Old_Sun_Blue t1_j1m3ugm wrote
This reminds me of all of the versions of the "band" or "song" names that were downloaded via Limewire.
I'd have to sort through 14 "Brand New", "BRanD New", Brand Neu" band names to find that one song I wanted.
p_sando t1_j1ml2kk wrote
That’s why you gotta spend five hundred hours a year compulsively updating the metadata and album artwork in your library.
mafi23 t1_j1mmbhz wrote
Omg I forgot about the work put in to get album artwork. Kids these days will literally never know.
Legitimate_Street_85 t1_j1mmrt4 wrote
I feel like it almost a hobby. 30 to 60min a night I bet spent working on it hahaha
Hinote21 t1_j1o1tzs wrote
Only an hour? You must have had high speed internet. Dial up make everything take so much longer
Eternityislong t1_j1q5lhz wrote
I got a good sense of things like brand standards from doing this. Each album had to be set up an exact way. I’d see my friends with iPods full of “Track 07s,” then feel immense satisfaction when my library looked like I bought it all from iTunes
kuddlesworth9419 t1_j1tp98y wrote
I still maintain my collection. I didn't think anyone would understand the amount of work that goes into keeping a digital music collection organised.
Norwest t1_j1oxg6c wrote
Once paying their own bills they will also be dropping $10+ every month on music, even if they don't listen to anything for that month.
edwardianpug t1_j1mrf6p wrote
beets.io is your friend
Shermgerm666 t1_j1p2zgx wrote
Thank you for reminding me. It was so satisfying tho. Those really were the good days!
formulated t1_j1pgsjv wrote
I remember doing that.. it was like a part time job.
Still something to do while already typing away on MSN Messenger or mIRC.. while batch updating album art, track numbers, fixing typos on limewire downloads and piecing together albums from random tracks at barely dialup speed. Just for Winamp and sharing some MP3 discs.
It was like data entry gamification. Ended up running sound systems for bars I managed and working as a DJ for years, so it could've been worse.
Sprinkles-Hour t1_j1oquuy wrote
That was the fun part, total Ocd+lyrics
edcculus t1_j1o7xmh wrote
Yep, and if you downloaded live Dead and Phish shows like I did, spending hours just adding the metadata to every track.
42degausser42 t1_j1ovj49 wrote
Hello fellow Brand New fan!
fakewhiteshark t1_j1og0vs wrote
I had to check what thread I was in for a second
sdifaway t1_j1onkz3 wrote
I love the band Brand New and they can still be difficult to find in certain searches lol
Hefty-Revenue5547 t1_j1ptdy0 wrote
This is when my OCD started
I spent so much time on iTunes uploading, organizing and finding album info for thousands of songs
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