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| From | "*Bill Holmes*" <bholmes_fm@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: albums, albums, where are you? |
| Date | Wed, 10 Dec 2003 08:08:42 -0500 |
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There are a lot of albums that I play front to end, whether they be true
"concept albums" or just records with great flow. And the killer closing
track (whether anthemic or delicate) is always the coup de grace in an
effort like that.
Although when I think "complete album experience" I tend to first think of
things like mid-period Kinks, or linked aural epics like TUBULAR BELLS and
CLOSE TO THE EDGE. I think good recent examples of great flow are
Radiohead's OK COMPUTER, Matthew Sweet's GIRLFRIEND and the PET SMILE ep by
Splitsville. Graham Parker's HUMAN SOUL also had a great ABBEY ROAD sense to
it. These are records that tempt me to abandon what I'm doing, sit down and
LISTEN as the music washes over me. (oops - went a little Lefsetz on you in
that last sentence).
Am I in the minority when I say that I listen to most records in their
entirety and I'm not a track-jumper? (I make mix discs for that). Usually
when I'm zeroing in on a track, it's to repeat it or to play one specific
song for someone who is standing still only long enough to indulge me.
b
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