I Quit Music Streaming For A Month

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  • čas přidán 19. 05. 2024
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    I went without music streaming for an entire month, and I'm still alive to tell the tale! (My kidney's missing but that was something else)
    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 why I did this
    00:54 here's the game plan
    02:17 tools, tools, I have to have my tools
    03:23 the first week
    09:08 how was it going so far?
    10:30 things get tricky
    13:06 my dads and best friends
    14:04 am I a real audio gobbler?
    16:24 the great CD hunt (2024, colorized)
    18:24 the final days of January
    19:09 pros and cons of my experiment
    22:42 was it worth it?
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  • @mamanantucket1970
    @mamanantucket1970 Před 2 měsíci +2786

    Library employee here, hopping on to remind people that libraries tend to have large CD collections for patrons to browse and check out! Some libraries even have listening stations in-house, or disc readers you can check out. And it's free! I'm always going to recommend checking out your library's collection if you want to get back into physical media (bonus perk is that, at most libraries, it's also free to sign up for a card).

    • @MicTheSnare
      @MicTheSnare  Před 2 měsíci +417

      Cosigning this as well!! Libraries are a phenomenal resource for CDs

    • @rivaldilla__
      @rivaldilla__ Před 2 měsíci +57

      My local library has a whole-ass vinyl collection as well! I was able to get The Fall's complete Peel sessions for like two dollars! *USE YOUR LIBRARIES!*

    • @DreamsOfLennox
      @DreamsOfLennox Před 2 měsíci +33

      as usual, libraries are a godsend. i am so happy that we live in a world where such vast quantities in so many different mediums are available basically for free, thank you so much for your work

    • @jasonyoung5628
      @jasonyoung5628 Před 2 měsíci +13

      And Kanopy, a video streaming service accessed with a library card. There are a lot of music documentaries on there

    • @MysteryMii
      @MysteryMii Před 2 měsíci +16

      I mean, without libraries, Snare wouldn’t have been able to listen to that one song on Lady Gaga’s Artpop that was removed from streaming because of who was on it for his video on the album.

  • @astronaut4291
    @astronaut4291 Před 2 měsíci +1098

    I’m a high school teacher, and even the kids are talking about the importance of physical media nowadays. Universal taking their music off of TikTok was a huge wake up call to them tbh

    • @chickentendies6930
      @chickentendies6930 Před 2 měsíci +59

      It was actually Universal that pulled their music, but yeah. It does seem like a lot of younger people were shaken by it.

    • @astronaut4291
      @astronaut4291 Před 2 měsíci +31

      @@chickentendies6930 thanks for the correction! great profile name btw

    • @arran4285
      @arran4285 Před 2 měsíci +10

      ​@@astronaut4291​It seem like what is old will become new again

    • @buggyking2523
      @buggyking2523 Před 2 měsíci +79

      HBO taking off a bunch of shows and making it “lost media” also made me realize this for tv and movies

    • @shaina8947
      @shaina8947 Před 2 měsíci +26

      yeah, i just saw a girl go viral on tiktok talking about this same thing (saying it would be terrible to lose all of this if anything more extreme were to happen). & then i came across this video. we're slowly realizing that we should be collecting physical media too :) i must add, that this mentality isn't entirely new to Gen Z; i remember like 5 years ago it was trendy for teens to show off their vinyls. a lot of us wanted to start a record collection too, but the record players are so expensive :/

  • @cyanidejellyfish
    @cyanidejellyfish Před 2 měsíci +1129

    Who's up Mic'in there Snare rn

    • @newabortion
      @newabortion Před 2 měsíci +57

      just mic'ed my snare so hard

    • @mondaybear21
      @mondaybear21 Před 2 měsíci +51

      dunno, i'm diving deep in my discog rn

    • @thegeecyproject
      @thegeecyproject Před 2 měsíci +41

      she deep dive on my discog till I mic my snare

    • @BROJANGSTER
      @BROJANGSTER Před 2 měsíci

      my videos are worse than mic the snare’s 😎😎
      like significantly worse

    • @ReactedDrop
      @ReactedDrop Před 2 měsíci +5

      ​@fantaguyreal she sub on my like til I lie

  • @charlesmoon4332
    @charlesmoon4332 Před 2 měsíci +797

    HELLO MICHAEL T SNARE IM THAT DUDE YOU MET AT THAT ONE SHOW LAST YEAR (it was caroline polachek!!!) I hope you also are doing amazing as well and yes I still love Good At Falling :))

    • @MicTheSnare
      @MicTheSnare  Před 2 měsíci +220

      Let's gooooooo!!!!

    • @pinkdust
      @pinkdust Před 2 měsíci +42

      I hit pause at that time in the video just to look for that comment 😊 that's wholesome

    • @hend0wski
      @hend0wski Před 2 měsíci +8

      came down here to find this we love a reunion

    • @theamazingsolt
      @theamazingsolt Před 2 měsíci +4

      I was at Caroline polachek last year. It must have been the same tour. Party on Mic!

    • @kevinfromttt
      @kevinfromttt Před měsícem +2

      Great video!! I thought I was the only owner of the Chris Gaines cd!

  • @xneurosiis
    @xneurosiis Před 2 měsíci +516

    It feels expensive buying CDs because we’re all conditioned to not buy media anymore. Between Netflix, Spotify, free-to-play games, Game Pass, etc, we’re just used to not owning anything. It’s all subscriptions.

