Wanted to add that sometimes I'll get some new songs that I expect to be long and are long and I really want to hear them, but I've just gotten off work, I'm having a beer and/or bowl, and it's just not the right time... I'd better just put on favorite songs on random. And usually I will stick with 1-6 minute songs... But there is a time and a place for long songs. You just might be too busy. But car rides are great for them. Showers are great for them. I took a shower today with a new album filled with 15 minute songs and I ended up taking a 30 minute shower and getting all pruney because it was just right. Lastly, depending on your friends, they're great to put on when you have company and you're socializing and drinking. You can go over there every 3-6 minutes to make sure the next song is what you want to hear, or you can put on long songs and it buys you 10+ minutes where you're not worrying about djing... Lots of reasons. OP, sounds like at this time in your life, you're too busy for long music. Just know that you may want to get to it some day, because some songs are long because there's too much awesome in it to be short. Just like I said towards the beginning, when I'm not in the mood, I'm not in the mood, but when I eventually get to them, I'm thinking "dang, what took me so long, this is great!" but the answer is simply that that was as soon as I could get to them and enjoy them. Just have to be patient and capitalize on opportunities that otherwise could be boring, etc.
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