How Much Do You Watch The Dvds?

I watch dvds everyday and it always depend on how i feel like watching. I watch every dvd that comes in from trade, but some i will not watch completely – but I do check every song to see if it’s working good. I watch more Van-Halen than anything else and I watch them everyday. Feels goooooooooooood

When I started I collected as much as possible of bands I liked or even somewhat liked. I also would get shows that I thought friends and family would like. But life got more demanding over the years and the time I could spend watching dvd’s really decreased. I probably went from getting 20 shows a month to 4 or 5. I’ll admit I do have shows I never even watched, or if I did it was 1 or 2 songs.

I have a feeling that will change though this year as a lot of my favorite bands are touring this year, not to mention Van Halen.

I have (4) 3TB external hard drives full of shows…both DVD and flac files…and I’m working on my 5th now! I don’t watch everything I d/l…unless it’s VH! I’ve got more than 250 Metallica DVDs alone…and I’ve only seen maybe15-20 of them! Certain shows become your go-to after awhile! The rest gather dust…or get packed into apple boxes and stored in the garage!

when I started heavy collecting about 10 years ago I watched every one. I downloaded and traded for about 15 – 20 bands and every show I could get my hands on. Today, I might download one or two a month…and only something I really need. Then I would just watch and delete. Totally jaded!!

I watch and listen to all of the Van Halen shows I get. Some of them I watch alot. I’ve converted some for the ipod and watch them from time to time, depending on the era or tour I want to see. I don’t watch all of every disc I get, however I do check them all out to see what they’re like. Some of the audience shot videos can be a little rough to sit through so they don’t get heavy rotation. I’ve also become more selective over the years, but I still like to collect probably more than I can watch.

Agreed. While I like the sterile feel of a pro shot…a great aud shot is better…the BTB VH ’04 (shameless plug) comes to mind. I always said The band should hire us (the fans) to shoot their videos!!

sickman: Not to mention the camera cuts are sometimes too fast. Rock AM Ring shows come to mind. Just as you get focused on the scene the camera changes and changes and changes again.

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I don’t even get focused before the camera angle changes again. I’ve got to the point where I don’t even bother downloading Rock Am Ring or WDR shows anymore, except for the occasional old-school band that they film using the traditional filming style (Robin Trower show from last year comes to mind).