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35 minutes is what's awful, even 45 might be just about okay.
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Points: 7606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2007 at 18:08
Originally posted by coleio coleio wrote:

Originally posted by laplace laplace wrote:

I like albums around the 35 to 45 minute range


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Originally posted by laplace laplace wrote:

I like albums around the 35 to 45 minute range


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Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2007 at 16:08
I hope this isn't a thread about Klaus Schulze, cause he is simply masterliness...and 79 minutes worthwhile. AngryApprove
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There are albums with every second of those 70+ minutes being masterliness... Frances The Mute, Amputechture, Dead Again, AEnima, etc... so I don't think it's too much, depends on the music. Some like Tago Mago could really help being 40 minutes shorter.
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I like albums around the 35 to 45 minute range so to me, a 79 minute album is actually a double album =P
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Lateralus is jut perfect the way it is. So is Terria by Devin Townsend.
 
I love a good +70 minute album.
 
Of course the length does not matter.
 
I think length should come naturally. The songwriter gets more skilled at writing long stuff further in his carrier. Notice most debut albums are shorter than other releases.
 
And I love double albums.  The Human Equation is well over 100 minutes and I love every second of it Approve
 
If your good at it, you can write lengthy compositions. Never enough of great music.
 
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Points: 222 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 11 2007 at 13:58

Now, I remember some albums... I think  "Scenes From a Memory" (DT),... some Neal Morse's albums too... but i'm not sure.

It's true. There are many 79-minute albums
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How about Tool's Lateralus?
 
That clocks at over 78 min if I remember correctly and its one of the greatest albums of the last 15 years. However, it is true that perhaps removing one or two tracks (ticks & leeches really sucks!) may have made this record much stronger.. 
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I've reached the conclusion that, 8 times out of 10, a 79-minute album is just TOO long. There are cases of masterpieces that last that long and that make full use of the minutes, making those near 80 minutes seem like 40, but in general, I think the proper length for a record is around the 55-60 minute mark. Many 75+ albums are filled with meaningless noises or segues or just minutes of empty silence, or, even worse, weak, boring songs. I can think of many examples but one that strikes me is The Mars Volta. De-Loused is the only album by then that I think deserves to last more than 70 minutes, but Amputechture and Frances, they're too long, with lots of wasted minutes, with a few weak songs, and, specially Frances (the other I just don't like) could've been very good (IMHO!Angry) with a trimming job. The same with cd's by band that I love like TFK.
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