The Daily Ping

FROM: Ryan
DATE: Thursday March 22, 2001 -- 9:44:00AM

I wonder if they named themselves after the seminal Miles Davis album...

FROM: Terry M.
DATE: Thursday March 22, 2001 -- 10:12:32AM

I don't think there's any doubt, Ryan.

I still prefer randomly buying stacks of CD's of artists I never heard of, to find new music. Almost none of the artists I like have websites and I would have missed all of them if I went this route.

FROM: Ryan
DATE: Thursday March 22, 2001 -- 11:34:07AM

I've found that my "new music" purchases are kind of split. About half I just pick up because they're in the 2-for-$5 bin at Tunes. The other half I read about somewhere on the Net, then I check out their site (if they have one), the All Music Guide, etc...

FROM: Robert
DATE: Thursday March 22, 2001 -- 12:19:08PM

Ryan--What is Tunes?

FROM: Ryan
DATE: Thursday March 22, 2001 -- 1:59:11PM

Tunes is my favorite used CD store of all time. It's in NJ, about 30 minutes from where I live. Outstanding selection of used and super-cheap CDs as well as vinyl (!!!). They're online at tunescds.com, but their site isn't very impressive or usable.

FROM: Terry M.
DATE: Thursday March 22, 2001 -- 10:31:58PM

Ryan, do you have much luck getting new stuff via used CD's? I've always been biased against them, since I figure that if it was good they would have kept it. :-) One exception is promo's which make there was to used shops, but even then, I figure somebody at the radio station would have kept it. Have you had better luck?

FROM: Ryan
DATE: Thursday March 22, 2001 -- 11:51:04PM

Terry -- Yes, almost everything I buy is a used CD. Judging by the condition of most of them, I'd say most are promo CDs from stations/reviewers.

You better than anyone should know not to trust someone else's opinion of a CD! :) Seriously, though, I think that the market is so saturated with music that a lot of times, a really good CD of one genre will go to a station that doesn't play unsolicited music, and then the CD ends up getting sold to a used CD shop by the station. I don't think it's "this CD sucks, let's sell it" as much as it is "we don't have room for this, let's sell it."

Tunes, especially is good -- I've bought stuff in the 2-for-$5 bin weeks before it was supposed to hit the shelves. Not a bad deal when you buy the volume of CDs that I do. :)

FROM: Robert
DATE: Friday March 23, 2001 -- 1:29:18AM

When I first started used CD shopping I would get really mad when I saw that someone had sold off their copy of one of my favorite albums. And then began my true understanding of how tastes really can vary, and that I am always the best judge of what I like.

FROM: Alison [E-Mail]
DATE: Friday January 27, 2006 -- 12:57:19 pm

I did a google search on myself and my old band, kind of blue and came upon this site. I'm guessing I knew the author way back when, but I can't figure out who it is, so if you're still out there, please let me know!
Long time no see...
Alison Perkins