What makes you buy, melody, rhythm, sound quality, talent, open discussion.

Probably all in differing proportions as my mood swings. I stream and no longer buy. This has allowed incredible freedom to explore and enjoy so much more music from all over the world, different genre, as well as music from my past without the draw to listen to what I own, or the analytical process of valuing it in order to decide if I want to buy it. Everything about this is good.
 

THis has opened up the world of music. So, I only occasionally listen to the same thing twice. My library is millions of albums. 

Amen to to the evolution of streaming. Thank you 

I see I didn’t choose my words properly, add to my playlists. 

Music needs to have all those things. It’s probably how they come together as a complete package. Mastering is critical. Sometimes, I feel it has an overall texture that really appeals to me. If it induces an altered state of consciousness. This is not repeatable. Next time it will be something completely different.