# What's in Your CD Player? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 3, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320 "2007-08-03T18:32:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/21 "2007-08-04T01:00:41Z")
[meandering diatribe] I recently bought a new(-ish, '04) car with a 6-disc changer. Thing is my old car had an after market stereo that could not only play CD-Rs but MP3s burned onto CD-Rs. This meant I could fit ten discs worth of music onto a single CD-R! So at first I was a little disappointed having to take what I considered a downgrade in my car stereo. But, when I traded in my old car and ejected the disc from the stereo, I realized that _ **I had literally been listening to the same, single, best-of disc for the past five years!** _ It was the first MP3 CD-R I had made (a hard rock mix) after I installed the stereo in my old car. First, and turns out, only! I couldn’t decide which artists I wanted to combine onto single discs. Should it be by music type, year, alphabetical etc. Then I’d have to try and fit the names of all the albums onto the disc. I even had my whole CD collection already ripped onto my hard drive for my iPod clone. All I had to do was drag & drop the folders onto a CD-R! But I made that first best of and never got around to making a single other disc. Anyways, other than having to pull my actual CDs out of archive storage (where I thought they’d remain forever) having to use them again isn’t really worse than before. In fact, its better. I’m actually listening to CDs I forgot I had! Oh, and to answer the OP: [ul] [li]Def Leppard - Vault[/li][li]Foo Fighters - Color & Shape[/li][li]Mötley Crüe - Decade of Decadence[/li][li]Jethro Tull - 30th Anniversary[/li][li]GnR - Appetite for Dest[/li][li]Beethoven - Best of[/li][/ul]Seems I can’t shake my penchant for 'Best of’s… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/22 "2007-08-04T01:14:25Z")
[QUOTE=Hail Ants] [ul] [li]Def Leppard - Vault[/li][li]Foo Fighters - Color & Shape[/li][li]Mötley Crüe - Decade of Decadence[/li][li]Jethro Tull - 30th Anniversary[/li][li]GnR - Appetite for Dest[/li][li]Beethoven - Best of[/li][/ul] [/QUOTE] Nice! But, _30th Anniversary_? I’ve 2\*0 Years of Tull, 25th Anniversary Boxed Set, The Best of Tull, Anniversary Edition, \* but I don’t recall a compilation released in '98 ---
**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:** [August 4, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/23 "2007-08-04T01:15:43Z")
Ian Hunter’s new CD, _“Shrunken Heads”_ in rotation with Nick Lowe’s latest, _“At My Age”_. It’s been awhile for both Ian and Nick, but it has been worth the wait. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/24 "2007-08-04T04:29:25Z")
Pat Metheny: **Zero Tolerance for Silence** ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/25 "2007-08-04T06:07:31Z")
Maxïmo Park - [Our Earthly Pleasures](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:apfyxze5ldje). It’s somewhat of a grower, but much better than the critics gave it credit for at its release. ---
**Author:** ![mamboman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mamboman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamboman)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/26 "2007-08-04T06:22:57Z")
“Desire” by Bob Dylan. I’d forgotten what an enjoyable album it was. mm ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/27 "2007-08-04T06:39:44Z")
House: The Be Good Tanyas Chinatown Shop and Car: 6 home-burnt compilations. Pioneers. Both use the same cartridges (house, too, but I’m only using the single-disc magazine) Lots of old, loud stuff. I like it loud. ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/28 "2007-08-04T07:10:27Z")
“Feeding of the 5000”, Crass ('70’s political Britpunk) “On the Corner”, Miles Davis “Hot Rats”, Frank Zappa “Raw Power”, Stooges “Alright Still”, Lily Allen ---
**Author:** ![Caractacus\_Pott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/29 "2007-08-04T07:27:05Z")
“The Confession Tour”, Madonna, the Japanese disk set. ---
**Author:** ![Dottygumdrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/30 "2007-08-04T07:29:12Z")
Three-disc changer in the lounge room has: - Lily Allen - Smile - Children’s Activity Songs (including such favourites as Row, row, row your boat and Muffin Man) - Baby Einstein - Wake Up and Good Night ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/31 "2007-08-04T07:57:18Z")
