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Re: Greatest Hits albums

Hayden — Sun, 6 Nov 2011 10:57:43 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 11/06/2011 15:57

albummaster wrote:

Hayden wrote:

Out of interest, do we have a due date for the 'decades charts'? Cause they're really exciting :D

very soon. It's being tested at the moment, so as soon as it's ready for wider release it'll be pushed out to everybody. It's a big change to the site and I don't want to introduce any problems, so I'm taking a cautious approach (it will difficult to roll back once the change has been implemented).

Ok, don't rush it 😄 And no worries.

It'll give us time to prepare our charts while we're waiting anyways 😜

Re: Greatest Hits albums

albummaster — Sun, 6 Nov 2011 10:52:29 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 11/06/2011 15:52

Hayden wrote:

Out of interest, do we have a due date for the 'decades charts'? Cause they're really exciting :D

Re: Greatest Hits albums

RFNAPLES — Sun, 6 Nov 2011 10:35:14 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 11/06/2011 15:35

Che sarà sarà

Re: Greatest Hits albums

Hayden — Sun, 6 Nov 2011 10:29:59 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 11/06/2011 15:29

albummaster wrote:

harkan wrote:

I think a tagging system is going to be in place in the future somewhere (albummmaster?) which might allow people to view compilations/EPs/live/soundtracks as a list.

yes, that's the direction the site is headed in. Tagging is top of the list for 2012.

Out of interest, do we have a due date for the 'decades charts'? Cause they're really exciting 😁

Re: Greatest Hits albums

albummaster — Sun, 6 Nov 2011 01:50:47 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 11/06/2011 06:50

harkan wrote:

I think a tagging system is going to be in place in the future somewhere (albummmaster?) which might allow people to view compilations/EPs/live/soundtracks as a list.

yes, that's the direction the site is headed in. Tagging is top of the list for 2012.

Re: Greatest Hits albums

videoheadcleaner — Sat, 5 Nov 2011 20:43:26 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 11/06/2011 00:43

Xavygravy wrote:

harkan wrote:

I think a tagging system is going to be in place in the future somewhere (albummmaster?) which might allow people to view compilations/EPs/live/soundtracks as a list.

lol, I didn't even see your post.

Mr Cellophane over here.

Re: Greatest Hits albums

Xavygravy — Sat, 5 Nov 2011 19:45:17 GMT

Author: Xavygravy

Posted: 11/05/2011 23:45

harkan wrote:

I think a tagging system is going to be in place in the future somewhere (albummmaster?) which might allow people to view compilations/EPs/live/soundtracks as a list.

lol, I didn't even see your post.

Re: Greatest Hits albums

Xavygravy — Sat, 5 Nov 2011 19:44:23 GMT

Author: Xavygravy

Posted: 11/05/2011 23:44

I think in future we'll be able to 'tag' albums, so you could see charts just with compilations or just with boxed sets, etc. But they'll all most likely stay in the overall chart.

Re: Greatest Hits albums

videoheadcleaner — Sat, 5 Nov 2011 19:23:37 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 11/05/2011 23:23

I think a tagging system is going to be in place in the future somewhere (albummmaster?) which might allow people to view compilations/EPs/live/soundtracks as a list.

Re: Greatest Hits albums

GARY — Sat, 5 Nov 2011 18:26:01 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 11/05/2011 22:26

Welcome EveryCheapHood 😁

I agree with you about the live vs studio statement.

There are many bands that have o.k. studio albums but awesome live albums.

The first one that comes to mind is the band Head East.

Greatest Hits albums

EveryCheapHood — Sat, 5 Nov 2011 17:50:14 GMT

Author: EveryCheapHood

Posted: 11/05/2011 21:50

Hey all - new to the site so this might have already been discussed... but what about allowing the ability to rank the greatest Greatest Hits/Compilations/Live Albums/Boxed Sets or things of that nature. I know it might mess up the rankings to do this, but maybe as something seperate from the overall rankings? There were several important compilations that don't really qualify as "albums" to me but are hugely influential in the history of rock and roll, especially a lot of '50s stuff back before the album became an artistic statement circa Pet Sounds/Sgt. Pepper.

As far as live albums, I think of things like It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison or Rear View Mirror by Townes Van Zandt that rank higher to me more than any proper album made by the artist.

The possibilities seem almost endless, but I'm just throwing this out there as a discussion on whether it makes sense to categorize different types of albums. Might be fun at worst!