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    Posted: August 18 2023 at 12:04

It's very popular to compare different albums and artists with the purpose to find the favourite ones. 
 What do you think about it, and how do you exactly deal with it?

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Maybe rephrase that question, I don't understand the point of it. Confused
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Maybe rephrase that question, I don't understand the point of it. Confused

That makes two of us. I don't even know where to begin with listing favourites, when there's no genre, country, year, or artist specified. Confused
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Maybe rephrase that question, I don't understand the point of it. Confused

That makes two of us. I don't even know where to begin with listing favourites, when there's no genre, country, year, or artist specified. Confused


That makes three of us.
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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Maybe rephrase that question, I don't understand the point of it. Confused

That makes two of us. I don't even know where to begin with listing favourites, when there's no genre, country, year, or artist specified. Confused


That makes three of us.

That makes four of us.
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While I don't understand that should be such a difficult subject. 
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:


While I don't understand that should be such a difficult subject. 

Nobody understood the thread's topic. 
Please be more clear in what is the thread about. What are we supposed to do here?


Edited by Cristi - August 18 2023 at 13:54
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My favourites often change, depends what I'm into at the time and my mood. If I listen through a discography, and I often use RYM as a guide of where to turn to first, some albums I would expect to appeal more than others. if choosing between albums by the same band or various, I usually jut go with my gut and what feels right at the time. Quite often I favour that which is newer to me as it feels fresh and that wish I think I would enjoy listening to at the time. Hope that sort of answers the question.
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I viciously favour some bands and genres.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

My favourites often change, depends what I'm into at the time and my mood. If I listen through a discography, and I often use RYM as a guide of where to turn to first, some albums I would expect to appeal more than others. if choosing between albums by the same band or various, I usually jut go with my gut and what feels right at the time. Quite often I favour that which is newer to me as it feels fresh and that wish I think I would enjoy listening to at the time. Hope that sort of answers the question.

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I guess I really don't compare. If I frequently listen to an album because I enjoy it, it's a favorite.

So, to answer the questions asked,I don't think much about comparing albums or artists to find favorites.

Though, like others. Maybe I am not understanding the questions. Is it asking whether you compare albums and artists to find new favorites as in artists and albums you haven't listened to before?

I think I spent too much time on this.
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Originally posted by mathman0806 mathman0806 wrote:

Maybe I am not understanding the questions. Is it asking whether you compare albums and artists to find new favorites as in artists and albums you haven't listened to before?

I'm thinking mainly about the many polls listing albums and/or aritsts with the question to vote for the favourite one. 
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^That seems to be what polls are for. And we like to mention our favorites. I could start a poll on "Flat Tire" by Allan Holdsworth but I doubt anyone would reply.

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It's a game. I don't take it very seriously. Sometimes I'm very sure what my favourite is, sometimes I make a spontaneous decision that can be different an hour later. Although I occasionally write reviews, I find writing about music hard, and polls and lists means that I can say (and see) something without having to come up with a big text.
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

... I could start a poll on "Flat Tire" by Allan Holdsworth but I doubt anyone would reply.

I would reply, but probably only to compare it unfavorably to I.O.U., Metal Fatigue, Hard Hat Area and the Heavy Machinery album with the Johanssons... Tongue
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^I was going to respond similarly haha.
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In my own case, it's mainly about telling which albums and/or artists I'm fond of. Sometimes it can be difficult for me to choose 
the one I'm most fond of, as I can more or less equally enjoy and appreciate more albums/artists, just in different ways, 
as they're different. So I like best the polls with multiple votes.
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:


I'm thinking mainly about the many polls listing albums and/or aritsts with the question to vote for the favourite one. 


I don't really understand what your question or confusion regarding polls is...most polls on PA seem pretty clear to me. Just pick your favorite from a list.

I will say that there are a lot of polls on here - not to call anyone out or anything - that have like 15 albums nobody has ever heard, and then 2 rock staples that most people will be familiar with, just because they all have the word croissant in their title or whatever. It's fine, but I don't really see what insight you would get from a poll like that.
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