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CJ
Number of posts : 7 Age : 57 Localisation : Windsor, Ontario Registration date : 2014-06-03
| Subject: ChristianDiscs.com?? Fri Dec 23, 2016 10:10 am | |
| I bought a few CDs from ChristianDiscs.com a number of years ago, but the site has been gone for a long time. Does anyone here know what happened to them? Are the former owners on this forum, or does anyone here know them? They seemed to disappear with no explanation. They were a pretty good source for the discs I liked. I also watched their little announcement about getting Christian rock T-shirts in stock, hoping to get some, but that never materialized.
I'm always in the market for Christian rock T-shirts, but I usually find out about them after my size has sold out. | |
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alldatndensum Admin
Number of posts : 23441 Age : 54 Localisation : Tennessee Registration date : 2007-01-30
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Fri Dec 23, 2016 10:30 am | |
| I don't think that the owners of that site were ever members here. If they were, I don't remember them.
As for disappearing, many Christian online distros have come and gone. RadRockers and BlastBeats used to be my places to go. Gone. Others have sprung up and disappeared as well. CDs aren't selling well anymore. MP3s don't sell well either as most people under 30 will tell you that they would never buy music when they can get it for free online. Or, they stream it. Artists don't really get paid for their work with streaming. You get a fraction of what you'd get if your song was on the radio and that isn't right, really.
Back to the online stores, though, you can't blame them for packing it up and calling it a day if they can't move product. _________________ I might have decided, or maybe not, that I should or shouldn't, depending on the issue or non-issue, to possibly share or not share, any thoughts, opinions, or facts (that might not be deemed factual by some), due to possible fear of any misinterpretation or retribution. https://christianhardmusic.niceboard.com/ | |
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CJ
Number of posts : 7 Age : 57 Localisation : Windsor, Ontario Registration date : 2014-06-03
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Fri Dec 23, 2016 10:57 am | |
| I went to the RadRockers site myself several times. I may have bought a disc or two from them. Can't remember. I have also bought a lot of albums from CDBaby, but mostly downloads. I don't mind paying these bands for their music, since, even if they ever did have contracts with companies, I know they got screwed over by them. SCB is a perfect example. Duncan and the gang should be rolling in the dough. It doesn't bother me to rip off Word or Sparrow. They ripped off their artists. But I want the artists to be paid. Many of them have had to have second jobs to make ends meet, and they are fortunate if they have a house and car paid for.
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Staybrite
Number of posts : 23373 Age : 56 Localisation : Arizona Desert Registration date : 2007-02-08
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Fri Dec 23, 2016 12:15 pm | |
| I'm almost certain that the owner of ChristianDiscs.com wasn't a member here (or if they were, they didn't let anyone know they were affiliated with the site).
I started purchasing Christian metal and hard rock back in 2005 and remembering buying quite a few cds (and even some very cheap cassettes) from both RadRockers and BlastBeast back in the day. Also picked up few albums from a site that I think was called Cross Rhythms (or something like that). _________________ "I used to be indecisive.......... Now I'm not sure."
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topshot rhit
Number of posts : 3869 Localisation : Indiana Registration date : 2007-01-30
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Fri Dec 23, 2016 2:42 pm | |
| - CJ wrote:
- I bought a few CDs from ChristianDiscs.com a number of years ago...
I see you figured out how to login again. Since I reset your password, you'll need to use the one I sent you next time you login unless you change it back to what you want. _________________ "If you are not concerned about your neighbor's salvation, you should be concerned about your own."
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BearDad
Number of posts : 2101 Localisation : Huron, SD Registration date : 2013-05-01
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:03 pm | |
| - Staybrite wrote:
- I'm almost certain that the owner of ChristianDiscs.com wasn't a member here (or if they were, they didn't let anyone know they were affiliated with the site).
