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[Closed] Does anyone still listen to whole albums ?

MidlandTrailquestsGraham · 2011-05-30T21:43:54Z

I grew up in the age of vinyl LPs, where any attempt playing individual tracks by physically placing the needle on the record part way through would significantly increase the risk of causing a permanent scratch, so we got used to playing albums from start to finish. There have always been compilations and collections and everyone's got favourite tracks, but some albums have to be listened to from start to finish. Sgt Peppers and Dark Side of the Moon are probably the two classic examples. Both have a finale track, which just doesn't sound right unless you've listened to the rest of the album first. I'm currently listening to Exile on Main Street. It's on MP3 on my computer, so I could pick and choose tracks and shuffle the order, but it sounds best as it was intended. Even though it's now 18 tracks, not a double album, I still think of Happy as the start of record 2. So, is it just the old gits who remember vinyl and think of an album as an entity in its self, not as a list of tracks amongst a bigger list to be mixed and shuffled ?

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RichPenny

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I just finished a book by a musician called David Ford

Went to see him once, he was a bit like Nick Drake which is always a compliment.

Mostly I listen to whole albums, but sometimes the inner DJ kicks in and I go on a bit of a musical journey. Which is fun because you're never quite sure what you're gonna get (/Forrest Gump). Not keen on random play except on the bike.

Posted : 31/05/2011 4:46 pm

jonnyrobertson

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Depends. In the car the ipod is on shuffle, that way I may end up listening to a track that would have otherwise passed me by had I been listening to the whole album that it is on (some tracks can be totally anonymous on an album and just become backgound noise or filler but when they are preceeded by something completely different you often find that they stand out and make you pay attention). At home I'm more of a 'full album' type person, would rather have the quality of the stereo than the tinnyness of me laptop to be going on with. If I'm oot for a run, again it's full albums as I want the tempo high, shuffle no good then as I don't want to go from something like 1349 or Endstille to something really mellow and chilled, gotta keep the tempo up and feet pounding dirt! 🙂

Posted : 31/05/2011 5:22 pm

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