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quoted 1 line Matt Thomas <mthomas@arts.adelaide.edu.au> - 23/4/96 3:15 PM >>>

>>> Matt Thomas <mthomas@arts.adelaide.edu.au> - 23/4/96 3:15 PM >>>

quoted 1 line I agree that both EPs and Albums should set out to tell a >story,

>I agree that both EPs and Albums should set out to tell a >story,

butan album can tell a short story or a long one. I used this example as a simple analogy. Music is rather abstract in the messages it can convey. Your point is understood i.e taking an album as a whole rather than seperate parts as an EP. And yet again I can use the same analogy, EPs made up of short stories and an album made up of chapters to form a whole.

quoted 1 line The fact that some people feel "ripped-off" by a short >album says

>The fact that some people feel "ripped-off" by a short >album says

something about capitalism and the structure >of the music 'industry' rather than musical content. To this >end it is up to us to explore alternative forms of music >distribution, which serve both the artist and the listener >much much better. Alternative forms of distribution? Perhaps we can transmit directly to the brain some how:) No, please, this sounds interesting do you have any suggestions? Matt