    • @Ruinwyn
      @Ruinwyn Před 2 měsíci +56

      New physical music was always non-trivial purchase. That's why second-hand music stores and discount racks were a thing.

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange Před 2 měsíci +77

      It feels expensive because it is expensive lol. If I bought a CD for every album I want to listen to it would be thousands and thousands of dollars. I grew up with CDs in the 90s and it was expensive then too lol

    • @Cruelboypurple
      @Cruelboypurple Před 2 měsíci +20

      They are expensive if you buy them new, honestly if you go to a second hand shop they're dirt cheap and you can get a bunch of them for some change but physical media is not fore everybody since it's more of a hobby, however I would encourage people to still get the files specially for smaller artists as their music could be gone one day

    • @debonaire_nerd
      @debonaire_nerd Před 2 měsíci

      That's the communist takeover plan - to have you detach from the idea of owning property.

    • @1203fild
      @1203fild Před 2 měsíci

      I mean, you can still download it for free, and own it. No need to pay for any subscriptions. Spotify + EZBlocker works wonders for a free uninterrupted listening experience at my PC, and i have loads of albums downloaded on my phone for when i go somwhere, and it costs precisely nothing.

  • @Patchnote2.0
    @Patchnote2.0 Před 2 měsíci +784

    A good middleground is MP3 players. The physical size is pocket-compatible, and you get the convenience and breadth of a digital library with none of the distractions a phone desperately tries to seduce you with. I'm still using a SanDisk Sansa, and since physical buttons are king, even with wired earbuds I can still navigate tracks from pocket.

    • @mauswaffles
      @mauswaffles Před 2 měsíci +57

      the apple music app still lets you treat it like an ipod with itunes sync so that what i use. you don’t need a subscription or anything, as long as you have a computer

    • @TheRealityofFake
      @TheRealityofFake Před 2 měsíci +15

      Yeah, I end up digging out my old iPod on long road trips or flights where I don't have access to internet

    • @rakseiify
      @rakseiify Před 2 měsíci +7

      I use a Sony mp3 player from 2010 for training, it's been the most resilient device I have owned, it's literally glued with superglue in one part and all covered in sports tape because of the sweat but it still has a decent sound quality

    • @ConvincingPeople
      @ConvincingPeople Před 2 měsíci +11

      I have two ancient iPods, one a silver Nano I've had for at least a decade and a half and a cherry-red Touch which my sister gave me when she got a nicer phone which works fine but has some screen water damage. I tend to load these up every few months with truckloads of records I haven't heard yet which aren't on Apple Music, many downloaded from Bandcamp and the Internet Archive, others being personal rips or rarities I found here and there or got from friends. Every now and then late at night I'll turn out all the lights and listen for several hours on a moderately fancy pair of headphones just spacing out and letting the music wash over me. It's a good time.

    • @pokepress
      @pokepress Před 2 měsíci +2

      I’ve considered picking up a refurbished Nano and using that for less distracted music listening.

  • @jamesryan73
    @jamesryan73 Před 2 měsíci +508

    ‘Audio gobbler’ is wild

    • @LaurenOliviArt
      @LaurenOliviArt Před 2 měsíci +8

      Yum yum! 😂😂

    • @danielapelayoo4
      @danielapelayoo4 Před 2 měsíci +11

      a music munch, if you will

    • @ThomBjork
      @ThomBjork Před 2 měsíci

      I love being an audio gobbler

    • @pulvenberg1709
      @pulvenberg1709 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I am indeed an audio gobbler. And therefore, I agree with him. We're too overexposed and it makes it, in the weirdest way ever, really hard to find new music to get into.

  • @grunklechubs4743
    @grunklechubs4743 Před 2 měsíci +255

    The thing we take for granted with physical media is the art design. We only see the front cover on streaming when theres a back cover, liner notes, gatefold. Some records came with posters and lyrics and other goodies.

    • @coolida23511
      @coolida23511 Před 2 měsíci

      Exactly.

    • @lemmmakestunes8312
      @lemmmakestunes8312 Před měsícem

      i was waiting for you to make a nod to closer to the edge haha

    • @mRendyIrawan
      @mRendyIrawan Před měsícem +3

      The ownership experience is certainly irreplaceable, which is why I still buy CDs even though I end up ripping it and loading them to my phone.

    • @gggumball
      @gggumball Před měsícem

      and that is why I got into them in the first place. All you see on streaming is the front cover like you said, while on CD or Vinyls you get SO much more! it really helps you appreciate an album so much more

    • @flatoutflatbroke
      @flatoutflatbroke Před 26 dny

      Quite which is why I'm currently in a middle (albeit not cheap) ground of using Roon. It gives me some of the nice visual elements of physical media with the convenience of being able to use a modern device to access it rather than a discman! Plus it has been a way of reconnecting with the music as I've gone back and gradually re-ripped all my CDs something I hadn't really done for more than a decade whilst they've gathered dust in my loft.

  • @dunnowy123
    @dunnowy123 Před 2 měsíci +441

    I actually find myself listening to the radio a lot because...I sometimes feel exhausted by choice. I also like the idea of people all across my city sorta maybe listening to the same thing at once. We're so in our own bubbles and disconnected from each other nowadays.

