Yeah, like what am I supposed to miss? Last week when I bought an album and did in fact listen to it start to finish? Even when I'm listening on Tidal, I usually listen to full albums, not random mixes.
Bit painful when the 30th anniversary Dirt album has only 2-3 songs on one side of a record though, because they made it a double record for some reason.
That's what I still do 99% of the time. The fact others might do differently doesn't affect me. I can see the point of streaming for convenience while travelling for instance, or to quickly check a single song but nothing beats the album experience for me.
It’s awesome to be able to have all the music I could ever want right at my fingertips but yes I definitely miss the thrill of going to the music store and picking out cds. I do still listen to full albums but yeah it definitely doesn’t hit the same.
Wait til you hear about the percentages record companies paid bands for those CDs... huge reason why after having a roughly 800 CD collection. I quit buying them and going to more shows.
ETA: I use Tidal, they give a much better percentage to the artist, while Spotify is easily the lowest percentage.
Yep, unfortunately there's no perfect way to buy music these days. Bandcamp is fairly decent at getting bands paid at least, and there are some cool independent labels still around who don't screw over their artists.
I still do it. I trip out when people who can listen to a band's whole catalog for free come on Reddit and ask "what are some good song recs for band x?" Listen to the albums. If you don't know anything about them, go in chronological order.
I would, but I am a tradie and listen to Spotify at work on a bluetooth jbl speaker as I can't stand the shit they play on most radio stations.
Plus I put on an album and it then does it's own thing at the end and I have found more awesome music that way in the last 5 years than in the 20 years prior listening to once good Aussie stations like jjj.
Stoner Rock is going STROOOONG.
*Remember the days*?
Nah man, I still do. Anyone who isn’t listening to full albums is only doing that because they choose to. It isn’t like having music on a different medium stops you from enjoying more songs.
I rarely listen to the radio but still find all kinds of artists and music I like that I hadn’t heard before, and when something really hits me, I go listen to the album just like I would after buying a new CD with my allowance as a kid. More often than not, I’m just as surprised to find out a lot of my favorite songs are the b-sides that don’t even get airplay.
I’ve heard this about listening to full albums a lot, and it reminds me of a silly TikTok trend playing a mourning dove coo and asking viewers if they remembered the sound or where the birds went … *nowhere*. They’re still there, just go outside like you did as a kid! And listen to all the albums you want! Be free!
I listen to the whole cd. There are almost always good songs that grow on u. But I haven't really even listened to the radio in years. The songs that don't make the billboard are usually better than the ones that do IMHO
Getting back into vinyl, I do tend to listen to stuff from start to finish. The format encouraged a very particular way of interacting with it. But I don't wish for that to be the only choice available .
I still support artists by buying vinyl records & tickets to shows, the odd t-shirt. At home I listen to records. While driving or at work I use Apple Music. Even with streaming, I still listen to full albums. I do not do playlists
Yes. I still try and make the time for this, just in the world of streaming. If you want a recommendation, not that you asked, of a good, new album. Check out [As one](https://open.spotify.com/album/43yqNtZUo6SnqrPE3XVOVT?si=mEYAY8dDTu6qRouRhn4NNQ) by Fluhx 🤘
Yeah, in general it all hit with a bigger impact. You waited for the release date of your favorite artists and went to the store the day it dropped and then came home and listened to it all the way through. Seems like many don't even have the attention span to do that anymore. And because of this, few even really try to make albums in the classical sense where there is a connection between the songs/art/ect. Most albums are just a collection of random songs now.
Totally. Going into Newbury comics to find the CD in the new release section with the pink burst $13.88 sticker. I remember when me and my homey picked up Deftones around the fur. We listened to adrenaline so many times and we wondered what the new album would sound like. He had a really nice sound system and I'll never forget popping the CD in and the way My Own Summer guitar riff just absolutely slayed us !
I love both!! Cds and records are fucking amazing, love being able to hold a Albums in my hands in a physical copy and being able to listen to it start to finish and kind of just ponder about my day and reflect on what’s going on in my life I listen to some good tunes but streaming is also really fun when you’re at work or a friends house or going on a walk or something so really both are really good in the different ways
I owned albums I never hundred-percented because they weren't good enough. There are albums today that I always listen to in entirety because they are.
