I’m addicted to music. I’m not ashamed to admit it. My addiction is to the point where it’s taken over my life. I used to drop $50-$60 dollars at Circuit City on new releases every other Tuesday. What makes matters worse is I would just buy an album because I liked one song. So I’d be out $12 and have an album with one hit and 13 fluff songs – and the RIAA wonders why I steal my music now.
There came a point where I couldn’t continue buying music at retailers. That time was college. I still remember the first time I walked down North High Street. My brother took me on a tour of the music stores the weekend before classes started. We went to Singing Dog, Used Kids and Buybacks and I think I had an orgasm in each store. There was so much music that I needed in my life. Yes, needed. From vintage soul to pop, I didn’t know how my heart had continued to beat all these years without some of these staples.
But what makes the best place to buy music? Well, price of course, selection – there should be a wide array of different tastes and the staff should be experts in music. If I want an album to help me get over the blues, someone should be able to point me in the right direction. For this, I’ve chosen Buybacks as the best place to buy music. Actually, make that the best place to buy CDs.
Throughout the past years I’ve expanded my CD collection tenfold thanks to their often “Buy 3, Get 1 Free” sale. Adding the fact their CDs range usually under five dollars, it is a steal, and a great steal at that. Yes, Buybacks is a chain, but the staff makes sure you get a great deal. Their film and video game selection has grown, which might start to affect their CD selection. But either way, I can always walk in there and find something. Not to mention a staff that won’t laugh when I buy Britney Spears’ greatest hits.
Gerrick Lewis is the editor of The Lantern. he can be reached at [email protected].