    • @MrSkerpentine
      @MrSkerpentine Před 2 měsíci +41

      but what if that song is Radioactive by Imagine Dragons like it always is

    • @Rsgg95
      @Rsgg95 Před 2 měsíci +6

      Same. I rediscover radio recently not only for the car commute but when stay at home. For example (I'm Italian) I listen a lot an rock radio and a local alternative radio. Thanks to this I rediscovered old songs ( I forget how Neil Young is great) and new bands like the last dinner party

    • @RoryBecktar
      @RoryBecktar Před 2 měsíci +3

      Yes! I cancelled my Spotify subscription almost a year ago and I listen a lot to chirp radio out of Chicago now. They're independent and play a lot of different stuff!!

    • @trevor245
      @trevor245 Před 2 měsíci +10

      I have a love hate relationship with radio. I live in the Netherlands and as far as I am aware there are no real analog channels that do non stop songs of a specific style or genre. You get the whole thing modern hits+dj and ads. I like the variety, especially when they run some sort of list that listeners have voted on. What I dislike so so much is the advertisements. the situation is honestly egregious. However at night the frequency of the dj interruptions and the ads lessen quite a bit which is when I find myself enjoying the radio the most.

    • @maggiemagkron
      @maggiemagkron Před 2 měsíci +1

      I ended up having to borrow a car without AUX or BT and thought I'd miss having my playlists and the ability to play whatever album I wanted, but I think I'm gonna miss the radio once my car gets fixed. It's real liberating to give up that sort of power strangely enough

  • @pixelbomb97
    @pixelbomb97 Před 2 měsíci +216

    Hey, the Chicken Little soundtrack is surprisingly loaded tho.

    • @markflorian7074
      @markflorian7074 Před 2 měsíci +25

      one little slip!!

    • @theclairewhy
      @theclairewhy Před 2 měsíci +15

      I had the movie on DVD and the soundtrack was in the bonus features. me and my brother would play Wannabe on loop for hours 💀

    • @yiminey27
      @yiminey27 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Chicken Little all around is an underappreciated masterpiece.

  • @PONCHEEZED
    @PONCHEEZED Před 2 měsíci +100

    I’m 24, I started buying CD’s regularly when I was 17. My first car didn’t have an aux port or Bluetooth connectivity. It gave me a deep appreciation for the format and the idea of committing to just one album.
    I spent a lot of time driving to and from school and delivering pizzas, and it taught me to love prog rock/metal, specifically Periphery II. I spun that CD so many times in that old Jeep that it skips consistently at the end of the second track.
    Not necessarily anything of importance or relevance, but it’s cool to see other people appreciate the format that people still think I’m crazy for enjoying more than Apple Music or Spotify.

  • @lucymorrison
    @lucymorrison Před 2 měsíci +122

    i like to listen to music off of CDs, the radio and digital files, i have apple music but i really enjoy sitting down and listening to stuff i own or stuff off of the radio

    • @emmajeane
      @emmajeane Před 2 měsíci +7

      radio is absolutely phenomenal. i got lucky to get a really good internet radio for WAY too cheap and ive been loving it so much. its nice to get excited to hear something pop up again, i had ceremony by new order come up on the radio while i was doing my makeup earlier and it was the most stoked ive been to hear a song outside of a live setting in years

    • @kevinwong_2016
      @kevinwong_2016 Před měsícem

      ​@@emmajeane it's almost impossible to find small artists on the radio💀
      And the news on the radio is mostly disinformation 💀

  • @callumcartini
    @callumcartini Před 2 měsíci +140

    seeing mic in places other than him talking to cameras in his rooms [which are him talking to his cameras in OTHER rooms] was actually really nice to see! love your content man!

  • @mark3933
    @mark3933 Před 2 měsíci +50

    As an avid vinyl/cd collector, I really enjoyed this video. Sometimes, I feel the need to reavaluate my consumption habits, and I think this video helped shed a light on that. Thank you, Mr. Snare (We need a full performance of Billions, though)

  • @chibacityblues2003
    @chibacityblues2003 Před 2 měsíci +50

    That Electronic album you passed at 17:00 is super good, it’s a collab album between Benard Summner of New Order, Johnny Marr of The Smiths, and Pet Shop Boys! Highly recomend checking it out!

    • @thomasulrich3107
      @thomasulrich3107 Před 2 měsíci

      Lmao whats the name of the album, he passed too quick

    • @AnInternetUser1
      @AnInternetUser1 Před 2 měsíci +2

      It's their self titled debut.

    • @thomasulrich3107
      @thomasulrich3107 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@AnInternetUser1 Ooohhh the name of the band is Electronic lmao. My bad I though you was referring to the electronic music genre

    • @davidadams2395
      @davidadams2395 Před 2 měsíci

      Electronic's eponymous debut is a classic.

  • @gabehere
    @gabehere Před 2 měsíci +36

    You know who'd be a GREAT pick for a DDD? Everything Everything. Yet another British band with a wide discography, and they're not too well known, so the DDD format would be a perfect introduction to them! Please consider. Their new album Mountainhead JUST CAME OUT!

