I'm not a completist, and i'm certainly not a perfectionist, and i don't have time at work today to find out exactly the name of my habit, so i'll just roll with Completionist (i know it's not the right word, humor me) since i'd love to get back on track with this stinkin blog. You see, i can't just forget the concerts i went to...i'd love to write about some cool remix i heard or an annoying voice-enhancing gadget but since i haven't posted my pictures of Simian Mobile Disco and Brian Jonestown Massacre, it's easier for me just to, you know, go on a hiatus...
However, I found an article that further complements my tendency to finish things in sequence... i'm one of those people who prides herself on buying the whole album. Even if it's not all good, I am satisfied when I scroll through ITunes and see blocks of albums.. when someone asks if i have heard the new song, I talk about the whole album. It's so easy to click 'buy' on a 99cent song, but then that's all you have, that one song...
this article focuses on albums that are better when listened to from start to finish... i'd like to add a few to the list that come to mind, including Interpol's "Turn On The Bright Lights" (especially driving down Jalama Beach Road), Fleet Foxes "Fleet Foxes" (even though i once started with Track 2 and got called out on it), Mobius Band's "The Lovely Sounds of Static" and Radiohead's "Kid A"... it's hard for me to narrow them down because i really do think any album should be listened to in its entirety... the Beatles once said that every album they put out was a gift-- why would we ever want just half of a gift?
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