Playlists!
It seems like every music-related ad on TV talks about playlists. I almost never make playlists. I listen to singles or whole albums. Get off my lawn!
One of the singular music experiences in my life was at the relatively recent Ben Folds Five concert, when I looked out across the crowd during “Landed” and saw all these heads bobbing in the exact same way, huge mix of ages and personalities and whatnot. Just kind of a universal acknowledgement of a superb vibe in a song. Give it a listen, it’s worth it. Don’t want to color your listen too much, but I believe I read this was Ben’s attempt to mimic the feel of Elton John in “Tiny Dancer.”
“Down comes the reign of the telephone czar, it’s okay to call, I will answer for myself.” Bam!