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Can length ruin an album? - manicminer - 13-09-2009
I read a similar conversation on another site and thought I would post it here.
Have you ever listened to an album and thought it was just too long, making it boring?
Can length ruin an album? - Music Head - 13-09-2009
movies yes, music no
Can length ruin an album? - Iota - 13-09-2009
Not yet...
Except those albums by those pop punk bands. Every second is one second too long.
Can length ruin an album? - Erixouther - 14-09-2009
Iota Wrote:Not yet...
Except those albums by those pop punk bands. Every second is one second too long.
Word.
Aside from that, I do think length can negatively affect an album.
I hate songs with a minute or more of nonsense at the end... just silence, or one continued drum beat, etc. Dream Theater comes to mind...
Can length ruin an album? - Erixouther - 14-09-2009
I also hate songs that repeat themselves too much.
I love playing Guitar Hero. "Scream, Aim, Fire", by Bullet For My Valentine, is very fun, but terribly repetitive. Maybe 2 minutes of good song in there, then 3 more of the same stuff.
Can length ruin an album? - Rain - 14-09-2009
Well in my opinion it depends on the artist, the song and your preferences.
Can length ruin an album? - jwee5467 - 15-09-2009
Music can in a sense be too long. Simply put that over extending a repeated introduction melody or an extravagant guitar solo may make the song longer than it really it. But this is a rare occasion for songs and it is hardly found on the greatest albums of all time. People say that jazz albums have overextended tracks; a true misconception as jazz incorporates the art of improvisation and most jazz bands had at least 5 members to a band if not more; ie Bitches Brew.
Can length ruin an album? - Tiggi - 17-09-2009
Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle is quite long...
Can length ruin an album? - JonG - 18-09-2009
I haven't run into that much. Sometimes I wish albums were longer, actually.
Can length ruin an album? - jwee5467 - 18-09-2009
yeah, albums can be too short. It really depends on the type of music we are listening to. like if were have a copy of a record by an emotional goth band we assume that it's gonna be a long album, as opposed to punk rock which has edgy, fast-paced riffs and lyrics to get their point across. It's all relative.