Everyone has impulsively bought something at one time or another whether it be an electronic toy, clothes, music or food so I know this topic will met with, if nothing else, understanding. Music is my weak spot when it comes to spending money because being able to find anything you want on iTunes or Amazon.com and buy any cd at 3 am, and then have it right then is dangerous for a music lover trying to save money.
Online music is definitely the biggest temptation for impulsively buying music but I’m focusing more on randomly buying a physical cd. Although I don’t do it very often I do love every once in a while buying a cd that I haven’t heard before. Almost always there is a cd on sale or for a good price which I’ve heard people talk about but haven’t gotten to check out or sometimes the artwork really sticks out or a combination of both.
A month or two ago I was in a clothing retailer and Dashboard’s newest music video was playing so I was like this is cool I’ll sit in a chair and just watch while I wait. The next band that came on was Silversun Pickups. I had never really heard of the band but the video for “Lazy Eye” was a very good video, it matches the feeling of the song very well. I think if I had only heard the song I wouldn’t have been as intrigued with it. But true to fate I ended up in a store later that day with Silversun Pickups cd only being $7.99 and months later I have not listened to the cd again.
Last week I was feeling lucky and decided I was in the mood to pick up a cd randomly again, and again I missed the mark. I had heard someone mention how they liked the band “The Good, The Bad, The Queen” and so I picked it up hoping to stumble on my cd of the year, needless to say the music is weak and not my style. This cd I have listened to more than once though and it has a chance to grow on me.
The thing I love about buying cd’s without having heard them I think is because I listen to so much music early before it’s ever been released for reviewing, that I’ve heard (and gotten sick of) so many records. I love having something that I haven’t heard blow me away with how good it is, I usually am able to listen to it more than 3 days. Is there anyone that does this too? What, if any, are some cd’s that you’ve recently bought that hadn’t heard but were amazing, or terrible?
