Re:Has music streaming killed the instrumental intro?
by ghaff on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @05:18PM
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On still the other hand though, an awful lot of people these days just cue up some music style or artist as opposed to choosing what specifically to play. I know that's what I tend to do. I think it's hard to argue against the idea that the album concept has mostly declined in relevance since its heyday.
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Re:Has music streaming killed the instrumental intro?
by Kadin on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @11:59PM
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I'm sure lots of people do that, but it's actually easier with the streaming services to listen to an entire album than it was a few years ago when iTunes 99c/song was the dominant model.
Pay-per-song encouraged playlists and "greatest hits" type mix CDs, but didn't encourage anyone to purchase B-sides or interstitial tracks. At least with services like Spotify et al, you aren't paying per track, so you have the option of listening to a whole album as a single body of work.
Of course, not everyone wants to do that, which is cool.