What makes a classic album

Akira · 08-09-2009, 04:10 PM

Not surprised, you can't even find the edit button.

SATCHMO · 08-09-2009, 10:48 PM

How can an album that's still being lauded over 40 years after it's original release not be considered a classic?

scottsy · 08-09-2009, 11:05 PM

I like the notion that classic albums have to have brought something to the table and perhaps influence alot of folks all around them, thus creating new subgenres and in some cases completely new genres...

A classic album in my opinion, has mostly great material and very few weak moments... and very often, but not always, has many songs revolving around some sort of theme, sometimes quite loosely...

DeepDishBedPan · 08-11-2009, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by sweet_nothing

If a record can stand the test of time and continue to influence, then it's a classic.

It really is this simple I'm afraid

LoathsomePete · 08-11-2009, 09:11 AM

If someone in the band kills themselves it really helps in making the album stand the test of time.

Rickenbacker · 08-11-2009, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

If someone in the band kills themselves it really helps in making the album stand the test of time.

totally true.

Pillowmint · 08-12-2009, 08:37 AM

I consider Tristania's Beyond the Veil a classic, even though post people would probably hate it... It is all a matter of taste

Kevorkian Logic · 08-12-2009, 01:52 PM

A classic album is an album that you pick up 10 to 20 years later, and upon playing it are still overwhelmed with emotion or your mind melts with the combination of certain beats that the album employs.

To be clear you do not have to feel the same emotion you felt when first playing it. The most classic example being Pink Floyd's The Wall

Schizotypic · 08-13-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DeepDishBedPan

It really is this simple I'm afraid

Seconded.

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08-09-2009, 11:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	I like the notion that classic albums have to have brought something to the table and perhaps influence alot of folks all around them, thus creating new subgenres and in some cases completely new genres... A classic album in my opinion, has mostly great material and very few weak moments... and very often, but not always, has many songs revolving around some sort of theme, sometimes quite loosely... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

08-11-2009, 09:11 AM	#15 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	If someone in the band kills themselves it really helps in making the album stand the test of time. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

08-12-2009, 01:52 PM	#18 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	A classic album is an album that you pick up 10 to 20 years later, and upon playing it are still overwhelmed with emotion or your mind melts with the combination of certain beats that the album employs. To be clear you do not have to feel the same emotion you felt when first playing it. The most classic example being Pink Floyd's The Wall __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

08-09-2009, 10:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	How can an album that's still being lauded over 40 years after it's original release not be considered a classic?

08-12-2009, 08:37 AM	#17 (permalink)
Pillowmint I Am the Lizard Queen Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 134	I consider Tristania's Beyond the Veil a classic, even though post people would probably hate it... It is all a matter of taste