I started purchasing Christian metal and hard rock back in 2005 and remembering buying quite a few cds (and even some very cheap cassettes) from both RadRockers and BlastBeast back in the day. Also picked up few albums from a site that I think was called Cross Rhythms (or something like that). I'm not sure if it was a name change or a buy out, but Cross Rhythms Music actually became Blastbeats.com. I wouldn't be surprised if it were the former because there is a Cross Rhythms Music in the UK that, while a Christian music organization, was not the same one since CRM was based in the US (or at least had a US phone number). Meanwhile, Blastbeats actually still exists as an Amazon store: http://astore.amazon.com/blastbeatscom-20 I have't purchased anything from them in years, since before the jumped into Amazon's "marketplace," but they are clearly still in operation because www.blastbeats.com redirects to the Amazon store, and many of the items they have are relatively new, such as Stryper's No More Hell To Pay. Of course, it could also be a front for a mob money laundering operation ... Seriously, though, it almost looks like it's actually Amazon.com selling select CDs under the Blastbeats name because if you select an item to view it says "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com". I picked one item at random (happened to be Mortification's Primitive Rhythm Machine), and the Blastbeats "store front" indicates there are "23 new or used available from $8.49", and if you click on it you are redirected to a standard Amazon page where the used ones are shown as being from all over the world and not some private inventory. However, a direct search for that same CD at Amazon.com "proper" shows a different availability with the lowest being for $5.29. It's all very strange. So essentially, if you go to blastbeats.com you will apparently be buying from Amazon, but your "store front" will be Christian rock and metal, not unlike browsing through a Christian music store. | |
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Staybrite
Number of posts : 23373 Age : 56 Localisation : Arizona Desert Registration date : 2007-02-08
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Sat Dec 24, 2016 12:34 pm | |
| - BearDad wrote:
- Staybrite wrote:
- I'm almost certain that the owner of ChristianDiscs.com wasn't a member here (or if they were, they didn't let anyone know they were affiliated with the site).
I started purchasing Christian metal and hard rock back in 2005 and remembering buying quite a few cds (and even some very cheap cassettes) from both RadRockers and BlastBeast back in the day. Also picked up few albums from a site that I think was called Cross Rhythms (or something like that). I'm not sure if it was a name change or a buy out, but Cross Rhythms Music actually became Blastbeats.com. I wouldn't be surprised if it were the former because there is a Cross Rhythms Music in the UK that, while a Christian music organization, was not the same one since CRM was based in the US (or at least had a US phone number). Hmm, maybe that wasn't it, because I remember buying from them the same time I was buying stuff from Blastbeats. _________________ "I used to be indecisive.......... Now I'm not sure."
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BearDad
Number of posts : 2101 Localisation : Huron, SD Registration date : 2013-05-01
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Sat Dec 24, 2016 2:09 pm | |
| - Staybrite wrote:
- BearDad wrote:
- Staybrite wrote:
- I'm almost certain that the owner of ChristianDiscs.com wasn't a member here (or if they were, they didn't let anyone know they were affiliated with the site).
I started purchasing Christian metal and hard rock back in 2005 and remembering buying quite a few cds (and even some very cheap cassettes) from both RadRockers and BlastBeast back in the day. Also picked up few albums from a site that I think was called Cross Rhythms (or something like that). I'm not sure if it was a name change or a buy out, but Cross Rhythms Music actually became Blastbeats.com. I wouldn't be surprised if it were the former because there is a Cross Rhythms Music in the UK that, while a Christian music organization, was not the same one since CRM was based in the US (or at least had a US phone number). Hmm, maybe that wasn't it, because I remember buying from them the same time I was buying stuff from Blastbeats. It's possible there were two separate ones at first. I always bought and traded with CRM, then Blastbeats after that, but never both. I have six sampler CDs labeled volumes 1 through 6, with the first four titled "Cross Rhythms Music Extreme Music Sampler" and the last two titled "Blastbeats Extreme Music Sampler." What's more, the first three have one phone number on the label, while the last three have another one. Disc #4 is the tie-in, so to speak, as it has the Blastbeats name but the CRM phone number. Regardless of how the change took place, be it rename or merger, CRM at some point ceased while Blastbeats continued. | |
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Staybrite
Number of posts : 23373 Age : 56 Localisation : Arizona Desert Registration date : 2007-02-08
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Mon Dec 26, 2016 10:57 am | |
| That's some pretty neat history right there. Even though there are still some good Christian distributors out there (and some not so good). It really feels like we are reaching the end of an era. _________________ "I used to be indecisive.......... Now I'm not sure."
