tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102054430906790429.post8135961456354423032..comments2023-07-29T15:42:42.265+01:00Comments on Ellie Speaks...: MusicElliespeakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906270119049577101noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102054430906790429.post-58995009100941134022009-07-14T17:12:19.447+01:002009-07-14T17:12:19.447+01:00Interesting thoughts about what makes an album ...Interesting thoughts about what makes an album 'great'. I know what you mean about not skipping any tracks, but I wouldn't say that's enough to make an album great. I own quite a lot of albums that have no tracks I'd skip, but I wouldn't call them great just because the songs aren't that outstanding. Examples include Burn Out (Cathy Burton), Smile Back At Me (The Gentlemen) and Afterglow (Quench). This is not to say I don't like these albums (I do!), but their overall quality isn't high enough to make them 'great', despite the fact that I wouldn't skip any of their tracks.<br /><br />I think the order of songs on an album is an important point. For example, I have one particular album (The Decline of British Sea Power) where tracks 1-3 are relatively weak, but 4-11 are amazing. I sometimes skip tracks 1-3 to get onto the others. But I would still class this album as great because of its overall quality. However, if tracks 1-3 were interspersed throughout 4-11, I would be less likely to skip them as it would interrupt the flow of the album much more.<br /><br />I think the reason for our differing opinions may be our different ways of listening to music. You are more inclined to use shuffle and skip tracks, whereas I prefer to listen to whole albums. Therefore there will be more albums that I will listen to without skipping (probably the vast majority of my albums), but this is a rare occurrence for you and is thus the mark of greatness for you. For me, not skipping tracks on an album is quite normal.<br /><br />You've prompted me to think about how I would class greatness in an album. I'm not sure of my answer yet. I don't like the word 'great' much because it's too unspecific.<br /><br />Finally, good blog, tres interesting :-) And I'm glad to see NNF in there!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964256784632422857noreply@blogger.com