Pavlos
Senior Member
Hi all. Finally thought of something good to start my first thread. I was thinking about this the other day and then they started discussing the same thing on That Metal Show (thieves!) My question is this:
What comprises most of your listening - complete albums with the songs in the order the artist intended, or mix CDs / mp3 playlists that you make?
I have to admit that I listen to things much more on a song by song basis rather than whole albums. As far back as I could I was making mix cassettes off the radio or with a dual cassette deck from other tapes or records. (yes I'm old, but not old enough to have had 8 tracks!) And when I was first able to burn my own mix CD of songs I selected I was in heaven. I will listen to an album like The Wall, Close to the Edge or Kind of Blue once in awhile, but really almost everything I listen to is CDs I make or mp3 playlists of songs arranged how I want them.
And of course now with single song digital downloads becoming more and more popular, the album may soon be a thing of the past. I will admit there is something lost with not having the big record albums of the past with full artwork and liner notes. (although I hear best buy is selling vinyl again so maybe albums are not dead.) What's your preference? Do you care if the concept of an album dies due to new methods of distribution?
What comprises most of your listening - complete albums with the songs in the order the artist intended, or mix CDs / mp3 playlists that you make?
I have to admit that I listen to things much more on a song by song basis rather than whole albums. As far back as I could I was making mix cassettes off the radio or with a dual cassette deck from other tapes or records. (yes I'm old, but not old enough to have had 8 tracks!) And when I was first able to burn my own mix CD of songs I selected I was in heaven. I will listen to an album like The Wall, Close to the Edge or Kind of Blue once in awhile, but really almost everything I listen to is CDs I make or mp3 playlists of songs arranged how I want them.
And of course now with single song digital downloads becoming more and more popular, the album may soon be a thing of the past. I will admit there is something lost with not having the big record albums of the past with full artwork and liner notes. (although I hear best buy is selling vinyl again so maybe albums are not dead.) What's your preference? Do you care if the concept of an album dies due to new methods of distribution?