CD Killed The Great Album

[Tim]

I know, it's only rock 'n' roll, but it saves us from contemplating the really serious stuff...

Pete

I'll drink to that

[Macca]

Perhaps it's no longer served up, and needs to be looked for...and as you get older the tips start drying up, anyway here's a few to try

Caribou
FourTet
Battles
Do Make Say Think
Mogwai
Flying Lotus
God Speed You Black Emperor
Grizzly Bear
TV on the Radio
The Earlies
Eels
The Cinematic Orchestra
Bonobo
Quantic
Polar Bear
Animal Collective
Acoustic Ladyland
...oh and of course Radiohead

Cheers Will I will check some of them out although you lost a bit of cred with mentioning Radiohead because they are total @##<

[WAD62]

Cheers Will I will check some of them out although you lost a bit of cred with mentioning Radiohead because they are total @##<

...each to their own Macca, but there's a bit of variety there anyway

Actually I think you mentioned Fleet Foxes earlier, so you might also like Bon Iver, The low Anthem, and possibly Bat for Lashes too...it's always hard to second guess peoples preferences, one man's meat etc.

[jostber]

I agree with the OP that many CD albums are too long. If a CD album verges over 50 minutes it is getting close to being too long. I know from recording myself that putting together a release also involves a selection process, and you should not put everything on it because you have room. That's one of many things that are great with vinyl, the format decide the total size.

I would say that if someone feels for releasing a double album they should put that on 2 CDs instead of cramming everything into 1. I have seen CD albums verging close to 75 minutes, which is not really necessary. Put the classics on the album, and let the lesser songs, B-sides and outtakes be released later on their own album.