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I'm old school, I have a home theater system in my living room and a CD player in my car, and when I'm doing serious music listening on those systems I want my music in a lossless format. Buying an album in mp3 or m4a format is a subpar option for someone who cares about sound quality. CDs aren't even the best option sound-wise but they're better than compressed files. I'd rather have the physical CD with the album art and liner notes but as long as I can get original wav or flac files I'm happy. Unfortunately finding CDs in big box stores is not much of an option nowadays, so we're forced to order online from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, etc. And like stoopid said, getting them from the band's own websites is a good option when available.

I've always quite liked this one. Top 100 for me.

Genesis- Nursery Cryme King Crimson- Starless and Bible Black One band just gaining its footing in the prog rock universe, and another at the height of its powers.

Thank you all! It was a good day, and the happy wishes make it that much better. Still grateful for this community. I don't feel a day over 53! Oh, wait . . .

I have a stereo system and like to play CDs through it. They just sound better to my ears. I also rip the discs in case they get lost/damaged. I jut like physically owning them. I'm not paying for the right to listen to them temporarily. I've also been picking up vinyl here and there too when I really like an album.

I would have bought Signals 40 on CD if it had been offered and had live material. But you know, suck.

Imagine there`s a more sickly, sanctimonious record / It`s not easy, however hard you try.

Thanks again everyone! June is a busy and happy month at Casa de Rod- mt wife and daughter also have their birthdays this month! I continue to interview some of my favorite artists, but not with the same intensity as I used to. It's still great when it happens though! We're in Toronto, but considering another move in a year ir so . I'll start a new job in August, but before then we'll visit family in Rio. How's that for an update?

Similar here, I listen to surround music when I can (which isn't very often) and have been a fan of the higher resolution/surround format for a couple decades. The CDs I own are mostly my favorites and haven't leaked from my media wall unit yet so I'm not out of room yet. I treat these physical copies as archival. As I've posted a few times on this forum, I don't trust the music industry to not hold my music hostage if given the chance. The fact so many are reliant on streaming services as their source for music is right where I think the recording industry wants us. Took them a while to come around, but they're clearly in control of who gets to hear music nowadays, and how much $$ it will be. Most of the music I care about I'll be listening to for the remainder of my lifetime, so having a copy that isn't likely to vanish to no fault of my own other than someone else's bean counting driven greed is important enough to me to pay a small premium.

The thing is - I'm mostly digital now. In the sense that I have an .mp3 collection. I don't like subscribing to streaming as my main source of music. I also like that CD's are tangible. You can see them. I also like still having a (now reduced) collection of them on display. Alongside some vintage vinyl. You can't see digital stuff.

Some of Geddy's best vocals and Neil's most poetic lyrics. Great drums and guitar as well

When it comes to Madrigal, any ranking above 173 strikes me as being generous.

It's OK to turn off that light.

Another blah album closer for me. This isn't the "uptempo/low-intensity happy rocker" that closed out RTB thru S&A, but it's still blah. There's not enough warmth in the production to effectively convey the uplifting message, and the piano verses give me that Second Nature vibe that makes me think it's a Celine Dion song as opposed to Rush. This song is pure CD filler and I'd have ranked it lower.

um.......i've gone almost completly digital. Spotify has really been my way of listening in the past 2 years. but if an album really blows me back i'll buy but it has to be REALLY worth it. honestly i'm glad not be a physical collecter anymore i don't have the room, lol Mick

I'm sorry, I'm not much help with new releases. If there is a CD I want, I buy it used from Ebay or Amazon for like $3.00 , they are pretty indescructable; that doesn't help you for new music though. At this point in my listening I am basically buying older stuff on vinyl or CD.

Avenged Sevenfold - Life Is But A Dream… I’ve been really taken with a few albums this year, but none have kept me coming back for more as much as this has. At first I thought only that this was a good contender for my aoty race, but I’m starting to think it’s going to put everyone else in a race for second. I keep hearing new things. Everything from The Zombies to Polyphia.

Imagine i'm filthy rich And will rub it in your face like a little bitch. LOL Mick

there are a few of camps when it comes to this record. 1. Oh my god i love this is the best thing they ever did (me, lol. and a LARGE portion of prog lovers) 2. this sucks. is this supposed to be funny. 3. I dunno. but i can't stop listening (you apparently, lol) Mick

Dio -- Killing the Dragon (2002)

If this came out in the 80s it would be talked about as one of his best albums. But since it came out in the wrong decade nobody sees it that way.

I need a couple more spins of it. My first listen on Sunday left me intrigued but unsure (which can't be a bad sign!!)

Happy, happy birthday Nova! Best wishes to a good guy- I hope your day was great!

Lamb of God Sacrament-(10/10) Omens (9/10) Resolution (10/10) Wrath (8/10) Wrath is the Weakest LOG i've heard (so far) but it still slaps....maybe not as hard as other albums but it slaps. Mick

Twice.

Madrigal should have been down at the very bottom along with Tai-Shan IMO. When i used to rip AF2K to cassette, this was the song I skipped. Kind of painful to listen to. I can't wait till' we get to the good songs. :)

Happy 53rd, and best of luck to the Blues, Liverpool and anyone else you might be rooting for.

They say life is stranger than fiction. I'm listening to the workout version of the Lithium station on SiriusXM at Planet Fitness and right after Dead and Bloated plays, what comes next? Everything Zen.

Prelude - Judas Priest

Night Ranger

I am sorry I needed this thread to remind me of your birthday. Please forgive me. If it helps, I am older than I used to be too. Happy birthday man!!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!!

Cold Fire

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! May your drives be long and find the fairway, and your putts short and center cup!

Many Happy Returns!

I don`t think there`s a number that England can score that will stop my girlfriend ranting about the illegitimacy of North Macedonia, how it is land stolen from her region of Greece etc. I`m trying to understand her feelings but the nearest comparison I have is when Peterborough became part of Cambridgeshire, after traditionally being part of Northamptonshire.

Wishing you a great birthday, and let`s say... one trophy for next season. One of the nice ones.

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday, Nova, and on this special day may none of your balls stick to Yadi's chest protector.

Happy Birthday Nova Carmina !

Got home just in time to see the last hole. Would have been nice to see Rickie finally break through in the last round of a major but Clark's win was nice to watch.

Loverboy

Necromancer - Judas Priest

You know.... it the late 60's the CIA introduced a lightbulb's worth of a harmless bacteria into a subway station in NYC. just to see what would happen. Tracking the spread, they found that in a month the bacteria had spread throughout the entire NYC metro area. That's air supply for you.

The show in my neck of the woods is not until late January, I think it’s the second or third to last show of the whole tour.

my love bought me a $10 Brain Salad Surgery vinyl and it's in pretty great shape!