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Re: Listening on random

karbutt — Wed, 6 Nov 2013 21:53:18 GMT

Author: karbutt

Posted: 11/07/2013 02:53

very rarely do i shuffle, though i probably should. if i do, it's because i'm in a discovering kind of mood. typically though, i just pick out an album and cycle through that.

Re: Listening on random

Anonymous — Wed, 6 Nov 2013 20:22:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/07/2013 01:22

Mainly random but sometimes I pick

Re: Listening on random

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 09:27:16 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/20/2013 13:27

Cymro2011 wrote:

I once listened to Dark Side of the Moon on shuffle for shits and giggles.

Can work on shuffle. At least the good tracks don't lose anything without the rest of the album.

Re: Listening on random

Cymro2011 — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 04:55:02 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 09/20/2013 08:55

I once listened to Dark Side of the Moon on shuffle for shits and giggles.

Re: Listening on random

joedec — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:58:18 GMT

Author: joedec

Posted: 09/19/2013 23:58

For me, I just alternate. One day I could listen to full length albums on my ipod, or the next day I could just put my ipod on shuffle and just listen to random songs.

Re: Listening on random

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:18:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/19/2013 20:18

cattlest wrote:

i prefer random listening. i think i listen better when the artists change up every song.

It gets quite confusing with my mp3 on random sometimes because of the huge differences between all the bands/artists I have. Yet I'm drawn to random a lot when I can't choose an album.

Re: Listening on random

cattlest — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:08:37 GMT

Author: cattlest

Posted: 09/19/2013 20:08

i prefer random listening. i think i listen better when the artists change up every song.

Re: Listening on random

Bork — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:28:33 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 09/10/2013 21:28

Full albums and total random both have their place.

I also rate and tag all songs with various info, so instead of just random I can do 'random 4+ star psychedelic', 'random #1 Billboard hits', 'random outlaw country', 'random songs with New York in the lyrics', and several hundred different limited randoms. Very useful.

Re: Listening on random

meccalecca — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:37:18 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 09/10/2013 20:37

I'm mostly the type of person that listens to full albums, but sometimes when I'm not feeling anything specific I'll hit shuffle and hope that guides me to something I want to hear.

Re: Listening on random

Patman360 — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:22:47 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 09/10/2013 20:22

Albums fully through from start to finish is how I listen to the majority of my music, some songs just don't fit well outside of their albums (Intros for example). So usually I just stock up my iPod with full albums, old favourites and newbies, whatever I'm in the mood for, just today at work I played 7 albums (The advantages of days where earmuffs are necessary). I use shuffle occasionally if I have a playlist of some sort but usually I'm playing albums.

Re: Listening on random

latenighttv — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:17:49 GMT

Author: latenighttv

Posted: 09/10/2013 18:17

Have begun to realise the benefits of shuffle only in the last month or two. Had a pile of albums I wanted to get through, but rarely felt in the mood for any of them, so just dumped a lot of them (maybe 2000 tracks) into a playlist, and left shuffle work its magic. Have 'discovered' three or four very good albums as a result 🕺 (with hopefully more to come).

Re: Listening on random

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:05:43 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/10/2013 04:05

dislocated1982 wrote:

Well, with all the different kinds of multimedia machines and gadgets with massive amounts of memory, it is now possible to have every song you own (and those you don't) on a single playlist. Is it a must for you to play your music on random like me? Or do you still typically pick and choose what you listen to?

I usually listen by selecting an album, but sometimes I randomize in the hope of rediscovering something I've forgotten about. I also create playlists of songs with a similar vibe and run them on random, just to create a mood.

Listening on random

dislocated1982 — Mon, 9 Sep 2013 23:57:03 GMT

Author: dislocated1982

Posted: 09/10/2013 03:57

Well, with all the different kinds of multimedia machines and gadgets with massive amounts of memory, it is now possible to have every song you own (and those you don't) on a single playlist. Is it a must for you to play your music on random like me? Or do you still typically pick and choose what you listen to?