18. "I'm in general agreement with Firebrand I think." In response to In response to 12
The long-play record influenced the way we listen to music...the 'form' sort-of-speak.....10 songs, 50 minute running times. This is not some sort of 'natural' we to listen to music....the medium itself determined the way we came to expect music to be delivered.
When the cd took over, you can notice how the sequencing of records changed because there was no longer a side 1 and 2. With vinyl, an artist usually has some sort of denoument track at the end of side 1 with some sort of 're-introduction' at the beginning of side 2. This manifested in different ways...but you could make a generalization that side 1 ended with a more down-tempo type of song and Side 2 started with something more intense.
In any case....the mediums/formats definitely have an impact on the actual content of the music....so these discussions don't bore me. I find the moral side of the debate a little boring though. It's kind of like being 'anti-glacier' when a big slab of ice slowly moves towards your village. The glacier is morally ambiguous. It's a waste of time to paint it this way or that way.