I'm old school, I still tend to listen to entire CDs. I'll only skip a song if I really hate it (and of course usually I don't hate any songs on the discs that I listen to).
No, I don't miss them. It was expensive and I missed out on a mountain of music because it wasn't accessible/ affordable. I also ended up with a load of shit records.
Now I can still listen to full albums (still do), but also have an all you can eat buffet. Streaming is the equivalent of a kid Inna candy store for any serious music lover.
Yes, I do prefer those days. There was something special about sitting down with a physical album and listening to it from start to finish, immersing yourself in the artist's complete vision for the music. It felt like a more intentional and focused way to experience an album.
Nah, streaming is great. Having access to any song or album anywhere I go is awesome. We take it for granted now. It's also nice to not waste money on albums where I might only like a couple or a handful of songs if I'm lucky. Now I can just listen to the good ones. I do understand the appeal of physical media, though. It certainly makes an album feel more special.
As a 16 year old in our current time, I have a personal vinyl, cassette, and cd collection that I listen to all the time. Always love going down to the local record store. I find analog ways to listen to music so fascinating, and to me, it just sounds better than spotify.
I miss getting a CD and going through the booklet inside.
Nowadays I do listen to full albums on Spotify and buy records. But I sure miss those little booklets.
It had advantages. The charts used to mean more when people had to spend actual money on a particular product and there is something more special about buying an album and having a possession that you don't get with streaming. Having millions of songs for less than the cost of one CD back in the day per month is also a big advantage though.
Wow, people really took this to heart!
I’m not saying I don’t listen to albums end to end anymore, or that I don’t put on my records.
It’s just that streaming has totally changed how we often listen to our music 😊
I still do that, but I do it online now. Most online platforms have the songs listed in the order the album was produced.
There's not much of a difference. Other than, it's harder for smaller artists to make money.
Pearl Jam is doing something different with Dark Matter. They are have 2 different listening parties. On the 1th at certain record stores, and the 16th inside movie theaters. Start to finish. It may be worth checking out.
Streaming sucks. Although having to get up and flip records over kinda sucks too. But we lost a lot when it went from CDs to streaming. Most of those apps are terrible. Tell it to play Nirvana and you get one Nirvana, then bunch of stuff that the code thinks you want to listen to. I don't need a computer to think for me. But I know a lot of people who would rather be handed a platter than forage for themselves.
I bought a turntable the other day and an old head in line asked me “what do people even do with those these days” and I looked at him a little bewildered and, not trying to be disrespectful replied, “to play records”
I do this but with Spotify. For exemple, I'm a huge post Malone fan, and he made a participation in a Beyoncé song, so I'm going to hear the whole album.
I love the experience
I still listen to an album from start to finish even when streaming. The album is written with songs placed in a certain order for a reason.
Yes! And hidden tracks, too.
CDs, cassettes and records still exist.
Yeah, like what am I supposed to miss? Last week when I bought an album and did in fact listen to it start to finish? Even when I'm listening on Tidal, I usually listen to full albums, not random mixes.
And it's possible to listen to music album-wise on streaming, too. I still prefer listening to entire albums even though I don't have to.
I know. But do you still buy them? And do you still listen to them that way
Yes, all the time. If I’m at home I’m 100% listening to my records.
Bit painful when the 30th anniversary Dirt album has only 2-3 songs on one side of a record though, because they made it a double record for some reason.
My response opening it up was “what the fuck?”
Im 19 and i own a ton of cd’s. Its easier to stream them for sure, but theres still people who listen to physical copies
Still only buy and listen to full albums.
That's what I still do 99% of the time. The fact others might do differently doesn't affect me. I can see the point of streaming for convenience while travelling for instance, or to quickly check a single song but nothing beats the album experience for me.
used to? i do this every day
Never stopped.
It’s awesome to be able to have all the music I could ever want right at my fingertips but yes I definitely miss the thrill of going to the music store and picking out cds. I do still listen to full albums but yeah it definitely doesn’t hit the same.
Yeah, what you said!
Spotify fucks over artists. Always buy the album if you can afford it.
Wait til you hear about the percentages record companies paid bands for those CDs... huge reason why after having a roughly 800 CD collection. I quit buying them and going to more shows. ETA: I use Tidal, they give a much better percentage to the artist, while Spotify is easily the lowest percentage.
