Are there any albums/songs you love but can’t listen to regularly because of the way they make you feel? There are a few albums that, as much as I love, it is hard to listen too because of the emotions they evoke. The albums ‘Sea Change’ by Beck and ‘The Fragile’ by Nine Inch Nails are some that stand out. I find both amazing pieces of art that beautifully describes the emotions of the artist. That being said, the art takes me to a place I struggle…

An Open Letter to the Pair of Gen-Z Men in the Northeast Regional Quiet Car Loudly Discussing Pitchfork’s 100 Best Albums of All Time Gentlemen, Your opinions on the discography of the last fifty years interests me about as much as you think it does a middle-aged woman traveling coach to Boston with a L.L. Bean boat tote filled with crackers. I read mild. I read invisible. I read that probably all I listen to is “Ripple” by the Grateful Dead. It’s easy to assume that I don’t k…

Has there ever been a more amazing run of albums than Bowie’s from 1970-1980? I was watching Mic the Snare’s Deep Discog Dive into Bowie’s music last night, and seeing what Bowie did in the 1970s is frankly staggering. He was releasing a classic album pretty much every year for an entire decade: 1970 – The Man Who Sold the World 1971 – Hunky Dory 1972 – the Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust 1973 – Aladdin Sane (and Pin Ups,…

Of artists with a discography of over 20 studio albums, are there any who hit their “peak” on or after the 10th one? Whenever I see a legacy artist— one who has had great success in decades past— releasing new albums to lackluster reviews, it often makes me wonder “why?” Artists like Elton John (31), Van Morrison (44), James Brown (59), Bruce Springsteen (21) all saw their most praised work in the earlier part of their long …

Outsourcing advice: Scanning photo albums and capturing related metadata I have thousands of photos in albums from my grandparents, some dating back to the late 1800s of *their* grandparents (but mostly from the mid to late 1900s). My grandfather was a news photographer, so there is no shortage of prints. At. All. Fortunately, my grandmother was meticulous at labeling photos with the people, date, and location, eith…

Are live albums not a thing anymore? I noticed that at some point in the 90s/00s live albums just stopped being a thing, at least with the bands I’ve listened to (mostly indie, rock, dreampop). Does anyone know why is that? submitted by /u/FebruarySkies