“There's no point that an album should sound like a watered down version of another album.” ShouldSoundAlbumsVersionsNo Point Author:Stephen Malkmus
“I'm remixing an R.E.M. track called 'I've Been High' from their last album, 'Reveal.' It's a beautiful song, but record execs didn't put it out as a single because it didn't sound like the R.E.M. we're used to. So I asked Michael Stipe if I could have the tapes to do a remix, and he agreed.” IfsLastsBeautifulUsedSongSoundRecordsTrackAlbumsIf I CouldTapeRemix Author:Lukas Haas
“The way I perceive an album to sound and the way I put out mixtapes are two different energies. There's a different focus; there's a different sound.” WayTwoDifferentEnergySoundFocusAlbumsPerceiveMixtapes Author:Yelawolf
“The crews that are going to be self-produced are going to make the great albums, as opposed to making these mix-tapes, these compilations - "Me over this guy" It sounds good individually, but the art of the record is something that is lost. It gets to the point where it's just vocalists and producers coming in and piecing things together.” ArtSelfTogetherGuyLostSoundRecordsAlbumsProducersTapeCrewThis GuyVocalistCompilation Author:El-P
“Ramones or AC/DC are two bands that have managed to keep their signature sound and their signature formula for years and years and album after album after album, without it seeming like a dead-end street.” YearsTwoEndsSoundStreetsBandAlbumsFormulasSeemingSignaturesDead EndsRamones Author:Dave Grohl
“Until the album is perfect and every track sounds like a single and has a world-renowned icon on it, it's not done.” WorldDoneSoundPerfectTrackAlbumsIconsRenownedWorld Renowned Author:Riff Raff
“It is so important for me to keep authentic Cuban sounds alive. All of these great artists have changed the landscape of Latin music and it's an honor to have them on this album ["90 Millas," released in September of 2007]. I believe this album will expose a new generation to the richness of Cuban music.” BelieveImportantArtistI BelieveSoundAliveGenerationsChangedHonorAlbumsLandscapeLatinSeptemberGreat ArtRichnessGreat ArtistNew GenerationCubanLatin MusicCuban Music Author:Gloria Estefan
“Erykah Badu projects don't even sound like Erykah Badu projects. I don't even have one album that sounds like another one of my albums.” SoundProjectsAlbums Author:Erykah Badu
“I want to find out more about how the Backstreet Boys get their incredible sound. I've got both their albums and I would love to cover one of their songs” WantSongSoundBoysIncrediblesAlbumsBackstreetBackstreet Boys Author:Tom Jones
“On the musical side, I always wanted to kind of carry on Pink Floyd's sound. You know, Pink Floyd always had such an original, creative and masterful sound, but there are no new albums. My thought was that there's a way to keep their sound alive.” KnowsWayKindWantedSoundSidesCreativeAliveOriginalsMusicalAlbumsMy Thoughts Author:Corey Feldman
“Predating the Internet and predating videos, you had an active imagination. You would hear sounds and then get mental pictures of what these sounds felt like to you. It engaged you and made you more invested in it. It made you want to get tickets to the show, buy the album, put the poster on the wall. Now it's sensory overload.” WantMadeShowsFeltSoundImaginationWallInternetAlbumsActiveVideoEngagedTicketsPostersSensoryOverload Author:Q-Tip
“I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.” ThinkingKnowsYearsShowsSoundGrowthGrowingPlansGrewGrew UpCatAlbumsFadesFourth Author:Young Jeezy
“My sound is constantly progressing and maturing. It's hard with all the songs that I have written over the years to compile them all into one album. It's almost impossible to categorize them into one genre.” YearsHardSongSoundProgressImpossibleWrittenAlbumsGenreMature Author:Asher Monroe
“What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.” OpportunitySoundRecordsMissingStandardsAlbumsCraftsSongwritingIrresistibleLoopsGroove Author:Barry Manilow
“I'm starting to get older, and began to think about mortality a little more. My mother died in 2003 and that was a big shock. When your parents start to die off, that's going to be a revelation. So for me, this album - although it might sound quite cheery - is really talking about death.” ThinkingLittlesBigsMightMotherDiesParentSoundTalkingDiedStartingAlbumsRevelationsShockMortalityMother Died Author:Donald Fagen
“I don't really marinate in anybody's album because I don't really want to sound like anybody else when I put my album out. So I'd rather not even be tempted to listen to a bunch of other stuff with any degree of emersion in it, cause I just don't want to sound like anything else, so I kinda focus on my own music.” WantCausesStuffSoundMy OwnFocusDegreesAlbumsBunchTempted Author:John Legend
“I wanted to make good records. But my problem is I've got a low boredom threshold, so I wanted it to look and sound different with each album, which is really tantamount to suicide, cause people lose it, they lose it - they say: 'I like that, and that's not this.'” PeopleLooksDifferentProblemWantedCausesSoundLosesRecordsLowsSuicideAlbumsBoredomThresholdGood Records Author:Adam Ant