The album format

Are albums the best way to listen to music or is that just rockism? How do you listen to music Sup Forums? I personally think that if you can't deliver a solid 40 minute project, you're a shit musician.

The only PROPER way to enjoy music is chanting it with your fellow tribals around the communal fire.

Pure rockism, though most of the music I listen to adheres to the LP format

>if you can't deliver a solid 40 minute project, you're a shit musician.
I'm sorry you think this

>I'm sorry you think this
Why? How is that wrong?

I don't understand this thread. Do you mean LP / EP / singles?

I never said it was wrong

Why else would you feel sorry?

Albums are only worth it if you actually take advantage of the album format. Tell a story or adhere to a uniform theme/concept. You know, give the songs a collective sense of identity. Otherwise, it might as well just be a bundle of singles for all it matters. In that light, length doesn't really matter so long as the artist does what is needed to convey that coherent identity. 40 minutes is just arbitrary bullshit that your bog standard collection of 10-12 3-4 minute songs tend to average out to.

>40 minutes is just arbitrary bullshit
Do millennials actually believe this?

It's the way that I typically approach music listening too, but there always exceptions and it's never good to get too strictly set in one way of thinking.

For example, think of bands like The Smiths or The Beatles. If you only listened to their album tracks, you'd not only be missing some of their best stuff but also some of the best music of their respective decades.