I am definitely the album person. A "best hits" collection does not really appeal to me.
2007-07-19 07:01:03 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
it really depends on the artist...........some of them I can just through on a cd and listen to it from start to finish, others I am just happy with a greatest hits......
2007-07-19 12:29:25 · answer #1 · answered by Dani G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I am really into the band I am an album person. Greatest Hits albums are good for people who only like the hits they have heard on the radio and are usually a contractual obligation for the artist to their record company to shift more units. I don't really like the "greatest hits" albums.
Some great album artists:
Billy Joel
David Bowie
Nine Inch Nails
Bruce Springsteen
Tom Waits
Frank Zappa
The Cure
Steve Vai
Dream Theater
There are many more...
EDIT: Sorry, I have to add that the statement made by the guy above me is really irritating. I hate this downloading crap. Call me old fashioned but I still love going CD shopping!
Go out and buy the dam CD. Get off your @ss and go to the store before they are all gone. I certainly DO NOT crumble to the "ease" of downloading, that is for lazy, apathetic people who do not really care about music!
2007-07-19 07:25:20 · answer #2 · answered by Next evolutionary step... 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Album. Definitely.
2007-07-20 09:02:22 · answer #3 · answered by Sarah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer albums. There's nothing better than a good album with a good variety of songs - some fast tempo, medium tempo, and slow songs. There's an artistry to putting together and pacing a good album.
There are a very few, really strong songs that I will listen to as a single, without hearing the rest of the album. But for the most part, I prefer albums.
2007-07-19 08:05:43 · answer #4 · answered by billyrayhombre09 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am and will always be an album person. There's nothing I love more than getting my hands on a new album and listening to it over and over again from beginning to end. Most recently I've been digging the new Pumpkins, White Stripes and a lesser known band called The Black Keys.
And for Lovnrckts - Since I use a legal music service, Yahoo Music to go, I download the entire album in one click so I can listen to the whole thing. You can have entire albums digitally you know.
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2007-07-19 07:48:37 · answer #5 · answered by weeder 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm also more of an album person. I'll rarely buy a CD if it's not solid all the way through. I can enjoy a lot of "greatest hits" albums from classic rock artists. A lot of them had great hits but the albums as a whole would be weak.
2007-07-19 07:12:17 · answer #6 · answered by GK Dub 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Album person, most of the bands I listen to make concept albums anyway. When you listen to one song... it's just a song. But when you listen to a whole album, a whole atmosphere is created and you get in a mood and don't leave till the very end.
2007-07-19 12:08:20 · answer #7 · answered by meep meep 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I generally go more for the album. I used to go gaga for concept albums. The only greatest hits I buy are bands I know I don't want to waste a lot of time with, like Journey or Billy Idol. I'll listen to just about any concept album, whether it's hyper-prog or hip hop.
2007-07-19 07:10:39 · answer #8 · answered by Cyril O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Album.... but I've also got about 50 CDs are so made up of one off songs that appealed to me for whatever reason. Most of them are from the 50s-70s.
2007-07-19 07:10:15 · answer #9 · answered by Mike AKA Mike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well first I buy the single off the album on iTunes. If I buy another one, I'll check out the album and if I like it, I'll consider buying it, and if it's good enough I'll buy it. But if it's like, a one-hit-wonder (like Daniel Powter; Bad Day) I'll only buy the single and not the album because I only want the single.
2007-07-19 12:34:54 · answer #10 · answered by jskaliski 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Album all the way
2007-07-19 07:10:41 · answer #11 · answered by Jeff M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