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SgtPepper67 
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 Posted: February 14 2010 at 12:08 |
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I fill it with full albums and listen to full albums
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In the end the love you take is equal to the love you made...
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Sckxyss
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Posted: January 24 2010 at 20:24 |
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I fall into category 1 and 2 almost equally. I only fill it with albums, but from those albums, I've made a 5000+ song playlist (omitting segues, filler, tracks that are too long for shuffle, etc.) that I shuffle when I don't have time for full albums. I agree that in some cases songs only sound right in the context of their album, in which case they wouldn't make it into my shuffle playlist!
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Man With Hat
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Joined: March 12 2005
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Posted: January 23 2010 at 01:03 |
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Option 1
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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sleeper
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Joined: October 09 2005
Location: Entropia
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Posted: January 22 2010 at 06:23 |
For whatever reson I can never seem to listen to a full album when on the move, even when I have the time to listen to a full one. I fill my 8GB Creative Zen with songs picked from my CD collection, though some times I will have a full album on their if I think all the songs are going to work for me when on the move (so you wouldnt find all of PoS's The Perfect Element as Morning on Earth, Innocence and Dedication just dont work for me that well, but I do have all of both Indukti albums).
Its strange this because at home I would never consider listening to only select songs.
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Pekka
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Location: Espoo, Finland
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Posted: January 19 2010 at 12:51 |
 Negoba wrote:
but if I shuffled everything, I'd get classical, bluegrass, symphonic prog, death metal, and classic rock interspersed.
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That's the beauty of shuffle, if you ask me. I've tried shuffling only a certain artist, but either my Ipod doesn't have that option or I just can't make it do it.
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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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Help me I'm falling!
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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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Pekka
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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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KoS
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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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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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jammun
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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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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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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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J-Man
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Joined: August 07 2008
Location: Philadelphia,PA
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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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A Person
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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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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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Henry Plainview
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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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harmonium.ro
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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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stonebeard
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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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jampa17
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Location: Guatemala
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Points: 6802
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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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