, one by one.
Decades after I am buying back what I had to sell, back then, but that are still fond memories.
I love them all, now.
So nowadays, I donāt need to sell that much.
Iām mostly buying back. And listening to my beloved CD, of course.
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### Author:  [@highstrung](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/highstrung)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/23 "2021-11-24T23:46:27Z")
For me itās been more an issue of space than of budget. I only realistically have room for 2000 or so CDs, give or take a few hundred, so I had to cap my collection at that size. This, of course, is one area where digital media has a big advantage over CDs and vinylā¦
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### Author:  [@aerozol](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/aerozol)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/24 "2021-11-30T21:03:37Z")
Not sure how to add this to CritiqueBrainz so itās just going to live here for the time being!
Op-shop treasure #5. ultimate showdown: [summer breeze](https://musicbrainz.org/release/47bd431e-7c3a-4c69-a973-3c0b331bc944) vs [summer breeze](https://musicbrainz.org/release/46badf6f-1f98-4448-b974-32271d98de7e)
summer breeze
proably a bit lame even in 2006
classic rock that makes me want to buy a mazda, put the roof down, feel the breeze in my hair, and go 30 under the speed limit
tina turner: the best is a great song
hot chocolate: you sexy thing isnāt
mazda really gets and loves aotearoa because thereās quite a few kiwi songs here
i wonder if goodshirt is still making a living from āsophieā, i hope so
i literally cannot imagine a human picking these songs and thinking āthese go well togetherā. and my imagination is pretty good. this isnāt a joke, the mix of styles here is insane
turning the volume down
man i bet Goldenhorse is still making bank
if spotify makes cd compilations like this go away then satan accidentally did something great when he formed that company
summer breeze
two cds ooooohhh noooooo
strictly non-offensive classic rock, i am not offended yet so good going so far, maybe a bit sleepy
canāt spot any kiwi bands on here at a glance, which is good news for the album, but does mean the breeze hates nz
been yawning a lot
with no warning, BAM, michael bublƩ
i thought i liked the beach boys, wtf is up with this kokomo song
either robbie williams is really good or everything else is exceptionally sleep inducing because heās brought me back from the brink. robbie is pretty great though
cd 2, still awake but tough going
my brain is porridge
uumnlndlnlnblblbllbl
back to this grindstone the next day after a restful sleep. falling asleep again. itās 10am
some of these songs are definitely fine
finished
the verdict: itās a hard to really weigh the two, summer breeze is definitely much worse but also much shorter than summer breeze. i would probably call it a tie, but if i had to pick one i guess i would go with summer breeze
p.s. even just taking lazy notes this hurt more than i thought it would. i was thinking about following up ny reviewing all the ālazy sundayā compilations out there (there are a lot) but after this i really canāt.
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### Author:  [@sound.and.vision](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/sound.and.vision)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/25 "2021-11-30T22:00:23Z")
Sorry for the delayed response but hell yeah! Someone else who is picking up these DIY CDās from charity shops and more. Iāve got a stack myself (a lot of ājesus is comingā music) from various stores, as I feel a lot of this music is always on the fringes of dying forever.
I used to be part of a small group on Discogs that were trying to keep them archived on the Internet Archive, but you get into all kinds of sticky trouble.
One of the biggest reasons is that Iāve already had about 5 or so CD-Rās (as is often the DIY format of choice) that are completely gone - all that hard work (or lack thereof) just gone.
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### Author:  [@sound.and.vision](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/sound.and.vision)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/26 "2021-11-30T22:11:01Z")
> p.s. even just taking lazy notes this hurt more than i thought it would. i was thinking about following up ny reviewing all the ālazy sundayā compilations out there (there are a lot) but after this i really canāt.
Iām trying to review as many newspaper covermount CDās that are out there that probably make up at least 1% of the UKās landfill and are found at every single car boot you visit - pray for me š š
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### Author:  [@UltimateRiff](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/UltimateRiff)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/27 "2021-12-01T08:04:17Z")
oh, donāt worry, youāve still gotta worry about space, just a different kind of spaceā¦
_laughs in 1TB SSD in my laptop just to store all my games and media_ š
from my small music collection, possibly a few duplicates. definitely not 2,000 releases thoā¦
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### Author:  [@UltimateRiff](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/UltimateRiff)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/28 "2021-12-01T18:55:34Z")
I canāt stop thinking about this postā¦ š£š
> [@Is artist merch a valid release? What is the format?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/is-artist-merch-a-valid-release-what-is-the-format/560714/4):
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> Omg yes please!! Thereās a fun rabbit hole of YouTube videos of people hacking them to distort the audio. A real underwater (underground) music scene star_struck
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### Author:  [@aerozol](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/aerozol)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/29 "2021-12-01T20:23:28Z")
> [@UltimateRiff](#):
>
> I canāt stop thinking about this postā¦ š£š
Oh man, work got in the way of me adding the fish āreleaseāā¦ some people will be happy to know š
I tried to find the audio distortion hack videos but now all I could find is heaps of videos of people modifying it to work with Alexa hahaha. Billy lives on!!
> [@sound.and.vision](#):
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> Iām trying to review as many newspaper covermount CDās that are out there that probably make up at least 1% of the UKās landfill and are found at every single car boot you visit - pray for me
Oh my lord, youāve reviewed so many!! This is the first time Iāve missed something on CritiqueBrainz - where is the subscribe button š
[Link to reviews](https://critiquebrainz.org/user/dfdae69f-275f-41a2-82c7-ac5d1f9c8129?page=1)
How do you find the strength!!
