I bought this CD for $1...

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

jstate wrote:

Ten 13 is such a shockingly amazing record. I bought it because it was so cheap and figured there'd be something I would like on it. Boy was I way off - the whole thing is killer. And not just killer in that I paid a buck for it; killer in I would've been happy paying full price. I agree about it being some of his best stuff.

Yeah, he's only had 2 post-VH records, IMO, that are really good, solid albums all the way around...Marching To Mars and Ten 13. The others have good stuff on them, but not all the way through.

I agree. I think that "Let Sally Drive" is one his best tunes.

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Yeah, he's only had 2 post-VH records, IMO, that are really good, solid albums all the way around...Marching To Mars and Ten 13

I need to get Marching To Mars ASAP then.

Some more Hastings two for a dollar finds

Bleed Down - s/t
Wolfheart - Cold Breath

Went to the thrift store today and:

Live - Secret Samadhi
Live - Birds of Prey
Live - Mental Jewelry
Live - The Distance to Here
Ozzy - Ozzmosis

Total - $5.00

Live is one of the very very few bands from the 90's that I liked then and now. There have always been Cd's that I wanted more but for a buck apiece, I couldn't pass it up.

jettafiend wrote:

Went to the thrift store today and:

Live - Secret Samadhi
Live - The Distance to Here

I coulda saved you $2 bucks. I've had those 2 discs on my trade-list for, like, ever. Noone wants them

Score at Ranch Records:

Live - Throwing Copper (my least favorite of the bands releases)
INXS - X
Roxette - Look Sharp!
Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom (IMO one of the best instrumental releases ever, even though he does sing on 3-4 tracks)

Total $10.00

I kinda felt Live never topped their debut Mental Jewelry.

From the two for a buck bin at Hastings

Syrens - s/t
Murder Inc. - s/t
Thursday - A City By The Light Divided
James - Laid & Whiplash
Beth Orton - Trailer Park, Central Reservation, Best Bit EP
Black Crowes - By Your Side

From the dollar bin

Duran Duran - s/t

jstate wrote:

I kinda felt Live never topped their debut Mental Jewelry.

My Favorite album by Live is Birds of Prey, as it is a solid rock album. Mental Jewelry is my second.

ive had some pretty awesome scores over the years from second hand shops heres a taste:

Vio-lence- Eternal Nightmare orig press CD
Possessed- Seven Churches orig Japan Combat press! CD
Virgin Soldiers- Watching The World LP - Mega rare OZ metal band, very obscure
Metallica- Creeping Death 12" pic disc!
Sacrifice- Torment In Flames 2005 marquee records re-issue

plus loads of other stuff

jettafiend wrote:

Score at Ranch Records:
Roxette - Look Sharp!

I thought I was the only person on this board who would admit to buying that. I love 80s pop rock and that album is an enjoyable album from that era.

DallasBlack wrote:

jettafiend wrote:

Score at Ranch Records:
Roxette - Look Sharp!

I thought I was the only person on this board who would admit to buying that. I love 80s pop rock and that album is an enjoyable album from that era.

It is a good one for sure. I enjoy some pop, and I have great respect for the artists that actually write (!GASP!) and play their own instruments. Roxette, Midnight Oil, INXS, Matchbox-Twenty to name a few.

Roxette is one of those rare pop groups where the rest of the album is as good or even better than the hits. Sleeping Single is my favorite off of Look Sharp!


Hastings two for a buck bin. Sadly, despite some good stuff in there, I think I'm the only one buying from it.

Biohazard - State Of The World Address (could of sworn I had this before. Now I do)
Advent - Remove The Earth

jstate wrote:

Roxette is one of those rare pop groups where the rest of the album is as good or even better than the hits. Sleeping Single is my favorite off of Look Sharp!


Hastings two for a buck bin. Sadly, despite some good stuff in there, I think I'm the only one buying from it.

The chick in that band had a great voice.

Sadly, there is no Hastings or anything like it around here. Half Price Books is the only place around here that I can get CDs less than $5.

jstate wrote:

Roxette is one of those rare pop groups where the rest of the album is as good or even better than the hits. Sleeping Single is my favorite off of Look Sharp!

I completely agree that their whole albums are fantastic! My favorite track by Roxette is "How Do You Do" but I have no clue what album it is off of. My favorite track off of Look Sharp! is "The Look" but the entire album is fantastic start-to-finish. No filler at all.

Just got these before they took the 2 for a buck bin away at Hastings. Thought for sure they'd go 4 for a buck. Oh well, got just about all I wanted.

Live - Birds Of Prey
Scars Of Tomorrow - Horror Of Realization
Jesus & Mary Chain - Stone & Dethroned
Jesus & Mary Chain - Hate Rock N' Roll

jstate wrote:

Just got these before they took the 2 for a buck bin away at Hastings. Thought for sure they'd go 4 for a buck. Oh well, got just about all I wanted.