    • @vedhasgawali
      @vedhasgawali Před 2 měsíci +2

      he has a poll on his website, go vote there! better chance he'll see your recomendations there

    • @isabellerogers7678
      @isabellerogers7678 Před měsícem

      YESSS!!!!! They are so freaking good and I'd love to hear more thoughts on their discography. Boiled eggs in suits unite! XD

  • @MrSkerpentine
    @MrSkerpentine Před 2 měsíci +94

    As somebody that’s been trying to transition from tv/movie streaming to watching my old physical media collection (or more accurately converting and watching them through Jellyfin), this couldn’t have come at a perfect time

    • @alexmartinelli6231
      @alexmartinelli6231 Před 2 měsíci

      Love me some jellyfin!

    • @qwirky1709
      @qwirky1709 Před měsícem

      Jellyfin is awesome! I've got all my ripped CDs plus bandcamp and Qobuz purchases on there. Now I can stream my 2500 song collection easily 😌 Ripping DVDs takes longer but I've been working my way through that too. It's rewarding to know that the files are all actually mine. Hope you've been enjoying your server so far 😊

  • @ackbae5128
    @ackbae5128 Před 2 měsíci +64

    I also had the chicken little soundtrack on CD, it was absolute flames in my 5 year old pea brain mind and I am definitely not blinded by nostalgia

  • @collinellsworth8622
    @collinellsworth8622 Před 2 měsíci +73

    I decided to start revamping my CD collection this year too! I think owning physical copies of albums can really help you appreciate them more as “art” rather than solely “content.” Plus, it’s a more effective way to support smaller artists since lord knows streaming doesn’t pay well

  • @sukedent1
    @sukedent1 Před 2 měsíci +7

    I feel like returning to manual download, or even buying an mp3 player, has basically all of the benefits with less of the downsides. Thank you for the crash twinsanity ost usage btw lol

  • @flapjack7301
    @flapjack7301 Před 2 měsíci +48

    I absolutely DID NOT expect "Naacho Naacho" to be mentioned, but said mention did send me through several layers of dry wall. Really cool to here references to a song that my PARENTS listen to lol. Love your content!

  • @rudetuesday
    @rudetuesday Před 2 měsíci +30

    I like experiments like this. I've been through vinyl, 8-track, cassettes, and CDs prior to the streaming age, so seeing someone who's just hit the last bit of that history of physical media in music go through this is fascinating.
    I usually set myself a challenge around this time of year, so I'm listening to emo and emo-adjacent music for 40 days. The genre's fairly unfamiliar to me, so I experience a bunch of new music every day. Working inside a limitation uncovers a lot of stuff I hadn't noticed before.
    Hope you do more things like this!

    • @screwtapee
      @screwtapee Před 2 měsíci +2

      Bro check out Nya Slussen by Det är därför vi bygger städer and Liljekonvalj by Och sedan drunknade vi, they're two amazing swedish screamo releases

    • @rudetuesday
      @rudetuesday Před 2 měsíci

      @@screwtapee I'll add them to the list. Thanks!

    • @davidadams2395
      @davidadams2395 Před 2 měsíci

      I also went through vinyl, 8-track, cassette, and CDs, but I've adapted pretty well to digital albums.

  • @djneon8859
    @djneon8859 Před 2 měsíci +31

    So my aunt started moving later last year and has been giving me CD’s as she cleans out her old home, the audio quality difference is amazing but what’s even better is discovering artist such as U2 or Honeymoon Suite, and it’s amazing how we’ve all paid to be convenienced. I don’t think my mom understands why I’m keeping so many but it’s the matter of what happens if digital media falls or we see a revival of CD’s like we are with vinyl. Overall I just really like the points your making Mic they truly resonate with me and keep me eager to find more artists (also I had that James Taylor CD before you lol)

    • @JonnyInfinite
      @JonnyInfinite Před 2 měsíci

      I think my mother had that on tape. There's a live version of a track and at the end it has James saying "motherf**kin!'" on it. She was most offended! This was the pre warning era

  • @sumitraspov
    @sumitraspov Před 2 měsíci +17

    When you mentioned at the end of the video that we should do something about the fact that we're losing touch with art that we love because of content (bad paraphrasing), that really hit me. I've been really hating jumping on a bandwagon, instead of listening to the random quiet/spacial music that I absolutely love

  • @silentgish
    @silentgish Před 2 měsíci +36

    i love collecting records, discover a song i had taken for granted before...
    it's such a feeling

  • @daltonriser1125
    @daltonriser1125 Před 2 měsíci +28

    Mic is much more stylish than I expected
    Thus video is so delightful particularly with your editing style

  • @kristofermccormack6
    @kristofermccormack6 Před 2 měsíci +19

    I enjoy seeing what Mr Snare wears in the real world. I like the winter hat

  • @zeilian
    @zeilian Před 2 měsíci +14

    i just love seeing one of the best music reviewers out there to openly embrace the power of cd's.
    this makes me feel a bit less stupid to still buy them haha

  • @AlexDrivas
    @AlexDrivas Před 2 měsíci +33

    you know it's a great day when mic drops a new video

  • @anajulia-mi1bf
    @anajulia-mi1bf Před 2 měsíci +10

    weirdly impeccable timing! I also quit streaming, but for completely different reasons (and for the forseeable future, not just for a month).
    Economically, streaming makes me anxious - I don't like knowing I'm "buying" music, or movies, tv shows, anything, that can just be removed off the platform, or changed. It doesn't really feel like owning it. So I went back to an old iPod, have been slooowly (album by album) downloading music I had saved on spotify to itunes and just knowing I'll have this music forever, and I get to stay with my most prized favorites, is delightful!
    Great video :)

  • @m4rt_
    @m4rt_ Před měsícem +5

    btw, you don't need to "keep up" with music.
    You can just find the music you like, and just listen to it on repeat, then maybe when you randomly find some new songs you like, you can add that to the list of music you listen to on repeat.
    That is how I do it, and it works great. (though I often just put on one or two songs I want to listen to, and just listen to it on repeat)

    • @DALTRON666
      @DALTRON666 Před měsícem +2

      Yeah, This dude focuses on the popular way too much. Who tf listens to Lil nas X and arianna grande? Highschoolers?.

