With your thoughts on albums being when songs are crowded by others when playing them in succession, taking away your ability to appreciate single tracks, what is your view on live shows? Are they not similar?
live performances usually allow for a lot of magic that is often not captured on recordings. but it is not yet entirely feasible to put together a band, venue, and audience, for only 1 song. this is probably similar to the logistical constraint albums used to have