The Vines & Vinyl

[Ahmed Johnson]

I'm not going to officially post a poll, because they are gay, but this is a poll - opinion thing.

Do you guys think that Steve and Night listen to vinyl partly for the image?

My answer. Yes!

Note* I'm not saying there is anything wrong with this. I do all sorts of things just because it fits with the image.


THIRSTISEVERYTHING

[Mr. Danger]

why even put this up the only people who will argue with you will be night and tevo... we all agree its image.

[Ahmed Johnson]

Hits side of leg ... "I don't believe it!"

This is a lose battle on both sides. Will you guys at least admit that part of being a rock n' roller is listening to records? Regardless of whether that's a part of why you listen to them.



YEAHYOUBLEEDJUSTTOKNOWYOURALIVE

[T-Rex]

at least Night has a point, steve's whole "screw cds" thing is terribly retarded

[Mr. Danger]

agreed travis. Tevo is definitly doing it for image. I like listening to records alot. They are "cool" =]. But I wouldnt go as far as getting rid of all my CDs and only listen to records. That's all for image and totaly lame.

But It's his life, it's now or never.

[Steve All-Star]

You guys are fools. If you want to keep getting ripped off by record labels or being second-hand fans and downloading everything, that's fine by me. I don't like CD's and I don't own a CD player. I like records and own a turntable. My new brain makes the connection.

PSYCHOTONOMY

-Jizz

[Steve All-Star]

I just re-read all those replies, and you guys are idiots. Night and I prefer records for the exact reasons...

1. Cheaper
2. Look cool/cover art
3. Sound good.
4. I own a record player.

What the hell does that make me different from Night for? Night also commented on selling his CD's tonight. Does that make him retarded? I think not. You guys are just trying to tramp-mouth me, so I'm taking a stand and slagging all of you.

Ahmed Johnson, you're just trying to create trouble.

Dange, you and Burden are second-hand fans. You own no CD's.

Travis, you are jumping on the Ahmed Johnson bandwagon.

Stove is also on the "That's retarded bandwagon" and is also a second-hand fan.

F that. I demand equal treatment! My record collection is the best and want all the classic albums in it. My brilliant CD sale scheme will make it happen.

UHHHHHHH

-Jizz

[Anonymous]

get upto the times.. it's jumpin on the truck. i'll have to agree with Ahmed Johnson and say it looks like image to me. you say you have record players but i'm sure you bought them for the image first because i remember somebody sayin they were lookin' for one when they had a nice ol dandy cd player sittin right there.

don't turn your back on me scar! grorowowl

[T-Rex]

so do you own all of the music that you would want to listen to on record? All of the queers cds and all of the SW albums and stuff?

[Ahmed Johnson]

I'm starting no trouble no where. I just want you guys to admit that listening to records is another element to the style. But you guys think it's a bad thing or something.

Night keeps claiming "but no one knows what format we listen to." That may be true for you, but when Steve writes things like "Fuck Cds, fuck ska, fuck emo" it's definitely taking a stance and putting him into a certain category.


Niz you are hopping on the selling of your cds as well? I don't know about you two. Tivo what are you doing about when you drive around in your car? Back to NPR?

Oh, Here is an answer to your question Travis. Steve is selling all his cds so he can rebuy them on vinyl.


COPKILLA!

[Steve All-Star]

It's back to taping records like The Mummies, Head, and Devil Dogs to listen to in the car. I don't drive for 70% of the year anyway, so it doesn't really matter. Suzi also owns many of the albums I have on vinyl on CD.

Also, I will not be repurchasing everything I owned on CD on vinyl. There is a lot of Screeching Weasel that I don't want (Ramones cover album, TVCD, How To Make Enemies, Boogadax3, S/T, Kill the Musicians, Thank You). They have fallen off my "favorite bands" list, even though they're great. I've got Anthem, I'm gonna buy Bark, MBH, Wiggle, Emo, and TPIH and that'll pretty much do it for me with them. I own 14 of their CD's and not everyone of them is stellar.

This gives me ample finance and space to buy new LP's and singles of brand new bands and not listen to the same three bands over and over. I have purchased all the Queers singles I can get my hands on (aside from the early Wimpy stuff, which costs a shit-ton of money and sucks anyway), and I have the four best LP's already (DBD, Suck This, Grow Up, Pleasant Screams). I won't be missing "Day Late and a Dollar Short", since it's CD-only. I will be accumulating the other LP's as I sell the CD's. The only one I won't have the money for right away is "Rocket To Russia", which is impossible to find on vinyl anyway and wasn't that great. Beatnik Termites did the best Ramones album with "Pleasant Dreams".

I also will not be purchasing any MTX albums before "Our Bodies", because those CD's all pretty much suck and sound nothing like the great mid-90's MTX. Keep in mind, all these CD's are claimed, so I'm making 8 bucks apiece on stuff I don't even want anymore. That means I can buy all the Stardumb stuff I need, like the A Radio With Guts LP (which I just looked into and is actually totally rockin'), plus I can buy all the Jawbreaker albums, Sloppy Seconds, and hell, why not a little Madball?

This is just giving me the freedom I need to overlook hasty purchases I made two or three years ago. And your list is coming up shortly. There are still things left to be bought.

WINNINGGAMESWITHGG

-Jizz

[Steve All-Star]

I bought it for Maggie in Cleveland back in July. It turns out I got her one of the white vinyl copies, too. I really wish she'd give it to me, but I don't think that will ever happen.

INSTRAMATICBOZACK

-Jizz