When did we forget how to listen?

From today’s NY Times report on Dolby Atmos, a rstorative technology heavily backed by Apple Music:

… Veteran engineer and producer Bob Clearmountain, one of the most respected and influential figures in the recording world, was initially dubious of Atmos’s staying power, but he has come to believe in its future.

“Music has become background noise for most people. It’s something in your headphones while you’re out doing other stuff,” he said during a call last month. “When I was a teenager, I used to listen to an album three, four times through just sitting in front of my speakers, entranced.” That way of listening has disappeared, he said, but he’s hopeful that Atmos can bring it back, “if we’re able to get people to understand what it is and hear it the right way.”