StickIt
Senior Member
I just posted to a thread, that is still there and probably still in bold letters, asking what the most influential albums of a certain genre of music are, and it got me to thinking (oops).
As a musician, I have always delved into the deeper cuts of any artists' albums that I really enjoy, and tend to find that I like those gems more (in general) than the songs that became popular hits off of those same albums...
Sometimes, I find that I like the obscure albums more than the top selling albums as a whole.
Is this true of a lot of, if not most, players? If so, then doesn't that beg the question: Wouldn't the true shape of the history of music have been directed by the albums that the general public didn't enjoy as much as us musos?
There's no answer, of course, but I thought it might be interesting to hear some thoughts on the subject; if anyone's interested.
As a musician, I have always delved into the deeper cuts of any artists' albums that I really enjoy, and tend to find that I like those gems more (in general) than the songs that became popular hits off of those same albums...
Sometimes, I find that I like the obscure albums more than the top selling albums as a whole.
Is this true of a lot of, if not most, players? If so, then doesn't that beg the question: Wouldn't the true shape of the history of music have been directed by the albums that the general public didn't enjoy as much as us musos?
There's no answer, of course, but I thought it might be interesting to hear some thoughts on the subject; if anyone's interested.