> [@sound.and.vision](#):
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> I used to be part of a small group on Discogs that were trying to keep them archived on the Internet Archive, but you get into all kinds of sticky trouble.
Ooh interesting that others do this!
I donāt hold onto the CDās, I scan and lossless rip them, and then they go back to a op/charity shop. But I have also had issues, files corrupted, unlikely to be found anywhere ever again š
I upload some to less legal sharing platforms, which I consider a victimless crime as none of these can be purchased from the artist anymore, but I donāt think that means they stick around/someone else actually holds onto them š¢
I never though of the IAā¦ guessing compilations are impossible to get on there though, Iām sure most songs still have interested parties/are making someone $.
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### Author:  [@UltimateRiff](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/UltimateRiff)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/30 "2021-12-01T21:08:17Z")
> [@aerozol](#):
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> I tried to find the audio distortion hack videos but now all I could find is heaps of videos of people modifying it to work with Alexa hahaha. Billy lives on!!
you mean like this?
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRtu8FgYIAU)
this has been stuck in my favorites for ages~ doesnāt show how they did it, but itās a great vid anyways~
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### Author:  [@sound.and.vision](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/sound.and.vision)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/31 "2021-12-01T21:24:28Z")
> [@aerozol](#):
>
> How do you find the strength!!
Space madnessā¦
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omYfpBCWzfg)
All jokes aside - I find these budget and freebie releases quite interesting (Iām a slut for any promotional material) and they can be a really great way of expanding your collection for very little $Ā£ā¬ - so if i can help guide individuals through the minefield then I shall do that.
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### Author:  [@UltimateRiff](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/UltimateRiff)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2021, 8:12am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/32 "2021-12-02T08:12:01Z")
[ ](https://i.imgflip.com/3pqyo3.jpg)
[https://musicbrainz.org/release/dc5deffb-204d-468f-87d7-2891010f20e9](https://musicbrainz.org/release/dc5deffb-204d-468f-87d7-2891010f20e9)
[https://musicbrainz.org/release/4a592287-9a64-4a71-9c21-8a5386a07085](https://musicbrainz.org/release/4a592287-9a64-4a71-9c21-8a5386a07085)
also, Iām sure @aerozol will love this Wiki I found:
[https://theallaboutsingingfish.fandom.com/wiki/The\_All\_About\_Singing\_Fish\_Wiki](https://theallaboutsingingfish.fandom.com/wiki/The_All_About_Singing_Fish_Wiki)
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### Author:  [@aerozol](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/aerozol)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2021, 8:17am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/33 "2021-12-02T08:17:47Z")
haha I actually noticed that just before you posted, because I saw the ā[singing fish](https://musicbrainz.org/tag/singing%20fish)ā tag and thought āsomeoneās having a laffā, but then there really was more than one release in there š
That Wiki is _brilliant_ haha. But where are the 600DPI packaging scans, cat. noās and barcodes. Guess Everything has to be added to MB after all š¤Ø š
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### Author:  [@UltimateRiff](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/UltimateRiff)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2021, 8:28am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/34 "2021-12-02T08:28:45Z")
I figured, āitās a meme, and I add memesā¦ it just makes sense!ā š
yeah, I had to go to eBay to find a barcode for Travisā¦ ānow zoom, enhance! right there!ā š
the only issue is, I donāt know what the āfun releaseā tag is, if there is oneā¦
edit: decided to make [yet another release collection](https://musicbrainz.org/collection/4cc831d8-e050-47ad-b205-e747e95f3e05) for this.
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### Author:  [@teethfairy](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/teethfairy)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/35 "2021-12-02T15:07:30Z")
you guys are going to be the death of me. iām gonna end up [spending $50 on a jingle bells fish](https://www.amazon.com/Travis-singing-Trout-Jingle-Bells/dp/B00WYLD2M6/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=travis+the+singing+trout&qid=1638456587&sr=8-1) just to [scan the box](https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/f147cc81-f33d-4d80-bc81-c6d71b6c0225)
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### Author:  [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/36 "2021-12-02T15:18:24Z")
Yes, MB can be an excuse for some guilty pleasures. š
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### Author:  [@teethfairy](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/teethfairy)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/37 "2021-12-03T00:59:46Z")
not to turn this into the singing fish thread butā¦ oops, my hand slipped
[Big Mouth Billy Bass - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/series/803ec5ec-5291-4ee6-8215-c0de2079ec93)
[Travis the Singing Trout - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/series/163dcac5-4e28-49c0-bb56-4426bbdb2c88)
& othersā¦ [1](https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/1ba0d8da-f951-44c3-8f14-a7bcead21ee4) [2](https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/c7182857-5e84-42e5-b909-1dc0329936d3)
the autism hyperfocus kicked in and i messaged [this wonderful soul](https://www.youtube.com/user/lakewi44/videos) asking if they had any information/box scans/etc. im particularly excited about the russian knockoffs like this one
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wVRfD4Jzak)
hope i get a responseā¦ still seems like a very active channel
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### Author:  [@UltimateRiff](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/UltimateRiff)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/38 "2021-12-03T04:06:19Z")
well, welcome to FishBrainz, I guessā¦
all seriousness aside, I donāt know if thatās beautiful or cursed, but I love it either way~ š
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### Author:  [@sound.and.vision](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/sound.and.vision)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2021, 8:12am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/39 "2021-12-03T08:12:54Z")
To be honest I want a 'brainz project for like everything - but then I realise that I would have to spread my time between all of them!
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### Author:  [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/the-general-chatter-off-topic-thread/555432/40 "2021-12-03T14:25:52Z")
In case you didnāt see it yet, there is a [Brainz fantasy list](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/brainz-fantasy-list/118802). š
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