is there music you can hit PLAY on track 1 and just let it roll?

[TonyJZX]

Off the top of my head only three pieces I can think of right now...

Dark Side Moon... you know, obvious

St. Peppers... although I kind of dislike the Indian sitar piece in the middle

Hamilton... obvious choice, CD or Disney piece

 

[Tassin]

Marillion - Misplaced Childhood

 

[RayDunzl]

Is there music you can hit PLAY on track 1 and just let it roll?

Yes.

 

[goat76]

I listen through complete records about as much as I listen to selected songs. I think the order of the songs sometimes tells a story, or in other ways are meant to be listened to in the order they were placed on the record.

 

[Pe8er]

What a peculiar question! Why are you asking? Are you implying most albums don't work for you in their entirety? (Sorry if I'm off base, just curious)

A few particularly well flowing albums for me:

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Meshuggah - Catch Thirtythree
Porcupine Tree - Signify, Voyage 34

Oh, and pretty much anything by Brian Eno...aaaand I just realized I'm simply listing my favorite albums.

 

[nerdstrike]

Concept albums, sure, but the real test is that there are no stinkers on an album that you habitually skip.

 

[Sokel]

There's no other way with classical

 

[JSmith]

I think the order of the songs sometimes tells a story, or in other ways are meant to be listened to in the order they were placed on the record.

Nirvana - Nevermind.


JSmith

 

[JustJones]

Thick as a Brick

 

[dasdoing]

not that I listen much to it, but I remember clearly that The Best of Sade is the only ever album I would not skip a single song. This never is/was true for singers/bands I am/was a fan of

 

[goat76]

According to Tidal, most of their users actually listen through whole albums instead of track lists. I guess their subscribers are in general a bit older than the average Spotify user as most audiophiles are probably middle-aged who tend to like their music without compression, and are more used to listening through whole albums since the era of vinyl and CDs.

 

[IndieSynth]

Yes, lots! Listening to an album start to finish is my preference when i have time and focus. Playlists are for background listening. The last album I Iistened to start to finish was probably Javelin by Sufjan Stevens.

 

[highender]

Yes, for example:

 

[raif71]

Def Leppard - Hysteria
Beethoven Symphony 5,6,9
Schubert Symphony 8,9
Carpenters - Gold
ABBA - Gold

 

[dasdoing]

Beethoven Symphony 5

ok, if symphony counts...this is for sure one of the rare cases where I consider all movements to be equally strong. Another one that comes to my mind is Dvorak 9

 

[raif71]

ok, if symphony counts...this is for sure one of the rare cases where I consider all movements to be equally strong. Another one that comes to my mind is Dvorak 9

I like this one too

 

[Réidh]

This time of year The Nutcracker Suite, then Stravinsky's The Firebird and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris.

 

[Rednaxela]

 

[daftcombo]

The Queen is Dead, by the Smiths.

 

[Rednaxela]