You totally missed @op point but go off

If you forget the album was it really worth listening to

Honestly didn’t read op just read tag line

Raw thoughts

If you bought an album before streaming, you'd have more incentive to listen to it multiple times if it didn't click at first, you'd want to get the most out of your purchase

That didn't mean there weren't albums I lied to myself about enjoying as a teenager just so I didn't feel like I wasted money, but it also helped with albums that genuinely took a few listens to grow

Bad albums come and go yeah

Too much to listen to, so little time

Understandable. I work from home so I get a bit more time to sit and listen to albums while I work

I “come and go” because of a crippling madonna/whore complex

Streaming didn’t ruin anything in this aspect.

If an album good I’m still going to run that s*** over and over again. If anything streaming helped GOOD albums harness staying power.

Yep definitely, we just aren't capable of remembering all the songs we like, with the amount of new songs thats showed to us on a daily basis.

Also the point about buying albums is very true too, when you you £/$10 for an album you will want to make the most out of that purchase.

Streaming lowkey saved albums

In the iTunes days singles were dominating

Now listening to full albums is way more common

Counterpoint: Streaming opened up doors for listening to more artists

During field trips in high school I knew kids who basically had some money saved up for 2 albums to buy before the trip

Now its all available and even the most reclusive and frugal individual can enjoy Big30’s debut album, King of Killabranch, available on all platforms now

Albums didn't need saving

The effect of streaming could be negated if label executives a&r’s and the musicians themselves upped their game instead of worrying about $$$, features, appearances and radio palatability over great songs

“WE NEED MORE SONGS, NOT HOOKS” - Quincy Jones

This is very true with how artists and managers are taking advantage of streaming, they just throw 20 songs out there and hope one of them sticks

Fact

it only comes and go if you didn’t like it

The duration I listen to an album has reduced during the streaming era. Some albums don't have longevity to the point I don't even know some of the name of the songs. But I've noticed it's never the case if the album is like a 9/10 or it's from my favorite artistes

our attention spans are shrinking at exponential rates

albums should come and go because new music comes out nonstop

dudes say some s*** Came and went, like dawg what are you supposed to still be playing the same album 4 months later on loop? 8 new albums and 30 singles drop every week

I'd give anything to live in an alternate universe where the internet wasn't so focused on ads and corporations making money

so much to hear but only 2 ears

I download albums on spotify and thos that I like I buy as CD or download as m4a to my iTunes library, which I keep organized and then I have a great collection on my iPhone