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Title: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: pyrosheep on September 15, 2012, 02:50:35 PM
I used to have mixed feelings about it. Besides deciding if it's good because you enjoy it, how do you determine if it is?
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Post by: Supertoaster on September 15, 2012, 03:39:19 PM
if the songs are good
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Post by: pyrosheep on September 15, 2012, 03:54:27 PM
if the songs are good
That's all you look for in it?
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Post by: Zevante on September 15, 2012, 04:14:56 PM
That's all you look for in it?
What else is there to look for in it? Cover art? Run time?
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: pyrosheep on September 15, 2012, 04:24:43 PM
What else is there to look for in it? Cover art? Run time?
I think the order of the songs are pretty important. Or how different it is from whatever previous one the artist had.
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: Frank on September 15, 2012, 04:27:50 PM
I think the order of the songs are pretty important. Or how different it is from whatever previous one the artist had.
I think it depends on how much effort and love the artist put into the album.
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Post by: blαh2355 on September 15, 2012, 04:50:36 PM
What above people said.

Also if songs aren't repetitive of each other like sounding similar.
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: pyrosheep on September 15, 2012, 05:04:41 PM
What above people said.

Also if songs aren't repetitive of each other like sounding similar.
Yeah I knew I was missing something.
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Post by: Ἆxule on September 15, 2012, 06:54:05 PM
I'll tell you this: one of the best albums I've heard is A Thousand Suns by Linking Park. Besides the music sounding great, they did this cool thing where the end of one song lead to the beginning of another. It was basically all just one or two songs in one album.

Before I had known this, I was always getting irritated at myself because I would never notice the change from one song to another.

Edit:

Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns [Full Album] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4Mexq03tPM#)
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: Deathie on September 15, 2012, 07:01:17 PM
I'll tell you this: one of the best albums I've heard is A Thousand Suns by Linking Park.

I feel the need to call you a plebian and tell you how superior my music taste is to yours.
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Post by: Ἆxule on September 15, 2012, 07:04:52 PM
I feel the need to call you a plebian and tell you how superior my music taste is to yours.

Well considering I like all music, I don't see how that really works. But okay
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: pyrosheep on September 15, 2012, 08:05:54 PM
Personally the best album I've ever listened to is London Calling by The Clash. It's so great in my opinion because all the songs sound so different from eachother, but they compliment eachother so nicely. Second favorite is probably Rattus Norvegicus by the Stranglers, all of the songs have a distinctive feel to eachother, but don't sound exactly the same. The order of the songs on that album is really great aswell, leaves a lasting impression.
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Post by: whagman on September 15, 2012, 09:11:36 PM
To me, an album is good if you can go through the whole thing without skipping a song. Many bands can make a couple good songs, but only a couple can make an album that makes you keep coming back for more. Two of my favorite albums are Fleet Foxes and Helplessness Blues, both by the band Fleet Foxes. Their songs are full of so much love and emotion, with great melodies, choruses, a variety of instruments, and just so much goodness. You should definitely check them out.


Fleet Foxes- Montezuma (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdN2bfov9JQ#)
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: pyrosheep on September 15, 2012, 09:42:29 PM
To me, an album is good if you can go through the whole thing without skipping a song. Many bands can make a couple good songs, but only a couple can make an album that makes you keep coming back for more. Two of my favorite albums are Fleet Foxes and Helplessness Blues, both by the band Fleet Foxes. Their songs are full of so much love and emotion, with great melodies, choruses, a variety of instruments, and just so much goodness. You should definitely check them out.


Fleet Foxes- Montezuma (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdN2bfov9JQ#)
I genuinely enjoyed listening to that. I'm gonna go and listen to Helplessness Blues now. Thanks man..
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Post by: Supertoaster on September 15, 2012, 09:51:20 PM
TIK TOK BY KESHA IS A GOOD SONG WITH A DEEP HIDDEN MEANING. FUCK H4ERS! IT MAKES ME CRI EVERYTIM!
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: Foofoojack on September 15, 2012, 10:32:22 PM
I'll tell you this: one of the best albums I've heard is A Thousand Suns by Linking Park. Besides the music sounding great, they did this cool thing where the end of one song lead to the beginning of another. It was basically all just one or two songs in one album.

