Any 70's and 80's music lovers here?

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Yes, I am a big fan of 1970s-80s rock and metal, along with some later alternatives. My CD collection (with jewel cases) fills four comic long boxes in storage. That does not count my DVDs of certain concerts (another long box). Every time I buy a CD, I burn it into a spare external drive to listen to it. Who needs streaming services when I have built my own version? I am up to 65 Gigabytes so far.

As for radio, you cannot go wrong with Dee Snyder’s House of Hair:

https://www.houseofhaironline.com/

That's awesome you have such a large collection! Most of mine are just on a playlist. I need to grab some CD's too! I love having physical media still. I think physical media is still slightly better than having it streaming but technologically the differences are probably imperceptible.

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I'm not sure that I'd go so far as to say I love 80s music. I used to hate a lot of it. But about a year or two ago I went on an 80s (mostly pop) kick and came to like a lot of it more than I ever did when I was young and living through the 80s lol. That said, I did have some I liked back then. Anyway, I dig the stuff these days.

Some old favorites










Some newer favorites

Physical media is the way to go. With streaming services, someone else controllers what songs can be on their stream. Sure, you get to pick from the list, but who is really making the list you choose from? Songs can be removed from their playlist on a whim. Controversial songs might never make it to the list. By owning the physical copy, you can decide to play the songs on it or not. If you are worried about damage to the disks, burn them first so that you have the digital copy to play from.

The best way to buy physical media is via garage sales and thrift stores. Rarer disks might be hard to get, but you can find them occasionally. I have bought shoe boxes of original music CDs for a few dollars before. Never forget to look at estate sales and auctions, as people dump them there sometimes to get rid of them. I have signed copies by U2, Megadeth, Foreigner and a few others that I found that way. Often relatives do not check them before dumping them on the market.

I also collect records, laser discs, cassettes, DVDs, VCR tapes (and all players for each type). Yes, it takes up a lot of space, so I devote part of a large room in my house to each. I have a small (20 or so) collection of DVDs of 1980s movies signed by cast members. Each signature was obtained by me personally at events that I go to each year. Some I had to wait hours to get, not to mention the signature fees. I have been collecting these things since the late 1980s. Don’t get me started on video games.

If you want a real surprise, look up values on unopened VCR movie tapes from the 1980s. I have a comic long box of just those that are unopened. The most I payed for them is $1. They have become their own type of collectible, as movie buffs want mint copies to get signed by cast members. Some special copies go in the tens of thousands of dollars if they are a certain release.

This one also gives me peace listening to it. I think the artist has since past away. Takes you to another place.

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That's awesome! I love, love, love "Voices Carry"! I used to hear and listen it all the time but got a new time appreciation for it after seeing the movie "Atomic Blonde" with Charlize Theron. I absolutely loved the movie, the setting in Berlin at the end of the cold war and the music. I have the soundtrack for it and it's one of the few soundtracks I've ever bought of a movie

I arrived in London 6 months too late for the Rezillos

I love that song!

Love this song!

Love this one and I have the soundtrack!



Love this one too!

Another one I love and it helps to get you moving sometimes!



Love this one by Nena too!

https://youtu.be/gA2V7fIzoOY?si=0rt48j_uEmcs_62R