Favorite type of album?
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Topic: Favorite type of album?
Posted By: activetopics
Subject: Favorite type of album?
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 07:44
| Concept album w/ story is my favorite - much more enjoyable to listen to as a whole. |
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Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 08:12
| I like em all, depending on how they are executed. |
Posted By: paloz
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 08:31
| W / o |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 08:41
I like good albums. 
------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: stomp
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 08:51
| i like the ones where you can only find the concept by reading into it way too much. |
Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 08:54
| W/O story...I don't want to understand it. |
Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 09:04
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It depends on 1) How relevant, touching, or well executed the concept is 2) How the music holds up 3) How well the lyrics depict/represent the concept I couldn't really chose one style over the other, because it's those three aforementioned things that make a good album (or a bad album), it's not whether or not there is a story. That being said, stories often make things more coherent. |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 10:43
| it's dependent on quite a few variables. it really depends on how well the album is done. |
Posted By: FranMuzak
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 11:43
| I like concept albums a lot, but they don't necessarily have to have a story as long as songs have a smooth connection or you can hear the whole album in a fluent way. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 11:59
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The Latter 2, with some exceptions
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 12:40
What a coincidence, me too. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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andu wrote:Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 14:44
And so do I... that makes at least three of us!   |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 15:47
You people are not at all original! 
------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 18:33
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Honestly, (as with others here) none of this is of the least concern to me when buying, or appreciating music.
I just don't think about music that way. There are all sorts of albums I love in my collection: concept, non-concet, prog, non-prog, etc. All that really matters is that I enjoy what I hear. Whether the songs are thematically linked or not is entirely beside the point. (It's almost like asking if I prefer albums with paintings or photos on the cover, or prefer groups whose names begin wih a T or an S -- it's an irrelevant distinction.)
Good lyrics, clever writing, a thought-provoking story or issue (or several) -- those are all icing on the cake, but the CAKE (the music) is the main course.
 Mmmm... CAKE!  ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 21:53
ah, best awnser of all... ??? probably ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: progressive
Date Posted: September 27 2007 at 08:20
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actually i almost prefer non-conceptials... but there's always (almost?) some concept, or let me say... harmony... Or maybe it's just that I know some concept albums that are irritating and maybe not so prog. I don't think that the progressiveness comes from conceptuality (u know what i mean... at least i hope that) ------------- 
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: September 27 2007 at 14:40
| I don't really mind, as long as it's good Music. |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: September 27 2007 at 22:50
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I guess a non concept album, but with a major atmospherical sound! ------------- 
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: September 27 2007 at 22:51
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I could care less. Good music is good music, bad music is bad music, and whether the lyrics of the songs tie into each other or not doesn't make good music bad or bad music good.
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Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 03:27
------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 03:42
Can I catch a ride with you guys? ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 03:45
That's strange, I only like CRAPPY albums! Gives me something to complain about. Fun stuff. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 03:50
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So let me get this straight, Jethro Tull is crappy? I like photo albums. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 03:52
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Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 03:56
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I'm going to take the worst song off every Tull album and put it on a mix tape! That should be an amusing waste of a day. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 18:31
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By "mix tape" you mean "Burned CD," right?
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 19:56
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Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 02:55
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Oh, a burned CD. Sure, I could do that instead. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: MonkeyphoneAlex
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 20:46
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assuming that the music is equally awesome for all three choices, I like an album with a story.
------------- "Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is THE BEST." -FZ |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 21:42
Some albums with a story are great and easy to follow while others are definitely too hard to understand. I voted w/o because I prefer to listen to a musical theme as opposed to a lyrical theme (if that makes sense!). ------------- 
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Teh_Slippermenz
Date Posted: October 02 2007 at 02:26
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Non-concept is what I prefer. But all types, as long as I can immerse myself in the music. |
Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 21:08
| Non-concept albums usually have catchier and less contrived lyrics, most of my favorite albums have no concept |
Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 21:08
atmospherical, yeah dude! 
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Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 21:14
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Frances the mute. I don't know exactly what kind of album it is, but it feels like an exorcism. ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 21:16
Yeah, but what TYPE? |
Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: November 22 2007 at 21:22
conformist
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Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: November 23 2007 at 14:30
| Concept without story, since it ties together the music better, provides inspired lyrics and yet avoids the forced music writing to pad the story that's seen on most concept albums with lyrics. |