I've read a few reviews of Suede’s excellent new album ‘The Blue Hour’, and was intrigued to see it described as the third in a ‘triptych’ of albums, following Bloodsports and Night Thoughts.
I’d never heard of this word before, and it refers to a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together vertically and used as an altarpiece.
By extension, it means a set of three associated artistic, literary, or musical works intended to be appreciated together.
You could argue this with the three Suede albums, but what other musical triptychs are out there? Bowie's Berlin trilogy, maybe? Or stretching it a bit, maybe Blur’s three albums of the mid 90s?
Or is this triptych thing a typical example of rock journo pretension?
I’d never heard of this word before, and it refers to a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together vertically and used as an altarpiece.
By extension, it means a set of three associated artistic, literary, or musical works intended to be appreciated together.
You could argue this with the three Suede albums, but what other musical triptychs are out there? Bowie's Berlin trilogy, maybe? Or stretching it a bit, maybe Blur’s three albums of the mid 90s?
Or is this triptych thing a typical example of rock journo pretension?
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