Has Pop Music Got Worse In Recent Decades?

[AJSki2fly]

I've come across similar sentiments and antipathy towards the playing of 'best of' or 'greatest hits' collections. In my experience, like Geoff's, I find there are very few albums where I want to listen to the whole performance.

Try Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon or Supertramp - Crime of the Century or Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

If you don’t like the whole album in each case thenyour lost I’m



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[Macca]

I do prefer to listen to the whole album but I'm not religious about it. No question some albums were intended by the artist to be listened to in full, DSOTM is a good example.


WRT greatest hits albums, I have all Steely Dan albums (except the last two) on vinyl and CD, also have the Greatest Hits album on vinyl and CD. I still like to listen to the Greatest Hits album sometimes. So what?

[Marco]

Interesting comments on such habits... I generally listen to whole albums, without skipping tracks, even when they contain songs I'm not so keen on, as sometimes they can be 'growers', so the more I listen to them, the more I may grow to like them, which has happened a few times

However, if they're complete 'no-nos', then I will skip tracks. Interestingly though, I'll generally only do that with CDs. Streaming surprisingly encourages me to play albums all the way through (I'm not really one for making up playlists), and I'll always listen to vinyl records all the way through, as I can't be arsed getting up to move the 'needle'...

Marco.

[Barry]

Try Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon or Supertramp - Crime of the Century or Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

If you don’t like the whole album in each case thenyour lost I’m

I have all of those recordings - and yes, in those cases I do play the whole album. But I don't neccessarily do the same for each and every record in my collection; nor do I feel any moral obligation to do so.

After all how much Gregorian chant can you listen to in one sitting?

[Sherwood]

I have all of those recordings - and yes, in those cases I do play the whole album. But I don't neccessarily do the same for each and every record in my collection; nor do I feel any moral obligation to do so.

After all how much Gregorian chant can you listen to in one sitting?

These are thematic albums where there is a progression of the musical idea or concept over 40 minutes. I don't think that these concept albums were as common in the 70s and 80s as some people think. There were far fewer where the music stood up over both sides without there being some naff track.

I have no problem with people preferring to listen to an album all the way through. I just don't see it as a "virtue". Increasingly, since digitising my cd collection and subscribing to streaming (currently Tidal) I have reverted to listening to music as I did many years ago. Then I would make up compilation tapes for the car or for my Walkman (typically a C90 cassette). I then bought one of the first CD burners to make similar compilation discs for the car. Now I have a number of thematic playlists to reflect a particular mood or genre. I also find myself listening to more curated playlists on Tidal, which is also a good way of discovering new music or new artists. Occasionally, I will challenge colleagues to suggest tracks for a theme (e.g. Songs for the Operating Theatre).

[AJSki2fly]

I also find myself listening to more curated playlists on Tidal, which is also a good way of discovering new music or new artists. Occasionally, I will challenge colleagues to suggest tracks for a theme (e.g. Songs for the Operating Theatre).

You should try songs for keeping warm to.

[Stratmangler]

WRT greatest hits albums, I have all Steely Dan albums (except the last two) on vinyl and CD, also have the Greatest Hits album on vinyl and CD. I still like to listen to the Greatest Hits album sometimes. So what?

It's the only place you'll find their song FM listed, unless you have the soundtrack to the film FM.

[Sherwood]

You should try songs for keeping warm to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59pOE3OmUi8

[AJSki2fly]

You should try songs for keeping warm to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59pOE3OmUi8

[Sherwood]

It's the only place you'll find their song FM listed, unless you have the soundtrack to the film FM.

I have just sold my vinyl MCA Audiophile Recording: Steely Dan Gold. FM is on that too.