How Long Should an Album be?

So how long is the right length?

Seriously though, some CDs I think are too long and I get bored. They seem to have fillers and empty spaces and hidden tracks. I want a great journey, not a long one. But am I the only one?

How long do you think a CD album should play for?

I know that some will say it depends on the content of the CD etc but I'm trying to get a rough estimate.

Thanks in advance


Edited by Q6 - November 20 2008 at 17:05

As long as it's required to completely express the musical and or conceptual idea the musician tries to share with the audience.

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - November 20 2008 at 14:05

An album must be exactly 64 minutes and 13 seconds or I pitch it in the bin.

I voted for 40 minutes myself.

Originally posted by johnobvious Is the purpose of this thread to start a groundswell of support among the listening public to have them beseech bands across the world to conform to the results found here?  Who cares?  You have two camps: A.  The easily bored who are indignant if a band dares to gives you more music for your money, goes over 45 minutes and fills up a CD. B. Those who are happy with all they can get.  Those should be the two choices. p.s. plus this thread has been done to death

That's why I like forums so much. Some helpful members like to;

1: paraphrase your question into something you didn't ask because they think they know what you really wanted to ask.

2: point out that you should know, (whether you are new to the forum or not), the contents of every thread so that you can be sure you ask only original questions never before asked of an ever changing audience.

So returning to my specific poll.., I care what the result will be, as I assume do all those who have taken the time to cast a vote.

The result will actually help me make a decision about a project I'm currently working on, because at this time I'm undecided, and because I'm not sure I thought I'd ask.

People with nothing constructive to add should simply move along.



Edited by Q6 - November 20 2008 at 17:11

Longer the better, lolol

An album should be as long as the good music lasts.

Originally posted by johnobvious An album must be exactly 64 minutes and 13 seconds or I pitch it in the bin.

Lol.

As long as it's great it doesn't matter how long an album is to me .   However having heard a lot of longer modern albums, the older classics just seem so short these days.

35-40 minutes, although an album can last 80 minutes for me if the music is of high quality throughout.