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How do you listen to an album?
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nobody_3
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Posted : Dec 10, 2003 15:12
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The only CD's I dont all the time listen to from start to end is compilations. Some of them tend to be poorly compiled with tracks that are eigther too similar or just of such a bad quality that it's a waste of my time and ears 
It seem that there's too many compilations out there that are rushed to the print plant in order to release "Various no. 1002" 
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ThiagoNAKA
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Posted : Dec 10, 2003 18:45
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Well... I have two kind of ways to listen:
1)When I bought a original one I listen all the cd, from the beggining to the end.
2)When I download the mp3 I just skip from track to track searching the best one for me. And for sure in this way I can miss many specials moments on album/compilation.
And let me say that after some originals cd´s(and my car cd player just runs originals cd´s), I realise the pleasure of listening a FULL ORIGINAL album...
And I agree with u Seb, when u said that sometimes it´s better having less hits. U can create a great progression with the right tracks at right place.
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cubensis
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Posted : Dec 10, 2003 22:27
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I think everyonw who buys originals listens from start to finish. Except maybe a few DJs who are just looking for tracks for their sets.
MP3 downloaders do not. Often they don't even have whole albums. Just go to soulseek and look at people's hard drives.
I have a tendency, when I download mp3 albums, to skip around, because I just want to know if the album is worth buying. But I am certain I have missed some great albums this way...but there is only so much time, and there are so many releases. |
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Reconstructed
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Posted : Dec 10, 2003 22:27
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The first time I get an album, I go through a few little rituals before listening to the whole thing.
First I always look through all the artwork and whatever juicy information is contained within the CD case. Then I get a refreshing drink and maybe a snack, turn the lights off if possible and try to disconnect myself from the outside world. Then I align myself in the monitors' sweet spot, press play and don't move until the album is over. Just finished listening to Division By Zero in this exact way!
The first time I listen to albums, I never smoke any, best to get my first impression on a completely level head. Later I might listen to it again in a completely different mindset altogether!
When listening casually to music from albums that I've had for some time and know front to back, I'll put on whatever tracks I feel like listening to impulsively or try to get ones that sound good together.
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technoid
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Posted : Dec 10, 2003 22:58
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Hell yeah. It's an album, it's meant to be listened to in order. People spend time and effort (I presume) working out the best order for the tracks to run in so it seems obvious to me that you'd listen to it in order??? Of course there are going to be favourite tracks that you listen to more, but some albums are so obviously meant to be played as an album you're losing out by not doing so.
To be honest 9 times out of 10 with trance albums I'd like it if they were mixed as well. Or if there was a mixed and unmixed version, because admittedly some of the intros people write are very nice on the ears and it would be a shame to lose them.
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XrTC
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Posted : Dec 11, 2003 03:11
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i also listen to the album from the first till the last second a couple of times, and also as someone mentioned, i try to do it in different times of days cos the feeling u get from an album vary from time to time and mood to mood...
there's this one friend of mine though that tends to skip intros and outros and generally skip tracks the first time (so he "listens" to the album in 10-15 mins max first time) and then he plays it from start to end... he says he is so anxious to see what he bought that he has to take a "glimpse" first lol
also, on the track number, i have noticed that the number that works for me most of the times is track number 2. so, i guess for every person there's a different number. i would like this discussion to be raised in a new topic as i find it highly interesting!!! |
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goaholix
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Posted : Dec 12, 2003 16:42
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On 2003-12-09 20:51, Zombi wrote:
at first two listenings i just play it from start to end and then i mostly hear it during my mixing sessions.
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HMMM,that's exactly how i'm doing it,but sometimes i put a cd on to get asleep....when it's a good one i only remind a few ones.... . And sometimes,when i got some friends at home we listen to entire cd......but mostly we are mixing.....=)
Artists that should be admired for their sequences in albums are imho (don't shoot me) : Pink (R.I.P.) Floyd & Frank (R.I.P.) Zappa, some albums from Neil Young or Genesis' live album "Seconds out".
In Psy-trance maybe Yahel with "waves of sound" comes the closest.
Peace.
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Tomer
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Posted : Dec 13, 2003 13:46
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To me it's most important that the album tracks are connected to eachother. I dont really care about hits. They can be released on "12's and compilations in my opinion. An album is to me a very personal thing and should show all sides of the artist and hopefully contain what the artist feel is his/her/their best work at the moment.
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when i hear an artist album i play it from first till end ,with one exeption.... as long as it intresting and developing ...
i think that albums are more intresting when the artists is trying to tell a story & express some state of mind that they are into.... otherwise everyone will tell the same....
any artist has his own way of telling it some i might like & than i listen from the first track till the last one , some not ...
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Memory Loss
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Posted : Dec 13, 2003 14:40
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When I Buy A New Cd
Iam Running 2 My Home Put It In My Discman
And Hear From The Start Until The End!!
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mushroom doll
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Posted : Dec 13, 2003 19:27
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How can u even think about hearing it in parts?! or by skipping tracks?!?
the first thing to do is to listen from the beginning to the end, second time, play it as bed-time  music, and in the morning u always remember the realy good tracks....
just like a nice injection... 
When the fuck r u gonna get sick, of that lousy TECHNOSHIT?!
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shahar
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Posted : Dec 13, 2003 19:36
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I listen to CDs- meaning the format of the music is a CD. It has a start, an end and a story in between as far as I'm concerned.
Unfortunately, this is not always the case with trance CDs, maybe even this is rarely the case with trance CDs.
I wish artists and compilers will tell more of a story in their CDs, otherwise there's no justification for this format, and then they shouldn't be so surprised when people ingnore it and burn/download the music.
Having gone through that, there is of course the question of is the story good and is it a story I like/connect with/understand.
Again, not many people in trance take much effort with their stories, and I'm yet to see a concept album in trance (well, there's talamasca's Zodiac, 1200mics & 13 Crystal Skulls) but that's not a concept with a story really). There aren't many in electronic music in general as well.
Also we should remember that the name/cover/inside of a CD is a part of the story, as a possible video clip. People don't use them much.
As for the way the story is built (i.e. order of tracks/chapters, first-last, simple/complicated)- it's all in the hands of the story teller (artist/compiler), and what he wants to tell his listeners.
Another thing I usually do with trance releases is listen first in low volume- that's right- good music sounds good in low volume as well, it's very easy to fall for high volume, it hides a lot of things that are missing (if the production is good) or hide a lot of things that are there (if the production is bad)- so I listen to the music and not the production- low volume. Only after I have some message recieved from the music, I turn up the volume.
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Sound Surgeon
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Posted : Dec 13, 2003 19:45
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from start to end usually
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On 2003-12-13 19:36, shahar wrote:
Another thing I usually do with trance releases is listen first in low volume- that's right- good music sounds good in low volume as well
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thats right, when the volume is low you can find much more sounds in the music and consentrate more
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mushroom doll
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Posted : Dec 13, 2003 19:47
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saying that trance albums dont have a story in them, is not quite fair, the difference is certainly clear, cause other types of music neither have lyrics, to tell that story, or some kind of theme that goes along the the album...
In electro music, i think the tracks titles tells u a lot about the main concept of it, that of course if the artist has enough care for his music...
When the fuck r u gonna get sick, of that lousy TECHNOSHIT?!
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shahar
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Posted : Dec 13, 2003 20:22
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I don't find lyrics a necessity in telling a story- I have 2 words for you- Jazz & Classicalmusic.
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shahar
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Posted : Dec 13, 2003 20:23
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And just to make sure, an example of an electronic concept album from start to finish, built on music only- FLOL- Dead Cities.
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