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When Albums Ruled The World
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qhn70
I think this should be kept in music. This was on BBC4 last night and I highly recommend you catch it on iPlayer or maybe YouTube if you can. It explored the music industry from 1956 (when Elvis etc would mostly record singles) to 1981 and in particular the years when the vinal LP album took over everything. Suddenly the song " Video Killed The Radio Star" which got played near the end, made sense. It really scratched the surface and touched on when record companies started stifling artists creativity in favour of money and not taking risks. Any good albums you would reccomend? I have Dark Side Of The Moon playing just now ( Pink Floyd) its an experience version on spotify but its giving me a taste of the experience it sounds amazing on headphones. |
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There's a lot of albums that people could recommend from that period.
I watched the programme and 'Sgt Pepper' and 'Pet Sounds' both get a mention. There are so many I would just start with the above. Led Zepp IV which is mentioned on this thread is fine too. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qhn70
I think this should be kept in music. This was on BBC4 last night and I highly recommend you catch it on iPlayer or maybe YouTube if you can. It explored the music industry from 1956 (when Elvis etc would mostly record singles) to 1981 and in particular the years when the vinal LP album took over everything. Suddenly the song " Video Killed The Radio Star" which got played near the end, made sense. It really scratched the surface and touched on when record companies started stifling artists creativity in favour of money and not taking risks. Any good albums you would reccomend? I have Dark Side Of The Moon playing just now ( Pink Floyd) its an experience version on spotify but its giving me a taste of the experience it sounds amazing on headphones. |
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Funnily enough, I watched a recording of Danny Baker's Great Album Showdown (Rock) last night and it made some good points about albums. It referred to a 'golden age' which I would agree with. It was only seven years between Woodstock and The Sex Pistols - it seems hard to believe it was such a short time yet the number of classic albums that were produced, and the different types of music that developed is incredible. I think that an album was more of a work of art then - the large format meant that the cover art was an integral part of the experience and the order of the tracks was hugely important. I can remember when one of our favourite artists brought out a new album, a group of us would listen together and discuss it afterwards - it was almost an event in itself.
The advent of CDs and now MP3 downloads has made the artwork and tracklist irrelevant and listening to music is much more of a soiltary experience. Whilst I regret this, I'm not a Luddite who decries new technology. I no longer listen to vinyl - the crackle of the needle on the disc isn't something I miss and I prefer the 'perfect' sound of CDs and I have a huge collection of MP3s. A lot of my vinyl is now on my walls in picture frames. In spite of this, I do think that we have lost something valuable with the demise of the album. |
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Funnily enough, I watched a recording of Danny Baker's Great Album Showdown (Rock) last night and it made some good points about albums. It referred to a 'golden age' which I would agree with. It was only seven years between Woodstock and The Sex Pistols - it seems hard to believe it was such a short time yet the number of classic albums that were produced, and the different types of music that developed is incredible. I think that an album was more of a work of art then - the large format meant that the cover art was an integral part of the experience and the order of the tracks was hugely important. I can remember when one of our favourite artists brought out a new album, a group of us would listen together and discuss it afterwards - it was almost an event in itself.
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The advent of CDs and now MP3 downloads has made the artwork and tracklist irrelevant and listening to music is much more of a soiltary experience. Whilst I regret this, I'm not a Luddite who decries new technology. I no longer listen to vinyl - the crackle of the needle on the disc isn't something I miss and I prefer the 'perfect' sound of CDs and I have a huge collection of MP3s. A lot of my vinyl is now on my walls in picture frames. In spite of this, I do think that we have lost something valuable with the demise of the album.
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Funnily enough, I watched a recording of Danny Baker's Great Album Showdown (Rock) last night and it made some good points about albums. It referred to a 'golden age' which I would agree with. It was only seven years between Woodstock and The Sex Pistols - it seems hard to believe it was such a short time yet the number of classic albums that were produced, and the different types of music that developed is incredible. I think that an album was more of a work of art then - the large format meant that the cover art was an integral part of the experience and the order of the tracks was hugely important. I can remember when one of our favourite artists brought out a new album, a group of us would listen together and discuss it afterwards - it was almost an event in itself.
The advent of CDs and now MP3 downloads has made the artwork and tracklist irrelevant and listening to music is much more of a soiltary experience. Whilst I regret this, I'm not a Luddite who decries new technology. I no longer listen to vinyl - the crackle of the needle on the disc isn't something I miss and I prefer the 'perfect' sound of CDs and I have a huge collection of MP3s. A lot of my vinyl is now on my walls in picture frames. In spite of this, I do think that we have lost something valuable with the demise of the album. I only bought the Yes albums for the covers. |
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It's about what you understand as the artifact in art/music. It's obvious with a painting or a scuplture, a little less obvious when things are reproduced (books or films) but with recorded music I am inclined to include the packaging with the medium. And vinyl is qualitatively different from downloads.
I only bought the Yes albums for the covers.
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