CDs In Your Wallet May Appear More Damaged Than They Are

A few days ago I decided to take out my collection of CDs so I could rip them on my PowerBook and pass on to my iPod. I managed to import a couple when I got to an album I hadn't heard in quite a while.

Bat Out of Hell II - Back Into Hell by Meat Loaf was released in 1993, but I think I bought it when I went to college in '95 though I'm not quite sure. The song that convinced me to purchase this non-Soundtrack is I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That), which in one way or another spoke to me. Now that I remember, I believe the music video is what really caught my attention. It presented the main character, portrayed by Meat Loaf, as some sort of monster and there was also a very attractive woman. The theme was more or less a rock and roll version of Beaty and the Beast. I guess, at that time, I sort of identified with the creature because I saw myself as unattractive. Being an insecure teenager will do that to you.

Anyway, enough of the back story! The thing is my copy of that album wasn't importing properly into iTunes. The tracks weren't completely encoded and the music was popping in and out. When I ejected the CD, I realized it had begun to show its age. I got really frustrated, but then that little light bulb in my head turned on. Would the iTunes Music Store happen to have it? YES! I just purchased it a few minutes before writing this entry. Now I can go back in time and relive those awkward teenage memories all over again.

Wait a minute, is that supposed to be a good thing?