Re: (idm) Gil, why don't you listen before you buy? <<>> Fed up with IDM!

From Mxyzptlk
Sent Tue, Sep 15th 1998, 14:25

Personally, I dislike listening to music before I buy it - in fact, if I hear
it too much, it will slow my acquisition of it, odd as that may seem. I'm sure
this is fairly rare, but I really enjoy *buying blind* - then again, I live
peaceably with the results. You'd be surprised how good my luck is - or perhaps
I have more of a "vested interest" in finding something I like about what I
buy. Just curious to see if anyone else has this disease. I'm always asking
people in the store NOT to play something for me. On the other hand, if it's
on, I WILL ask and usually buy. Perhaps I just like to "discover" things for
myself. I've found over the years that the most effective way to turn people on
to great things is merely to spin it without saying anything, letting them
*find* it for themselves.
                                                                        jeff

Rusty Householter wrote:

> I can't stand it when people like Gil spout this crap.  Why don't you
> listen to your fucking records before taking them home from the shop?  Fuck
> man there's a million places to hear realaudio of all those releases you
> list.  Do your homework, then you'll be ready for the real test, what to
> spend your money on!
>
> Rusty



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