I listen to albums, not just singles.

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DeadKinks commented on “Favourite Album?” (64)   last month

• DeadKinks

  It's been almost 50 years now that almost every recorded musician has bigger and bolder works called albums, and aside from concerts they are the artistic focus of pretty much everyone. Singles remain only as introductions to the artist's music (almost advertisements) and celebrative reasons. Nowadays you have tons of compilations and can pick songs at random, and that can be fun sometimes, you can rearrange intersting selections by theme, compare stuff, etc. But even that is pointless if you're not familar with a fair number of albums first. And if you really like the band, why the hell would you want to remain on the surface of their work? I don't get it.

  last month

• DaJuWi

  for me its a mixed thing, sometimes I only listen to albums, sometimes only singles, or single songs. [3]

  January 2012

• KuriousBanana

  Kick out the trolls!

  October 2011

• TotallyForget

  I listen more singles than full albums. This doesn't mean I enjoy less music than anyone.

  October 2011

• ewelin_g

  In my city people are "fan" of Arctic Monkeys and only know Teddy Picker -.-

  August 2011

• StankDank

  I have no idea what the people below me are talking about...

  July 2011

• Angelight2012

  I used to listen to full albums before, until I got tired of it, I doesn't enjoy nothing, i used to hear entire albums like 6 per day and sometimes from the same band, there comes a point where you drown and you do not even like what you hear, you hear three albums one day and the next day you hear 4 more and forget about the others you hear before and they get lost, so now i just listen to 3 or two songs by album that way i can appreciate more the music and enjoy it, I actually like songs that I doesn't like before, I say this from experience, enjoy by song that way you really appreciate it, enjoy life by little, you not need to rush :)

  July 2011

• sleeplesstown

  "It's for appreciating music for what it's intended to be," Not really. That much should be up to the listener to decide for themselves. Plus albums are a relatively modern thing, back in the 50s for example, records couldn't hold many songs on them so the focus was on singles. This coming from someone who almost exclusively listens to full albums.

  July 2011

• sidefxband

  Thanks - Kim

  March 2011

• Bolshevized

  Ain't pretentious, son. It's for appreciating music for what it's intended to be, which is most certainly not the random function playing popular singles on your iPod.

  March 2011

• cherrycherry_

  Yeah babe

  February 2011

• RaptorBoost

  This group is so pretentious, it's adorable. :3

  February 2011

• DeathCab727

  I usually just listen to music using the iTunes DJ feature. Sometimes I add favorite songs, sometimes I add full albums. But yeah, I'm not even sure which songs are singles anymore, except for older music back from when I actually used to listen to the radio. :p

  February 2011

• LaxATivvz

  Pixies

  January 2011

• grass_whistle

  congratulations all of you

  January 2011

• StevoMetalK1NG

  im obsessed with electronic music i love making beats

  December 2010

• bengoodsell

  There are times for shuffle, but albums are the way to go if you want to dig deeper. Which means the artists listened to have to have some depth.

  December 2010

• MopHeadMovs2

  for me its a mixed thing, sometimes I only listen to albums, sometimes only singles, or single songs. [2]

  November 2010

• stlkrct

  for me its a mixed thing, sometimes I only listen to albums, sometimes only singles, or single songs.

  November 2010

• mrswinchester24

  it drives me crazy when people claim they are a "fan" of a band and only know their hits

  November 2010