Scott Andrew - lo-fi acoustic pop superhero!

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November 29, 2006

It’s time for the 30-second clip to go away.

30 seconds is not enough to decide if you like a song or don’t. Most pop songs don’t even get to the chorus in the first 30 seconds.

Sometimes you don’t even hear lyrics until 20 seconds in!

What if the magic moment that clinches the deal comes at 0:42? What if the middle eight or coda is most excellent?

Golly, I hate 30-second clips.

And Howlin' Hobbit did speak thusly:

Hear, hear!
And Glenn Peters did speak thusly:

I don’t see what’s wrong with having highly abbrev
And Jim Kloss did speak thusly:

Yeah, I never liked them either. Good foreplay is supposed to erotic – enough to get things going – not just a quick tease that’s more annoying than enticing.
And spinhead did speak thusly:

As someone who buys more music than they play, of late, I’m infinitely more likely to be swayed by a full-length lo-fi. Let me hear the whole song a few times (Napster already does) and I’ll usually be hooked and need the real deal. ‘Cause I won’t settle for lo-fi. Um, in my MP3s. It’s just fine in acoustic pop superheroes.
And Jake did speak thusly:

There is one attribute in which a 30 second clip is handy, and that’s when you are trying to verify the the song is the one you are specifically looking for. It drives me crazy when I can’t find the right version of a song.
And billie did speak thusly:

Hah! Right on Glenn! Point taken :)
And JY did speak thusly:

Agreed.

Btw, the blogger going by the name of the RIAA CEO seems to think 30 seconds is enough:

http://mitchbainwol.blogspot.com/2006/08/you-get-30-seconds.html

JY