I can certainly understand that. Goes for any form of entertainment really, especially as times continue to get tougher financially a lot of people are, wisely, putting more thought in the implications of the cost of something and whether it is value for money.
Obviously there's always a degree of risk in buying an album you haven't experienced any, or at least some of already but if you buy one and it turns out you like it or in fact really like it, you're paying for so much more than just X amount of minutes of Music, considering all the repeat listens you're likely to have of it.
I'd rather pay £10 for 40 minutes of Music that is of a very high quality and that I'll likely feel compelled to listen to multiple times, than the same amount for 70 minutes of Music, of which half or more of it is not the quality I would expect.
In fact I see a trend nowadays, particularly applying to more commercially successful Bands and Artists, where they are releasing Albums with 70 + Minutes worth of Music on them, but there's a lot of Filler and Songs last longer than is necessary, decreasing some of the songs in their quality.
And when the latter applies, for me at least, there's a bigger feeling that I have not spent my money well by buying that album, particularly as I will give it less repeat listens (or worse yet, leave it on the self for eternity or sell it on).
Then of course is the option of waiting for an Album to appear in a Sale or generally go down in Price. In fact, I wish I could stop my compulsion for buying certain things as soon as they are released at Full Price because of what could arguably be considered simply a lack of patience (when you actually think about it). Obviously in some cases there's a desire to do this in order to show your support for a Band/Artist, but I could definitely tone it down on quite a few things.
Sorry for what ended up being a Wall of Text! I'm going to Bed now!
