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_LifeOnaPlate
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Doctor Steuss wrote:
silentkid wrote:I've had a lot of discussions with my good music buddies about this very topic. I'm of the opinion that the age of the album is nearing an end. This is difficult for me, because I'm an album guy. I like to listen to entire albums and shy away from "Greatest Hits" or "Singles" compilations. But, the increased popularity of iTunes and other digital media outlets and the ability to choose which individual songs you'd like to purchase is slowly pushing the album concept out the door. It's like we're going back to the time when artists released singles (45s) every few months. The focus was on the single and not on the later compilation of the singles and a few additional songs to fill out an album. I'll miss the concept album: no more Thick as a Brick or Dark Side of the Moon. I have lots of thoughts on this.



It took a lot of convincing for us to decide that we weren’t going to pursue the album avenue (at least not right now). The concept album is indeed something that is missing from the world (other than The Flaming Lips keeping it alive… and maybe the Eels… oh, and Bright Eyes).

I think the hardest thing was for us to sit down and decide what songs to record, and what songs to simply play live. Maybe one day we’ll get an album together. It’s sad to say that one of the driving forces behind the digital decision is cost effectiveness. There’s a lot of recording time that needs to be recouped already, and the ability to market/sell CDs just doesn’t seem feasible. Even Radiohead decided to only offer their new album via download (although you can buy the special album that comes with all the goodies).

Maybe the day will return when the album cover/art was just as much a work of art as the actual album, and the story told through the progression of the songs/music will be as important as the songs in and of themselves… and hopefully vinyl will make a comeback (which might actually be the medium we go with if we ever do release an album).

The days when you were supposed to listen to the whole CD was probably destroyed the day they invented “shuffle.”

*sigh*

by the way,
If you’re ever in Vegas and feel like hanging out with a heathen Mormon, lemme know.


did someone say eels? Yes. e is writing a book.
One moment in annihilation's waste,
one moment, of the well of life to taste-
The stars are setting and the caravan
starts for the dawn of nothing; Oh, make haste!

-Omar Khayaam

*Be on the lookout for the forthcoming album from Jiminy Finn and the Moneydiggers.*
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Post by _William Schryver »

Doctor Steuss wrote:
silentkid wrote:
Doctor Steuss wrote:by the way,
If you’re ever in Vegas and feel like hanging out with a heathen Mormon, lemme know.


One of my good friends (another heathen Mormon) is at UNLV getting his PhD. I've been trying to find some time to get down there and visit. When I do, I'll let you know. I'll be sure to wear my gambling shoes.

I'll make sure to take you to one of the ghetto casinos that are hidden away from the strip and have such luxuries as $0.10 Roulette.

Two words: Viva Laughlin!

Or was that Bullhead City?

If it weren't for the river, it's hard to tell where one ends and the other begins . . .
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Re: Hey, me too!

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William Schryver wrote:Yeah Steuss, thanks for sharing your own link but failing to mention that Bokovoy and I have a couple of our own. What a friend you are! Just like a would-be rock star: get a little fame and fortune; forget your friends.

Oh, well . . .

Here are links to some songs I've recorded recently. They aren't of the professional variety like that soon-to-be-big band, The Novelty Act. But they're all I have. One's about the end of the world (End of the World Blues). One's about getting hit on by a skanky waitress several years ago (Cinco de Mayo Caliente). And one's an homage to a brother who died four years ago after two decades of substance abuse (Back to Nowhere).

Then, to top it off, there a link to a short film (Times of the Signs) I did not long ago that was just an experiment to learn how to use the compositing features on my new editing software. But it ended up actually having some artistic merit, so I'll share it with you.

http://www.eschatos.org/Pages/Blues.html

http://www.eschatos.org/Pages/Caliente.html

http://www.eschatos.org/Pages/Nowhere.html

http://www.eschatos.org/Pages/Signs.html


It's amazing how a little fame can ruin you. LOL! Sorry Will.

PS.
We should be playing at the House of Blues in January. After that, I'll probably just stop talking to you altogether... just so you know.
"Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead." ~Charles Bukowski
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Post by _William Schryver »

Just bumping this because I'm frantically starved for attention and I've convinced myself that the post with my song links was somehow missed by everyone.


www.eschatos.org/Pages/Blues.html

www.eschatos.org/Pages/Caliente.html

www.eschatos.org/Pages/Nowhere.html

www.eschatos.org/Pages/Signs.html
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