yes. this is moving into another singles era, like back in the doo wop and early rock and roll days. when albums were only 4 songs long.

there is no theasable reason that a group of shmoes with a big name label should expect me to pay upwards of 30 dollars for a album that just doesnt grasp me from start to finish. if i think they will be worth the dollar amount i will pay to ass to my collection but mostly i will help them get paid by going to see thier live functions and buying merch.
the industry is starting to loose control and thier monopoly on music is going away. thier affraid they wont be rich anymore and they wont have the power to force bands to pre-maturely release albums to meet thier contract deadlines, so we will be getting crap music that had to be thrown together instead of the artist having the proper time to bang out a cd worth of worthwhile material that i can feel comfy dropping 20 bucks on and not regretting it when i put it in my d player at home.
i.e. linkin park shoul fucking take a big dive off a bridge. thier shit sucks because they were a hometown band that wrote an amazing first album and then had to be pushed into writing new songs as fast as possible to make thier deadlines. even though my lp phase grew apart with my youth, it would be nice to hear an actual half decent attempt at another chart and record breaking album from bands such as this...
good thing i can allways count on my nine inch nails, who apparently has made a braod promise to release his new album in a few months for free online just as his saul williams collaboration was done. but i will be making a cash donation for that album. i cant help it, i am in love.......