grilled_cheese
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...there's a lot more music on CDs than there used to be on LPs, and so the quality is hard to keep up. If you asked the same question 15-20 years ago about Side 1 vs Side 2 of an LP or cassette, you might get different answers. But since a 65-75 minute CD holds almost twice as much music as many older LPs, bands don't have to be as selective anymore about what to include vs. what not to include. Or, they now write more, which likely also leads to a dilution of quality. So, if the CDs are frontloaded with the better songs, the first half will be better than the second half, and the difference not as noticeable as it would have been in a Side 1 vs Side 2 debate
BAM! Well said and tis the truth!
Ken's words also describe the problem with a lot of albums that were meant for release on compact disc compared to vinyl. This is why there are very few "masterpieces" in today's metal world. Do you think Master of Puppets or Peace Sells would still be masterpieces if another song or two were added? I think not.