Top 10 Annoying Things that Can Spoil the Joy of a Newly Bought Great Music Album

Man, do I love Kollegah by Kollegah. It's one of the most entertaining albums by my favorite and the most talented German rapper. However, I hate it when I get the CD out of the shelf and see a poorly photoshopped image of a guy with a car inserted into an animated city. I can only imagine what tourists visiting German-speaking countries must think when they see this album in stores, not knowing that he is huge, acclaimed, and successful over here.

For me, music is more important than covers, and bad cover artworks don't bother me much. I appreciate good cover artworks, but they are like a bonus to me. Bad covers don't disappoint me, while good ones make me happy. I think I just control my expectations by keeping them realistic.

I somehow don't get why I should pay the same amount of money for a 35-minute album when I could get a 70-minute record at the same price. Sure, it's quality over quantity, but it still bothers me.

A good example of this would be Prima Donna by Vince Staples. It's a good album, but it's only about 7 tracks long. I don't know how it passes off as an album with that many tracks. It would be better as an EP or something.

Not a problem for me if I like the music. Also, the duration is usually announced in advance.

The overall album is so great you think heaven has touched your heart... and then there is this one song. The artist tries out something weird and totally fails, or the production is terrible, or the lyrics are garbage. Whatever the reason, you know it's only one song out of, say, 15, so it shouldn't bother you that much, but that near-perfectness just hurts.

Oh no! Ride the Lightning by Metallica has been ruined because it has Escape, and that's BAD!

One single bad song won't ruin an entire album. Several bad songs would, though.

So... many... times. In the meantime, I also use iTunes so I can download most of those extra songs, but I'm a CD buyer, and for a long time, I had to consider re-buying the same album for a handful of new tracks.

I bought a Katy Perry CD one time, "Teenage Dream," and the next day the bonus album came out. I liked the bonus tracks better. I was so mad, I didn't buy the bonus album.

For me, this is probably the most annoying thing on this list.

That's why most of my CDs are used. I'll only buy them brand new if it's by someone I really like.

I bought Witness (yes, I like Katy Perry. Don't judge me. A few years ago, she was considered good) for €16.99. Now, in the same mall, another shop that offers much less music had the album for €13.99. It's just 3 euros (3.30 dollars), but nevertheless, it makes one angry.

I much prefer jewel cases anyway. But really, the CD seems to get stuck in the Digipak often. I have a box with three Tarja albums, and the CD is much too large for the space provided. All of them instantly ripped on the inside, no matter how careful I was.

Jewel cases aren't perfect, but at least they are easy to access. I prefer when CDs are put in those booklet cases. It makes it seem classy in a way.

"Includes the smash hits XY and YZ plus three bonus remixes." Yes, I know. I read the tracklist. But if you try to remove the sticker, it either rips or creases, and you won't get it off. So, better not try and just leave it unharmed.

Used CDs are sometimes worse. Two CDs of mine still have the gunk from the sticker glue stuck on the case, no matter how hard I try to rub it off.

Someone gave me a Britney Spears CD for my birthday one year, and the case was totally cracked. I was like, Really? You had to buy the cracked one? It also didn't play right.

It's not a problem for regular jewel cases. You can easily exchange them. But super jewel cases... at least over here, they are hard to get.

This doesn't happen too often, but it does with independent releases. Kollegah's debut album was recorded at home by himself, but he was so talented as a rapper that he was immediately offered a wide physical release by a label. Now he's a nationwide superstar, and the album is a classic in retrospect, but the audio quality, of course, isn't top-notch.