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alldatndensum Admin
Number of posts : 23441 Age : 54 Localisation : Tennessee Registration date : 2007-01-30
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Mon Dec 26, 2016 7:17 pm | |
| Target is already shutting down CD sales in some stores. More will follow. While records and turntables have temporarily increased, they know it is a niche market that will run its course and die back down. If the hipster young adults were not driving this movement and pushing up sales, it would already be dying off. Most people don't even buy MP3s now as they can just stream what they want. It is just a matter of time until we are all forced into submission with streaming as well. Has the industry really ever asked consumers what they wanted when it came to moving into new technology? _________________ I might have decided, or maybe not, that I should or shouldn't, depending on the issue or non-issue, to possibly share or not share, any thoughts, opinions, or facts (that might not be deemed factual by some), due to possible fear of any misinterpretation or retribution. https://christianhardmusic.niceboard.com/ | |
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Xid
Number of posts : 5505 Age : 55 Localisation : Knoxville, TN Registration date : 2014-03-12
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Mon Dec 26, 2016 8:17 pm | |
| Does any industry really asks its consumes what they want? | |
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Through The Dark Radio
Number of posts : 4330 Age : 53 Localisation : Pennsylvania Registration date : 2013-09-17
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Tue Dec 27, 2016 11:57 am | |
| I don't believe the owner of ChristianDiscs.com was any forum (Firestream, CMR or CHM). They pretty much kept to themselves.
I would suggest looking at Christian Metal Distro for most of your music needs. | |
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CJ
Number of posts : 7 Age : 57 Localisation : Windsor, Ontario Registration date : 2014-06-03
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Tue Dec 27, 2016 12:30 pm | |
| They just seemed to disappear with no warning or indication of their intentions, or letting us know what happened. It's like the owner just died. I just don't like not knowing. | |
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rockerVu2
Number of posts : 16553 Age : 94 Registration date : 2007-02-09
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Tue Dec 27, 2016 5:22 pm | |
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Driven
Number of posts : 6210 Age : 106 Localisation : Sherbrooke, QC Registration date : 2011-03-26
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:44 pm | |
| Hey CJ, are you by any chance friends with Bim Ingersoll? (sorry it's a little off topic) | |
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CJ
Number of posts : 7 Age : 57 Localisation : Windsor, Ontario Registration date : 2014-06-03
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Sat Jan 07, 2017 6:24 pm | |
| I do know Bim. We were connected on Facebook for several years, but I deleted everyone and started over. Bim and I had a lot of back and forth over the years. We got to know each other pretty well, but we've never met. | |
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CJ
Number of posts : 7 Age : 57 Localisation : Windsor, Ontario Registration date : 2014-06-03
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Sat Jan 07, 2017 6:26 pm | |
| We were also both at the Jerusalem concert at Seneca College in Toronto in 1983, but we didn't know that until a few years ago. | |
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ishmael81
Number of posts : 3417 Age : 43 Localisation : St Louis Registration date : 2012-06-08
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Sat Jan 07, 2017 7:57 pm | |
| - Xid wrote:
- Does any industry really asks its consumes what they want?
Not if they want to stay in business. Business psychology tells us that in order to sell you have to make people unsatisfied with what they have and them tell them what they want that will make them satisfied - until the next product. | |
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BearDad
Number of posts : 2101 Localisation : Huron, SD Registration date : 2013-05-01
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Sun Jan 08, 2017 7:23 am | |
| - ishmael81 wrote:
- Xid wrote:
- Does any industry really asks its consumes what they want?
Not if they want to stay in business. Business psychology tells us that in order to sell you have to make people unsatisfied with what they have and them tell them what they want that will make them satisfied - until the next product. If you need proof of that just shop at Walmart. Odds are they won't have what you went there to get, but you'll still end up buying something you didn't realize you needed. | |
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messiaen77
Number of posts : 2152 Age : 53 Localisation : in a yellow submarine Registration date : 2011-08-23
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:56 am | |
| - BearDad wrote:
- ishmael81 wrote:
- Xid wrote:
- Does any industry really asks its consumes what they want?
Not if they want to stay in business. Business psychology tells us that in order to sell you have to make people unsatisfied with what they have and them tell them what they want that will make them satisfied - until the next product. If you need proof of that just shop at Walmart. Odds are they won't have what you went there to get, but you'll still end up buying something you didn't realize you needed. Oh, if it's my Walmart they probably will have it, but no one who works there can tell you where to find it so they'll just say they don't have it. | |
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BearDad
Number of posts : 2101 Localisation : Huron, SD Registration date : 2013-05-01
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:22 am | |
| - messiaen77 wrote:
- BearDad wrote:
- ishmael81 wrote:
- Xid wrote:
- Does any industry really asks its consumes what they want?
