Sorry in advance for flooding your mailboxes with more off-topic mail, but
i've been somewhat bothered by something lately. I've noticed that almost
all of the cds and albums i've bought recently have been extrordinarily
boring. Not to say that music today is boring, because in fact i've been
finding more good music lately than i can afford to buy, but liner art and
information has become very scant. I can understand minimalism, but i'm
getting tired of the only writing on an album being from the record company,
and the artwork a sinle boring picture, or worse a wash of color, excuse me
if i'm wrong but color fields were ever done back in the 50's.
Try picking up a re-release of some jazzer or pop star from years past, you
have more liner notes than you can read in the span of an album listening,
from artist thoughts to reviews, tour notes, what was played, why it was
revolutionary, lyrics, etc etc etc... then i go pick up an autechre cd or
some other flavor of the month and nothing... An old argument for buy an
album vs. mp3s is packaging, well packaging is virtually non-existant. I
want something more than a single page insert, picture on front, plain back.
or a two page book thats a solid color... I don't even care what they put
in them anymore, just put something. shout outs, equipment lists, lyric
sheet (i know i'm reaching there), pictures of the people contributing, real
artwork, the bands favorite cheesecake recipe, a manifesto, i just want a
little something to look at while the music plays.
This isn't to say everyone has neglected their albums. Third eye
foundation's Little Lost Soul had a lot of pretty pictures to look at, and
even a little bit to read while the beats and noise played. And there are
plenty more.
Well again sorry, I just had to get that off my chest before i go out buy
another album and break the plastic wrap to find a gatefold of another
boring earthtone and shoot the salesperson.
David <please don't hate me>
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