There’s always been a thrill in listening to a new album for the first time. Will you love it? Will you hate it? Will some tracks stand out while others pass by unnoticed?
I have many albums I “love” and consider my favorites. But I also have a lot that I bought for whatever reason that I’ve played maybe once or twice and never think to pull out and play again.
When I’m in the mood to listen to music, it’s often with a particular album or a particular type of music in mind. I have TRIED closing my eyes and pulling out an album at random — something I’m NOT thinking about playing — but more often than not I either don’t feel like putting it on, or I take it off before it’s over. Just doesn’t grab me.
Pandora on the other hand, I can fire up a station and be presented with album-after-album in the style of the Pandora channel, most of which I’ve never heard before. There’s a small component of that “new music” thrill in listening to streaming.
Am I alone in this?
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