I personally like the EP format, but then I consider brevity a virtue in general. and a lot of the questions I've posed have already been answered.
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If I really put some time into this, the list would be a lot longer.Īnd by the way, with Angry Samoans, one of their two very short "albums" (*Inside My Brain*) was originally an even shorter EP only seven or so years after its original release were more tracks added.įunny, I'd been thinking about starting a thread about whether EPs are worth putting out. Big Black (Racer X, but the two before were pretty good too), Leather Nun (a couple), the Fiends, Phuture, Green River, Halo of Flies (a few none of which I've heard for years), Laughing Hyenas, the Puddle, Rudimentary Peni (though admittedly I knew them mainly from the *EPs of RP* album), Scientists (Blood Red River), DNA, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks (who had two), maybe Three Johns (I forget how long *Atom Drum Bop* was but I bet under 25 minutes), maybe Nerf Herder (ditto for their first two albums), Vox Pop, probably Pussy Galore (a couple), U2 (*Under a Blood Red Sky* - also one of the only bands ever whose best record is a live record!), the Specials (*Ghosttown*), Red Cross aka Redd Kross (debut and *Teen Babes from Monsanto*), possibly the Nomads, possibly Young Gods, Pere Fucking Ubu (*Datapanik in Year Zero*). Jesus, just off the top of my head, let's see: Scratch Acid, Butthole Surfers (their first 2), Flaming Lips (their debut - considered by me if by nobody else), Meat Puppets (debut "album," not so much In a Car), White Zombie, Mission of Burma (yep), Minor Threat (first THREE EPs -hey, so they're really another EP only band, right?), Circle Jerks, Anthrax (*I'm the Man,* still not very good). >Can anyone name an EP that could be considered a band's best work? rock" "nz invasion", which feels like a moral victory to me, a middle-sized coup To me, all those eps represent the more inventive side of the flying nun "alt. and the "stones"/chills/verlaines/sneeky fealings double ep delivered lo-fi as "as good a sound as the great Exile on Main Street", and as good a look too btw, by handily taking a swing at the growing (majors) record plant intransigence with regard to allowing the locals to have normal colour 12" sleeves (cf: all the majors regular "stars" with their funky "cover art").12" eps were the best fidelity you could get then, counter-balancing the lo-fi diy "chris knox with his 4 track" sound, admittedly sounding good anyway (heavier "rock" bass meant those eps did really rock).and these eps were cheaper and thus more impressively worthy of a gamble or maybe some positive discrimination.In nz, it was the bands one chance - no room for excess just to sell albums. Nz flying nun bands own this thread when it comes to 12" 45rpm vinyl eps, a marketing move on a par with led zeps "album only" strategy, that succeeded in at least making a showing in the face of major label indifference to local music and dominance in a UK & US imperial backwater. PS- Is there a band out there that has released ONLY EPs and is consistently excellent? EPs have the potential to be more powerful and cause more impact but also to leave you hungry for more. LPs are usually too long and drawn out, and often fail to set a steady mood. That is as good a case as I can make for these cuties.
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You don't have to press the skip/scroll button as much if looking for a particular song, and so on. You can listen to them over and over and it won't seem like a tiring experience. I am least prone to become bored (good for the ADD nation) when listening to EPs. Like they are puppies as opposed to the big dawgs. Their short length gives them a special allure, as in they are smaller and cuter but definitely cooler. And are often more focused works than LPs. Everything's kept short, sweet, simple, and they are usually cheaper. I'd be interested in knowing y'all's reactions to the EP/mini-album as a legitimate 'aht' form.