Silenced Fred Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I didn't realize the aim was to string everything out for as long as possible. Sorry! I must try never to make a ouright statement or impart fact simply because it may be of interest to people discussing a related subject. Instead, I'll argue about subjective matters of opinion such as which opperating system, death metal band, genre of music, colour of blues artist or fuzz pedal is best. I do apologize. Please carry on, I'll just be over here avoiding factual information. whoa there nelly. steve bumped a 3 year old thread. chill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 whoa there nelly. steve bumped a 3 year old thread. chill and you decided to siht on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsbarns Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Ah, well, erm, hmm, well, now I feel stupid. I hadn't realized Steve was playing silly buggers and so I thought you were refering to my post. I'm sorry. It was a tounge in cheek response as evidenced by the :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Ah, well, erm, hmm, well, now I feel stupid. I hadn't realized Steve was playing silly buggers and so I thought you were refering to my post. I'm sorry. It was a tounge in cheek response as evidenced by the :P i never play "silly buggers" how is opening an old thread wrong? we have new members here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 i never play "silly buggers" how is opening an old thread wrong? we have new members here... Agreed. Lots of the new members may not know or understand our resident troll. They need to be brought up to speed gradually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Agreed. Lots of the new members may not know or understand our resident troll. They need to be brought up to speed gradually. finally someone with some sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 The stuff this old thread is about cracks me up. There's a dictionary out there that can answer questions like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 The stuff this old thread is about cracks me up. There's a dictionary out there that can answer questions like this. yes, but as the resident troll i feel it's my duty to stir things up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 yes, but as the resident troll i feel it's my duty to stir things up... I agree, people need to know there's dictionaries! And if trolling is what it takes, then you've found your charge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Strictly speaking, an album is more than 4 songs. 4 or less is considered a single or a promo by the industry. A cd album is as much a record as any vinyl. It's a recording. The etymology speaks for it's self, it's a record of sound created some time in the past. Maybe it's the length of time. Old 78s only had a few minutes per side. LPs about 45 min total for both sides. CDs 72 mins I think. An album can have just one symphony so the number of songs is not a totally accurate measure. An album can also contain photographs. Or coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsbarns Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Maybe it's the length of time. Old 78s only had a few minutes per side. LPs about 45 min total for both sides. CDs 72 mins I think. An album can have just one symphony so the number of songs is not a totally accurate measure. An album can also contain photographs. Or coins. Well, the Mrs is home now and she tells me that's changed and the societies now call anything over 3 tracks an album, but, and this is where you're correct, a track more than 5 minutes long is considered a composition which puts it in a different category again. This all only makes a difference to rates. I.e it's a legal thing. I suppose if an artist says it's an album then it is to you and me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Well, the Mrs is home now and she tells me that's changed and the societies now call anything over 3 tracks an album, but, and this is where you're correct, a track more than 5 minutes long is considered a composition which puts it in a different category again. This all only makes a difference to rates. I.e it's a legal thing. I suppose if an artist says it's an album then it is to you and me. whoa! so i'm a composer then? time to bust out the tux with tails and powdered wig and go pick up the ladies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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