In the NYT: The Album, a Commodity in Disfavor
I like the ruffles.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
tommyrot - Mar 26, 2007 11:21:37 am PDT #5456 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Fred Pete - Mar 27, 2007 3:24:56 am PDT #5457 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
I think the article in tommy's link may be premature in predicting the Death of the Album. If for no other reason than:
A decade ago, the music industry had all but stopped selling music in individual units.
In other words, a similar article could have been written 10 years (or indeed, even 5 years) ago about the Death of the Single. How can we predict where things will be 5 or 10 years down the road?
esse - Mar 27, 2007 3:42:13 am PDT #5458 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Particularly when the single isn't even dead, and people still buy them for the b-sides and the remixes. If it really had been dead for ten years, you wouldn't see the singles floating around, and yet you do. I was sceptical about the artcile, generally.
Besides, essentially what they are saying is the reverse of the death of the single, in that people are *more* willing to buy the single that they like. If people don't buy the album as much, well, it means (at least hopefully) that people will stop putting crap filler on albums and perhaps generate more creativity by figuring out ways to create longer-play sets of music that don't necessarily conform to the idea of the "album."
maggiesox - Mar 27, 2007 9:30:28 am PDT #5459 of 10003
Send Lawyers, Guns and Chutley.
Question: How gigantic a dork am I if I've been dancing in my chair to the Pet Shop Boys and New Order for the last hour?
It's not my fault. It's spring, it's gorgeous out. I need happy dancing-like-no-one-is-watching music.
Fred Pete - Mar 27, 2007 9:34:39 am PDT #5460 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
Question: How gigantic a dork am I if I've been dancing in my chair to the Pet Shop Boys and New Order for the last hour?
Answer: Not a dork at all. Around here, the only way to qualify as a dork would be if you were dancing in your chair to Joan Rivers and Bob Newhart.
And maybe not even then.
Hayden - Mar 27, 2007 10:17:25 am PDT #5461 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Slate responds to the NYT article Tommy posted yesterday: [link]
Sean K - Mar 27, 2007 3:24:25 pm PDT #5462 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So, I'm desperately looking for a copy of the piece "You're So Cool," by Hans Zimmer, from the True Romance soundtrack. I tried to buy it, but iTunes is not selling that particular soundtrack (and I'm not very interested in signing up for any other music download services).
Anybody got a copy they can ::ahem:: to buffistarawk?
Fred Pete - Mar 27, 2007 3:39:03 pm PDT #5463 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
Corwood, problem with that article. It suggests that the wave of the future for the CD is the local niche store for people that aren't looking for just the new Mariah Carey.
During any random visit to my local Tower Records, I could find the new Sugababes (import), a CD reissue of a late '60s album by Glen Campbell, a New Wave compilation, the Mammas, and a 2-CD collection of Perry Como's greatest hits. In fact, I did buy all of the above, and a lot more that would qualify as at least "not mainstream" at the local Tower (though not all on the same visit). And in Fairfax, Virginia -- hardly ground zero for the non-mainstream.
OK, Tower wasn't local. But it had a whole lot more than the latest hits. And now it's gone.
tommyrot - Mar 27, 2007 5:46:07 pm PDT #5464 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Anyone heard the new Yoko Ono album Yes, I'm a Witch? I just love the song "Toyboat." I bought that and a few other tracks from iTunes - so far I'm liking what I've heard....
esse - Mar 28, 2007 12:53:35 am PDT #5465 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Sean, I've got it, and I'll try to put it up tonight. I'm kind of in media res with my ipod right now, but hopefully it will be available to me.
Also, it's one of my favorite pieces of music ever. I had no reference point for it before my friend H explained it was from a freakin' Tarantino movie. I was astonished.