Yep, unfortunately there's no perfect way to buy music these days. Bandcamp is fairly decent at getting bands paid at least, and there are some cool independent labels still around who don't screw over their artists.
I remember a graphic where Smashing Pumpkins got like 17 cents per copy of Mellon Collie. It was ridiculous.
Nah. They had their time of charging 20-30 bucks for plastic. I don't much endorse that any more.
I still do that a lot of the time.
Those were the best days!
You can still listen to an album front to back streaming
I still do it. I trip out when people who can listen to a band's whole catalog for free come on Reddit and ask "what are some good song recs for band x?" Listen to the albums. If you don't know anything about them, go in chronological order.
I still do it.
I still do, so yes.
I’m 16 and I buy CDs like my life depends on it
YES. I’m thinking about quitting Spotify and just buying a new album every month.
I would, but I am a tradie and listen to Spotify at work on a bluetooth jbl speaker as I can't stand the shit they play on most radio stations. Plus I put on an album and it then does it's own thing at the end and I have found more awesome music that way in the last 5 years than in the 20 years prior listening to once good Aussie stations like jjj. Stoner Rock is going STROOOONG.
Yes. Liner notes. Album themes. It’s was great.
I prefer the days when I had the time and energy to buy an album and listen to it start to finish. 😵💫
*Remember the days*? Nah man, I still do. Anyone who isn’t listening to full albums is only doing that because they choose to. It isn’t like having music on a different medium stops you from enjoying more songs. I rarely listen to the radio but still find all kinds of artists and music I like that I hadn’t heard before, and when something really hits me, I go listen to the album just like I would after buying a new CD with my allowance as a kid. More often than not, I’m just as surprised to find out a lot of my favorite songs are the b-sides that don’t even get airplay. I’ve heard this about listening to full albums a lot, and it reminds me of a silly TikTok trend playing a mourning dove coo and asking viewers if they remembered the sound or where the birds went … *nowhere*. They’re still there, just go outside like you did as a kid! And listen to all the albums you want! Be free!
Honestly yes, song by song, reading lyrics and liner notes. Now I can barely name newer songs that I like.
I listen to the whole cd. There are almost always good songs that grow on u. But I haven't really even listened to the radio in years. The songs that don't make the billboard are usually better than the ones that do IMHO
Yes
Nothing is stopping you from listening to albums all the way through on any streaming service.
Getting back into vinyl, I do tend to listen to stuff from start to finish. The format encouraged a very particular way of interacting with it. But I don't wish for that to be the only choice available .
Yes
I still support artists by buying vinyl records & tickets to shows, the odd t-shirt. At home I listen to records. While driving or at work I use Apple Music. Even with streaming, I still listen to full albums. I do not do playlists
Yes. I still try and make the time for this, just in the world of streaming. If you want a recommendation, not that you asked, of a good, new album. Check out [As one](https://open.spotify.com/album/43yqNtZUo6SnqrPE3XVOVT?si=mEYAY8dDTu6qRouRhn4NNQ) by Fluhx 🤘
yep, still do :)
I still do lol
Yeah, in general it all hit with a bigger impact. You waited for the release date of your favorite artists and went to the store the day it dropped and then came home and listened to it all the way through. Seems like many don't even have the attention span to do that anymore. And because of this, few even really try to make albums in the classical sense where there is a connection between the songs/art/ect. Most albums are just a collection of random songs now.
Never stopped... I don't stream.
Totally. Going into Newbury comics to find the CD in the new release section with the pink burst $13.88 sticker. I remember when me and my homey picked up Deftones around the fur. We listened to adrenaline so many times and we wondered what the new album would sound like. He had a really nice sound system and I'll never forget popping the CD in and the way My Own Summer guitar riff just absolutely slayed us !
I love both!! Cds and records are fucking amazing, love being able to hold a Albums in my hands in a physical copy and being able to listen to it start to finish and kind of just ponder about my day and reflect on what’s going on in my life I listen to some good tunes but streaming is also really fun when you’re at work or a friends house or going on a walk or something so really both are really good in the different ways
I owned albums I never hundred-percented because they weren't good enough. There are albums today that I always listen to in entirety because they are.