    • @wruwithtilde
      @wruwithtilde Před měsícem

      users of streaming platforms@@DALTRON666

    • @JustinKreule
      @JustinKreule Před měsícem

      I was gonna say, as a person who almost never catches or knows about new releases, certain elements of his challenge wouldnt apply

  • @iandawson6461
    @iandawson6461 Před 2 měsíci +15

    I transferred my 300+ CD collection to digital back in 2012-13. My vinyl collection got a bit bigger since then, but otherwise, I listen to mp3s. I do not regret it, and I tend to listen to a lot of full albums. I do feel you on not being able to keep up. There's a lot of music, and my branching out has had to be whittled down. I know I'm missing something great out there, but hopefully someone I respect turns me in that direction.

  • @margoalex.
    @margoalex. Před 2 měsíci +12

    This makes me so happy because I’ve been slowly collecting CDs (and am just starting to collect cassette tapes too… we’ll get to vinyl eventually lol) for a couple years now and so many people think I’m crazy for it. But I have huge anxiety problems and (even without social media) there genuinely is something so comforting and grounding to me about having physical media on you: feeling the vibrations, having to go out of your way to press the buttons, using headphones that connect directly etc.. This is going to sound cheesy but it genuinely is a nice reminder that I’m still alive and here. And I always tell people that I’m living in the best time for it because I still have the option to go to streaming if I really want to! And the fact that I can choose between the two serves as a nice reminder that I still have agency even amidst the internet.

  • @lowqualitydaftpunk8151
    @lowqualitydaftpunk8151 Před 2 měsíci +22

    I Iove CDs and collecting them

    • @FormalFilmsProductions
      @FormalFilmsProductions Před 2 měsíci +1

      me too

    • @Alex_HDRN
      @Alex_HDRN Před 2 měsíci

      me too

    • @DirtyBird4life284
      @DirtyBird4life284 Před 2 měsíci

      Same

    • @GrafVonTirol
      @GrafVonTirol Před 2 měsíci

      As do I. I tend to think of Spotify not as a replacement but as a reference. There are things I'd discover that I'd like so much that I'd buy a copy at a record store. The beauty of collecting music; still rather easy to do in this format, whereas movies/TV pivot towards streaming and is increasingly an overexpensive hobby, while video games are all but digital these days (the closest you'd get to easy physical access is the Switch, but even then...)

    • @mlggamingpro2578
      @mlggamingpro2578 Před 2 měsíci

      @@GrafVonTirol only pc games and indie games are digital only plenty of PlayStation and Xbox games are physical

  • @theeggmcwaffle2594
    @theeggmcwaffle2594 Před 2 měsíci +9

    Very happy we get to see the different fits Mr. Snare wears in his day to day life. The drip is off the charts! 📈

  • @quatie
    @quatie Před 2 měsíci +3

    I do miss physical media but the convenience of online streaming is so good.

  • @leabehrens5584
    @leabehrens5584 Před 2 měsíci +9

    I really appreciated this reflective vlog type of video (and the glimpses of Cat the Snare), it also reminded me of how much I love CDs as a medium to connect with music and that I really need to repair my CD player 🥲 lots of greetings from Germany!

  • @oliviabuchwald3922
    @oliviabuchwald3922 Před 2 měsíci +10

    totally agree with what you said at the end--i'm taking a social media break and feel a lot less overwhelmed by all of the music discourse. i actually have been returning to a lot of favorite albums I hadn't thought of in a while!

  • @quasiotter
    @quasiotter Před 2 měsíci +2

    owning music, even digital, is the best way to be intimate with music

  • @eryshefalafel
    @eryshefalafel Před 2 měsíci +6

    Even though I have a subscription to Spotify, I actively don't use it to listen to new music. I make playlists with a huge majority of the songs that I have in my music collection, whether it be physically or digitially purschased. I get a hold of new music from friend recommendations, seeing what pops up in my social network feeds, and looking through the internet. I suppose it is more work than what most people would want to deal with, but I find it very satisfying, and it is always great hearing something new that connects with you, Enjoying the video!

  • @Emma-ix7dw
    @Emma-ix7dw Před 2 měsíci +17

    Love this video !!! It would be so cool to do a video on Eurovision, it would be so different !

  • @daphneblake13
    @daphneblake13 Před 2 měsíci +4

    This was a unique and fun concept for a video! Almost 2 years ago I started a vinyl record collection because I wanted physical copies of the music I dearly love, and getting the chance to play a record and actually take time to listen to it is an experience all of its own.

