Do you listen to entire albums anymore?

[flobadob]

Back in the day when you only had a cassette tape you pretty much listened to it from start to finish and started again or changed cassette and repeated the process. With the CD it became easier to skip a track that you didn't like, or play your favourite ones a few times in a row, but you still pretty much listened to the whole, or most of an album whilst it was in your CD player.

Now with the advent of MP3 players, Ipods etc. it is very easy to shuffle around ever song which you have on it which could be 100s into the 1000s. So do you now find yourself shuffling around all your tracks rather than just enjoying entire albums all at once as they should be listened to?

[MarkRae]

> when you only had a cassette tape

And vinyl. 8-track cartridge, even...


> you pretty much listened to it from start to finish

By the late 70s, virtually every decent cassette player had a "skip-to-next-track" option...

[fliptheswitch]

Yep. I'm currently listening to the whole of Steps' Greatest Hits. Seriously.

[MarkRae]

5-6-7-8

[flobadob]

Mark, you are one pedantic mother hubbard when you want to be. Way to not answer a question.

[Prudie]

Yes but only in the car.

[Buenchico]

Don't worry, Flip. Mental illness no longer carries the same stigma that it used to!
;-)

I've never really enjoyed listening to entire albums. From the days of vinyl onwards, if you purchased an album with 12 tracks on it you'd typically get one 'top 10' track, one 'top 50' track, two or three other 'half-decent' tracks and 7 or 8 tracks which were simply 'making up the numbers'. Very few artists or bands could produce albums which were of high quality throughout (with the notable exception, of course, of Dire Straits!).

[erin-x]

I love listening to an album from start to finish. I am the only person I know (of my age) that still buys physical cd's. All my friends download their music from iTunes or whatever. After spending money on something I like to actually have it, rather than having a file on a computer. They all think i'm odd! :|

[MarkRae]

Chris, I think that depends whether you were listening to "album" bands or "singles" bands...

[RATTER15]

Dire Straits!! :)

[erin-x]

Exactly Mark... some albums tell a story, so you have to listen to the whole thing or it just doesn't make sense some how.

[MarkRae]

I couldn't agree more, Ian! Can't get on with Dire Straits at all...

[fliptheswitch]

I haven't got to that one yet, Mark. Ohh, the excitement!

Hardy ha, Chris. Actually, it's quite good. I am getting in the spirit... ready to see them live! I can't believe I'm admitting to all this, but hey, what the heck.

[MarkRae]

There are only two types of music - music you like and music you don't.

And it's different for everybody - as Adam said, ridicule is nothing to be scared of...

[erin-x]

I've not got their cd yet Flip.. I hope you're going to do the dance btw! You can't not do it!! haha x

[joggerjayne]

Steps Greatest Hits?

"Hits" ... plural ???

[erin-x]

Oh yes Jayne... Steps are brilliant!

[MarkRae]

They had 14 Top 10 singles, including two number ones...

[flobadob]

erin, I'm with you. If I like an artist I want town their new album in CD form and I like to look at the inlay cover and whatnot. However I usually end up ripping it to MP3 and sticking it onto my phone rather that play the actual CD.

[fliptheswitch]

"as Adam said, ridicule is nothing to be scared of..."

LOL! That did actually make me laugh out loud, which doesn't happen often. Must be all this Steps! :D

JJ, yes, hits. They've had loads of hits. And this coming from the woman who rates "Chalet Girl" as a top film! Hehe.

Erin, oh I don't know about that. Not sure if these old knees are up to it... :)