tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285930287778705862.post6159813478207658064..comments2023-09-30T04:53:57.201-05:00Comments on Kenton's Infotainment Scan: Is today the beginning of the end for the album?Kenton Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10785680882442266009noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285930287778705862.post-32025867253298476552009-09-09T21:43:42.777-05:002009-09-09T21:43:42.777-05:00Great insights, guys.
I ended up ordering both B...Great insights, guys. <br /><br />I ended up ordering both Beatles box sets from Amazon...I'm such a sucker...Kenton Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288769050712529811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285930287778705862.post-22437769019783332872009-09-09T21:02:47.642-05:002009-09-09T21:02:47.642-05:00As another huge Beatles fan Kenton, I definitely s...As another huge Beatles fan Kenton, I definitely sympathize with you.<br /><br />That's one thing about the digital versions I don't like. That seamless transition between the songs seems to have disappeared with the built in spacer they put there. Boo!<br /><br />I remember when I was a kid, we had a record player and an 8-track player. I hated the 8-track most of all! You had to keep cycling through to hear your favourite song again.<br /><br />When I was younger (19 or 20ish) I used to spend up to $100 a paycheck on CD's. It was kind of ridiculous though because at that time I was essentially buying CD's for one song. I rarely listened to the album thoroughly enough to develop a true appreciation for the music. <br /><br />I kind of regret that now, especially because I got rid of a lot of those CD's at bargain basement prices. If only iTunes had existed back then... stupid <br />1990's!<br /><br />Sadly, I now have so much music in my iTunes that I am beginning to do the same thing again. I try to listen to albums in their entirety, but sometimes I just go with what's familiar because it's easier. I like music to comfort me, energize me, and make me generally feel better. And often a familiar song is a necessity to achieving that. New music often requires you to put in the effort of getting to know it better before it opens up to you and leads to true happiness (Note: that sentence was not meant to be either sexual or new age-y).<br /><br />Gaining an appreciation for the whole album is something people rarely do these days, in our ever-changing, next-big-thing every five minutes culture. And that is a shame. At least we'll always have Sgt. Pepper, Kenton! My week just wouldn't be complete without listening to it straight through at least once.<br /><br />P.S. You know you're long winded when your login times out while you're writing your comment...Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449245829520135882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285930287778705862.post-4591550001781034652009-09-09T14:24:25.233-05:002009-09-09T14:24:25.233-05:00I think if a band or group wants to put together a...I think if a band or group wants to put together a complete "album" where one song complements the other and it all works together, then they still can, of course. These days, however I think artists are more interested in the hit single (or at least their managers are.) I think of the great albums of my childhood/teenage years: Pearl Jam's Ten, Nirvana's Nevermind, Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger (can ya guess what kind of music I was into?) and they all worked as a whole. The songs were great singles, too but there was something to be said about listening to the whole CD from start to finish.<br /><br />Some bands are still doing this, though. Green Day's last two albums have been "Rock Operas," much like The Who's "Tommy." (but not really like it. I mean, come on, it's The Who!) But all the individual songs tell a different part of a bigger story, which comes out as you listen through the album.<br /><br />But do you think the average teenage Green Day fan cares about that? Probably not.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898233279583486654noreply@blogger.com