Comments on: Albums

By: Albums: Give people a single 40 minute MP3. | Byron J. Scullin

Albums: Give people a single 40 minute MP3. | Byron J. Scullin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:14:50 +0000

[...] thought as been rattling around my brain for a while and as it happens a post by Bob Lefsetz made me think it was time to give it some air. Bob (whose blog is top of my regular reads list) [...]

By: The New Smashing Pumpkins @ Antiquiet

The New Smashing Pumpkins @ Antiquiet — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:18:51 +0000

[...] this is interesting. Some pundits have theorized that the album is dead. In a recent open letter, Bob Lefsetz recently proclaimed: “You’ve got to stop making albums,” later elaborating: “A true fan wants [...]

By: The Flying Change: Pain Is A Reliable Signal Coming Soon!

The Flying Change: Pain Is A Reliable Signal Coming Soon! — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:34:52 +0000

[...] So albums will not disappear as quickly as Bob Lefsetz says. Because the relationships you need to cultivate to generate awareness need a coherent narrative and the album provides that and therefore it’s still the best way to get noticed. Put differently, the anchor piece of content on Pitchfork is still the review of an album. So if you want to get noticed, you need one of those (an album) and you need the relationship in place to get the review. Kinda convoluted. But true. [...]

By: TheBrit and TheYank » Are albums dead?

TheBrit and TheYank » Are albums dead? — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:16:27 +0000

[...] the alternative? Well, as Bob Lefsetz writes “[artists] should focus on single tracks..attractive to the target audience.” For [...]