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fresnelly · 06-17-2009, 05:49 PM

Being able to put together a complete album of engaging songs is the main achievement that earns my respect for a musician. It shows not only that they have a deeper well of creativity than a singles artist, but shows their commitment as well. Singles are the demain of Top 40 and Producer led music.

Nothing wrong with that. I used to buy 45s and pop collections in the 80's and still look fondly on those choices (Terence Trent D'arby anyone?) but in the 8th grade, a friend slipped me his Led Zepplin I on cassette. That changed my taste in music for a lot of reasons but the fact that the entire album was balls out solid was the main thing. Each of their albums had a distinct personality to me and their progression tells a story. Their last one, released after John Bonham's death is called Coda after all.

So I thank them for developing my appreciation of a complete and well defined album.

Some mainstream contemporary artists who have put out full quality albums?

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood, Sugar, Sex Magic
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Radiohead - all of them (except maybe Pablo Honey)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
Beastie Boys - several
Tool - all of them (all w/some fantastic and twisted cover art - they really used the CD insert to it's maximum)
Lauryn Hill - Her Miseducation album has my vote for one of the best ever.
Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever Amen
Ben Folds - Supersunnyspeedgraphic
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Hayden - Everything I long For, In Field And Town
Blue Rodeo - 5 Days In July
Neil Young - Silver and Gold
Hawksley Workman - Delicious Wolves, Almost A Full Moon
Bill Bless - Squarnch
Jason Collette - Motor Hotel Love Songs
Paul Simon - Graceland (okay, not so contemporarty but still, it sets a high standard on a lot of levels)
Aimee Mann - Lost In Space, Bachelor #2, Magnolia Soundtrack
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells

I've been been listening to a lot of Comedy albums rather than music lately so I'm a bit out of the loop, but I think as long as there are artists who have a lot to say, we'll have the Album.

Even if it doesn't come wrapped in a package.

06-17-2009, 05:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	Being able to put together a complete album of engaging songs is the main achievement that earns my respect for a musician. It shows not only that they have a deeper well of creativity than a singles artist, but shows their commitment as well. Singles are the demain of Top 40 and Producer led music. Nothing wrong with that. I used to buy 45s and pop collections in the 80's and still look fondly on those choices (Terence Trent D'arby anyone?) but in the 8th grade, a friend slipped me his Led Zepplin I on cassette. That changed my taste in music for a lot of reasons but the fact that the entire album was balls out solid was the main thing. Each of their albums had a distinct personality to me and their progression tells a story. Their last one, released after John Bonham's death is called Coda after all. So I thank them for developing my appreciation of a complete and well defined album. Some mainstream contemporary artists who have put out full quality albums? Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood, Sugar, Sex Magic Soundgarden - Superunknown Radiohead - all of them (except maybe Pablo Honey) Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise Beastie Boys - several Tool - all of them (all w/some fantastic and twisted cover art - they really used the CD insert to it's maximum) Lauryn Hill - Her Miseducation album has my vote for one of the best ever. Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever Amen Ben Folds - Supersunnyspeedgraphic Arcade Fire - Funeral Hayden - Everything I long For, In Field And Town Blue Rodeo - 5 Days In July Neil Young - Silver and Gold Hawksley Workman - Delicious Wolves, Almost A Full Moon Bill Bless - Squarnch Jason Collette - Motor Hotel Love Songs Paul Simon - Graceland (okay, not so contemporarty but still, it sets a high standard on a lot of levels) Aimee Mann - Lost In Space, Bachelor #2, Magnolia Soundtrack The White Stripes - White Blood Cells I've been been listening to a lot of Comedy albums rather than music lately so I'm a bit out of the loop, but I think as long as there are artists who have a lot to say, we'll have the Album. Even if it doesn't come wrapped in a package. __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life Last edited by fresnelly; 06-17-2009 at 05:55 PM..