Written by Jenny Hanover
This is a column on Polyvox dot com. The column is called Makeout Music, which is indicative of the contents. My name is Jenny Hanover. I’m usually a poet from Pittsburgh, PA. However, I double as a former college music director and kissing connoisseur, so I’m going to be breaking down some of the best albums to kiss to of all time.
I want to start by outlining what makes an album good for making out:
- No surprises. In order to stay in the flow, there can’t be any loud noises or sudden distortion, no huge changes in drum sound or tempo or vocal performance. It has to stay evenly paced and keep a steady volume.
- Mid-to-slow tempo. The speed of the music can subconsciously effect the speed of whatever you might be doing. Don’t get carried away.
- Long-ass songs. I’m talking six, seven, even eight minutes. This isn’t an outright necessity, but it keeps you from getting distracted by a new song every two or three minutes. This also keeps it from autoplaying something insane because everything goes on for so long.
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