That's what EPs are for-- people get LP [long play] for that exact reason.
Ariana Grande - eternal sunshine deluxe (Mar 28)
- Thread starter Laura Vanderbooben
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What pop girl releases an EP? Unless it’s a cute lil Christmas release? Like forreal? If Tinashe can call BB/ANGEL an album……this is most certainly an album.
I don't mind a short album as long as the tracks aren't all like 02:12 in length ddd. I'm hoping because there's an intro and interlude the other songs will be quite fleshed out (well at least 3 minutes ddd).
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Oh, never mind then fff
Another interludes album.
Most songs are almost 3 minutes, a classic pop song length. I don't see the problem. Yes, and? is literally around 30 seconds longer than most of these songs. There were complaints about its long intro when it was released, but even without that it doesn't feel like a short song. It's pop, 35 minutes is a perfect length.
My ideal album length is 12 tracks at 4 minutes. Those indulgent 70 minute albums of the CD age were not it but neither are these jingle length songs of the streaming era as it doesn't really let a song breathe or surprise you. It's interesting how things have swung around though.
As soon as I see a length beginning with the dreaded 2 it just makes me think "oh that's going to glaringly miss a needed repeat of the chorus at the end" or "well that will need a bridge".
I totally get that it is a me thing and not many people are too bothered by it, but usually one of those cases is correct and it's a glaringly obvious omission dd.
I totally get that it is a me thing and not many people are too bothered by it, but usually one of those cases is correct and it's a glaringly obvious omission dd.
Everybody knows a classic pop song length is exactly 3:31.
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Ultimately it's down to the individual song. If it does everything it needs to in order to convey the emotion, highlight the production, show a vocal and melodic range and does it in 2:40? Great! I think that's hard to do that consistently across an entire album, is all. You're left with songs that feel like incomplete thoughts. Ariana's music has been immersive in the past and I like that she creates distinct moods. You have less time to do that in successfully shorter durations.
You haven’t heard the album yet.
Only because no one listened to it though
Did it really though? You simply cannot tell me songs like Cold As Ice aren't clearly missing something dd
I think when I listen to some older tracks going 4+ minutes, I can tell that some production elements were added after the core idea of the song has been established. However, usually those are some of my favorite parts - song going places you wouldn't expect. I feel like nowadays there is a little incentive to do that, so the songs end up feeling a bit less grand and full.