If you have cash to blow on iTunes, downloading some TD seems like a very good idea to me 

Blimey Confusibalities! Really impressed by your collection of TD!.  

 

I'm a mere blot by comparison. The only one I really remember from the cover you showed was Pheadra... and I think that was my favourite album by them for quite a while. 

 

Hi Xochi,

 

Glad you manage to see the thread.

 

Thanks. I am a bit of an addict when it comes to music. When I find a band or artist I like I tend to explore their catalogue. storage is becoming a problem now 

 

*moves EC* 

 

 

Now that looks like the kinda place I need 

 

 

I'm also a completist.

Is there a word for people like us?

 

Are you a completist to the point that you buy even the not so good albums for a given band or artist?

OCD? 

 

Okay, that's technically three words... 

  You are probably right. I have had a quick search but cannot find anything as yet. Although found a nice definition.

 

 

1. <abbr title="noun">n.</abbr> A collector who strives to obtain a complete collection of some type of thing.
2. <abbr title="noun">n.</abbr> A person who champions any philosophy which somehow includes thecompleteness of something; as, a completist philosopher who holds that there is a definite complete body of knowledge to be discovered
3. <abbr title="adjective">adj.</abbr> Which attempts to collect something completely; as, a completist dictionary, a completist collector

You and Carport! Banged to rights then! As it were! 

It's not exactly shooting the love of your life several times probably for not taking your speeding points, is it Judith, though but?

Added to Mr Zappa, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Canterbury, Floyd, Pink Fairies, 'awkwind, Mr Rundgren and many others, I welcome the Prodigy into my completist world. They can't touch you for it.

Now you are becoming worrying!  

 

There are some of your listism I know but have to ask you to post links about Canterbury, remind me about Pink Fairies and I think Mr Rundgren is some serious metal music, so skip that thank you but! 

APPARENTLY .......... The Canterbury scene is largely defined by a set of musicians and bands with intertwined memberships. These are not tied by very strong musical similarities, but a certain whimsicality, touches of psychedelia, rather abstruse lyrics, and a use of improvisation derived from jazz are common elements in their work.[1] “The real essence of 'Canterbury Sound' is the tension between complicated harmonies, extended improvisations, and the sincere desire to write catchy pop songs.” “In the very best Canterbury music...the musically silly and the musically serious are juxtaposed in an amusing and endearing way.” [3] There is variation within the scene, for example from pop/rock like early Soft Machine and much Caravan to avant-garde composed pieces as with early National Health to improvised jazz as with later Soft Machine or In Cahoots. Didier Malherbe (of Gong) has defined the scene as having "certain chord changes, in particular the use of minor second chords, certain harmonic combinations, and a great clarity in the aesthetics, and a way of improvising that is very different from what is done in jazz."[4]

Blimey! You did it again though but! 

 

Soft Machine was one of the bands I saw/listened to at the time.  

 

I'd not bother to attempt to engage with them now!