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washing machine wrote:
Remember when Radiohead hinted that they were done with albums and were going to release 2-3 EPs every album cycle after In Rainbows was released? I might be getting that statement wrong, but I vaguely recall that as being a thing.
I do, and someone else said the same thing. Smashing Pumpkins, I think? No one really knows wtf they want to do and then they change it anyway or don't do it at all.
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 11:28 pm Posts: 14540 Location: Space City
bune wrote:
washing machine wrote:
Remember when Radiohead hinted that they were done with albums and were going to release 2-3 EPs every album cycle after In Rainbows was released? I might be getting that statement wrong, but I vaguely recall that as being a thing.
I do, and someone else said the same thing. Smashing Pumpkins, I think? No one really knows wtf they want to do and then they change it anyway or don't do it at all.
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Blaine Ryan wrote:
I personally tend to have a soft spot for albums that a lot of people would consider overlong (the White Album, Wowee Zowee, a lot of Tom Waits albums, etc.). I like hearing artists explore different avenues of their sound and try different things. I like weird, off-kilter experiments. I think these albums have a lot of soul in them, and it kind of makes me sad that they might eventually become obsolete.
That said, there's a lot to be said for being concise, too. I can appreciate both sides. It's all about the content for me, I guess.
I don't really have a preference on running time/album lengths. I just want a great record. New Adventures in Hi-Fi is long but I don't think there's a down or "filler" moment on the record. It's a super pretentious thing to say, I suppose, but the ideal album length is exactly however long the record needs to me.
Now, some records go on longer than they need to. It's rarer, though, to find albums that should be longer. But it happens.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
New Adventures in Hi-Fi is long but I don't think there's a down or "filler" moment on the record
I love that album, but Leave definitely goes on too long and its placement smack dab in the heart of the album tires me out for the rest of the record sometimes. First and only song that really made me understand Stip's long-running "this track should be shorter" complaint.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
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The only R.E.M. album that I've ever felt was overlong is Up. Trim a few of the lesser tracks off of it and I'd put it right up there with the Murmur - New Adventures stretch.
New Adventures in Hi-Fi is long but I don't think there's a down or "filler" moment on the record
I love that album, but Leave definitely goes on too long and its placement smack dab in the heart of the album tires me out for the rest of the record sometimes. First and only song that really made me understand Stip's long-running "this track should be shorter" complaint.
I can understand this opinion but I do not agree with it. Leave is perfect.
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