Replies to post #56372 on e.Digital Corporation (fka EDIG)

[Duke of Prunes]

Imagine...Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"...
starting in Winter. Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" scrambled.
Album sequence, like chapters in a novel, is critically important.


My wishes to all for a healthy and prosperous new year.
Or is that preposterous?

DoP

[Sentinel]

The order it was "intended" is probably only important to those in the music industry, and I doubt the average listener really cares. Sure, they "know which song comes next", but IMO, they don't give it the etherial importance you imply. As for having to create a playlist for each album, I agree a more flexible method would be preferable, but I don't necessarily see the current situation as a "problem", just an alternative method. FWIW, I listen to my CD's on "Random", so the "presentation" isn't so predictable.

[johny dangerously]

A significant amount of thought
goes into the ordering of the selections on an album. Yet most people buy them for only a few of the songs. Thus the reason for compilation albums.