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- #11
- Posted: 05/17/2013 10:11
- Post subject: Re: Mark Albums as "Live"
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| JMan wrote: | | EDIT: I thank everyone here for their support. |
"...and with God's help I will conquer this terrible affliction"?
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Romanelli
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- #12
- Posted: 05/17/2013 13:00
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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?
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- #13
- Posted: 05/17/2013 13:03
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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.
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videoheadcleaner
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- #14
- Posted: 05/17/2013 13:13
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| 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.
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So I'm not crazy. Same here.
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- #15
- Posted: 05/17/2013 15:21
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| 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.
Last edited by JMan on 05/17/2013 15:34; edited 1 time in total
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Defago
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- #16
- Posted: 05/17/2013 15:30
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| harkan wrote: | | So I'm not crazy. Same here. |
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junodog4
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- #17
- Posted: 05/17/2013 17:03
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| JMan wrote: | | I don't buy a lot of albums, remember? |
You want to support your favourite artists? Start paying them.
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