http://petergiger.com/2008/12/25/is-the-album-format-dying/ Just some words along the way Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:04:53 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://petergiger.com/2008/12/25/is-the-album-format-dying/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Peter Giger Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:38:29 +0000 http://petergiger.com/?p=770#comment-54 @Ao7hin, Everything isn't apple or pears. If the album format died as the self evident distribution form, the creative imagination for theme making would be endless. @Ao7hin, Everything isn’t apple or pears. If the album format died as the self evident distribution form, the creative imagination for theme making would be endless.

]]> http://petergiger.com/2008/12/25/is-the-album-format-dying/comment-page-1/#comment-53 School of rock: What makes a great album? | Mexe.Us - Music, Videos, Clips Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:47:01 +0000 http://petergiger.com/?p=770#comment-53 [...] is some careless talk about digital downloads signalling the death of the album. So before it becomes obsolete, we’d better figure out what makes the LP a thing of [...] [...] is some careless talk about digital downloads signalling the death of the album. So before it becomes obsolete, we’d better figure out what makes the LP a thing of [...]

]]> http://petergiger.com/2008/12/25/is-the-album-format-dying/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Ao7hin Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:43:44 +0000 http://petergiger.com/?p=770#comment-52 In some ways I agree with this, but in others I dont. While it may work from an economic standpoint, but as the saying goes "If it aint broke, dont fix it". The album format is still relevant to the music industry, regardless of whether it is digital or physical. As I see it, and album is an artistic statement. An album can carry common themes and ideas through its songs, things that cant be achieved by releasing seperate songs. In some ways I agree with this, but in others I dont. While it may work from an economic standpoint, but as the saying goes “If it aint broke, dont fix it”. The album format is still relevant to the music industry, regardless of whether it is digital or physical. As I see it, and album is an artistic statement. An album can carry common themes and ideas through its songs, things that cant be achieved by releasing seperate songs.

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