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Old 01-06-2010, 03:07 PM   #41 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam View Post
So would I consider the album format sacred? No. It's a wonderful expression of an artist's worth but one only in lieu of a live setting. Nothing can truly replace the emotional intensity of a live concert, and that is where some of the greatest acts of our era excel.
This is what I was going to say.

An album is just a medium in which to deliver the artists work. And while Marshall McLuhan may contend that the medium is the message I don't think this is the case and nor do I think that the album format is 'sacred.' What is sacred is seeing the artist perform their work in a live setting. Nothing beats it.
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