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Old 08-12-2018, 03:06 PM   #856 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mondo Bungle View Post
what about all the 30+ minute albums you like that aren't punk, grindcore, or powerviolence

which I'm willing to bet is the majority
They tend to lose me at some point, or at least my attention span starts to wander. 45 minutes is generally my high point. Albums that restrict themselves to 30-35 minutes also tend to condense themselves to their best points without self-indulgent songs. It helps if they have less tracks. One of the things I love most about Deep Purple is that they have shorter albums that don't even have 8 songs. If you have 10+ tracks and an album over 50 minutes then maybe it's time to ask yourself if you're ignoring quality control. TBH MB artists don't seem to ask themselves that question often enough.
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