Anyone listen to entire albums?

a few thoughts

1. those albums (vinyl or cd) where the order of the songs is different than the printed order? who made those decisions?

2. cd's. I sometimes use scramble, and found I became focused on songs that I was not fully aware of, strange: I figured out, those were most often the ones that followed the great songs which I was still thinking about.

3. we retired have more time to listen to both sides, or all sides, however I do, like others, play a favorite side: only, or 1st. Playing out of order, not your favorite side first can make you more aware of other tracks like #2 above.

This is only an issue if one listens to "popular"stuff only.

Most orchestral music, concertos, symphonies and chamber music will take up one or two sides of an LP.

The point is to listen to the entire work on even more than one LP.

This is only an issue if one listens to "popular"stuff only.

Most orchestral music, concertos, symphonies and chamber music will take up one or two sides of an LP.

You’ve never just listened to one movement?

There are of course popular albums that feature tunes that take up an entire side or tunes that run together. I guess if one’s tastes inclined toward am radio and singles-oriented Pop, one might be more inclined to buy albums for the hits. Best of compilations no doubt hold great appeal for such listeners. In the late 60’s, 70’s, I just happened to know more people focused on fm radio and entire albums, so I was swayed in the same direction. While I’ve made plenty of cd equivalents of "mix tapes" for others, I very rarely listen to them.  Equally strong cases might be made for the virtue of variety as well as sustained absorption in a particular mood/theme. Faced with a buffet table, do you take a spoonful of as many different dishes as possible, or choose full portions of just a few that share a common flavor profile?

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I only stream and I only stream complete albums.