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| From | "Holmes Online" <bholmes_fm@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: New EP and question for the class |
| Date | Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:02:29 -0400 |
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>> do you prefer albums to EP's and/or do you think this is a flawed
>> strategy?
Yes, and yes. :)
I'm a tactile album guy, and in the 60s/70s I bought singles AND albums.
Stopped buying singles in the 70s, never got back into it in the 90s/00s
(mostly because the cost was absurd). But I'm probably in the minority - I
don't use eMusic or any download service. I'll check out tunes on website,
MySpace, Amazon, CDBaby, whatever...but the only stuff that lingers is what
I eventually have on a physical format (and I don't include MP3/iPod files
as "physical"). The longest constant has been the "album" format.
Bottom line is I'm grateful that bands continue to make music despite
overwhelming odds against any commercial success. So if they deem EPs are
the way they want to push the stuff out there...who am I to argue? Great
music is great music. And truthfully, most bands could use an editor before
cramming 70 minutes on a CD...a five track stunner is arguably more
impressive than a 12 track album with 5 stunners in it.
congrats regardless!
b
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