Interpol - Our Love to Admire It gets better with every listen. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/32 "2007-08-04T08:03:36Z")
A mix CD called “Kitchen Sink Mix #1.” Let’s see what’s on it, because I don’t think mere description will do this collection justice. 1. I’m Not Wearing Underwear Today – Avenue Q Soundtrack 2. Karma Slave – Splashdown 3. Eyes Like Yours (Ojos Asi) – Shakira 4. Kate – Ben Folds Five 5. Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In – Hair soundtrack 6. Down to Earth – Luscious Jackson 7. White Boys – Hair Soundtrack 8. Black Boys – Hair Soundtrack 9. Mr. Jones – Counting Crows 10. Drive – Melissa Ferrick 11. Pretty Baby – Spin Doctors 12. Song for the Dumped – Ben Folds Five 13. Kyle Took a Bullet – Tenacious D 14. Jack Kerouac – Primus 15. Devil In Disguise – Elvis 16. Lay All Your Love On Me – ABBA 17. Waterbead – Splashdown 18. Too Many Puppies – Primus 19. Immigrant Song – Led Zepplin 20. Irish Drinking Song – Less Than Jake 21. Lola – The Kinks 22. Take a Chance on Me – ABBA 23. So Ha – Splashdown I like to keep it kind of eclectic, but not jump from Tongan throat-singing to Cole Porter tunes. So I guess I listen to risque Broadway showtunes and Primus. And ABBA. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/33 "2007-08-04T08:31:43Z")
James Taylor - Greatest Hits ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/34 "2007-08-04T09:46:47Z")
Let’s see… bedroom - Willie Nelson _Stardust_, kitchen - Paul Simon _Graceland_, on the deck - Bob Seger _Live Bullet_ and in the truck - Shannon Lawson _Accoustic Living Room Sessions_ ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/35 "2007-08-04T10:22:22Z")
In the computer at work: _Under the Sign of the Sun: French Works for Saxaphone & Orchestra_ In the cd player at work: _Mercury Rev_ - _The Secret Migration_ At home: a disc from a triple _Best of Chickenshack_ set, or maybe a drone metal (I think that’s the genre, anyway) cd I can’t quite remember the name of… the name ends ‘_)))_’ ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/36 "2007-08-04T10:43:34Z")
Today’s music of choice is **Gogol Bordello** - Gypsy Punks, followed by **Tyketto** - Strength in Numbers. I’m having one of those days. ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/37 "2007-08-04T12:01:43Z")
[QUOTE=Hail Ants] [meandering diatribe] I recently bought a new(-ish, '04) car with a 6-disc changer. Thing is my old car had an after market stereo that could not only play CD-Rs but MP3s burned onto CD-Rs. This meant I could fit ten discs worth of music onto a single CD-R! Just out of curiousity was the sound quality on your 10 album cd as it is on regular cds and those you burned at normal speed? I make my own and those mp3’s never sounded quite right to me. In my cd player: Solomon Burke Iris Dement Kimmie Rhodes Ry Cooder and David Lindley George Jones ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/38 "2007-08-04T15:39:24Z")
[QUOTE=Caractacus Pott] “The Confession Tour”, Madonna, the Japanese disk set. [/QUOTE] Ooh, is it any different from the NA release? I heard rumours, but nothing substantiated. ---
**Author:** ![percussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@percussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percussion)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/39 "2007-08-04T15:48:36Z")
3 disc changer Bruckner - Symphony 5 (Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra) Harris - Symphony 3 & 4 (Alsop, Colorado Symphony) Schoenberg - Transfigured Night, Variations for Orchestra (Karjan, Berlin) ---
**Author:** ![Paladud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Paladud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paladud)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320/40 "2007-08-04T18:34:47Z")
Just stuff that came up in order for some strange reason when I played my music library. It works oddly well. 1. Chopin’s funeral march 2. Sephiroth - One Winged Angel with chorus 3. Trauermarsch from Mahler’s first 4. Liszt’s Totentanz 5. Pigs (Three Different Ones) - Pink Floyd, Animals [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-your-cd-player/414320.md?page=3)