It kind of amazes me when this record company or that, in an effort to exponentially boost the sales of their best selling albums (I'm only talking about releases which came out during the past two years or so), decide to re-release them in an expanded/deluxe edition. It's like WTF? I mean, the original releases are selling enough already all by their lonesome & without those loathed bonus tracks, so why push the envelope & add a few more tunes at the 11th hour? (Hello...) Which brings me to the next question: couldn't these record labels save the hit of the day (which more often than not is the only additional song worth checking out on any expanded/deluxe CD) for another release? What were they thinking anyways? The artists in question could have at least recorded it for their original efforts to begin with or saved the hit of the day for a soundtrack. But for Sony or Universal to decide to say to certain performers on their payroll, "Hey, let's add a few more songs onto this album or that to boost our sales," well, in my own personal opinion, is a bit much.
When it comes to leaving a work of art well enough alone, I'm a firm believer that it shouldn't have to be tampered with to still be enduring & have a lasting impact. Unless it's a classic album by awesome performers (Ramones, Joy Division, The Pogues, among others), it shouldn't have to be remodified to keep the money flowing into the cash registers. Just leave it like so, for crying out loud!!
What's next? The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band re-reloaded, revisited? Let's hope not. For once, let's hope not.
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