At 01:50 AM 12/9/2003 -0500, Groove Disques wrote:
>I think
>people often look for some grand "concept" album to satisfy the concept of
>an album, but I would argue that's not necessarily the point.

Well said.  I would argue that successful albums are also those that set a
particular mood -- Marvin Gaye's best '70s work comes immediately to mind,
or Can's peak work -- and also those that set out a particular set of
aesthetic criteria and then fulfill them completely. I've mentioned many
times that I believe the Primitives' LOVELY to be an utterly perfect album
in that regard: they have a sound, they have an aesthetic, and they work it
perfectly for about 34 minutes then they get the hell out.  Add one or
remove one track and the whole thing is ruined.

S