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Interesting points made about the album .... most of which I agree with

Yes - and most of which I've been saying for 45 years!

For the life of me I really don't understand what the fuss is all about.
Some people make great albums, most don't. Some people make great blogs
most don't. Some make great singles most don't. Why does it have to be
this constant album v singles nonsense. It is not the album that is the problem
but the songs IN the album.

Make a themed album and you have a great album. Throw 12 songs or more together
without cohesion or a storyline and you have a poor album. Write 10 singles each
month and next year you have an album.

Lefsetz says a lot of good things in those posts but ultimately his argument is flawed.
He is picking on those whom he has an argument with whilst ignoring the obvious. Give
me CHOICE. If I listen to your album on Spotify and like it I will make a playlist of it
and play it through. If not I will cherry pick the songs and bundle them with the other songs I like.