Post #2083143
2026-05-01 05:20 UTC
@chriskirknielsen Yeah, a band re-recording old songs is very different from a movie remake. They've been playing those songs live all those years (usually), and those performances often evolve stylistically. A new recording captures that natural process. Usually that takes the form of a live album, but a new studio album can also be valid.
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@phil@front-end.social 2026-05-01 13:01
@AmeliaBR @chriskirknielsen also hard to be accused of a cash grab when people statistically don’t pay to purchase recorded music anymore
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@chriskirknielsen@front-end.social 2026-05-01 13:31
@AmeliaBR I mostly don't listen to live albums (unless they are recorded super cleanly, maybe I'm just a purist), so I probably miss out on a few opportunities for new takes on songs I like… maybe I should reassess that! And yeah if we were to compare movie remakes, that'd be more akin to a cover by a different band. Not a great comparison, sorry!