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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: around the horn |
| Date | Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:37:07 -0500 |
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At Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:49:25
>Bill again, this time on listening habits:
> >Am I in the minority when I say that I listen to most records in their
> >entirety and I'm not a track-jumper? (I make mix discs for that). Usually
> >when I'm zeroing in on a track, it's to repeat it or to play one specific
> >song for someone who is standing still only long enough to indulge me.
>
>I feel that we might be in a minority, but yeah, I do the same thing -- if
>it's just me listening, I always listen to the entire album all the way
>through. I do remember being surprised to discover that other people
>*don't* listen this way a few years ago when this came up on Loud-Fans.
If there was more than a handful of albums in the entire history of rock and
roll I could listen to from beginning to end I would certainly listen this
way (which brings us back to the original topic of albums vs. songs). New
albums I most certainly listen to from top to bottom for the first little
while...but, over the last 20 years I can count on one hand the albums I
will put on and NOT skip over certain songs. The programming mode of CD and
media players has been a God-send to me. We've had discussions on this topic
in the past, and my tolerance level for having to dig deeper than a few
listens is very short....not A.D.D. or anything, just that my time is much
better spent moving onto another new album rather than spending a lot of
time trying to "like" an album if it needs 100 plays to grab my attention. I
just don't have that much time left in my life :-)
Jaimie Vernon,
Bullseye
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