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Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:41:11 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/19/2012 20:41

Lyrics that turn me away.

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

Anonymous — Sun, 7 Oct 2012 15:42:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/07/2012 19:42

junodog4 wrote:

I hate it when the CD case is an awkward size, making it impossible to store.

This.

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

Anonymous — Sun, 7 Oct 2012 15:41:30 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/07/2012 19:41

junodog4 wrote:

I hate it when the CD case is an awkward size, making it impossible to store.

I just put the CD's on a bookcase next to each other standing upright.

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

junodog4 — Sun, 7 Oct 2012 13:57:43 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 10/07/2012 17:57

I hate it when the CD case is an awkward size, making it impossible to store.

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

Anonymous — Sun, 7 Oct 2012 12:07:48 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/07/2012 16:07

swedenman wrote:

These (most of the time) plus the guest artists thing. I prefer the featuring of a guest artist if it is for the whole album. When it is just a single track it often feels clear that it is for business reasons, not for art.

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

alelsupreme — Sun, 7 Oct 2012 10:59:06 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 10/07/2012 14:59

lethalnezzle wrote:

I mean endless guest artists. Although I realise how hypocritical this is given that Baby Face Killa is currently number one on my 2012 chart.

Oh, right.

Well my fav rap album is MBDTF, so I can't really agree.

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

Anonymous — Sun, 7 Oct 2012 10:56:50 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/07/2012 14:56

itsit wrote:

Really? I find that the right guest artist can improve an album quite a bit.

I mean endless guest artists. Although I realise how hypocritical this is given that Baby Face Killa is currently number one on my 2012 chart.

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

alelsupreme — Sun, 7 Oct 2012 10:51:30 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 10/07/2012 14:51

lethalnezzle wrote:

Guest artists on hip-hop albums.

Really? I find that the right guest artist can improve an album quite a bit.

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

19loveless91 — Sun, 7 Oct 2012 10:01:14 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 10/07/2012 14:01

swedenman wrote:

2. When the album is released with multiple different tracklists (especially in cases such as Are You Experienced or Is This It where the original version is nearly impossible to find in stores in America). The absence of an "official" tracklist just makes it feel like a jumble of songs, not an album (I'm looking at you, Soft Bulletin).

Another one I can agree with

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

Anonymous — Sun, 7 Oct 2012 07:33:24 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/07/2012 11:33

Guest artists on hip-hop albums.

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

Anonymous — Sun, 7 Oct 2012 06:18:48 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/07/2012 10:18

swedenman wrote:

Agreed. Soft Bulletin is really hard to get into for that reason. There's always the niggling in my head that I'm only listening to one version of it, taking away from that whole "complete" experience. I've heard 5.1 is the "definitive" version though, the one that The Flaming Lips said it sounded like before record companies started messing with it.

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

Mother Nature's Son — Sun, 7 Oct 2012 05:03:55 GMT

Author: Mother Nature's Son

Posted: 10/07/2012 09:03

swedenman wrote:

This is truly the most annoying thing ever!

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

Anonymous — Sun, 7 Oct 2012 00:57:18 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/07/2012 04:57

swedenman wrote:

1. Hidden tracks. It makes it impossible to appreciate the album as a single entity.

2. When the album is released with multiple different tracklists (especially in cases such as Are You Experienced or Is This It where the original version is nearly impossible to find in stores in America). The absence of an "official" tracklist just makes it feel like a jumble of songs, not an album (I'm looking at you, Soft Bulletin).

3. When the standard deviation of song length is extremely low. Prime examples include Revolver and Pet Sounds. I just can't stand it when every single song is the exact same length. When this is the case, the pacing gets very repetitive and it becomes impossible to listen intently. Also, on most albums like this, all of the songs sound exactly the same.

4. When the artists clearly gives no thought whatsoever to the ordering of the tracks (Stadium Arcadium being the biggest offender here).

5. Fade-outs. It's extremely rare that an artist can pull off a fade-out without completely disrupting the flow of the album (No. 13 Baby by Pixies is probably my favorite exception; its fade-out is so smooth it's almost unnoticeable). This is largely the reason I don't listen to Rumours or Blonde on Blonde as much as I would otherwise.

