On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:00:30 -0000, clive-harris
<clive-harris@ntlworld.com> wrote:
quoted 8 lines Thirdly - a major gripe of mine - artists seem to have forgotten the art of> Thirdly - a major gripe of mine - artists seem to have forgotten the art of
> creating "the perfect 45-minute album"! Yeah, yeah - it's "back in the day"
> nostalgia, but... Such albums as Japan's "Gentlemen Take Polaroids",
> Kraftwerk's "Computerworld" and John Foxx's "Metamatic" work because they're
> the length they are. I feel that, these days, artists have lost the sense
> of restraint that would enable them to achieve such pop perfection! There's
> too much "filler" on alot of CDs, basically!
>
Absolutely in agreement on this one. Not that there aren't some
long-playing masterpieces (76 14, for instance), but especially early
on, I think there were a lot of people who were just amazed that they
could put 74+ minutes of stuff all on one single piece of plastic. I
mean, sure there were double and triple vinyl behemoths in the olden
days, but not to the extent that came into existence with the advent
of the compact disc.
Some of the best albums are the shortest. Aphex's RDJ Album is a
classic, clocking in at what, 34 minutes or something? Cylob's
Cylobian Sunset isn't more than 45 minutes. Even lately, I think
people are getting back to more manageable releases in terms of
length. Secret Frequency Crew's album is like 54 minutes, maybe? Not a
wasted note.
None of the above statements are based on absolute fact. Feel free to
pick apart my humble opinions as you see fit.
Later,
Alan
np:Ae:Yulquen
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