01-03-2012, 22:14
I don't think I've ever run into an album that I really liked that was too long. I've run into a ton that I thought were too short and would give anything to have more from those time periods (See, Santana + McLaughlin's "Love Devotion and Surrender," Robin Trower's "Bridge of Sighs," or even Chris Isaak's "Forever Blue" for example). In a list of my top 10 favorite songs, I think 7 or so would probably clock in at 8 minutes or longer, so maybe I'm just crazy. I love long music and long albums, its like this awesome journey through some other reality, much like books and movies are. EP's have their place in the grand scheme of life, but I'd much rather have a "The Wall" or "The Neon God" 2-disc set than one album of 30 or 60 minutes.
Of course, on the flip side, if its a bad album I'll want it to stop sooner. But would the length really be "ruining" the album at that point, or would it just be that its a bad album in general that runs too long?
Of course, on the flip side, if its a bad album I'll want it to stop sooner. But would the length really be "ruining" the album at that point, or would it just be that its a bad album in general that runs too long?
