Variety.....

droolymutt · Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:16 pm Post subject: Variety.....

This morning I was working on a project that involves several different Genres of music.... - all on the same CD.....

And I decided to opt out of the project...

Why, you ask?

(Well, even if you don't ask, I'm gonna tell ya.)

I don't like sudden extreme changes from one style to another - it shocks my synapses...

Don't get me wrong - I love variety (spice of life, yanno...) - but sudden, wide changes in genre on the same CD freak me out.....

Am I wrong?

ED1G · PIGGY MOONRUST Joined: 31 Oct 2002 Posts: 2644

I dont think ya wrong drooly..... Iam just worried now as the CD album I am working on has these sort of changes....... :bigeyes

Too late now tho!!

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droolymutt · Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: Variety.....

Yeah - Paul....

I think it's important that a CD track list creates a "flow" of moods, - with a beginning, middle, and end....

The moods can be multi-faceted (as a matter of fact, I like that...- a lot...)....

And a few surprises are fun, too.......

ha.....!!....

How the hell did I wind up in this Boat?

ED1G · PIGGY MOONRUST Joined: 31 Oct 2002 Posts: 2644

Ha!.... yeah..... So if my CD has a sorta story, start, middle and end, it should be ok?.....

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HKRockChick · No More Peas! Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 1513

like a symphony

4teetoo · Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 195

drooly, once again you are completely, utterly, embarrassingly wrong. :ghost

Netjams · Joined: 27 Dec 2001 Posts: 2308

It's like when I do a Radio show it's ok to sway from one Genre' to another but it needs to be a smooth ride. Putting together a playlist is an art by of it's own... You need to take your listener on a smooth ride when making a playlist. It's very simular to making a song all the pieces need to fit.

bbchris · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:25 am Post subject: Re: Variety.....

Well when you say a lot of different genres what do you mean? I prefer more variety - I remember when I bought one of Jewel's album - they were all similar feel & sounding songs - I got bored and fell asleep halfway through the album hahahahahaaha

It didn't hurt the Beatles to have different genres on their later albums......

Evanescence's album (Fallen) has heavy nu-metal tracks as well as having piano & vocals ballad songs - a really fab album.

DreamTone7 · Joined: 20 Sep 2002 Posts: 2571

It always disturbed me to hear rap on a Rush album.

droolymutt · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:46 pm Post subject: Re: re

Well - the project I was referring to is not only several different genres, but also - each track is by a different (Montreal) Artist. With totally different mindsets.

I just couldn't find a way to make the whole thing "flow", so that listening to the entire CD made sense.

If all the tracks were by the same Artist, it would be a lot easier to do that.

The Beatles are an excellent example, Chris.. - they covered the whole spectrum, but it was always "The Beatles", and they could make the transitions with grace...

bbchris · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: re

Oh well if they were all different artists then I totally agree - it can be impossible sometimes to make it work. Well at least you tried! :banana

ilikepie2 · Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Posts: 371

ya, if it's different artists i agree with you. i participated in a benefit cd project for the chesapeake bay foundation several years ago and it was all different bands and styles. in the end i didn't like the cd because it was just tooooo eclectic. and i like eclectic. i think you did right.

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