Not if they want to stay in business. Business psychology tells us that in order to sell you have to make people unsatisfied with what they have and them tell them what they want that will make them satisfied - until the next product. If you need proof of that just shop at Walmart. Odds are they won't have what you went there to get, but you'll still end up buying something you didn't realize you needed. Oh, if it's my Walmart they probably will have it, but no one who works there can tell you where to find it so they'll just say they don't have it. They can't find it because Walmart requires merchandise be moved around. It's part of their marketing ploy; while you searching for what you really need you might stumble across something you truly (only not really) need. My experience is that the shelf where what I'm looking for is usually empty. For example, they never seem to have the cough drops I prefer when I need them, forcing me to buy several bags when I don't need them just to stock up, and they typically don't have my preferred brand and weight of motor oil when I need it, again forcing me to buy in advance. That's not so bad, as I don't mind being prepared. But those are the kind of things you don't typically plan to need, you just suddenly do. | |
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alldatndensum Admin
Number of posts : 23441 Age : 54 Localisation : Tennessee Registration date : 2007-01-30
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Mon Jan 09, 2017 8:09 am | |
| With motor oil, as long as I get the weight needed, I am good with that. Most oils are just like gasoline. They are made at the same refinery, shipped to the bottling plant, and then go straight out to the stores. While some additives may be added to the oil during bottling, it is generally trace amounts and it shouldn't have much, if any, effect on your car/truck. If mine gets the same brand of oil twice, it will be because the cheapest at the store I can find is sold out.
As for cough drops, I never buy those at Walmart. Dollar General has a version of the Hall's honey/lemon that I like that is much stronger. Add to the strength that the bag is $1.00! I'll take that any day over the $3.00 bag of Hall's. They both work the same, but I like the stronger flavor of the Dollar General version. Hall's are almost too sweet and I will eat those like candy. _________________ I might have decided, or maybe not, that I should or shouldn't, depending on the issue or non-issue, to possibly share or not share, any thoughts, opinions, or facts (that might not be deemed factual by some), due to possible fear of any misinterpretation or retribution. https://christianhardmusic.niceboard.com/ | |
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ishmael81
Number of posts : 3417 Age : 43 Localisation : St Louis Registration date : 2012-06-08
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:22 am | |
| - BearDad wrote:
- messiaen77 wrote:
- BearDad wrote:
- ishmael81 wrote:
- Xid wrote:
- Does any industry really asks its consumes what they want?
Not if they want to stay in business. Business psychology tells us that in order to sell you have to make people unsatisfied with what they have and them tell them what they want that will make them satisfied - until the next product. If you need proof of that just shop at Walmart. Odds are they won't have what you went there to get, but you'll still end up buying something you didn't realize you needed. Oh, if it's my Walmart they probably will have it, but no one who works there can tell you where to find it so they'll just say they don't have it. They can't find it because Walmart requires merchandise be moved around. It's part of their marketing ploy; while you searching for what you really need you might stumble across something you truly (only not really) need.
My experience is that the shelf where what I'm looking for is usually empty. For example, they never seem to have the cough drops I prefer when I need them, forcing me to buy several bags when I don't need them just to stock up, and they typically don't have my preferred brand and weight of motor oil when I need it, again forcing me to buy in advance. That's not so bad, as I don't mind being prepared. But those are the kind of things you don't typically plan to need, you just suddenly do. Yep. I was just reading an article that the online shopping function they have now will eliminate that problem. Only thing is when you shop online, they have a bunch of recommended items for you - so go ahead and celebrate! You can still impulse buy! Part of what makes me grocery shop at Aldi is the price (as they're way cheaper than anyone else) but also I know exactly where things will be when I walk in the door. | |
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Driven
Number of posts : 6210 Age : 106 Localisation : Sherbrooke, QC Registration date : 2011-03-26
| Subject: Re: ChristianDiscs.com?? Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:38 am | |
| - alldatndensum wrote:
- With motor oil, as long as I get the weight needed, I am good with that. Most oils are just like gasoline. They are made at the same refinery, shipped to the bottling plant, and then go straight out to the stores. While some additives may be added to the oil during bottling, it is generally trace amounts and it shouldn't have much, if any, effect on your car/truck. If mine gets the same brand of oil twice, it will be because the cheapest at the store I can find is sold out.
I don't have that freedom. My car takes a very specific grade and specification of oil that I can't usually find at Walmart or Canadian Tire (sort of a garage, car accessories, tools, and home and outdoor equipment shop, all rolled into one). I have to go to a NAPA or Carquest or even online to find it. Otherwise, things go wrong under the hood if it's not exactly the right thing. I bought my car from a mechanic friend who bought it for cheap, because someone had used not quite the right oil and the camshaft was wonky as a result. Ah, the joys of German engineering. On the plus side, I can go up to 10,000 miles (not km) between oil changes. Makes $50 a 5-quart jug worth it. | |
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BearDad
Number of posts : 2101 Localisation : Huron, SD Registration date : 2013-05-01
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