KillahBee wrote:I'm cool with a 40 minute runtime, (if that's the case) off the top of my head;
Common - BE
The Roots - Game Theory/How I Got Over/Undun
Edan - Beauty & the beat
Madvillainy
12 Reasons to Die
Curren$y - Pilot Talk
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
and obviously, Illmatic, all clock in around that mark, and are all pretty much flawless with huge reply value
Plenty of great Jazz/Rock/Pop albums are short and sweet, which is a reason why they are great
Personally, I find it hard with work/college/other interests to listen to a 60+ minute album in one sitting, and that's the an album should be listened too, so I embrace this from 'Ye.
An interesting interview with Rick Rubin on Yeezus is floating around;
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/06/ ... ts-yeezus/
Agree. Although I can see why some people feel they get more for their money. I guess it depends on how you think of an album. In my opinion it's like a movie; I won't watch a five hour long movie, just like I won't listen to an 80 minutes long album. I always end up skipping fillers.
I guess it's an old way of thinking considering how little album sells compared to single tracks off Itunes or whatever. Back in the days you were pretty much forced to listen to an album from beginning to finish due to the difficulties changing the music. The technology over the years have obviously made it a lot easier.
Good to see Kanye sticking to this formular.
