I think to people who have rejected the idea of permanent media the album is dead. They just want a nice shiny thing to enjoy for awhile and then throw it away. 40 years from now there will be no Abbey Roads or Sgt Peppers to celebrate the anniversaries of. Just, maybe, individual songs. If anyone remembers any of them.
Part of the blame lies with the artists. Of course we'll still have people making theme albums, but they're going to be an extreme niche market. We'll never see Miley Cyrus or "insert name of Disney clone here" doing a theme album that requires listeners to actually pay attention for an hour.
Alex
Part of the blame lies with the artists. Of course we'll still have people making theme albums, but they're going to be an extreme niche market. We'll never see Miley Cyrus or "insert name of Disney clone here" doing a theme album that requires listeners to actually pay attention for an hour.
Alex