The Dark Side of the Album -The Controverse 54 Warmup

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On this week’s warmup, Andrew and Amands discuss the current state of the music album. With album sales down and single sales up, Radiohead is quitting albums altogether. What does the future hold for this retro format?

Leslie

The album is dying because most artists can't deliver 10-14 great tracks. Consumers have been overpaying until digital singles came along. Makes me appreciate the great artists that can put out a fantastic album. We need more pay as you please ventures.
John

Partly this is happening because most pop CDs of the 2000s are like many LPs of the pre-Sgt. Pepper/Pet Sounds era: The hit, the B-side, a few more good songs and lots of filler.
Renato

loved your hair
David

yes! “your hair is beautiful”- Atomic by Blondie
Jerome

Some musicians can easily create over a dozen fab songs. I read that albums are making a comeback. I kept mine, have over 300. Sound is best on a turntable with a great cartridge.
Kevin

Recorded music has always adapted to current technologies. 78s, 45s, EPs, LPs, cassette tapes, CDs, MP3s, etc. The album format is not set in stone as the standard. When the possibility arose to create long playing albums, musical artists rose to the challenge. Now, we are actually swinging back to the 1940s and 1950s ethos in terms of the focus on singles. Albums will still exist, but may not be predominant when calculating sales figures.

David

Kevin, you left out 8-track! how could you leave out 8-track?

Jim M

A bit ironic that it's Radiohead who's come out publicly to make this statement. I'm a bit biased because I'm a big fan, but the bulk of their albums have been “records” that I listen to front-to-back.

You guys mentioned Pink Floyd's “DSOTM”. What are some others?

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AC/DC's “Back In Black”
Metallica's “Master of Puppets”
Pink Floyd's “Wish You Were Here” and “The Wall”
Green Day's “American Idiot”
Incubus…the 2 great albums “Make Yourself” and “Morning View”. Wait, put in “Crow Left of the Murder” too.
Van Halen II
The BeeGee's “Saturday Night Fever”
Beatles' “Sgt. Pepper”
Fear Factory's “Obsolete” (Listen past the initial shock and awe, this is a great album.)
The Cars first album
blah blah blah blah
faisal

always i like ur titles , so great work
http://twitter.com/oscarfalcon OSCAR FALCON LARA

I agree that many records have music that seem out of place or just plain filling, and the per song purchase model is good specially if your band is new and you want to start making revenue as soon as possible or if you are looking for specific music for a playlist or fun.
http://twitter.com/oscarfalcon OSCAR FALCON LARA

I agree that many records have music that seem out of place or just plain filling, and the per song purchase model is good specially if your band is new and you want to start making revenue as soon as possible or if you are looking for specific music for a playlist or fun.
http://twitter.com/oscarfalcon OSCAR FALCON LARA

I agree that many records have music that seem out of place or just plain filling, and the per song purchase model is good specially if your band is new and you want to start making revenue as soon as possible or if you are looking for specific music for a playlist or fun.

The Dark Side of the Album -The Controverse 54 Warmup

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