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Skid Row's Sabo Says Albums Have Too Much Music For Today

11/13/2014
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(Classic Rock) Skid Row's Dave 'Snake' Sabo says albums are a dying format because people don't have time to listen to them anymore. The guitarist says musicians have to adapt to the modern world where most people work longer hours for less money. And for Skid Row, that adaptation means releasing shorter EPs instead of albums.

He tells Rock 'N' Load: "This year not one artist has had a million-selling record in the United States. Coldplay came the closest, apparently. The only thing that sold over a million records is the soundtrack to the movie Frozen. And so that's just a clear indication that we are in a different time.

"And that's okay - we don't lament the past. You have to adapt and navigate through what's thrown at you, and that's what we're doing. That's the reason why we're releasing EPs - you don't wanna inundate people with too much music, because they just don't have the time. No one has the ability anymore to sit down for an hour with their headphones on and experience a new record.

"And that sucks. But that's life. People are working three times as hard for a third of the money these days. It's just a different economic landscape and people just don't have the luxury." He also addressed TV singing competition shows here.

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