Albums from start to finish

[Mardy]

Now listening to Nixon by Lambchop. Works beautifully as an album, rise, fall, rise etc

[4AssedMonkey]

Not wanting an argument but curious how the people that can only listen to an album are able to see a band do a mix of their stuff in a set rather than a wall to wall album set.

[whisty]

I probably love this album more than any other - Herbert - Bodily Functions

[James Bolivar]

Growing up listening to prog you really have no option but to listen to the whole album, but these days I mix&match, listen to whole albums, do playlistists, use shuffle and stream. Very few artists make music for the art, they do stuff to please their audience and the second they do that what they make is product and the consumer is free to use it as s/he will.

As for vinyl, I've never understood fetishizing objects, but each to their own.

[James Bolivar]

Growing up listening to prog you really have no option but to listen to the whole album, but these days I mix&match, listen to whole albums, do playlistists, use shuffle and stream. Very few artists make music for the art, they do stuff to please their audience and the second they do that what they make is product and the consumer is free to use it as s/he will.

As for vinyl, I've never understood fetishizing objects, but each to their own.

[ninetyeightytwo]

Of the thousands of albums I own, the only track I ever regularly skip is Crazy Beat from Blur's Think Tank.

[Ed209]

Growing up listening to prog you really have no option but to listen to the whole album, but these days I mix&match, listen to whole albums, do playlistists, use shuffle and stream. Very few artists make music for the art, they do stuff to please their audience and the second they do that what they make is product and the consumer is free to use it as s/he will.

As for vinyl, I've never understood fetishizing objects, but each to their own.

[Spindles]

Can't believe nobody has mentioned Pink Floyds The Dark Side of the Moom or even The Wall

[fatyeti24]

Are you tring to "sing a rainbow." Think you've forgotten the words.

[Ed209]

Any Floyd Album should be sat down and listened to from start to finish with a short interruption in the middle, like watching a play with an intermission. Wish you were here in particular.

For me I have sadly joined the Shuffle all generation now, but there are still a few records which can only be played as a single work.

Joni Mitchell - Blue

R.E.M - Green

[Ed209]

Of the thousands of albums I own, the only track I ever regularly skip is Crazy Beat from Blur's Think Tank.

[a williams field pilgrim]

Of the thousands of albums I own, the only track I ever regularly skip is Crazy Beat from Blur's Think Tank.

Edited May 4, 2013 by a williams field pilgrim

[king of carott flowers]

Not wanting an argument but curious how the people that can only listen to an album are able to see a band do a mix of their stuff in a set rather than a wall to wall album set.

[ninetyeightytwo]

Such a nice melancholy album without it, such a steaming turd of a song. What possessed them to put it on!

[Amy Lawn]

5 pages and not one mention of Loveless? You people.

[wolfamongwolves]

Love. Forever changes

Husker du. Zen arcade

Lamchop Nixon. Great call

Slint. Spiderland

Slayer. Reign in blood

Gene Clark no other

Bonnie prince billy. I see a darkness

Neil young. After the gold rush

Dennis Wilson. Pacific ocean blue

Neutral milk hotel in a aeroplane

Talking heads. Remain in light

The replacements. Let it be

[BlackHole2006]

Now listening to Nixon by Lambchop. Works beautifully as an album, rise, fall, rise etc

[abdoujaparov]

The Clash - London Calling

[James Bolivar]

Double posting is so prog

[Dead throne]

Muse-showbiz

Airbourne- Runnin' Wild

Bring Me The Horizon- There Is A Hell.....

Architects- Hollow Crown/ The Here And Now/ Daybreaker

Biffy Clyro- Only Revolutions/ Opposites

Cannibal Corpe- Tomb Of The Mutilated

Elbow-Seldom Seen Kid/ Build A Rocket Boys

Iron Maiden- Fear Of The Dark

Enter shikari- all albums

Katatonia- Dead End Kings

Kreator- Phantom Antichrist

Parkway Drive- Horizons/ Deep Blue/ Atlas

The Prodigy- The Fat Of The Land

Rammstein- all albums

Slayer- Seasons In The Absyss/ Reign In Blood/ Christ Illusion

Etc

[fightoffyour]

The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free,

[whisty]

Here's one that can only be listened to as the OP mentions.

Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake

[cerv]

Don't think anyone's said it yet:

The Avalanches - Since I Left You

[James Bolivar]

Here's one that can only be listened to as the OP mentions.

Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake

[Spindles]

I hadn't really considered my unconscious colour referencing, if I had I would have presented it in the form of a shit anecdote or something.

I have so easily forgone all previous formats and now I mostly just hit shuffle all on a device rather than spend solid time with albums as I once would.

Albums that I do find coming back around include both the Damien Rice albums, Battle of Los Angeles by RATM, The Bends (natch) and for the last year or so the most frequently played has to be Backspacer from PJ.

My taste is pretty mainstream compared to most round here.