Release Date - Your Rituals & Traditions!

[sorcerer999]

I'm interested to know if any of you have rituals or traditions that you follow whenever Stevie releases a CD or project? Specifically, what is it that you do on the release date?

I love many artists, and there are about 9 or 10 more besides Stevie that I am fanatical about...however when they do release a project, I'll usually wait til after work, run to whatever book/music/media superstore has it for the lowest price, then go home and listen...and listen for weeks, sometimes months (Adele's "21" is currently in rotation for me).

Stevie, on the other hand, is a bit different. I will take the day off of work when she releases something. Back when Tower Records was open (I worked for them from 2002 til 2006 - BEST JOB EVER!) they would stay open on Monday nights/Tuesday morning and you could buy new releases right at Midnight! I did this for TISL, Enchanted and SYW. I will immediately forgo putting in the car CD player, and wait til I get home so I can listen at full volume on headphones. All the while, reading lyric sheets and liner notes.

Afterwards I will then get back in the car, take a long drive and play it in its entirety for the second time.

Back home for a third run through on the 5.1 stereo surround sound so I can hear it fill up the room.

Is that weird? To play it three times through, three different ways in three different locations?

Then I will start sharing it with my close friends and continue to listen throughout the week. It usually takes me about a week to determine what songs work/resonate with me and which ones don't.

Anywho, is there anyone else who has any weird traditions such as this?