tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post4580689730303630353..comments2023-05-16T11:30:02.330+01:00Comments on Radio To Go: When did you last sit down and listen all the way through an album? Radio To Gohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725758182840107219noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-71109377759541278362016-02-02T15:07:49.803+00:002016-02-02T15:07:49.803+00:00I can't just dip into an album, I have to list...I can't just dip into an album, I have to listen to the whole thing. I also need to be in the mood to listen to it, so sometimes one or two albums don't leave my Now Playing list (digital or CD) for many hours.<br /><br />I accept I'm in a declining minority... But I'm hoping people will slow realise (again) the value of listening at length when they get bored with constantly dipping. An album's usually a wonderfully curated thing that deserves our attention.Christopher Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18331177480437499943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-11521641875829133022016-01-10T17:43:01.828+00:002016-01-10T17:43:01.828+00:00Interesting reading as always. I decided a couple ...Interesting reading as always. I decided a couple of years ago to set myself a task of buying 3 CDs a month of new music and trying where possible to buy artists I hadn't got in my collection thus far. It's based on what friends have recommended, what I hear on 6 Music, the occasional review, some from gigs, and I have a good local indie record shop who are always free with their own suggestions. I sync them onto a mp3 for convenience although I still enjoy shuffling it's good to hear them through as intended. I still like owning the physical product too.Maybe it's the nerdish discipline of it but I've discovered some cracking music - 2015 e.g. from Irish thrash punk (Girl Band), Kendrick Lamar to melodic singer songwriters like Marry Waterson and Martin Courtney. So a few days until pay day, any suggestions for January?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228988163214298291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-26479020968934597582016-01-10T16:24:51.534+00:002016-01-10T16:24:51.534+00:00And pleased to read this. That said, Julian, you a...And pleased to read this. That said, Julian, you are demonstrating old habits, and you are listening to an old artist from the old days. That's how we used to do it when we were kids. Except for the ripping to iPod bit. Radio To Gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725758182840107219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-69857990150237195342016-01-10T16:22:35.960+00:002016-01-10T16:22:35.960+00:00I went out on Friday and bought the new Bowie albu...I went out on Friday and bought the new Bowie album on the day of release from a proper record shop (cd admittedly) - came home, ripped it and put on my iPod, then sat down at the end of the evening and played it end to end, twice ... just like the old days ... the only downside was the fact that some of it creeped me out before bed, but hey that's art.Julian Crooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-20812790240672575082016-01-10T16:21:08.998+00:002016-01-10T16:21:08.998+00:00The last album that I listened to all the way thro...The last album that I listened to all the way through was Tender Buttons by Broadcast. That was last weekend. I know it's a bit of post-modern tongue-in-cheek statement on that slipmat, but the truth is that there is no MP3 industry to speak of. Is there? I still make more cash from physical sales of albums than sales of mp3s or streams.Ben Calverthttps://www.facebook.com/ben.calvert.5201?fref=ufinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-40261288747958986642016-01-10T14:31:44.102+00:002016-01-10T14:31:44.102+00:00Sad thing is that there are few albums these days ...Sad thing is that there are few albums these days that warrant playing in full, and anyway, with vinyl you played them in two halves....as a little project I've put together a one track per year compilation for the last 50 years, mainly stuff that had particular resonance for me, and while playing around with it actually listened to a whole lot of full albums I'd not listened to in their full form for many years...for the record (no pun intended) there are quite a few albums that I regularly listen to in full, probably my most played is "Blue Desert - by Marc Jordan - ©1979" at home, and in the car, on vinyl at home!Rod Gilchristhttps://www.facebook.com/rod.gilchrist.52?fref=ufinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-3735031288540019972016-01-10T14:29:57.562+00:002016-01-10T14:29:57.562+00:00The only place I listen to complete albums now is ...The only place I listen to complete albums now is the car. The rot set in with the CD and the skip function. MP3 made it worse. Then playlists.Loz Lozwoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-66644082966329516502016-01-10T13:59:53.547+00:002016-01-10T13:59:53.547+00:00Hi Tony
I agree with all this. Many of the recent...Hi Tony<br /><br />I agree with all this. Many of the recent albums I've bought have been directly through attending gigs. But that simply highlights my point about the artist-listener relationship. It's one of the real drivers in music development. It's what the music business seems to manipulate. But they are interested in getting a sale. After that, hey, it's tail-end marketing. <br /><br />Radio To Gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725758182840107219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-30365241873252269012016-01-10T13:05:37.136+00:002016-01-10T13:05:37.136+00:00Whilst sharing your enthusiasm for live music, Rob...Whilst sharing your enthusiasm for live music, Robin, I still find myself listening to the occasional album. It's probably partly due to my lack of technological expertise that I rely on relatively old-fashioned technology, but there may also be some other motivations:<br />1. To complement/extend the live experience by buying a CD at a gig and then listening to it. So lately I've enjoyed listening to Kim Lowings and The Greenwood's "Historia", Chris Cleverley's "Apparitions", Boat To Row's "I Found You Here", ....<br />2. Receiving a CD from a friend by way of recommendation. Towards the end of last year, I sat down and was mesmerised by Madredeus' "Antologia"- I'd never come across them before, and the full album was definitely worth the investment of time to listen.<br />3. Not so common these days, but over the years I've gained a lot from listening to what used to be known as "Sampler Albums" as a way of finding new music (usually within a given genre). A recent example was "Where The Light is Strong" showcasing some of the local musicians who perform at The Tower of Song (-ok, most of them weren't new to me, but it's not quite the same category as buying a CD of a particular artist).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12576426508224820128noreply@blogger.com