If You Were the Director of SEB: 2016 Edition
Posted: 17 Feb 2016, 13:31
I know this idea has been done before, but I think it's been quite awhile since the last one. Given the labels we have now, the format, etc., things have changed quite a bit since the old thread.
So...what would you do if you were the director of the SEB series?
What labels would you keep or lose? How would you format volumes? Anything else?
1. I would drop Sunfire and possibly Delta. Never been a fan of Sunfire (can only think of 2 Sunfire tracks that I really liked...) and getting tired of the same sounds from Delta. Now, I would ask Delta to try and reinvent their sounds. Don't want to be a Hitler though!
2. Revert back to 18 track format. I'm still a staunch supporter of the 18 track format. More songs and better listening time for me.
3. What to do with so many unreleased songs? We could use some space in each CD to showcase unreleased songs or have the occasional bonus CD (in vain of the bonus CDs from the 170s and 180s).
4. Make international digital releases happen. The biggest reason why this genre is stalling is that Avex chooses not to release the main series on iTunes outside of Japan. I will still never understand why you would choose not to especially if can increase revenue and an audience.
5. Anniversary/Best of Albums. I had the thought earlier that the anniversary albums and best of the year albums should be fused together. Have CD 1 a themed best hits (i.e."SEB 240 CD 1 is all Best of 150-240) while CD 2 would be a top 50 megamix of the past 9 or 10 albums.
So...what would you do if you were the director of the SEB series?
What labels would you keep or lose? How would you format volumes? Anything else?
1. I would drop Sunfire and possibly Delta. Never been a fan of Sunfire (can only think of 2 Sunfire tracks that I really liked...) and getting tired of the same sounds from Delta. Now, I would ask Delta to try and reinvent their sounds. Don't want to be a Hitler though!
2. Revert back to 18 track format. I'm still a staunch supporter of the 18 track format. More songs and better listening time for me.
3. What to do with so many unreleased songs? We could use some space in each CD to showcase unreleased songs or have the occasional bonus CD (in vain of the bonus CDs from the 170s and 180s).
4. Make international digital releases happen. The biggest reason why this genre is stalling is that Avex chooses not to release the main series on iTunes outside of Japan. I will still never understand why you would choose not to especially if can increase revenue and an audience.
5. Anniversary/Best of Albums. I had the thought earlier that the anniversary albums and best of the year albums should be fused together. Have CD 1 a themed best hits (i.e."SEB 240 CD 1 is all Best of 150-240) while CD 2 would be a top 50 megamix of the past 9 or 10 albums.