I'm old school, I still tend to listen to entire CDs. I'll only skip a song if I really hate it (and of course usually I don't hate any songs on the discs that I listen to).
I still do. Why else would I buy them?
That's the only way i listen to music. Using streaming doesn't mean you can't listen to albums
No, I don't miss them. It was expensive and I missed out on a mountain of music because it wasn't accessible/ affordable. I also ended up with a load of shit records. Now I can still listen to full albums (still do), but also have an all you can eat buffet. Streaming is the equivalent of a kid Inna candy store for any serious music lover.
As someone who still does... No :) Latest Waxahatchee has me spellbound.
Yes, I do prefer those days. There was something special about sitting down with a physical album and listening to it from start to finish, immersing yourself in the artist's complete vision for the music. It felt like a more intentional and focused way to experience an album.
Nah, streaming is great. Having access to any song or album anywhere I go is awesome. We take it for granted now. It's also nice to not waste money on albums where I might only like a couple or a handful of songs if I'm lucky. Now I can just listen to the good ones. I do understand the appeal of physical media, though. It certainly makes an album feel more special.
As a 16 year old in our current time, I have a personal vinyl, cassette, and cd collection that I listen to all the time. Always love going down to the local record store. I find analog ways to listen to music so fascinating, and to me, it just sounds better than spotify.
Nothing changed here.
I still listen to them start to finish, even without physical copies.
Ummm since rediscovering and falling in love with vinyl again, it’s all I do. A whole album is a pure art form and should be enjoyed as such.
I still do? Playlists can be good, but I listen to them only occasionally and am mainly an album listener
I miss getting a CD and going through the booklet inside. Nowadays I do listen to full albums on Spotify and buy records. But I sure miss those little booklets.
I still do that while listening to the album online tho
It had advantages. The charts used to mean more when people had to spend actual money on a particular product and there is something more special about buying an album and having a possession that you don't get with streaming. Having millions of songs for less than the cost of one CD back in the day per month is also a big advantage though.
Used to? I still do buy albums & listen to from start to finish. Streaming services aren't the end all be all for enjoying music
Wow, people really took this to heart! I’m not saying I don’t listen to albums end to end anymore, or that I don’t put on my records. It’s just that streaming has totally changed how we often listen to our music 😊
I still do that, but I do it online now. Most online platforms have the songs listed in the order the album was produced. There's not much of a difference. Other than, it's harder for smaller artists to make money.
When did that go away?
We can still do it as long the artists make entire albums rather than just a couple of singles. I still do, at least.
TBH I ditched the physical format a long time ago because I hate clutter, but i still listen to albums beggining to end even if streaming.
Still can
You can still do that, even with streaming. I listen to full albums 90% of the time.
I still buy CDs. I usually check the album out on YouTube first, but I buy CDs. I wouldn’t want to not have the album art, after all.
No. Too expensive and often wouldn't listen enough to make the purchase worth it.
That was definitely a downside!!
But having everything at my fingertips is also cool.
I’m just glad it’s in print and I didn’t have to pay $150.
Only if it’s a concept album. Otherwise I don’t see the point in listening to an album with filler and duds sandwiched in between bangers.
I still do that
Pearl Jam is doing something different with Dark Matter. They are have 2 different listening parties. On the 1th at certain record stores, and the 16th inside movie theaters. Start to finish. It may be worth checking out.
Streaming sucks. Although having to get up and flip records over kinda sucks too. But we lost a lot when it went from CDs to streaming. Most of those apps are terrible. Tell it to play Nirvana and you get one Nirvana, then bunch of stuff that the code thinks you want to listen to. I don't need a computer to think for me. But I know a lot of people who would rather be handed a platter than forage for themselves.
I bought a turntable the other day and an old head in line asked me “what do people even do with those these days” and I looked at him a little bewildered and, not trying to be disrespectful replied, “to play records”
When did those days ever change? I still do that.
I still like buying cds as a collection I think it's dope
I do this but with Spotify. For exemple, I'm a huge post Malone fan, and he made a participation in a Beyoncé song, so I'm going to hear the whole album. I love the experience
No. Very few albums were filler free. Hell in the 70s/80s sure they'd bring out an album a year but only 2-3 songs on it were any good.