[Kali]

albums all the way.. have about ten singles and 400+ albums .. even compilation cds I tend to avoid (except record label samplers).. songs should be listened to in the right context and mood of the rest of the album

 

[mxs1030]

Albums

Sometimes I almost feel like I'm commiting a sin by pressing the forward button.

 

[idiot]

i personally like singles...albums tend to have a bunch of crap w/ just couple good songs

 

[Textual Intercou]

albums all the way, although after ripping my stuff I've found that I'll skip from one album to the other in the middle

 

[strohmie]

Albums, unquestionably. It doesn't matter how much I like a single -- if the rest of the album is crap, it's back on the chopping block.

 

[fyrfytrhoges]

without singles, where would you get all the great b-side material from radiohead and pearl jam, hell it took them how long to release yellow ledbetter (one of the most beautiful songs of all time imo) and it took a two cd comp to get that, unless you bought the jeremy single from their first album.

 

[Andrew Pielet]

Albums all the way. How else do you get a feel for the musician?

 

[Andrew Pielet]

I bought the only Yellow Ledbetter I saw on CD about 10 years ago. By the way, I live in Evanston where Eddie Vedder went to high school w/ Jeff Ledbetter.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=music

 

[RunsWithScissors]

I used to be a singles kinda guy but now I'm all about albums. If I want singles now, I look for greatest hits or other compilations

 

[gshan]

After starting to grow my CD collection I've found that a flash player with mixed, favorite singles actually gets stale to my ears faster than a good album. I can listen exclusively to the same album once or twice a day for a few weeks straight.

 

[enjoi_rootbeer]

albums for me. i have a few singles, but i do have alot of EPs...

 

[jonnyhambone]

Albums mostly, though I like a good playlist now and then. I also often like one side or another of vinyl more than the other or at least swap out albums after a side due to sitting there and flipping through the racks while I'm listening....oooh, I haven't heard this for awhile, etc...

 

[Jahn]

depends on the artist - certain albums really deserve a long full runthrough - others are just individual gems that mesh well with other singles or like minded tunes on a playlist.

since the days of making compilations on cassette, i've believed in the playlist. yeah i played some longform albums on the radio in my college DJ days, but usually i reserve such things for long study or driving times when they get the time (if not the attention) that they deserve.

 

[volks4ever]

Albums all the way. To me skipping tracks is like skipping a chapter of a book - which I also would never do. If you only listen to a few select songs on an album, you aren't getting the full 'story' the artist was trying to tell you.

 

[HiWire]

Albums. Singles take the same amount of space and are generally priced as a poor value.