http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/01/15/is-the-album-a-useless-relic Comments On: Is the Album a Useless Relic? by Dave Segal en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Exactly!

You could say that the "Tune" has broken down the album.

But at the same time, the unlimited nature of the Internet allows for even greater formats...the 22 minute album can become a restriction.

For example, a band could host an entire 2 hour performance for little or no money.

It could in fact play 24 hours a day for an entire week and then put it on YouTube.


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Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:25:55 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Aurora Erratic]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:05:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Estey]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:57:53 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ejival]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:40:29 -0800 The Stranger
Muse has also played around with doing portions of an album-- usually about 10 minutes-- where a concept was split across tracks.
Posted by eclexia]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:10:04 -0800 The Stranger
@8

I think the single/EP's dominance as of late makes it unnecessary for artists to feel like they have to release a full length every 12-18 months. that seemed to be the standard pace for a long time. as a musician and an avid music fan, I'm happy about this. it means we can release a couple tracks at leisure, while taking out time to focus on making a real album rather than just a lopsided mishmash of songs.
Posted by LEE.]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:52:50 -0800 The Stranger
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Posted by mwr]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:59:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Gurldoggie]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:44:48 -0800 The Stranger Posted by very bad homo]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:55:09 -0800 The Stranger
A lot of my favorite bands would have done well to cut their albums in half.
Posted by jnmend]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:20:13 -0800 The Stranger Posted by raku]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:12:28 -0800 The Stranger
Newsletters. How quaint.
Posted by rainbird]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:07:13 -0800 The Stranger
as a listener, I will mourn the loss of the cool-out track. Album sequencing requires a lot of thought and pacing, and a good slow-burn cool out track after a couple barn burners often ends up being my favorite song on the album, althought it would never exist as a single, or even a B side.
Posted by Chris Jury]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:02:26 -0800 The Stranger
Pop culture anecdotes tell me albums haven't been the most popular format for music since the 70's, and it's harder than ever to tell if that will ever happen again, but it's crazy to say it won't.
Posted by Dougsf]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:59:39 -0800 The Stranger
Albums of ringtones are the only way to go.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:58:13 -0800 The Stranger Posted by seandr]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:57:52 -0800 The Stranger Posted by redemma]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:56:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by blip]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:46:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Critics Who Know Everything]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:30:12 -0800 The Stranger
I still mostly do. As in, with every album I own/in my iTunes, except for Nicki Minaj.

It's a start.
Posted by bunnypuncher]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:59:11 -0800 The Stranger