In retrospect I should have just kept walking. It was Saturday morning about a week ago and Nina (the Doberman) and I were on our morning walk and we happened past a garage sell (or what would soon be a garage sell as they were still brining things out from the house to set out on the driveway). Even from the sidewalk I could see 2 huge piles of CDs along with a sign indicating they were only asking $0.50 each. I knew I was in trouble. I should have kept walking like a recovering drunk should walk past a bar. What is listed below is what I ended up with and is only this short as I did not have any more cash on me.
| # | Artist | Album | Date Listened | Again? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1063 | Bread | Anthology Of Bread | 6/17/2012 | Yes |
| 1064 | 3 Doors Down | Away From The Sun | 6/17/2012 | Yes |
| 1065 | AC/DC | Ballbreaker | 6/17/2012 | Yes |
| 1066 | Dire Straits | Brothers In Arms | 6/18/2012 | Yes |
| 1067 | Rush | Chronicles Disc 1 | 6/18/2012 | Yes |
| 1068 | Rush | Chronicles Disc 2 | 6/18/2012 | Yes |
| 1069 | Prince & The New Power Generation | Diamonds And Pearls | 6/18/2012 | Yes |
| 1070 | Soundgarden | Down On The Upside | 6/19/2012 | Yes |
| 1071 | Ozzy Osbourne | The Essential Ozzy Osbourne Disc 1 | 6/19/2012 | Yes |
| 1072 | Ozzy Osbourne | The Essential Ozzy Osbourne Disc 2 | 6/19/2012 | Yes |
| 1073 | REO Speedwagon | The Essential REO Speedwagon Disk 1 | 6/20/2012 | Yes |
| 1074 | REO Speedwagon | The Essential REO Speedwagon Disk 2 | 6/19/2012 | Yes |
| 1075 | Chicago | Greatest Hits 1982-1989 | 6/20/2012 | Yes |
| 1076 | Bon Jovi | Keep The Faith | 6/21/2012 | Yes |
| 1077 | Depeche Mode | Music for the Masses | 6/21/2012 | Yes |
| 1078 | Stone Temple Pilots | Nº4 | 6/21/2012 | Yes |
| 1079 | Ozzy Osbourne | The Ozzman Cometh | 6/21/2012 | Yes |
| 1080 | Depeche Mode | People Are People | 6/22/2012 | Yes |
| 1081 | Metallica | Ride The Lightning | 6/22/2012 | Yes |
| 1082 | Peter Gabriel | Secret World Live Disc 1 | 6/22/2012 | Yes |
| 1083 | Peter Gabriel | Secret World Live Disc 2 | 6/22/2012 | Yes |
| 1084 | Ace Of Base | The Sign | 6/22/2012 | Yes |
| 1085 | Nickelback | Silver Side Up | 6/22/2012 | Yes |
| 1086 | Skid Row | Skid Row | 6/23/2012 | Yes |
| 1087 | Stone Temple Pilots | Thank You | 6/23/2012 | Yes |
| 1088 | Stevie Nicks | Trouble In Shangri-La | 6/23/2012 | Yes |
| 1089 | Depeche Mode | Ultra | 6/23/2012 | Yes |
| 1090 | Alanis Morissette | Under Rug Swept | 6/23/2012 | Yes |
| 1091 | Air Supply | The Vanishing Race | 6/24/2012 | Yes |
| 1092 | Def Leppard | Vault - Def Leppard Greatest Hits 1980-1995 | 6/24/2012 | Yes |
| 1093 | Genesis | We Can't Dance | 6/24/2012 | Yes |
| 1094 | The KLF | The White Room | 6/24/2012 | Yes |
| 1095 | Tom Petty | Wildflowers | 6/24/2012 | Yes |
- Bread “Anthology of Bread”: I took a chance on this one as I cannot for the life of me name one song by this group. The CD cover was a picture of the band in their heyday and they had some cool hair so I took a chance. I can see myself listening to this one often.
- Dire Straits “Brothers In Arms”: I bought this only for the 2 hit songs that I remember from my MTV days. The other songs don’t quite fit the same mold but it was an enjoyable listen. I imagine my future listening of this CD will be limited to the hits.
- Rush “Chronicles Disc 1 & 2”: Wow, all this for 50 cents! Awesome, awesome, awesome. I cannot say that I eve heard more than one or two of these songs but I definitely discovered this band way too late in my life.
- Soundgarden “Down On The Upside”: Riding Nirvana’s coattails only lasts so long I guess. This is the release after their best selling album (Superunknown) and it doesn’t quite pack the punch but it still is OK.
- Ozzy Osbourne “The Essential Ozzy Osbourne Disc 1 &2” & “The Ozzman Cometh”: If I had know that “The Ozzman Cometh” was another best of CD then I likely would not have bought it (even at the 50 cent price point) since it contains mostly songs from the 2 disc other collection I picked up at the same time. I really have only heard Ozzy’s later stuff (late 80s, 90’s) so hearing the earlier stuff was fun. This is a great CD to run to as imagining Ozzy chasing you is a good motivator to keep running.
- REO Speedwagon “The Essential REO Speedwagon Disk 1 & 2”: Another jackpot. I know most the stuff on disc 2 (their mellower, power ballad years) but I very much enjoyed disc 1. You can really tell that they changed their sound to get some hit singles once they discovered that power ballads sell.
- Depeche Mode “Music for the Masses” & “People Are People” & “Ultra”: I really expanded my Depeche Mode library here. The music is so simple at times but so powerful and emotional as well. This is another band that I discovered to late in life.
- Metallica “Ride The Lightning”: This is the first Metallica CD that I have ever owned. It is probably a good start.
- Ace Of Base “The Sign”: Don’t judge me. We had this CD when my 10 yr old daughter was a baby and you could pop it in any time and she would start moving around (and stop crying sometimes) so this CD brings me happy memories.
- Air Supply “The Vanishing Race”: This is from the mid 90’s but the duo’s voices are still awesome.
- Def Leppard “Vault - Def Leppard Greatest Hits 1980-1995”: All the hits and a few others thrown in to get enough tracks so that you do not feel like you are getting ripped off.
- The KLF “The White Room”: This one was still sealed and I am not sure what that means. I seem to recall a hit song by this band with special guest singer Tammy Wynette so I took a chance. This is not great and it reminded me of a more subdued C+C Music Factory.
- Tom Petty “Wildflowers”: I recognize several songs on this disc (more than just the hits) so I am thinking I must have borrowed it from the Kokomo library at one time or another. Good stuff.
I am pushing 1,100 CDs now and this is probably my best find so far based on quality of CD and price paid.
Jon
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