greatest ep

[sailor]

no, not executive producer...extended play musical recording. someone posted in another thread that alice in chain's - jar of flies was the best. while i thoroughly enjoyed that one, i'd have to go with metallica's - the $5.98 e.p.: garage days re-revisited. what's your favorite?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/af/Garagerevisited.jpg

[lleeder]

Tool-Opiate

[sailor]

Tool-Opiate

i never considered that an ep, although i suppose i should. the wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ep) article on ep's is kinda interesting. like weezer's green album isn't considered an ep even tho' it's under 30 minutes.

[Stankfoot]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/stankfoot/bmc.jpg

[epo]

I'll take "Come on Pilgrim" by the Pixies

http://quimby.gnus.org/4ad-pics/Pixies.ComeOnPilgrim.lp.jpg

[Dan G]

http://www.dango727.com/ice_cube2.jpg

[epo]

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/c/ce/Stink.jpg

This one ain't bad either.

[deepinthewoods]

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s88237.jpg

[deepinthewoods]

http://www.rerusa.com/Merchant2/graphics/products/misc/residents_duck.jpg

The Residents "Duck Stab." This rates high as well. How should I know? I've had a dick in my mouth and this gives me a special gay EP ESP.

[paulisded]

I wanted to choose the Clash, 'mats or Pixies, but somebody beat me to it.

So I'll have to go with R.E.M.'s Chronic Town.

[PapaBear]

Not the best, but I like it...
http://85.21.19.21/bcovers/alb11643.jpg

[BoondockSaint]

http://www.dango727.com/ice_cube2.jpg

Wow, completely forgot about this. Dead Homiez. Jackin' for Beats. There was some great shit on there.

[Bossanova]

I'll take "Come on Pilgrim" by the Pixies

http://quimby.gnus.org/4ad-pics/Pixies.ComeOnPilgrim.lp.jpg

Wow, I love epo so much right now. Great pick

[OGC]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/stankfoot/bmc.jpg


That would have been my first choice, but a close second would be ...

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5896/tpep61cb0caww1.jpg

Just love that Cuban Slide

[Thrice]

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s4836.jpg

Sadly, it truly was all down hill from this release forward for NOFX.

[nassue]

http://www.labproductions.com/clutch/discography/images/impetus_bg.jpg

oh, how i do love those boys from Maryland



"I Will Not Relent, I Am DRIVEN!!!"

[A.J.]

The greatest EP of them all.

http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/sacred_heart_of_elvis.jpeg

[ToddEVF]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/Warren_Zevon_-_Warren_Zevon.jpg

[midwestjeff]

The correct answer was "jar of flies". SORRY. You were all wrong, it was a trick question.

[El Mudo]

Love this one...can't stop listening to it


http://brucerobison.com/merch/images/coverSanAntonio.jpg




Fan of this one too

http://www.oldcrowfans.com/images/eutaw.jpg

[DonInNC]

Gotta throw this one in the mix:

http://991.com/newgallery/Iron-Maiden-Maiden-Japan-3068.jpg

[TheMojoPin]

I had always heard that the difference between EP's and LP's were the number of songs and not how long the album is. I think 8-9 songs or more is an LP, and then 4-8 or 9 is an EP and then 1-3 is a single.

[TheMojoPin]

And this is probably my favorite...

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Lt5ctqaSL._SS500_.jpg

[lleeder]

I had always heard that the difference between EP's and LP's were the number of songs and not how long the album is. I think 8-9 songs or more is an LP, and then 4-8 or 9 is an EP and then 1-3 is a single.

Length has to be a part of it. Animals and Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd are both only 5 songs long and they are LP's.

[TheMojoPin]

Length has to be a part of it. Animals and Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd are both only 5 songs long and they are LP's.

Prog rock fucks everything up. Just when I thought I couldn't hate that stupid band any more than I already do...

[lleeder]

Prog rock fucks everything up. Just when I thought I couldn't hate that stupid band any more than I already do...

Thats not nice. :thumbdown:

[paulisded]

From wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play)

Defining "EP"
The term EP is also sometimes applied to compact discs with short playing times. However, since a CD can carry any amount of material up to around 80 minutes, the distinction between a CD EP and a short CD LP is somewhat arbitrary and is based on artistic and marketing factors. The Mars Volta ran into problems with their five-track album Frances the Mute before its release; the final 32-minute track, "Cassandra Gemini", was divided into eight semi-arbitrary sections so the band would be paid an album's wages rather than an EP's.[1] Autechre decided to name one of their releases EP7 even though it contained 11 tracks and was over an hour long. On the other hand, Weezer's Green Album is not considered an EP even though it falls short of half an hour.

Some artists, especially in the days of vinyl, have released full-length albums that could fit the definition of a modern-day EP (Yes's Close to the Edge is nearly 39 minutes long; the Norwegian band Ulver's album Bergtatt is only 34 minutes, Prince's Dirty Mind is seconds short of a full half hour.) Conversely, there are EPs that are long enough to be albums. Marilyn Manson's Smells Like Children for example, which is 54 minutes long and Estradasphere's The Silent Elk of Yesterday clocks in at 74 minutes. Another good example is the Harbinger Of Metal EP by the Finnish doom metal band, Reverend Bizarre, clocking well over an hour. This is particularly the case with the rare double EP, which contains two discs.

There are also some EPs which are even shorter than the standard single. It has become customary in recent years for new bands to release their first release nominally as an "EP" to give it more grand connotations than a single. By giving the release a unique name (as opposed to it being named after the lead track on the CD) the band can garner more attention for the other tracks on the CD. Using the example of Arctic Monkeys, by calling their first release Five Minutes With Arctic Monkeys rather than Fake Tales of San Francisco (the first track on the CD) they also put the second track "From The Ritz to the Rubble" in the limelight. Thus, Five Minutes With Arctic Monkeys is more akin to a double-A side than a standard EP. Subsequently, similar releases by other new bands could be described as "triple-A sides" or even "quadruple-A sides".

A remix single is not considered an EP unless it also has other songs on it (an EP/single hybrid). The name "extended play" has become something of a misnomer, for though it originally was used for singles that were extended beyond the standard length, it is now more often synonymous with an album that is shorter than usual; indeed, EPs are sometimes referred to as "mini-albums" (see below). For this reason, among others, they are referred to as "EPs", the full name being used much more rarely.