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I just miss listening to full albums. I know I can, there's nobody stopping me - but something changed in me I think. When I was a kid we didn't have a TV at ho

by midasz 3y ago

I just miss listening to full albums. I know I can, there's nobody stopping me - but something changed in me I think. When I was a kid we didn't have a TV at home so evenings were sitting together and either having discussions or listening to music together (Opeth's Damnation and Deliverance were a staple). We had a room with a beamer that we explicitly used for movie nights. Now I've got a TV show on in the living room while checking stuff out on my phone and still feel like I should be doing more stuff.

nvarsj 3y ago
Getting off of Spotify has allowed me to switch back to album listening. Buy a record/cd player or for the more advanced rip CDs and use Plexamp (or purchase flac albums if available).
- yourusername 3y ago
  I listen to full albums on spotify all the time. Why would i need to buy anything to do that?
  - 10729287 3y ago
    Some people prefer the minimalist approach and avoid all the disturbance from streaming websites, especially playlists or podcasts or just the ability to bounce from an album to another as they make links between artists or period or whatever. I also prefer listening to my mp3/flac collection on an offline player. It helps focusing.
  - nicholassmith 3y ago
    You don't have to, but it does often feel like when you use Spotify that isn't what the app would like you to do. The initial load in heavily steers you towards using a playlist instead and whilst it will occasionally list albums on the home screen it's often broken and will give you a single instead. I'm a huge Spotify user and listen to a lot of albums on it, but there's definitely merits for a more focussed experience like physical media or a digital player.
  - purpleflame1257 3y ago
    The audio quality from CD (or FLAC rips, no audiophile voodoo here) is better than what Spotify has to offer.
  - nvarsj 3y ago
    You certainly can but everything about the UX seems to redirect you to their algos. I also find it really painful to navigate and organise albums on Spotify (maybe there is a way, but I gave up on it a long time ago). Plexamp / playing vinyl works brilliantly for me.
where-group-by 3y ago
Albums, especially concept albums, are something that I really appreciate. My current (digital) playlists consists of various albums scheduled to play in random order (albums are shuffled, not the tracks themselves), which makes it random enough but still allows me to enjoy the album on it's own.
- fodmap 3y ago
  Talking about concept albums, have you listened to Queen of the Murder Scene by The Warning? A Rock masterpiece composed by 3 teenage Mexican sisters, in English!
SubGenius 3y ago
Both Damnation and Deliverance are classic Opeth albums! I've been trying to get back into the habit of listening to entire albums and have been mostly successful. Even when I search for a single track on Spotify I view the album first and listen all the way through. It's been enriching.
globular-toast 3y ago
Start by turning the TV off. That's your problem.
omgmajk 3y ago
It's why I listen to a lot of vinyls. During the day/at work/gaming/coding I generally go for Spotify, but when doing chores, cooking or hanging out with the missus we listen to whole albums a lot.

by midasz 3y ago

nvarsj 3y ago

Getting off of Spotify has allowed me to switch back to album listening. Buy a record/cd player or for the more advanced rip CDs and use Plexamp (or purchase flac albums if available).

yourusername 3y ago
I listen to full albums on spotify all the time. Why would i need to buy anything to do that?
- 10729287 3y ago
  Some people prefer the minimalist approach and avoid all the disturbance from streaming websites, especially playlists or podcasts or just the ability to bounce from an album to another as they make links between artists or period or whatever. I also prefer listening to my mp3/flac collection on an offline player. It helps focusing.
- nicholassmith 3y ago
  You don't have to, but it does often feel like when you use Spotify that isn't what the app would like you to do. The initial load in heavily steers you towards using a playlist instead and whilst it will occasionally list albums on the home screen it's often broken and will give you a single instead. I'm a huge Spotify user and listen to a lot of albums on it, but there's definitely merits for a more focussed experience like physical media or a digital player.
- purpleflame1257 3y ago
  The audio quality from CD (or FLAC rips, no audiophile voodoo here) is better than what Spotify has to offer.
- nvarsj 3y ago
  You certainly can but everything about the UX seems to redirect you to their algos. I also find it really painful to navigate and organise albums on Spotify (maybe there is a way, but I gave up on it a long time ago). Plexamp / playing vinyl works brilliantly for me.

where-group-by 3y ago

Albums, especially concept albums, are something that I really appreciate. My current (digital) playlists consists of various albums scheduled to play in random order (albums are shuffled, not the tracks themselves), which makes it random enough but still allows me to enjoy the album on it's own.

fodmap 3y ago
Talking about concept albums, have you listened to Queen of the Murder Scene by The Warning? A Rock masterpiece composed by 3 teenage Mexican sisters, in English!

SubGenius 3y ago

Both Damnation and Deliverance are classic Opeth albums! I've been trying to get back into the habit of listening to entire albums and have been mostly successful. Even when I search for a single track on Spotify I view the album first and listen all the way through. It's been enriching.

globular-toast 3y ago

Start by turning the TV off. That's your problem.

omgmajk 3y ago

It's why I listen to a lot of vinyls. During the day/at work/gaming/coding I generally go for Spotify, but when doing chores, cooking or hanging out with the missus we listen to whole albums a lot.