Before I had known this, I was always getting irritated at myself because I would never notice the change from one song to another.

Edit:

Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns [Full Album] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4Mexq03tPM#)

another LP fan I see
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: Ἆxule on September 15, 2012, 10:34:27 PM
another LP fan I see

Not much of a fan. My brother bought this album long time ago, and it sounded good, so I burnt it to listen to. I really enjoyed how the album was all together that's all.
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: Supertoaster on September 15, 2012, 10:37:47 PM
A lot of coldplay songs segue into eachother but this isn't unique

Coldplay - Viva La Vida (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvgZkm1xWPE#ws)

Coldplay - Violet Hill (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IakDItZ7f7Q#ws)
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Post by: Deacon on September 15, 2012, 11:05:23 PM
A lot of coldplay songs segue into eachother but this isn't unique

Coldplay - Viva La Vida (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvgZkm1xWPE#ws)

Coldplay - Violet Hill (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IakDItZ7f7Q#ws)

no mylo xyloto?
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Post by: Cake Faice on September 15, 2012, 11:14:33 PM
If it's what the artists are trying to pull...having songs smoothly transition into one another perfectly. Like where it keeps the same outro as a instrumental, and then that outro suddenly goes into the intro of another song.

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of The Moon is the best example of that.
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Post by: Supertoaster on September 15, 2012, 11:49:57 PM
no mylo xyloto?
Yeah. "Mylo Xyloto" and Hurts like Heaven do it. And so does A Hopeful Transmission and Don't let it break your heart. I also think that segues into Up with the Birds. Almost all the songs do that really. I couldn't find the first song so I didn't post.

Charlie Brown  :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake:
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Post by: pyrosheep on September 15, 2012, 11:54:20 PM
Yeah that album was pretty much awesome. I'll have to listen to their first one tomorrow, I'm off to get some sleep.
There are very few musicians these days that I can actually enjoy, so I'll pass on one of them here,

Woodkid - Baltimore's Fireflies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh5TsDBBDig#ws)
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: Tiger Guy on September 16, 2012, 06:07:25 AM
ALL DESE PLEBS

Andrew Jackson Jihad - People II 2: Still Peoplin' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehFHGrG60GQ#)
Andrew Jackson Jihad - Sorry Bro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a_U5J5U4P4#)

If you like these songs, I recommend to listen to the whole album.
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: whagman on September 16, 2012, 04:01:47 PM
Yeah that album was pretty much awesome. I'll have to listen to their first one tomorrow, I'm off to get some sleep.
There are very few musicians these days that I can actually enjoy, so I'll pass on one of them here,

Woodkid - Baltimore's Fireflies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh5TsDBBDig#ws)

Sick song sick picture
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: Rocket50 on September 17, 2012, 07:51:46 AM
Strong instrumentals that is either more, or equally melodic as the vocals
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: pyrosheep on September 17, 2012, 06:09:28 PM
Strong bass on all songs pls
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Post by: Supertoaster on September 17, 2012, 07:18:37 PM
Strong bass on all songs pls
[/quote bass isn't everything
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Post by: whagman on September 17, 2012, 09:04:47 PM
Strong bass on all songs pls

Future Islands - Balance (Official HD Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vI_kx4J8Vc#ws)

or fucking classic les claypool on bass
PRIMUS - John THe Fisherman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkFMJ4-ai1I#)
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: pyrosheep on September 18, 2012, 02:06:46 PM
Strong bass on all songs pls
[/quote bass isn't everything
I'm so fucking sorry that I like a good bass in a song.
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Post by: Cake Faice on September 18, 2012, 02:30:46 PM
I'm so fucking sorry that I like a good bass in a song.
Because all the other instruments are inferior to the all mighty bass
Title: Re: In your opinion, what makes an album good?
Post by: pyrosheep on September 18, 2012, 02:37:35 PM

...are you joking?
I never said that. I like a good bass in songs.