# What was the last CD you bought? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 15, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514 "2010-05-15T04:41:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/1 "2010-05-15T04:41:29Z")
I picked up The Beatles “Love” at FYE today where they were having a $10 sale on all CDs. That’s when I realized that the last CD I had bought before that was Suzanne Vega’s “Beauty and Crime” in September 2007. I had received other CDs as gifts since then, but “Love” was the first CD I had actually bought myself in over two years. Pretty much all the music I’ve purchased since then has been on iTunes. So what was the last CD you bought? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/2 "2010-05-15T04:47:20Z")
[_Four Albums of Military Song from Oscar Brand_](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F2C8IU/ref=oss_product) is the last one I bought, in March. The one before that was [_The Warriors Code_ by Dropkick Murphys](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009IOR0C/ref=oss_product), in February. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/3 "2010-05-15T04:49:41Z")
[Jehtro Tull: Nothing Is Easy Live at the Isle of Wight 1970](http://www.amazon.com/Jethro-Tull-Nothing-Easy-Wight/dp/B000B5Y0MI) combo CD/DVD, just a couple of weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/4 "2010-05-15T06:37:01Z")
Can’t even remember. It may have been the Eagles’ “The Long Road Out of Eden.” I’ve been purchasing downloads of everything since then. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/5 "2010-05-15T06:41:54Z")
_Evil Power_ by **Lair Of The Minotaur** - crappy engineering and amateurish in other respects, this album still makes you wanna holler out the truck window “[let’s kill these motherfuckers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY)!” ETA: I didn’t even realize that this album had been recorded, but as I make regular trips to my local Zia, I found it the day after release! ETAA: This question isn’t really fair to me as I buy a new CD every few days or a week or so. In fact, I usually buy more than one at a time. ---
**Author:** ![bourbonstew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3e96dc/32.png) [@bourbonstew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bourbonstew)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/6 "2010-05-15T06:45:29Z")
_Irene_ by **The Honeycutters** Bought it after one of their gigs at the Shakori Hills festival. Great cd. Rarely buy a physical CD anymore, but after a concert is the main exception. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/7 "2010-05-15T06:53:41Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > _Evil Power_ by **Lair Of The Minotaur** - crappy engineering and amateurish in other respects, this album still makes you wanna holler out the truck window “[let’s kill these motherfuckers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY)!” Should that link to a \*\*Beyoncé \*\*video? From your post, I wasn’t expecting a Beyoncé video. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/8 "2010-05-15T09:10:50Z")
[Valleys of Neptune](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valleys_Of_Neptune) by Jimi Hendrix about a month ago. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/9 "2010-05-15T11:14:39Z")
[Hilario Duran](http://www.myspace.com/hilarioduran) - From the Heart [Robert Occhipinti](http://www.myspace.com/robertoocchipinti) - A Bend in the River (Links go to MySpace pages.) Both discs bought at a Hilario Duran concert in Victoria about two months ago. (Robert Occhipinti is his bass player.) Lots of downloads since then, but those were the last physical discs I’ve purchased. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/10 "2010-05-15T11:23:56Z")
Can’t remember if it was Lady Gaga’s _The Fame Monster_ or Ke$ha’s _Animal_, both around January or February? I bought both on their release days, so whichever came last. I’ve bought quite a bit of music since then-- the ex-girlfriend and I wrecked my music budget on Broadway cast albums on iTunes since then, and I downloaded M/A/R/R/S’s _Pump Up the Volume_ just the other night-- but those are the last on physical media. I’ve been looking to buy a few pop and rock CDs since then (Amanda Blank, Kate Miller-Heidke, Emelee, Jucifer, Britney Spears, Sonic Youth, etc… I’ve got weird tastes) that I’ve bought via download but would like to own on “real” media, and would happily plunk down the cash if I found them today at a price \< $10. In the near future, looks like I’ll be owning Christina Aguilera’s _Bionic_ on CD (and vinyl) in a month or two. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/11 "2010-05-15T11:36:33Z")
It was Court Yard Hounds’ debut last week, I also bought Peter Gabriel’s Up at the same place. I buy a lot of singles on iTunes but all my albums are on CD. ---
**Author:** ![Driver8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/12 "2010-05-15T12:17:25Z")
The latest by The National, “High Violet”, earlier this week. I’m cheating since buying CDs is still my regular way to purchase music. I’ll import them into iTunes in the house and leave the CD in the car for driving. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/13 "2010-05-15T12:27:47Z")
Can’t be sure, but I think it was the newish remaster (in the reproduction cardboard sleeve) of _ **Procol Harum** in Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra_. I’ve cut back on my buying the last year or two, so that was probably about a month ago. They were the first proper group I went to see, about 6 months before this was recorded, back in 1971… ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/14 "2010-05-15T12:33:37Z")
**A Night at the Opera** by Queen. Though maybe “buy” isn’t quite right – I got it by filling out surveys. Actually bought and paid cash: **Crooked Songs** by [The Ramblin’ Jug Stompers](http://www.jugstompers.com/index.htm). I usually pick up one CD from local artists at the Saratoga First Night celebration. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/15 "2010-05-15T12:34:48Z")
Monsters of Folk Them Crooked Vultures Big Brother - Cosmic Blues ---
**Author:** ![cgg419](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cgg419/32/2847_2.png) [@cgg419](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cgg419)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/16 "2010-05-15T12:40:40Z")
Picked up [Them Crooked Vultures](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them_Crooked_Vultures_%28album%29)in Dec, and will be getting the new [Stone Temple Pilots self titled](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Temple_Pilots_%28album%29) on the 25th ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/17 "2010-05-15T12:50:31Z")
I believe it was a Moxy Fruvous CD, as a gift, sometime in 2002. But that doesn’t mean much as I’ve only purchased about 10 CDs in my whole life, 8 or so as gifts (and lest I be thought someone who grew up entirely in the downloading era, I’m 36). ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/18 "2010-05-15T13:26:33Z")
Another Green World – Brian Eno Exposure – Robert Fripp All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes – Pete Townshend ---
**Author:** ![heathen\_earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@heathen\_earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen_earthling)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/19 "2010-05-15T13:36:49Z")
> [@Driver8](#): > > I’m cheating since buying CDs is still my regular way to purchase music. Why is this cheating? Because it goes against the point of the thread somehow? I couldn’t go more than a few weeks without buying a CD, and I’ve yet to buy a music download. (I bought three CDs on Tuesday, at a Chemlab concert: _Rock Whore vs. Dance Floor_ by Chemlab, _Covergirl_ by Jared Louche and the Aliens, and _Hardcore Vanilla_ by H3llb3nt.) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514/20 "2010-05-15T13:58:52Z")
I’m still a CD-buyer – most recent was, I think, the _Crazy Heart_ soundtrack, right after I saw the movie back in February. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-cd-you-bought/539514.md?page=2)