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Do you have kids? If yes, you know how it is.

Not often enough.

As most of my listening is to classical music, and as most classical compositions occupy (at least) an entire CD/LP, this is a no brainer as you US citizens say.

Unfortunately, it's only about once a week that I take time to stop everything else and listen. Something gets played on the system each day but usually it's environmental reinforcement whether it's old Stooges, homage to Rostropovich or new bands like the Kooks. I seem to pick from those plays when its time to go back and really hear.

Not much else to do ...

Isn't this the entire point?

It's hard to come by any program that's worth listening entirely uninterrupted, with the exception of classical music. Mahler symphonies, Bach cello suite or Beethoven piano sonatas etc, to name a few, really require listening to the whole program to truly appreciate it's beauty. It's like hearing the whole story rather individual chapters, that's the composers intend. To push it further, the whole Mahler Symphony cycle is related, though I can safely say that no die hard Mahler fan or audiophile can listen to the whole Mahler cycle at one go. Rarely in other genre (other than opera or theater stuff) do composers/musicians utilize the entire length of the album to tell a story in continuity. In my opinion, Wynton Marsalis has quite successfully utilized such story telling perhaps most notably on Citi Movements. There are some concept albums too like Dream Theater's Scene From A Memory or Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence, which certainly requirs listening to its entirety to fully appreciate it. Happy listening!

But, seriously, why would I event want to when I've got all these great 45s laying around?

To me, life without music is like a Ferrari without gasoline.

Sometimes l do it while working or walking, but that is not real listening.

It depends of the bottle of wine... for this reason I allways put in repeat mode to get time to change my glass and check the wine label. Regards

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Music listening is built into my daily routine. How can you call yourself a music lover otherwise?

Assuming I can find an entire album by an artist that would enjoy start to finish . . . .

Does listening in the car count? Driving to work is about half of an album, that makes an album a day. But I can listen to a good album without replacing disk for 2 to 4 weeks. Unfortunately, multitasking makes home systems less often used; therefore “serious” music enjoyment takes place on the road. My car system doesn’t rattle windows and walls, but it took almost 3 days in the shop to install.

sometimes l do it while working or walking but that is not real listening

I wish it was more often!

I’m pretty unstable. My listening habits change by the hour, day, week, month, year, etc., along with my tastes in music. I agree with my niece, Megan that to listen to an album to start the day is good. I’d say even better to end the day there. About a year ago I was recovering from knee surgery, and I listened to an LP as I iced my knee after both morning and evening physical therapy workouts. I try to save a block of time each weekend for extended listening.

Used to listen a few times a week uninterrupted. That was before our first child was born! Now I'm lucky if I can listen once a month! 'Nuff said.

However, I also spend several hours a week reading while in the listening chair.

The best is when the wife and kids are out and the system can reach its full potential. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!