Tower Records -- the continuing collapse

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I brought that up front, he scanned the top CD, and gave me about $100 (after the 70% discount) worth of merchandise for $32.50. Since he was losing his job in two days anyway, and any profit was going to the liquidation company that purchased Tower, he had no real reason to care. What were they going to do, fire him? Hell, they cost him his job.

Yeah, I was a similar beneficiary on what turned out to be my last day in this respect. I wasn't complaining.

Warrior Soul - Drugs, God, and the new Republic

Really, the only great thing on this album is the cover of Joy Division's "Interzone" with the howled "And we rock and ROOOOOOLLLLL!" bit at the very start. Completely ridiculous. That said I admit I can still hum the chorus of the title song after all these years.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 30 December 2006 06:27 (seventeen years ago) link

Meantime I admit the net effect of this sale has caused me to think used CDs at $6.99 are still way overpriced. This is actually probably a good thing.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 30 December 2006 06:29 (seventeen years ago) link

And to top it ALL off, BTW, I have confirmation back from AMG to review a slew of the things I picked up, which means that everything I picked up essentially has paid for itself after a couple of earlier freelance checks. I really love the way the world works.

I was down in the area of the Costa Mesa Tower today doing some other errands -- no change on the outside of the building or anything yet, just looked forlorn.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 30 December 2006 06:31 (seventeen years ago) link

We heard a rumor tonight that Silver Platters (local Seattle chain) might open in the lower Queen Anne location, which would be good news.

― jaq (jaq), Saturday, 30 December 2006 08:27 (seventeen years ago) link

btw Ned, that classics done reggaeton I picked up in Tustin? That was probably a mistake.

― jaq (jaq), Saturday, 30 December 2006 08:40 (seventeen years ago) link

I can't say I'm surprised...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 30 December 2006 14:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Tower Records will never apologize for this travesty. How am I going to get my magazines now? Nothing can make up for this loss, I'm afraid.

― LynnK (klynn), Saturday, 30 December 2006 16:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Honestly, I had never heard Warrior Soul before, but for some inexplicable reason I've been seeing their name around a lot recently. I saw that record in the clearance bin, the remastered version no less, and figured what the hell, it might be worth two bucks. I kind of like it. Not great, but I might pull it out every once in a while. The funniest part about that record, though, is that I purchased that at Tower Sunset when the discount was at 50%, and the guy in front of me in line was also purchasing a Warrior Soul record! That has to be the most sales in one night that band has done, like, ever.

― Jeff Treppel (JTreppel), Saturday, 30 December 2006 21:27 (seventeen years ago) link

Also, when I asked the guy in front of me what Warrior Soul sounded like, he actually said "kind of like Wrathchild America." Who uses Wrathchild America as a description band?! Of course, I had actually picked up a Wrathchild America CD for $.25 somewhere. But still.

― Jeff Treppel (JTreppel), Saturday, 30 December 2006 21:36 (seventeen years ago) link

You didn't hear it from me, but there's a very good rumor that the Virgin Megastores are going to be the next to go in mid-2007. It won't be a full-on bankruptcy like Tower, but lots of store closures/stock liquidation.

they closed the miami virgin sometime last spring, and now the space has got that dreadful 'bodies' exhibit from china. ha!

― friday on the porch (lfam), Sunday, 31 December 2006 00:07 (seventeen years ago) link

i'm a bit surprised they lasted as long as they did, too, because for such a "mega" store their selection sucked and most cds were in the $16-$20 range.

― friday on the porch (lfam), Sunday, 31 December 2006 00:13 (seventeen years ago) link

i think 'the losers' could have been a massive single if it'd been released around the time 'man in the box' was a hit. if you don't like 'drugs, god etc' i'll be happy to take it off your hands for postage (i only have 'last decade dead century')

― maura (maura), Sunday, 31 December 2006 03:44 (seventeen years ago) link

Who uses Wrathchild America as a description band?!

haha. i would. plus i'd be sure to emphasize AMERICA when i said their name.

― GAWD PVNCH (yournullfame), Sunday, 31 December 2006 06:27 (seventeen years ago) link

God Punch - I'm honestly not sure what's sadder, the fact that he referenced them or the fact that I not only knew who he was talking about but had one of their CDs, and wasn't even listening to metal in 1990.

Maura - Appreciate the offer, but I need that Warrior Soul CD to keep my copy of WCA's "Climbin' the Walls" company.

Someone should really start a "Warrior Soul/Wrath Child America Appreciation Thread."

― Jeff Treppel (JTreppel), Sunday, 31 December 2006 07:10 (seventeen years ago) link

How's Kory Clarke's new band?

― pdf (unperson), Sunday, 31 December 2006 17:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Boring.

― Jeff Treppel (JTreppel), Sunday, 31 December 2006 20:11 (seventeen years ago) link

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