Sonic Youth Gossip - How Many Is Too Many?

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usually 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 minute songs
www.myspace.com/rememberthatband has rough demos

haha if its a double album according to you, maybe we can name our first album "greatest hits" I've always wanted to do that haha

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Originally Posted by DeadDiscoDildo

So what are all yalls thoughts on cd lengths? My band and I are trying to wittle down the list of songs for our first full length and Im having a hard time deciding this.
It seems for most bands a good cd is about 10 songs, right now we have about 12, and we are currently writing 2 more. is 14 too many for a first cd? What are some of your favorite albums and did the number of songs have anything to do with that? I dont want people to get bored, and at the same time I dont want anyone to feel cheated either.

is this a stupid thread? will batman and robin escape the clutches of the wicked Joker? does it even matter anymore because noone listens to new music? tune in next time, same bat channel same bat hour!

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don't put limits on yrself, put out whatever mix feels together as a solid record. If it is six songs with length do it! if it is twenty eight songs that fit do it! what ever mix is the album, I would go with, dont restrict your creativity for public opinion. You are the artist, you create what we should think, we just interpret yr creation!

About 40 minutes and with no more than 7/8 songs on it.

Punk-rock / Power Electronics - Definitely less than 40 mins, preferably less than half an hour.
Drone acts - 40-50 mins tops
Improv / Free Jazz - Depends, but extended blowouts aren't always entirely enjoyable to listen to.
Classical - can go on for as short or as long as required.
Indian classical/ragas - Should ideally be released as 6 x LP box sets, but alas a 70 minute CD will do.

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Originally Posted by MellySingsDoom

Punk-rock / Power Electronics - Definitely less than 40 mins, preferably less than half an hour.

“Punk is musical freedom. It's saying, doing, and playing what you want. "

there's no perfect time limit, less than 1 hour is correct I think.

I would just go with what you feel is best, forget what everyone else thinks.