And also the ability to buy just one track of an album--say, for an MP3 player--can't be overlooked either.
Personally, I think most albums put out now are crap. With the exception of "greatest hits" (which takes, what... two hit songs on different albums for them to come out with now, and includes new music*)... ...most "albums" have only one or two decent songs.
Heaven knows how many times over I've bought Billy Joel's "The Stranger" or Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet"... because almost all of the songs are just as decent as the rest.
*which is a particular annoyance of mine... a greatest hits album should never have new stuff.. ..well, with the possible exception of if the entire band is dead.
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And also the ability to buy just one track of an album--say, for an MP3 player--can't be overlooked either.
Personally, I think most albums put out now are crap. With the exception of "greatest hits" (which takes, what... two hit songs on different albums for them to come out with now, and includes new music*)... ...most "albums" have only one or two decent songs.
Heaven knows how many times over I've bought Billy Joel's "The Stranger" or Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet"... because almost all of the songs are just as decent as the rest.
*which is a particular annoyance of mine... a greatest hits album should never have new stuff.. ..well, with the possible exception of if the entire band is dead.