Comments on: the death of the album http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/ This site is currently broken Wed, 15 Dec 2010 06:47:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: roj http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/comment-page-1/#comment-672 roj Wed, 14 Jan 2004 05:58:54 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/#comment-672 while it's very true that you, or i, might have albums by which we "define" our lives, the evidence suggests that such albums are fewer and further between, and that people growing up with "modern" music sensibilities are less likely to be attached to an album. fundamentally, it doesn't matter if your or i are attached to albums... the very concept of an album as a coherent collection of songs is fading quickly. we've explored this a bit more here already... <a href="http://www.rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/another_view_of_the_death_of_the_album.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/another_view_of_the_death_of_the_album.html</a> <a href="http://www.rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/npr_looks_at_the_death_of_the_album.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/npr_looks_at_the_death_of_the_album.html</a> <a href="http://www.rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/when_the_album_was_king.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/when_the_album_was_king.html</a> while it’s very true that you, or i, might have albums by which we “define” our lives, the evidence suggests that such albums are fewer and further between, and that people growing up with “modern” music sensibilities are less likely to be attached to an album.

fundamentally, it doesn’t matter if your or i are attached to albums… the very concept of an album as a coherent collection of songs is fading quickly.

we’ve explored this a bit more here already…

http://www.rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/another_view_of_the_death_of_the_album.html

http://www.rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/npr_looks_at_the_death_of_the_album.html

http://www.rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/when_the_album_was_king.html

]]> By: Richard Hyett http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/comment-page-1/#comment-671 Richard Hyett Tue, 13 Jan 2004 12:10:08 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/#comment-671 There is another aspect to all of this, hinted at by our newly found passion for lists. For many years celebrities have been invited on shows to share their tastes in music, books, films. This has crept into Bloggs to such an extent that it has become built into the framework of some blogging software see Typepad for example where you are encouraged to set up your own lists or "TypeLists". Some years ago a film was made called "My Life" starring Michael Keaton. An advertising executive finds he has a terminal illness, his wife is pregnant and he decides to make a video of himself so that he can tell his son/daughter who he is. What would you say? I always had this idea that I would leave a stack of shelves, three rows, one for books, one for films/movies and one for albums. Note albums not tracks. Then you could say watch these films/movies, read these books, listen to these albums and you will understand more about who I am. On this basis the album is not dead. More than ever we will seek to define ourselves by our tastes. Books, Movies, Albums may provide a great common currency for conversation but defining yourself in terms of consumption? Something unhealthy about it. There is another aspect to all of this, hinted at by our newly found passion for lists. For many years celebrities have been invited on shows to share their tastes in music, books, films. This has crept into Bloggs to such an extent that it has become built into the framework of some blogging software see Typepad for example where you are encouraged to set up your own lists or “TypeLists”.

Some years ago a film was made called “My Life” starring Michael Keaton. An advertising executive finds he has a terminal illness, his wife is pregnant and he decides to make a video of himself so that he can tell his son/daughter who he is. What would you say? I always had this idea that I would leave a stack of shelves, three rows, one for books, one for films/movies and one for albums. Note albums not tracks. Then you could say watch these films/movies, read these books, listen to these albums and you will understand more about who I am. On this basis the album is not dead.

More than ever we will seek to define ourselves by our tastes. Books, Movies, Albums may provide a great common currency for conversation but defining yourself in terms of consumption? Something unhealthy about it.

]]> By: this is the samaBlog http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/comment-page-1/#comment-675 this is the samaBlog Mon, 15 Dec 2003 02:56:51 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/#comment-675 <strong>Carnival Of The Capitalists #11</strong> Come one, come all, to the Carnival Of The Capitalists #11! Before I begin, allow me to take care of a few housecleaning items. First off, I requested this week's Carnival as yesterday was my birthday, so Happy Birthday to me! Second, if you're seeing ... Carnival Of The Capitalists #11

Come one, come all, to the Carnival Of The Capitalists #11! Before I begin, allow me to take care of a few housecleaning items. First off, I requested this week’s Carnival as yesterday was my birthday, so Happy Birthday to me! Second, if you’re seeing …

]]> By: roj http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/comment-page-1/#comment-670 roj Sun, 14 Dec 2003 19:42:43 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/#comment-670 great data, lucas... glad i was in the right neighborhood with these. great data, lucas… glad i was in the right neighborhood with these.

]]> By: Lucas Gonze http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Lucas Gonze Sun, 14 Dec 2003 18:27:28 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/#comment-669 How many tracks do CDs have? I did a survey based on the 750K CDs listed in FreeDB. I found that 12 is the most common number and 13 is the average. See <a href="http://gonze.com/index.cgi/2003/04/15#trackcnt" rel="nofollow">http://gonze.com/index.cgi/2003/04/15#trackcnt</a> for a graph. How many tracks do CDs have? I did a survey based on the 750K CDs listed in FreeDB. I found that 12 is the most common number and 13 is the average. See http://gonze.com/index.cgi/2003/04/15#trackcnt for a graph.

]]> By: roj http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/comment-page-1/#comment-668 roj Sat, 13 Dec 2003 01:27:40 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/#comment-668 maybe not so much a restriction as a habit... there's nothing about the cd or even the economics of producing cds that make 20-minute releases infeasible. maybe not so much a restriction as a habit… there’s nothing about the cd or even the economics of producing cds that make 20-minute releases infeasible.

]]> By: Richard Soderberg http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Richard Soderberg Fri, 12 Dec 2003 02:04:32 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/#comment-667 Regarding 20-minute CDs, the restriction of a 70-minute CD is not a technological restriction or a cost-of-medium restriction, but a restriction imposed by the recording companies. Regarding 20-minute CDs, the restriction of a 70-minute CD is not a technological restriction or a cost-of-medium restriction, but a restriction imposed by the recording companies.

]]> By: Grant Henninger http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/comment-page-1/#comment-674 Grant Henninger Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:13:24 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/#comment-674 <strong>The death of the album</strong> Rojisan talks about the the death of the album over on his blog. I think the album has been dead for a long time, when did Top 40 stations and MTV come into existance? The early 80s? (I know about... The death of the album

Rojisan talks about the the death of the album over on his blog. I think the album has been dead for a long time, when did Top 40 stations and MTV come into existance? The early 80s? (I know about…

]]> By: Mayhem & Chaos Blog http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/comment-page-1/#comment-673 Mayhem & Chaos Blog Thu, 11 Dec 2003 17:46:36 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/#comment-673 <strong>The future of music albums</strong> Roj posted an insightful quip about the Death of the Album. He analyzes the latest public figures about single track vs whole albums sales and comes to the conclusion that crappy albums with a couple of good tracks are in fact on the way out. I've bee... The future of music albums

Roj posted an insightful quip about the Death of the Album. He analyzes the latest public figures about single track vs whole albums sales and comes to the conclusion that crappy albums with a couple of good tracks are in fact on the way out. I’ve bee…

]]> By: Mayhem & Chaos Blog http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/comment-page-1/#comment-2063 Mayhem & Chaos Blog Thu, 11 Dec 2003 17:46:36 +0000 http://rojisan.com/blog/2003/12/the-death-of-the-album/#comment-2063 <strong>The future of music albums</strong> Roj posted an insightful quip about the Death of the Album. He analyzes the latest public figures about single track vs whole albums sales and comes to the conclusion that crappy albums with a couple of good tracks are in fact on the way out. I've bee... The future of music albums

Roj posted an insightful quip about the Death of the Album. He analyzes the latest public figures about single track vs whole albums sales and comes to the conclusion that crappy albums with a couple of good tracks are in fact on the way out. I’ve bee…

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