I picked up some Testament albums on iTunes this weekend.  Got to say I was missing out a bit back in the day. 

I love finding new music that I dig.  Especially albums.  I was watching That Metal Show the other night and Eddie Trunk was talking about how people don't buy albums anymore and how it is all about singles.  I personally disagree.  I love to buy new albums.  Can't tell you how many times I listen to an album and end up liking one of the tracks that wasn't released as a single better than the single tracks.

I never buy one song and actually have stopped buying greatest hits albums.  I want the crap that they (the AR and Music Business guys) didn't think was good enough for a single.  There is a ton of good music that you don't hear if you don't buy the album.

The one thing that I do have to agree with Eddie and the guys on That Metal Show about.  Not having the packaging sucks.  Nothing like busting out your new CD, tape or album and listening to it while reading the liner notes or checking out the artwork.  Some artists do include electronic versions of that stuff with the download on iTunes but it isn't the same.

All in all, everybody should pick up the albums.  If you hear one song on the radio that you dig, there maybe 2 or 3 more that are better on the album that you may never hear.  There are those crap albums, I have to say, that have 1 song that is worth listening to.  But for each of those I bet you find three or four that are worth getting the whole thing.

Also if you haven't checked out That Metal Show you should.  It is on VH1 Classic.  It is pretty good.  Should be more like an hour so they could interview the guests longer, but pretty good.