Live - Birds Of Prey
Scars Of Tomorrow - Horror Of Realization
Jesus & Mary Chain - Stone & Dethroned
Jesus & Mary Chain - Hate Rock N' Roll

That Live album is a monster! They really show off their RnR chops and the lyrics are a whole lot less whiny. It is my favorite of their releases by far.

My best find ever is the original press of Metallica's Kill 'Em All on Megaforce Records on CD. Never knew this edition existed and then i saw it and how different the layout was so i purchased it for a mere $10 and checked Ebay and when it rarely shows up goes upwards of $200.

I got these 2 for $.88 each in the clearence bin at FYE last night...




Both jewels were a little busted-up, but otherwise new & sealed.

That Cheap Trick is a good album but that cover always freaked me out on so many levels.

My FYE had a blue sticker .25 sale but they wouldn't ring up and the cashier wouldn't honor it. Oh well, can't win them all. Shame too because there were some good quarter finds.

From Hastings dollar bin and all were new/sealed

Sepultura - Dante XXI
Therion - Gothic Kabbalah 2 disc
Dew Scented - Impact
Thunderstone - The Burning
Omnium Gatherum - Years In Waste
Fireball Ministry - Second Great Awake
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick

I hate all you guys that have these stores with $1 bins!

Half Price Books have CDs without jewel cases (just the disc and front cover) but they're only $2 so I got me a handful:

Bruce Hornsby & The Range-Scenes From The Southland
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-Hard Promises
Robert Plant-Now And Zen
The Firm-s/t
Disturbed-Indestructable
AC/DC-Ballbreaker
Jethro Tull-Under Wraps
Whitesnake-Saints & Sinners
ZZ Top-Recycler
Megadeth-Risk
Bruce Springsteen-Greatest Hits
The Moody Blues-Long Distance Voyager
Sammy Hagar-Unboxed

jettafiend wrote:

jstate wrote:

Just got these before they took the 2 for a buck bin away at Hastings. Thought for sure they'd go 4 for a buck. Oh well, got just about all I wanted.

Live - Birds Of Prey
Scars Of Tomorrow - Horror Of Realization
Jesus & Mary Chain - Stone & Dethroned
Jesus & Mary Chain - Hate Rock N' Roll

That Live album is a monster! They really show off their RnR chops and the lyrics are a whole lot less whiny. It is my favorite of their releases by far.

Birds of Prey is excellent. Definitely one of their best.

DallasBlack wrote:

I hate all you guys that have these stores with $1 bins!

Half Price Books have CDs without jewel cases (just the disc and front cover) but they're only $2 so I got me a handful:

Bruce Hornsby & The Range-Scenes From The Southland
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-Hard Promises
Robert Plant-Now And Zen
The Firm-s/t
Disturbed-Indestructable
AC/DC-Ballbreaker
Jethro Tull-Under Wraps
Whitesnake-Saints & Sinners
ZZ Top-Recycler
Megadeth-Risk
Bruce Springsteen-Greatest Hits
The Moody Blues-Long Distance Voyager
Sammy Hagar-Unboxed

Half price books here in Minnesota has CD's with full cases and artwork for $1. Here are my latest $1 finds:

Megadeth - Risk
Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion

jstate wrote:

That Cheap Trick is a good album but that cover always freaked me out on so many levels.

This is the 2nd time I'm buying that one. I think I may have bought that as a new release, then for reasons I can't remember now, ditched it. Coupla clunkers on there but overall, a decent album. And yea, the clown is a little freaky.

The cover of that Fight CD makes me cringe, Halford's pose is hilarious.

S.D. wrote:

The cover of that Fight CD makes me cringe, Halford's pose is hilarious.

That era of Rob wanting to be Phil Anselmo is pretty ridiculous. And that's saying something for a man that has worn some pretty ridiculous outfits over the years.

The torn jean culottes, combat boots and sleeve-less flannel combined with his tough-guy vocal approach has not aged well at all. The music holds up well enough, but it sounds very dated. 90's-aggro-groove-metal at it's finest.

I wasn't looking for that disc, but for .88 cents, I couldn't pass it up.

Halford in anything but leather always seems so strange and out of place.

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And yea, the clown is a little freaky

I hate clowns with a passion.

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Coupla clunkers on there but overall, a decent album

Pretty much how I've felt about every Cheap Trick since Lap Of Luxury. Some real good stuff in with some pretty average stuff. Cool in getting it a second time on the cheap - love when that happens.

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I hate all you guys that have these stores with $1 bins

Crazy thing is the Hastiings bin is hidden away near the kids board games. You couldn't get it any further from the actual music section. Unless you know where to look you'd never come across it. No idea why they do that.


And I have Birds Of Prey on the playlist for the weekend.