Shareefruck
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Seems like we don't dig into this topic much. I've been getting to the point in my "looking for albums to get into" phase where I'm not really clicking with too many undiscovered albums anymore. EPs always seemed to me like the next logical venue to dig deeper into, but they don't seem to get discussed, evaluated and curated as heavily as normal albums do.
How do you feel about them in general? Are EPs as a format just generally inferior to the full length album format? Do you need that length for comparably satisfaction? Are there EPs that are every bit as good as the best albums? Are there acclaimed artists whose best work is an EP? What are the most impressive and complete ones that you can think of, and how do they compare to the full length stuff?
As someone who cares more about front-to-back perfection than quantity (and often would rather that weaker songs just be cut from flawed albums entirely), it feels like there's undiscovered promise there that I've been neglecting and could be up my alley. For example, I recently got really into "Love's Easy Tears" by Cocteau Twins and was a lot more satisfied by it than "Treasure" or "Heaven and Las Vegas". A lot of my favorite Fela Kuti releases fall somewhere between a single and a full length album too. Hoping for more.
How do you feel about them in general? Are EPs as a format just generally inferior to the full length album format? Do you need that length for comparably satisfaction? Are there EPs that are every bit as good as the best albums? Are there acclaimed artists whose best work is an EP? What are the most impressive and complete ones that you can think of, and how do they compare to the full length stuff?
As someone who cares more about front-to-back perfection than quantity (and often would rather that weaker songs just be cut from flawed albums entirely), it feels like there's undiscovered promise there that I've been neglecting and could be up my alley. For example, I recently got really into "Love's Easy Tears" by Cocteau Twins and was a lot more satisfied by it than "Treasure" or "Heaven and Las Vegas". A lot of my favorite Fela Kuti releases fall somewhere between a single and a full length album too. Hoping for more.
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