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Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

junodog4 — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:03:07 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 05/17/2013 17:03

JMan wrote:

I don't buy a lot of albums, remember?

You want to support your favourite artists? Start paying them.

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

Defago — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:52 GMT

Author: Defago

Posted: 05/17/2013 15:30

harkan wrote:

So I'm not crazy. Same here.

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

Anonymous — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:21:47 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/17/2013 15:21

Romanelli wrote:

I'm not saying that I'm against this...maybe it's just me...but I would think that if people are this into music, and albums in particular, then why would you not already know that an album is live, or that it's an EP? Don't you guys research the albums you're going to buy first?

I don't buy a lot of albums, remember?

Romanelli wrote:

What about cases where an album is part live and part studio? Three Sides Live by Genesis, for example, is what the title suggests: three side of live performance and one side of new studio recordings. How do you classify Fandango by ZZ Top, which is exactly half and half? There are several albums that would fall into this.

That's a good point.

Romanelli wrote:

Is the purpose of this to differentiate live tracks from studio tracks for the purpose of rating? If so, then what about live albums that contain songs that were never recorded for studio albums? This happens VERY frequently. An album like Running On Empty by Jackson Browne is a live album, and NONE of the tracks appear on any studio album by him.

All the songs are live, and the album is still live, new tracks or not.

Romanelli wrote:

Are we talking about a seperate field, like compilations have now? Or are we looking at making "Live" or "EP" part of the album title? Or would it be on a song by song basis?

It's really so that people who don't research the album first can know if it's a live album. But I guess the other users have reasons for liking it.

[quote="gtroda"]In my fancy album database spreadsheet I have a column for album type. I have studio, live, compilation, soundtrack, etc. For the albums that you describe I have a "studio/live" option.

gtroda wrote:

I do know which albums are which but I like the option to be able to sort by that category for some reason.

I love these options! But don't forget EP's.

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

videoheadcleaner — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:13:19 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 05/17/2013 13:13

gtroda wrote:

In my fancy album database spreadsheet I have a column for album type. I have studio, live, compilation, soundtrack, etc. For the albums that you describe I have a "studio/live" option.

So I'm not crazy. Same here.

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

Anonymous — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:03:55 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/17/2013 13:03

In my fancy album database spreadsheet I have a column for album type. I have studio, live, compilation, soundtrack, etc. For the albums that you describe I have a "studio/live" option.

I do know which albums are which but I like the option to be able to sort by that category for some reason.

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

Romanelli — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:59 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 05/17/2013 13:00

I'm not saying that I'm against this...maybe it's just me...but I would think that if people are this into music, and albums in particular, then why would you not already know that an album is live, or that it's an EP? Don't you guys research the albums you're going to buy first?

What about cases where an album is part live and part studio? Three Sides Live by Genesis, for example, is what the title suggests: three side of live performance and one side of new studio recordings. How do you classify Fandango by ZZ Top, which is exactly half and half? There are several albums that would fall into this.

Is the purpose of this to differentiate live tracks from studio tracks for the purpose of rating? If so, then what about live albums that contain songs that were never recorded for studio albums? This happens VERY frequently. An album like Running On Empty by Jackson Browne is a live album, and NONE of the tracks appear on any studio album by him.

Are we talking about a seperate field, like compilations have now? Or are we looking at making "Live" or "EP" part of the album title? Or would it be on a song by song basis?

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

Anonymous — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:11:12 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/17/2013 10:11

JMan wrote:

EDIT: I thank everyone here for their support.

"...and with God's help I will conquer this terrible affliction"?

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

albummaster — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:30:14 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 05/17/2013 07:30

gtroda wrote:

I'm pretty sure albummaster has already stated that he intends to add this at some point.

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

Anonymous — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:45:50 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/17/2013 03:45

I'm pretty sure albummaster has already stated that he intends to add this at some point.

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

Defago — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:24:49 GMT

Author: Defago

Posted: 05/17/2013 02:24

Happymeal wrote:

Enough with the quotes people!

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

Anonymous — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:07:14 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/17/2013 02:07

Enough with the quotes people!

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

Jasonconfused — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:04:32 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 05/17/2013 02:04

Patman360 wrote:

Agreed, I like this idea.

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

tbakeman — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:00:19 GMT

Author: tbakeman

Posted: 05/17/2013 02:00

Quote:

Agreed, I like this idea.

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

Cymro2011 — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:39:25 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 05/16/2013 23:39

Patman360 wrote:

Agreed, I like this idea.

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

MrFrogger — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:39:06 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 05/16/2013 23:39

Patman360 wrote:

Agreed, I like this idea.

Re: Mark Albums as "Live"

Patman360 — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:37:53 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 05/16/2013 23:37

JMan wrote:

Data moderators, or people editing albums, can mark if the album is a compilation or not. Why not mark live albums as "live"?

Could the same be done for EP's?

Agreed, I like this idea.

Mark Albums as "Live"

Anonymous — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:25:34 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/16/2013 23:25

Data moderators, or people editing albums, can mark if the album is a compilation or not. Why not mark live albums as "live"?

Could the same be done for EP's?

EDIT: I thank everyone here for their support.