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~~TumorAttitude~~ · 01-05-2010, 08:16 PM

Obiously the way we aquire and listen to music has changed drastically in the last few years or so.
There has been some debate over the the album (a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public) and whether it is still relevant to today's music. Downloads of single songs shoot up while CD sales drastically drop. People are aquiring music in different ways, being able to pick and choose what they want more. Mainstream artists praise torrent sites and offer free digital mixtapes.
Undoubtedly, some amazing albums have been released since the rise of the internet and the rise of downloading, but I still wonder if the album is a slowly dying art. I have a theory-most mainstream pop artists will stop releasing albums, but more underground artists will embrace them will full force, releasing surreal concept albums or operas.
What do you guys think?
ALSO: I just took an undisclosed amount of Melatonin so I dunno if this post is the dumbest of the dumb. It kind of reads like a history paper.

01-05-2010, 08:16 PM	#32 (permalink)
~~TumorAttitude~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Purgatory Posts: 749	The album Obiously the way we aquire and listen to music has changed drastically in the last few years or so. There has been some debate over the the album (a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public) and whether it is still relevant to today's music. Downloads of single songs shoot up while CD sales drastically drop. People are aquiring music in different ways, being able to pick and choose what they want more. Mainstream artists praise torrent sites and offer free digital mixtapes. Undoubtedly, some amazing albums have been released since the rise of the internet and the rise of downloading, but I still wonder if the album is a slowly dying art. I have a theory-most mainstream pop artists will stop releasing albums, but more underground artists will embrace them will full force, releasing surreal concept albums or operas. What do you guys think? ALSO: I just took an undisclosed amount of Melatonin so I dunno if this post is the dumbest of the dumb. It kind of reads like a history paper.