  • @joaoaugusto6198
    @joaoaugusto6198 Před 2 měsíci +12

    What an amazing video. I've been trying to get more into CDs over the last few years and it is definitely a great experience (partially because of you constantly showing off your collection). I love driving to the sound of a CD and actually paying attention to everything as opposed to hopping from song to song on Spotify.

  • @rivaldilla__
    @rivaldilla__ Před 2 měsíci +2

    One of my favorite videos of yours yet, keep it up Michael T. Snare!

  • @davidhowell5585
    @davidhowell5585 Před 2 měsíci +8

    One of my favorite videos you've made! Thanks Mic!

  • @twoeyrules
    @twoeyrules Před 2 měsíci +5

    Oh wow, I was at the Harvard Square Newbury comics last weekend for the Bleachers listening party! Small world, hope to see you at a concert sometime to say thank you for making awesome videos like this one!

  • @lovelyy6491
    @lovelyy6491 Před 2 měsíci +3

    i loved this style of video, definitely keep making more of these! i'm buying my favorite albums on CD to have this sense of belonging, just like how i buy my favorite books. and that's a great way to spend money wisely, you don't need to buy every single thing you like, just buy what's more precious to you and you'll never regret the money you invested

  • @jijitters
    @jijitters Před 2 měsíci +4

    Oh gosh. Most of the music I listen to isn't available in any physical form at all. I adore physical media and want so badly to preserve it, but I could never live this way as things are right now because... I would be missing most of my music. I would be so sad.
    I don't think I could ever become someone who uses the radio (never have been!) because I don't listen to most of what is played on there and I feel the desire to skip and loop my own music in private too much to even just let Spotify play randomly lol

  • @buffyslyth1517
    @buffyslyth1517 Před 2 měsíci +20

    Back in 2019 I lived several months in a home without internet, I was only able to go to a library for an hour or two each week to do practical things online and I rationed my limited phone data so I could use it for navigation apps.
    I soon discovered all my CDs were from when I was a young teenager and felt really cringe all these years later. I also discovered how much music I love that I don't physically own. Noting what songs you miss is a neat idea. Wish I'd thought of that.
    I also found that I paid more attention to things, my day felt more intentional and life felt a lot slower. Apart from times I'd be stressed trying to plan out the practical things people were pressuring me to do online only.
    I also found it made me more in tune with what's left of popular culture. I watched what was live on TV, I listened to music that I bought after I had over heard it in a store or on the radio.
    I do remember times before the internet but living it again in your older years is interesting.

  • @lughaidhmcloughlin3640
    @lughaidhmcloughlin3640 Před 2 měsíci +5

    I've done this before! A few times. Streaming is really convenient but CDs just give me that personal connection to the music that I love.

  • @voidguitar
    @voidguitar Před 2 měsíci +2

    Great video. I'm a fan of the secret third option: listen to files not streaming, mostly ripped CDs, Bandcamp downloads and bundled downloads from vinyl.

  • @annisa412
    @annisa412 Před 2 měsíci +4

    While I didn’t fully quit streaming, I started prioritizing it less back in 2021 and made CD’s my primary listening platform! It’s done a lot in shaking my relationship with music for a lot of the reasons you explained! I feel less anxious about being ‘up to date’ and I find my self a lot more connected to the music I love!
    Another interesting effect it’s had is that I’m not invested as much into listening to playlists. I might put one on now and then but I tend to vastly prefer listening to whole albums. Funny how things can work like that. But yea great vid!

  • @happyendings_15
    @happyendings_15 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Ok I'm back after watching and this was such a fascinating experiment! Especially when you talked about how so much music doesn't have a "home"--that totally activated my librarian brain and now I kind of want to do my own deep dive on music (and other intellectual property) that doesn't have a "home" and how that affects the distribution of information etc. So thank you!
    I've also been taking a bit of a pause from social media and starting to read more (a librarian reading?? What will she do next? 😂) and it's been so great for my mental health. Case in point: I'm seeing The Strokes tonight and while concerts are normally a bit anxiety-inducing for me, I spent half my day reading and I'm the calmest I think I've ever been at a show. May have to build up my CD collection now, I'm determined to get it to a point where it rivals my book collection! Also I would love to see more of these kinds of videos although I could never ask you to go a month without music. That's like going a month without food! I'm sure anyrhing you come up with would be super cool though. I'll for sure be watching!

  • @alexandernelson945
    @alexandernelson945 Před 2 měsíci +5

    2:13
    Who’s that lady is a great song! Love the interpolation on Kendrick Lamar’s i

  • @woodelfwysteria
    @woodelfwysteria Před měsícem +1

    obsessed with this type of video and it’s not just because your peacoat / aviator / cd fanny pack look is so precious

  • @bubbllehead6019
    @bubbllehead6019 Před 2 měsíci +1

    This is an instant favorite video of mine on this channel. Please please please do more in this style as well as other formats that echo this more personal commentary in regards to music and music related things. Thanks!

  • @superball2452
    @superball2452 Před 2 měsíci +4

    I stopped listening to music while commuting and embraced CD listening more. Together with leaving my phone at home more often when I leave the house this has been game changing. I'm not self interrupting my thoughts by looking at my phone, and I don't skip songs as often anymore. Music feels more like a goody to me than before. I enjoy it more conciously. Sitting down and listening to a song feels like having a nice glass of wine. And my sleeping improved a lot. I enjoyed your perspective on this!

