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because Wal-Mart's selection of music blows

I concur: it's like the old times when you had really far-out, striking avatars. Best one this year certainly.

Do they still have the policy where they censor out cuss words in the CDs that they sell?

More over you still buy cds?!^

It's the Polish movie poster for Sunset Boulevard.

I don't consider myself a music snob, but I probably do come across as one when discussing. I don't often rip on bands or artists - I think people should make the music they want to make and you're free to like whatever you wanna like, but I do tend to think that music is special in that it's an art form where the more you know and the more tools and tricks of the trade you can employ - or the more you can push boundaries - the less interested people are going to be. It's tragically ironic. I think of the vast majority of music consumers as people who'd turn up their noses at the most exquisitely sophisticated dish prepared by the most skilled chef because it's not the hot dog they're used to.

I think if you call yourself a music lover, that should mean you've made an attempt to enjoy music in various forms and through that process has somewhat broadened your horizon beyond that of people who are not particularly interested in music. To return to my analogy with the food, I'm not saying hot dog isn't good, but if you're a real food lover, you'd also like the fancy gourmet meal. Or you would at least be interested in a taste.

No, I'm basically all digital now. Occasional CD here and there. That's kind of why I asked, because I haven't shopped in their music section in a looooong time. That policy was one of the major reasons. I'm too good to buy censored CDs, hence my snobbery.

I'm not sure if they still sell censored copies of cd's, but last time I checked, they hardly sell any hip hop or "parental advisory" records at all. Seems racist a bit. And I buy Cd's all the time. Just this past week, I bought five.

Well, I do know more about music than anyone else and I do have the best taste ever.
But I try not to rub it in too much.

Well you don't have to be a dick about it, but don't you find yourself thinking that your music taste is better than someone who only bothers with Top 40 radio? Objectively it might not make sense, but can you really say you don't feel the slightest bit superior in that respect?