mol on 22/4/2009 at 19:38
Didn't do anything for me, I'm afraid. But these things are highly subjective, and if that rocks your world, more power to ya.
While being cantakerous, I've never understood why Norah Jones is so popular, either. Nice enough songs, nice enough singer, but ultimately just
really boring. Same whispery voice without much expression. I just never got her. Holly Cole is so much better.
Tonamel tipped me off to Karrin Allyson, and now there's a singer.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5PLPI9DCA8)
Stitch on 22/4/2009 at 20:01
A decent high-fidelity system with
In Rainbows on vinyl equals a delicious sonic cocoon that would quite probably be the death of me.
Aja on 22/4/2009 at 20:08
The limited edition is on 45, which is a speed aesthetically complimentary to the frantic intro of the first track. OH YEAH
but seriously, I have a decent stereo setup and In Rainbows is one of my most pleasurable albums to listen to, at least as far as sound quality and production goes. The first two sides are sublime.
fett on 22/4/2009 at 22:39
Quote Posted by Stitch
Come on, fett. You've got to be able to at least (grudgingly) recognize how
good the album sounds, even if you loathe every song on it. The ability to make that distinction typically accompanies the whole "becoming a musician" bit.
I should have qualified my "no" by saying, "Fine. Let's see them do it on an 8 track analog recorder and I'll be impressed." Sonically, it's impressive no doubt (NIN's Downward Spiral was better IMO), but trying to compare what a modern band does on digitial equipment to what George Martin, Emerick, and Parsons did with popsicle sticks and duct tape is a bit apples and oranges. :erg:
Kuuso on 22/4/2009 at 22:43
Quote Posted by fett
I should have qualified my "no" by saying, "Fine. Let's see them do it on an 8 track analog recorder and I'll be impressed." Sonically, it's impressive no doubt (NIN's Downward Spiral was better IMO), but trying to compare what a modern band does on digitial equipment to what George Martin, Emerick, and Parsons did with popsicle sticks and duct tape is a bit apples and oranges. :erg:
It's not impressive, because it's done on modern equipment? Dunno where to start with that, because it's just silly.
fett on 22/4/2009 at 22:51
I said "it's impressive no doubt" - but I'm not sure how to make a qualitative comparison between the two recordings. Given the equipment Martin was working with at the time, I think what he did with Abbey Road is far more impressive technically (and that could be said for every Beatles recording from Revolver forward, sans Let It Be which wasn't his fault anyway). It's not horribly challenging to get a huge sounding record with modern equipment - it does take time and imagination- both of which are evident on In Rainbows. But there aren't nearly the limitations that Sir George had to work around to get what we hear on Abbey Road.
june gloom on 22/4/2009 at 23:15
So basically it's the difference between Black Sabbath in the 1970s and Wolfmother in the 2000s? I think I can understand that, though I don't agree with it.
