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From:
Miles Egan
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Date:
Mon, 22 Apr 1996 15:00:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:
Re: (idm) The Length of Albums
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On Mon, 22 Apr 1996 Ren8sance@aol.com wrote:
quoted 5 lines Pine Effect?) Anyway, I think most of the music-purchasing public would> Pine Effect?) Anyway, I think most of the music-purchasing public would > agree with me when I say if I had to make the choice between a 40 minute > album and a 70 minute album with 30 minutes of out-takes and filler, I would > always ALWAYS choose the 70 minute album. I would rather have all the > material than knowing there is a lot that was edited by men in suits.
You're probably in the majority. I tend to agree with what Greg said earlier. There is a real art to making a complete ALBUM that seems to be largely neglected these days. In fact, I can't think of any record in this genre that really flows and makes sense as an entire album. Orbital 2 comes close, but the last couple of tracks sound like an afterthought to me.