6. Double albums. I'm probably gonna take some heat for this one, but with the notable exception of the White Album, there's not a single double album that I don't think would've been better had it been shortened to single album length.

I'm sure I've got some more, but that's all I got off the top of my head.

Agree with the first five and somewhat with #6.

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

Anonymous — Sun, 7 Oct 2012 00:53:18 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/07/2012 04:53

1. Hidden tracks. It makes it impossible to appreciate the album as a single entity.

2. When the album is released with multiple different tracklists (especially in cases such as Are You Experienced or Is This It where the original version is nearly impossible to find in stores in America). The absence of an "official" tracklist just makes it feel like a jumble of songs, not an album (I'm looking at you, Soft Bulletin).

3. When the standard deviation of song length is extremely low. Prime examples include Revolver and Pet Sounds. I just can't stand it when every single song is the exact same length. When this is the case, the pacing gets very repetitive and it becomes impossible to listen intently. Also, on most albums like this, all of the songs sound exactly the same.

4. When the artists clearly gives no thought whatsoever to the ordering of the tracks (Stadium Arcadium being the biggest offender here).

5. Fade-outs. It's extremely rare that an artist can pull off a fade-out without completely disrupting the flow of the album (No. 13 Baby by Pixies is probably my favorite exception; its fade-out is so smooth it's almost unnoticeable). This is largely the reason I don't listen to Rumours or Blonde on Blonde as much as I would otherwise.

6. Double albums. I'm probably gonna take some heat for this one, but with the notable exception of the White Album, there's not a single double album that I don't think would've been better had it been shortened to single album length.

I'm sure I've got some more, but that's all I got off the top of my head.

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

Hayden — Sat, 6 Oct 2012 21:19:17 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 10/07/2012 01:19

Yeah, hidden tracks annoy me. It's not like they're ever any good.

I don't think I really have any peeves though...I don't mind rap skits, or extra long outros...

I try not to listen to albums over 90 minutes long...ever...I don't think that's necessary.

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

Anonymous — Sat, 6 Oct 2012 21:15:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/07/2012 01:15

harkan wrote:

Karnivool's Themata has a track "Omitted For Clarity" which is just 20 seconds of silence. Utterly pointless and since I am one to rate each track on an album, this stuffs my ratings as well.

The title track off Sly's There's A Riot Going On is total silence... but provides incredible commentary considering the rest of the content on the album

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

videoheadcleaner — Sat, 6 Oct 2012 21:11:17 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 10/07/2012 01:11

thejoj96 wrote:

Hidden tracks, especially with 10 minutes of silence proceeding them

DLGGLD wrote:

Skits on Hip Hop albums.

I agree on these. Hidden tracks are frustrating in the digital realm of music.

Sometimes interludes and short instrumentals annoy me. Karnivool's Themata has a track "Omitted For Clarity" which is just 20 seconds of silence. Utterly pointless and since I am one to rate each track on an album, this stuffs my ratings as well.

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

Anonymous — Sat, 6 Oct 2012 20:57:11 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/07/2012 00:57

I know I'm in the minority when I say that I love rap skits...
and I love long songs that I can get lost in...
and I don't think I have any pet peeves... I was going to say singing in falsetto, but then there's this:

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Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

Defago — Sat, 6 Oct 2012 20:49:56 GMT

Author: Defago

Posted: 10/07/2012 00:49

DLGGLD wrote:

It's not really the individual song.My listening patterns are very sporadic and once I come to the end of an album,I'm ready for something new and usually just want to move on,long album closers tend to drag out for me regardless of song quality.Also when I listen to music I usually listen to an album straight through.

Oh. I listen to whole albums too, but I'm listening to music more or less permanently given the ridiculous amount of time I spend studying, so I don't really have any rush to get to the next album in line (unless it gets really boring). 😁

Re: Pet Peeves of Albums

GeevyDallas — Sat, 6 Oct 2012 20:00:27 GMT

Author: GeevyDallas

Posted: 10/07/2012 00:00

Defago wrote:

I don't mind length as long as it's not boring. I find it impossible to get bored during Sister Ray.