BeagleFaceHenry
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In this day and age, is the studio album what it once was?
My band has been together for 8 years. We have over 40 fairly-awesome, original tunes. We have our own "recording studio", nothing fancy but definitely effective. We play out, but due to our schedules, etc. we don't play out often, maybe 2-3 times a year at small venues.
As a band, we're substantial, but our resume is weak.
Personally, I feel like only the lucky few get to make an album. Making an album immortalizes you.
The other 3 guys don't want to put in the time to make an awesome album. They'd rather focus our attention on developing new tunes, etc.
We were on the verge. We started out to record 24 tunes and make 2 studio albums. But they bailed. The project was "too daunting". I'm devastated. I wanted an album.
Am I being too emotional? Are they being too shortsighted? Does an album matter as much as I feel like it does? Is this the age of the "single"? Should I lighten up?
What are your thoughts?
My band has been together for 8 years. We have over 40 fairly-awesome, original tunes. We have our own "recording studio", nothing fancy but definitely effective. We play out, but due to our schedules, etc. we don't play out often, maybe 2-3 times a year at small venues.
As a band, we're substantial, but our resume is weak.
Personally, I feel like only the lucky few get to make an album. Making an album immortalizes you.
The other 3 guys don't want to put in the time to make an awesome album. They'd rather focus our attention on developing new tunes, etc.
We were on the verge. We started out to record 24 tunes and make 2 studio albums. But they bailed. The project was "too daunting". I'm devastated. I wanted an album.
Am I being too emotional? Are they being too shortsighted? Does an album matter as much as I feel like it does? Is this the age of the "single"? Should I lighten up?
What are your thoughts?