piratesbooty Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I believe my random whim compulsive purchases is much worse than most of you guys: N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (20th Anniversary Edition) Justin Timberlake - Futuresex/Lovesounds i've had more records purchased on a whim, but these have to be the most random. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momentumlost Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Hahaha I own both of those! And they wernt whim purchases either....man eazy e and j-tim have some of my JAMS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmonkey Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Frank Turner - Campfire Punkrock I'd never heard of him til Virgil posted the record for sale. I listened to a couple tracks on his myspace page and decided to pick it up. Immediately after, I thought "I shouldn't just buy things on a whim like that." Then I listened to the record, and I love it. Its one of my favorites, I've played it almost every day since I got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandroid Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 i bought a bunch of hwm records after only hearing drunken third and jack of all trades, and now i've been playing finding the rhythms at least twice a day for the past couple days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Frank Turner - Campfire PunkrockI'd never heard of him til Virgil posted the record for sale. I listened to a couple tracks on his myspace page and decided to pick it up. Immediately after, I thought "I shouldn't just buy things on a whim like that." Then I listened to the record, and I love it. Its one of my favorites, I've played it almost every day since I got it. Dude this record it awesome. I, too bought it on a whim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slymer Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I'd say half of my collection is stuff I'd never heard, but heard about through word of mouth or reviews, or just caught my eye at a record store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counterfiction Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 many, many moons(more years than I care to mention) ago I went into a record store and asked the clerk to pick something out for me that I NEEDED to own. I told him I wanted a record that would change my life.he gave me 24 Hour Revenge Therapy. need I say more? ha. i do that with Jeff Buckley "Grace", Refused "Shape Of Punk To Come", and sometimes Jimmy Eat World "Clarity". hasn't failed me yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skumbucket Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 ooh, the papermoons 7" aaron put out -- i bought it after reading ben's review on pn-dot-o and it's incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest genericinsight Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 The last band/record I actually got into solely on a whim was Minus The Bear - Highly Refined Pirates (albeit it was on CD, not vinyl) in 2003. A bunch of people I knew had been talking about them a lot, but all I knew about them was they had a former member of Botch but weren't a hardcore or metal band. I also dug their name. So when I saw the disc in a store for a reasonable price, I picked it up having not heard the band at all, mainly to see what the hype was about. And I really was into it so it worked out. I think the band's name had a lot to do with it - it was just one of those "I'm curious to see what a band called 'Minus The Bear' sounds like". I used to do this all the time when I was younger, but not so much anymore. The internet and Myspace spoils me. Like someone else said, with vinyl I'm very selective though. I have to be at least somewhat familiar with the artist to purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markalark17 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 ooh, the papermoons 7" aaron put out -- i bought it after reading ben's review on pn-dot-o and it's incredible. I've wanted to get that for a while. I'll probably get it with my next order from Virgil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest genericinsight Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 ^Hah, I also heard of Death Cab for years before I actually ever listened to them, and now I'm a fan as well. I had a friend who was into them as early as 2000 and talked about them a lot. I don't think I ever actually heard a DCFC song until maybe 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 i love the looks you get from record store clerks when you buy really polarizing records together. I don't remember what i bought with it...but the look I got when i bought the Gnarls Barkley LP with whatever random HC or punk records was fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioclash27 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Anti-Flag: New Army: One of the first vinyl lp's I ever bought because I liked the cover. I think I payed about 6.99 for it. I was 15 and it became the soundtrack to summer 01', the best summer of my life. Not really a fan of the band anymore, but every now and then I put it on and brings me back to my glory days. And..... Old Man Gloom-Seminar II Beware Of Safety-...It Is Curtains Bars-Intoducing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valentine Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 i love the looks you get from record store clerks when you buy really polarizing records together.I don't remember what i bought with it...but the look I got when i bought the Gnarls Barkley LP with whatever random HC or punk records was fantastic. haha. i love this. or when you buy something they didnt realize they had and then get wicked jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioclash27 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 I love when that happens I bought the first press of Scream-Still Screaming, and the first press of Flipper- Generic Album both for $4 and the kid that works at the store went crazy and offered me $200 to leave them. Apparently the other guy that worked there didn't know anything about HC and priced them wrong. Best steel ever!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle350 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Not on vinyl but when I was a Freshman in high school I had gotten a gift card for Fred Myer's music department and bought four cds on a whim. Anti-Flag:Underground Network NoFx:Punk In Drublic AFI:All Hallows E.P. Pennywise:Full Circle I pretty much went head first into punk rock and never looked back after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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