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Kotro 
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 Posted: January 18 2010 at 10:24 |
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Albums. Never skip, never shuffle.
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Bigger on the inside.
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Slartibartfast
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Joined: April 29 2006
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 11:54 |
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Whattssamadda you people? Do not fear the shuffle. It can be fun, too.
Edited by Slartibartfast - January 18 2010 at 22:31
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Snow Dog
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Joined: March 23 2005
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 11:58 |
 Slartibartfast wrote:
Whattssamadda you people? Do not fear the shuffle. It can be fun, too.
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Couldn't agree more. Throws up some great surprises.....like ignored tracks for example
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UndercoverBoy
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Location: Tulsa, OK, U.S.
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 14:30 |
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I upload full albums and listen to full albums most of the time. Occasionally, I will just listen to a certain track if I'm really craving it, but I never shuffle.
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lazland
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Joined: October 28 2008
Location: Wales
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 14:44 |
Full albums and absolutely love to do the shuffle as my mood takes me 
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jampa17
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Joined: July 04 2009
Location: Guatemala
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 15:03 |
harmonium.ro wrote:
aapatsos wrote:
I have a cheap 1GB 4GB mp4 player and whenever I travel I fill it with albums (never songs) and listen to albums  |
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Change the program inside... Stay in silence is a crime.
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stonebeard
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Joined: May 27 2005
Location: NE Indiana
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 15:06 |
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Put full albums on. I almost never listen to an entire full album beginning to end though.
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harmonium.ro
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Joined: August 18 2008
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 15:09 |
Snow Dog wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
Whattssamadda you people? Do not fear the shuffle. It can be fun, too.
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Couldn't agree more. Throws up some great surprises.....like ignored tracks for example |
People who don't use shuffle don't ignore any tracks 
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Henry Plainview
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Joined: May 26 2008
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 15:47 |
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I never use shuffle, but I often only listen to part of an album, to resume it days (or even weeks) later.
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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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The T
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 17:10 |
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My mp3 player is my Iphone which I have filled with lots of SONGS, most of them non-prog. I don't use it that much for music purposes, and when I do, the least thing I want is a 12 minute song. I have lots of albums in disc, but in my mp3 player, I mostly have songs. Or albums full of songs from which I select the ones I enjoy the most.
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A Person
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Joined: November 10 2008
Location: __
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 17:28 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Whattssamadda you people? Do not fear the shuffle. It can be fun, too.
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I got Aphex Twin and Albert Ayler back to back. A good combo.
Henry Plainview wrote:
I never use shuffle, but I often only listen to
part of an album, to resume it days (or even weeks) later. |
I do that with albums and books. I used to even fast forward to the part of the song I was on.
Edited by A Person - January 18 2010 at 17:29
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J-Man
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Joined: August 07 2008
Location: Philadelphia,PA
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Points: 7826
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 17:33 |
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Full albums are the only way I can listen to music. I despise shuffle with a passion, and I only skip songs if they suck. But I only have full albums on my iPod.
-Jeff
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The Quiet One
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Joined: January 16 2008
Location: Argentina
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 22:07 |
I only use my MP3 for trips(long or short), so it's not something I use everyday.
I fit it with songs mostly, and never use shuffle, but that's mainly because it only has 1GB and am constantly changing the songs from the MP3.
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Slartibartfast
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Joined: April 29 2006
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 22:30 |
I'm guessing those of you who find the shuffle an anathema have also quit radio? I'll confess 80-90% of my listening is whole album, but I seriously don't understand this attitude against the shuffle. Well, as long as you're listening to good music, more power to you however you like to take it. 
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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jammun
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Joined: July 14 2007
Location: United States
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Posted: January 18 2010 at 22:37 |
I have an older 30 GB IPod. I originally started putting full albums on it, then about 50 CD's in realized I'd never get everything on there, so I started putting on only individual songs. I've tried shuffle a few times, and while that can produce some interesting juxtapositions it's not something I do very often.
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Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
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patthemetaller
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Joined: January 17 2010
Location: Ireland
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Posted: January 19 2010 at 07:10 |
I use my IPod to listen to full albums. I find selecting by genre is great to pull all similar material together which can be selected then based on the mood i'm in / what I'm after.
Same with Itunes
Edited by patthemetaller - January 19 2010 at 07:10
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KoS
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Joined: May 17 2005
Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: January 19 2010 at 11:41 |
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It depends.
If I'm in my car with friends I'll do a shuffle.
If I'm alone or listening on headphones then albums.
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Pekka
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Joined: August 03 2006
Location: Espoo, Finland
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Posted: January 19 2010 at 12:22 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Whattssamadda you people? Do not fear the shuffle. It can be fun, too.
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Oh yes, definitely. It's always great fun those two times a year I do it. Great contrasts come up, like once some mellow David Gilmour instrumental acting as an intro to a Carcass track. 
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Negoba
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Joined: July 24 2008
Location: Big Muddy
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Posted: January 19 2010 at 12:27 |
My iPod is filled with albums 90% and then lots of sampled songs, songs from friends, mixes, etc. I end up buying most albums for songs I like eventually. I will shuffle artists occasionally (I really like doing this for Gentle Giant as I only have the good 9 albums) but if I shuffled everything, I'd get classical, bluegrass, symphonic prog, death metal, and classic rock interspersed.
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You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
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akamaisondufromage
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Posted: January 19 2010 at 12:31 |
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I have mainly full albums through nothing more than lazyness. I put them on shuffle as it amuses me.
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