From FreyGuy Sent Thu, Oct 30th 1997, 16:48
I agree with your point...it makes no difference to the listening experience, but those of us who like to talk about music <enter poignant Frank Zappa quote here> need a common reference for the things we talk about. That really is the only issue for track listings. But I also like to know the names/label info etc. of the people who produce and publish the music so if I like it, I can find more like it.. or if I don't, I can avoid it ;-) Its the same semantics issue as the labeling of music; sure, labeling music is rather silly, but for the purposes of the list, it gives us a common reference to discuss. Kev. np: BDP - Bytes ++++++++++++++++++++ Aaron S Michelson wrote: > Excerpts from mail: 29-Oct-97 Re: (idm) german 'blech' by > "Chris.Hilker"@hyperreal > > To me, a good layout must be functional. The Blech CD cover art has a > > virtually unreadable tracklist, which means it loses lots of points > > with me (as do 'Chiastic Slide' and Kenny Larkin's 'Metaphor,' two > > other nice-looking DR covers that sacrifice content on the altar of > > form). > > Your response leads me to ask one simple question: What's the point of a > tracklisting anyway, other than to refer the track by name to someone > else? Tracknames are so trivial these days. Especially for a band like > Autechre, does it make such a huge difference? > > Aaron > np: kumo (airbag) -- FreyGuy <Everyday is FreyDay> Network & Lotus Notes Administrator Hansen Corporation / A Minebea Group Company *xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx xxxxx@xxxxxx-xxxxx.xxx WebSite: http://www.evansville.net/~kevfrey/ Rule #8 from Horror Movie Character Survival Guide: "As a general rule, do NOT solve puzzles that open the portals to Hell."