Having grown up late 90s into the 2000s I went from buying cds to lime wire to spotify.
In the last 6 months I have found such a greater appreciation for just putting on a whole album and listening to it front to back.
I feel there is a huge loss when going from one artist to another to another all random.
Today I am listening to Refused, The Shape Of Punk To Come
I never stopped listening to whole albums, from childhood with tapes and CDs, through the filesharing days and into streaming services.
I still let the algorithm take the wheel and auto play after the album finishes, and sometimes I use generated playlists and such, especially when I’m playing music in a group setting. But for my own listening pleasure it’s full albums 95% of the time.
I still rate music in terms of albums as well. If I only like one or a few songs, it’s just an ok album, even if I really like those songs.
I find that the artists who care to make coherent albums tend to be ones who make better music in general, but maybe that’s just confirmation bias.