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Old 01-10-2009, 06:15 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mr dave View Post
you mean like one shot discographies like you find or most torrent sites? or like that 200 year long piece of music that recently had something like it's 8th note played? hehe
Heh. Well I was thinking more along the lines of the second option but the first option makes sense too.

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Originally Posted by mr dave View Post
personally i like the physical constraints of an album, especially vinyl over compact disc. the CD is great for compilations but generally speaking a 74 minute album is usually packed with filler. with records you had 44 minutes to say your piece, it's long enough to provide the listener with a rewarding experience but short enough that they don't have to make a substantial time commitment.
I just like the option to be able to do whatever. And for the first time we have a popular format where someone could write a two hour song that doesn't need to be split up to fit on two discs or anything. I could see this being really cool for live recordings too.
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