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comment by iamfight
iamfight  ·  4162 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Great "listen straight through" albums

its been a while.. the NO DANCE thing: DJs create sets that set a mood over a period of time... most rock/pop/rap/etc albums are a collection of individual songs, set in an order to best fit that same kind of mood swing. if you wanna go way back, opera does the same; modern music is often short attention span. sometimes, though, artists create an "album" and not just a collection of 12 random songs. i was looking for the album ones.

division bell? im gritting my teeth...





thenewgreen  ·  4160 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What do you mean by "gritting your teeth?" I knew what you were getting at for sure, I'm a fan of albums that are not just a "collection of songs." As someone that has released two albums myself, I am keenly aware of the importance of proper tracking and both sonic and lyrical continuity. Taking the listener on a journey that stems beyond a 3 minute pop-song is not an easy task, and I don't claim to have done well at it, but I always strive to.

I am old enough to recall making both mixed tapes and mixed CD's when I was a kid. I think now a days, people make playlists, but it's not the same thing because there is an infinite amount of space on each list. The limitations of the format helped to craft the albums we've all mentioned.

I miss making mixed tapes/cd's.