  • @gumballstudiostm2908
    @gumballstudiostm2908 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Amazing video 😊 I’d love to see you make a discog dive on the pixies 😁😁

  • @joshtabrah
    @joshtabrah Před 2 měsíci +1

    Love the slightly different style of video keep up the good work your videos make my day

  • @RedStinger_0
    @RedStinger_0 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I loved watching you geek out about music in the moment in real life. That was really nice and charming to see. Would absolutely love to see more video formats like this from ya.

  • @NascarNixon
    @NascarNixon Před 2 měsíci +4

    An all radio month would be cool. When I worked security, I ended up listening to the radio more than I ever had. I found myself surfing the various radio stations. I'd listen to modern rock, then 90s country, then oldies. Rediscovered lots of songs

  • @Ewoof
    @Ewoof Před 2 měsíci +6

    I started last year. Never looked back.

  • @requiem165
    @requiem165 Před měsícem +2

    as someone who has never used a music streaming service, I see this as an absolute win.

  • @Wise_Person
    @Wise_Person Před 2 měsíci +2

    this video reminded me that i need to pare back my apple music library a bit. i always add more to it than i can listen to so having to really sit down and decide what music i'm interested in listening to in the future and what i could live without hearing is helpful

  • @f8ded
    @f8ded Před 2 měsíci +9

    Justin Timberlake fan here and yes, Man of the Woods suck, but you should listen to the track Montana. it’s the best track in the album

  • @cloningfacility
    @cloningfacility Před 2 měsíci +4

    Feels like you made this harder for yourself by listening to the CDs directly.
    Ripping to a lossless format and getting a player that supports that high quality audio will always be the happy middle ground between physical media and streaming.
    Also- buying CDs from non music-focused places like thrift shops and library sales will always be better than buying used from a music store imo. Unless it's something specific I'm hunting for- I don't spend more than a dollar per CD these days.
    EDIT - you can also keep up with single releases until albums come out physically without a streaming sub using CZcams/YTMusic really easily.

  • @TheAlexisBrownChannel
    @TheAlexisBrownChannel Před 2 měsíci +1

    This was awesome Mic! I definitely think having an entertainment diet is essential to a healthy lifestyle. Please do more videos on this. I was thinking about getting back into collecting because of not being distracted by social media, in other words it’s a better balance and diet for me. But, this is a fascinating thing.

  • @36chambersthebest
    @36chambersthebest Před měsícem

    Just got introduced to this channel for the first time by searching online for “What are the best music related CZcams channels” and after a few videos today I’m hooked.
    Thanks for the content, humor, and general great discourse on the overall topic of music! Looking forward to binging this channel over the next few weeks/months!

  • @polboye
    @polboye Před 2 měsíci +3

    A moment of silence for all of the missed scrobbles.

  • @jacobgregersen377
    @jacobgregersen377 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I feel like having a balance between streaming and CDs is important.

  • @endlessawareness
    @endlessawareness Před 2 měsíci

    Hey buddy, Happy Belated Birthday! Sorry about your finger, love the cat!

  • @staplegun4995
    @staplegun4995 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I love this video so much Mr Michael the Snare! I would love to see followups on vinyl or radio (maybe even specifically college radio as I work at one and have been falling in love with it)

  • @AdamAdam-wb4mo
    @AdamAdam-wb4mo Před 2 měsíci +3

    1:34 is the music video for can't cool me down by Car Seat Headrest. I hope this is a sign that we are getting a new DDD, but if not, it is also just cool knowing that Mic knows if them

    • @AdamAdam-wb4mo
      @AdamAdam-wb4mo Před 2 měsíci

      How did I not know that he'd done a Twin Fantasy review wtf

  • @pacolopez4032
    @pacolopez4032 Před 2 měsíci +4

    There's also a case of "owning" the media you like to be made here. Spotify, Netflix, even gaming companies now, have made it so that everything we consume we do not own, but instead it is lent to us for an extended period of time. They can get rid of it if they deem it necessary, if you don't pay, or if they don't want the music from a specific artist for whatever reason anymore. Sometimes even the artists themselves can take the music away (ie Neil Young, Joni Mitchell). With physical media (and even downloadable tracks in the past like in ITunes), you own the media, nobody can take it away from you.

    • @ericn.wilson2345
      @ericn.wilson2345 Před 2 měsíci

      Seconding this. You don't really own a copy of something unless you can accidentally sell it at a yard sale. Otherwise, all you're paying for is a non-transferrable single seat license.

  • @36hourstoingi5
    @36hourstoingi5 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Great video as always! Would definitely love more videos in this format, though me personally would love anything you put out on this channel! Keep up the phenomenal (and funny!) work ❤

  • @AdamSoucyDrums
    @AdamSoucyDrums Před 2 měsíci +8

    YES

  • @tomfurstyfield
    @tomfurstyfield Před 2 měsíci +5

    I quit streaming and spent the money I would on a subscription on bandcamp, then the artists get a bigger cut and I get to keep the files.

  • @IsabellaBoyne
    @IsabellaBoyne Před 2 měsíci

    I loved seeing a bit of a different video from you here! Really enjoyed this!

  • @robintownrobintown
    @robintownrobintown Před 2 měsíci

    i loved this format please keep it up

  • @RockLoverYT
    @RockLoverYT Před 2 měsíci +3

    I was wondering if you would ever do something like this. I’d love to see more vlogs-ish videos like this. Thanks for making it!

