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Post by mondaybox on Jan 26, 2007 16:47:10 GMT -5
what do you guys think of bonus tracks on repackaged/reissued CDs? does it depend on the CD, whether is is a so-called "classic" album or not? or you want as much material as they throw at you?
i generally like to get a CD as it was intended to be heard originally (fidelity issues aside). now, i know with pretty much everything pre-1985 there was (at least) 2 sides to every album, and "side 1" and "side 2" was a consideration when compiling a track-listing, so having it all on one side of a disc is a little peculiar anyway ...
anyway - for the most part i really don't like have bonus tracks on a CD ... for instance, a few years ago i bought bowie's the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and there were a couple of extra tracks tacked on the end. because i'd grown up with this record before, i really don't like hearing a couple of new songs jump out at me at the end. i feel the album is supposed to end.
now, when i bought the killers hot fuss it came with some extra songs. here it didn't bother me as much coz it was all quite new to me, , but i still think it affects the package. i prefer what franz ferdinand did with a special package of their first album that i have, which is have an extra CD with it. yes, extra cost, but makes more sense to have an EP to complement the original album that repackage it with a few b-sides ... i like extra songs, but i think care needs to be taken in how they are presented.
imagine playing the rio album, and "the chauffeur" ends and all of a sudden "like and angel" chirps in. as much as i like that song, it would be all wrong ...
thoughts?
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Post by La Princess on Jan 26, 2007 16:55:58 GMT -5
It depends on the album. If it's reissued, I hope that the new tracks are at the end of the album. I want to hear the original album first. I will often buy an album just because it has new songs. The remastered cds by the Cure, Depeche Mode, etc is an example.
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Post by artful dodger on Jan 26, 2007 17:56:42 GMT -5
the more the merrier!
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Post by ivyagogo on Jan 26, 2007 18:42:17 GMT -5
I know what you mean. I recently bought The Thompson Twins Ino the Gap and TFF Songs From the Big Chair and they both had extra stuff on it. It seemed weird.
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Post by RioDuranie on Jan 26, 2007 18:55:11 GMT -5
I dont like the added tracks for the same reason you do Mondaybox. It throws off the normality of what I am use to hearing. Put bonus tracks on a new CD.
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Post by cherryflute on Jan 26, 2007 19:12:38 GMT -5
it's a little weird, but I still like the Fad Gadget albums that stick on the last few seconds and re-play them over and over(until you take it off). doesn't work with CDs!
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Post by stuporfly on Jan 26, 2007 19:29:42 GMT -5
If they're associated non-album singles, b-sides or demos of songs recurded during the period but not otherwise included, I love to have the bonus tracks. Single mixes - such as "The Reflex" or "I Don't Want Your Love" are also wonderful, but I don't want random remixes at all. Random live tracks and home demos of songs already on the album are less welcome.
I must admit, I do often feel a bit cheated if an album's been remastered, yet comes with no significant perks. Maybe I'm spoiled, but as much as I love the sound of the Duran reissues, the lack of bonus tracks and liner notes.
Duran Duran are by no means the only artist who doesn't go the extra mile - Bob Dylan, the Clash and the Rolling Stones have all fine tuned the sound and packaging of classic albums, but with no bonus tracks.
The Clash certainly made up for this with their singles box set, which has a ton of bonus tracks and a really cool multi-page booklet. While I love Duran Duran's singles boxes, there's nary a perk in sight.
I think if a band isn't going to offer bonus tracks or a thick booklet, they should offer choices, as deluxe editions by bands like ABC, the Clash and Jeff Buckley have done. These multi-disc sets have countless extra tracks, thick booklets and a smart digipak design. The albums they represent are still generally available in their original package for people who don't want all those extras.
Personally, I think recent reissues by artists like Pavement and Elvis Costello are the way to do it. Cheap multi-disc sets packed with bonus tracks, rare artwork and liner notes are where it's at. With CD sales plummeting, record companies should look to inexpensive packages like this, especially with re-releases.
I understand the desire to hear an album the way you heard it first, and the way the artist originally intended it, but that's simple enough to accomplish in this technological age. Programing your CD or mp3 player is a breeze, and if you want to skip those bonus songs, it take little effort to pull it off.
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Post by taylorsmom on Jan 26, 2007 19:35:32 GMT -5
Well since I didn't/don't have a big record/album collection.. It wouldn't bother me with the extra songs.. I would welcome them.. Just more to listen to..
Man I need to spend more time in the record shops.. I guess I'm missing out on alot.. lol
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Post by honeyryder on Jan 26, 2007 20:51:16 GMT -5
I love the idea of bonus tracks. I, too, bought the remastered Depeche Mode to get the bonus tracks.
And frankly, after DM, isn't DD one of the bands most known for good remixes?
As for 'hearing the song the way it was intended', the alternate versions that DD has released (e.g., the Night Versions) were exactly the version DD intended them to be...
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Post by honeyryder on Jan 26, 2007 20:55:04 GMT -5
Just thought of one more thing. The other day I got a surprise bonus track. It was a CD compilation I bought, no mention whatsoever of the bonus track at the end, not even on the CD or in the liner notes or anything. They put somewhat of a pause before it played, so I didn't hear it until I let the CD run too long. It was a delightful surprise! (and also a really quirky song)
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