tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18404529.post5846332138030406772..comments2023-10-18T02:41:12.219-07:00Comments on Keep It On the B-Side: Best of 2008 Countdown, Part 1ethan a. zimmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311377219164793398noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18404529.post-18684938524226137142008-12-05T02:22:00.000-08:002008-12-05T02:22:00.000-08:00"The number of albums that are worthy of repeat li..."The number of albums that are worthy of repeat listens from front to back are increasingly few and far between. I don't expect each track to be a single, but a few gems around a mound of crap doesn't cut it for me."<BR/><BR/>What's this all about? You'd think if a band is going to record 12 songs anyway, they'd still try to make them good. But people are increasingly suggesting that they are putting all their efforts into 2 or 3, and then just throwing something together to make the album. This doesn't make sense to me.<BR/><BR/>I have been noticing myself that when I listen to an album these days I only tend to REALLY like 2, 3 or 4 of the tracks, whereas when I was younger I would frequently like 10 out of 12 or sometimes even all 12. I've been putting this down to my own higher standards, and the fact that I listen to so much music that it is harder to impress me. Am I wrong, and it's actually the fault of the new digital media? Cos frankly, it's not just new albums that are like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com