  • @jockohomosexual
    @jockohomosexual Před 2 měsíci +8

    my car doesn't have bluetooth so i''ve been living this life for the past 10 years. you arent special mr. snare get BROKE

  • @trevor7679
    @trevor7679 Před 2 měsíci

    i looove this video so much
    and i feel like it can really help me with doing something about this whole life
    thank youuuu so much❤❤❤

  • @manas6335
    @manas6335 Před 2 měsíci

    Excellent video Mr. The Snare. This is why I subscribe. Would love to see more fun, experimental videos like this

  • @proxytag
    @proxytag Před 2 měsíci +3

    I only listen to music on streaming on my first listens where I'm unsure if I'm going to enjoy myself, from there I buy a digital copy or a CD, rip that and put it on my modded ipod, that becomes my permanent music home. It comes with a lot of the benefits that you have with the CD Player, but far more convenient in terms of size, as it fits in any pocket at all. I've never gotten comfortable with airpods though so I've never actually transitioned to wireless full time. I've had dozens of those apple lightning to 3.5mm dongles though :p

  • @Luigs_sky7
    @Luigs_sky7 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Idk why but i kept pausing on shots of your record collection and its actually very good (i did notice a severe lack of red hot chili peppers but i can let it slide this time)

    • @jaythec7994
      @jaythec7994 Před 2 měsíci

      Someone’s getting born in the state of Mississippi

  • @ameliasv222
    @ameliasv222 Před 2 měsíci

    Loved the video, I'd def be up for more experiments like this. I believe it's so important for us to slow down our consumption of _stuff_

  • @marshallcavalli6681
    @marshallcavalli6681 Před 2 měsíci

    Love the video. Would love to see you do another one like this.

  • @contrerwoo
    @contrerwoo Před měsícem +3

    Why not just download the mp3 files and keep them on your phone storage? This whole "experiment" is not very well thought out

    • @quas3728
      @quas3728 Před měsícem

      agreed. I don't understand why people want to go with CD/Vinyl. storing mp3 is the best. no need to worry about song disappearing. It's completely offline. It's lightweight. so many custom options like player app called musicolet or poweramp. It's the best of both world

    • @kevinwong_2016
      @kevinwong_2016 Před měsícem

      Fr💀

    • @jimbotron70
      @jimbotron70 Před měsícem

      Because compressed audio is not comparable to lossless audio, quality wise.

    • @Zoe-tj4ld
      @Zoe-tj4ld Před měsícem

      that's not the point of the video? also it takes up far more storage than streaming.

  • @FKARafael
    @FKARafael Před 2 měsíci +5

    Seems like instead of CDs you needed an iPod

  • @futuristic.handgun
    @futuristic.handgun Před 2 měsíci

    I loved this and definitely would like to see more of this type of video! I think it'd be great if you did it with vinyl because I collect vinyl so it'd be particularly interesting for me. Good stuff, as always 🎤!! 🖤

  • @argotsambience
    @argotsambience Před 2 měsíci +1

    one of my favourite recent purchases is a little alarm radio. Although I wish I could nose about at all the weirdness on AM and LW as well, picking up on local pirate stations, and late night radio (which is elite) is really exciting when I'm in the mood for it! I'd be interested to see a radio only challenge, especially to discover more about American radio as a Brit.

  • @ChompetyChomp
    @ChompetyChomp Před 2 měsíci +3

    WHY ARENT YOU LISTENING TO THINGS THROUGH SPEAKERS IN YOUR HOUSE
    why would you use earphones/headphones when you don’t have to

    • @kevinwong_2016
      @kevinwong_2016 Před 2 měsíci

      High quality headphones are cheaper than high quality speakers💀

    • @ChompetyChomp
      @ChompetyChomp Před 2 měsíci

      @@kevinwong_2016 maybe if you don’t know where to look

  • @siggy4416
    @siggy4416 Před 2 měsíci +1

    good video as always mr the snare, i don’t listen to streaming anymore for general playlist shuffling, i just listen to mp3s

  • @ayre_guitar
    @ayre_guitar Před 2 měsíci

    This was awesome, good job michael snare. I also love that you have in rainbows in your vinyl collection and that you like death cab for cutie. I saw them this summer and they were absolutely amazing. Cheers.

  • @DragosBlackmilk
    @DragosBlackmilk Před 2 měsíci

    beautiful video man, been thinking of doing this myself

  • @critten826
    @critten826 Před 2 měsíci

    great video, im slowly collecting my favorite albums and albums recommended by friends on CD and starting to collect physical media after seeing my favorite media get taken down or extremtely hard to find in general.

  • @christiangardunowriter
    @christiangardunowriter Před 2 měsíci

    Long time fan- first time comment here. I loved this idea. Music can be more than the stream or the algorithm. Cheers to this experience 🥂.

  • @8teenOfficial
    @8teenOfficial Před 2 měsíci +1

    i love the dedication of making videos while having a day job. i do have a job but its a struggle to release music...

  • @thaisb4197
    @thaisb4197 Před 2 měsíci

    Music is one of the things I love the most, and I've been feeling disconected to it for years now. Thank you for this video :)

  • @isabelzertuche2361
    @isabelzertuche2361 Před 2 měsíci

    One of my favorite videos of yours Mr. Snare