#CosoMusic
Have a think before you answer.
What albums released in the last ten years do you think people will refer to in the year 2050 as "True Classics", the way, for example, we talk about 1990s classic albums today?
Teenagers, who are historically the curators of music for their time as teens, aren't listening to most of what anyone here would list.
@Shelter That's where my mind was going.
I'm also considering that the "complete album" as an art form, isn't necessarily as interesting to today's teens. Streaming and playlists are more popular, I think.
@stueytheround @Shelter
It's not just the lack of albums. It's the lack of common culture. When we relied on a finite number of radio stations, you could get a phenomenon where everyone knew the same artists and owned the most popular albums, which is a prerequisite to them being considered classics.
Albums now are often higher quality than the stuff when I was young and one or two hits carried an album of meh songs. With streaming, they all have to be good. But they don't get credit for it.
@EileenKCarpenter
I agree.
However, ten truly great songs don't necessarily equal a truly great album.
The real classics do more than that. They take you on a musical, emotional journey. I'm not talking about "concept albums" (though I really enjoy those) as much as song selection and the order in which they appear. That part is an art in and of itself and often, it's more about what you leave out than what you keep.