I just got to thinking what would really make me impressed with Apple...
What if this heralded program iTunes didn't just randomly play your playlist, but had an option to arrange songs in an order that made sense according to style and tempo and mood and all that, so that you didn't have super awkward transitions between songs? What if iTunes knew what good artists know--how to tastefully put songs in sequence: not necessarily so that all songs that are alike are together, but just so that the contrasts are pleasant, and breathe more meaning into each of the songs.
Now that I'm on the topic, may I point out the fact that I think the art of producing an album and not just a collection of songs is something I admire a great deal in artists. My favorite artists all, generally, are those who have a sense that an album is a work in itself, and can be more than the sum of its parts if done correctly. The most thematically cohesive album in my opinion? Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends by Coldplay. It is a sparkling gem of an album, with many of its songs having to do with cycles (of monarchs, of war, of revenge, of despair, etc). Beautiful.
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