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Philéas 
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 Posted: November 21 2007 at 14:59 |
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I prefer short albums (35-45 minutes) in general, but there are some cases I feel an album should've been much longer. Albums longer than one hour do tend to drag a bit towards the end.
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Trickster F.
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Joined: February 10 2006
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Posted: November 21 2007 at 14:45 |
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I've found this true in most cases. The longer the album is the more chances the artist has to fail to impress me.
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Chicapah
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Joined: February 14 2006
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Posted: November 21 2007 at 14:43 |
Too much prog music for your money? This is a problem?
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"Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain
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King of Loss
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Joined: April 21 2005
Location: Boston, MA
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Posted: November 21 2007 at 14:30 |
Yeah, but most artists choose, cause they can make more songs you know! 
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Ricochet
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Posted: November 21 2007 at 14:24 |
Well, I'm definitely not. Klaus Schulze is best when filling every second of the CD with sound, samples and such. 
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cuncuna
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Location: Chile
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Posted: November 21 2007 at 14:18 |
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Here, here!. I hate 75 + albums. Bring back the 45s or some of those cute 30 EPs I'm beginning to like so much...
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¡Beware of the Bee!
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The T
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Posted: November 21 2007 at 14:16 |
 King of Loss wrote:
The times albums lasted 40-50 minutes is because vinyls couldn't store more than 60 minutes |
I know, but that doesn't mean that, just because you CAN put 80 minutes of music ina cd, you HAVE to do it...
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King of Loss
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Joined: April 21 2005
Location: Boston, MA
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Posted: November 21 2007 at 14:12 |
The times albums lasted 40-50 minutes is because vinyls couldn't store more than 60 minutes
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The T
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Posted: November 21 2007 at 14:11 |
Yes. I am. 
Really, there was a time when you could expect to listen to your newly purchased prog masterpiece (or that you expected it to be a masterpiece) without having to set your agenda, to alter your whole day, to forget about the rest of mankind for almost 80 minutes! The problem is, while there are a lot of magnificent 79 minute albums, most of them are harmed by the length. It's not the rule that artists manage to put out 80 minutes of pure quality, but an exception.
I know the needs for artistic expression demand more.. time... or resources.. or whatever. But sometimes it's just pretentiousness of artists who really think all they write is good. Yes, even Roine Stolt sometimes suffers from this (even though I love his music so much that I happen to enjoy his elephantistic albums ).... But what about the times when albums lasted 40-50 minutes? What about some balance? Some equilibrium? Not EVERYHTING has to be 80 minutes long! 
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I'm tired of (most) 79 minute albums!
