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Albums should be listened to in entirety as they are a single piece of art. (aussie.zone)
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Having grown up late 90s into the 2000s I went from buying cds to lime wire to spotify.

In the last 6 months I have found such a greater appreciation for just putting on a whole album and listening to it front to back.

I feel there is a huge loss when going from one artist to another to another all random.

Today I am listening to Refused, The Shape Of Punk To Come

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[–] 11 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Yes, but also no.

There was a time when albums were created by artists with the intent that they should be listened to start to finish.

But at some point albums changes to being a collection of songs trying to be “hits”

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    Albums as monolithic artistic creations definitely peaked in the 70s-80s, but albums as a simple collection of songs have existed for almost as long as recorded music. Until the late-1960s it was the norm; we’re just experiencing a return to that being the dominant format.

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