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Friend just saw it said it was interesting has more respect for page and edge now not so much Jack white who seems like a tool.pk500 wrote:I can't wait to see this movie, "It Might Get Loud:"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl9iS2egnC0
Take care,
PK
Rumors abound that Jack White is producing the next Stones record. Worked for Loretta Lynn!pk500 wrote:I can't wait to see this movie, "It Might Get Loud:"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl9iS2egnC0
Take care,
PK
Late to the party, as I just checked these links. Jimmy, your boy is an evil player -- just like his old man. The kid has licks!Jimmydeicide wrote:Hope this is not too much out of line but my lad played his first real gig last Saturday.
I was so happy for them. They are all just 14 pretty damn good musicians too so heres some pics if anyone cares and a couple of songs on their my space page.
They do everything themselves and they have 4 original songs with a 5th almost complete.
Evan is the Blondey on the left.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2 ... bc35b540cf
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?s ... xo8&ref=nf
Prince and Springsteen live make a mockery out of people claiming any sort of 80's artistic ascendancy for Michael Jackson, Madonna and the like. Both are ridiculously great live, regardless of the ebbs and flows of their recorded output.Spooky wrote:Not really feelin' the new PJ album unfortunately. Too bland. That's only after one listen though but so far I like their previous release better.
On another note I saw Springsteen last night. HOLY SH*T!!!! The place was up for grabs! This is probably not news to any Springsteen fans, but I am not one. I like his stuff okay and respect him but have nver considered myslef a fan...until now.
He's one of those artists that I have always heard needs to be seen live and puts on such a great show, etc...So I went for it and he blew me away! Thanks Bruce!!!
Feel the same way. It's solid but not spectacular. Nothing on it made my ears stand up and say, "Holy f*ck!"Spooky wrote:Not really feelin' the new PJ album unfortunately. Too bland.
The Clash ? And you talk about bland ?pk500 wrote:Feel the same way. It's solid but not spectacular. Nothing on it made my ears stand up and say, "Holy f*ck!"Spooky wrote:Not really feelin' the new PJ album unfortunately. Too bland.
The new PJ album is a keeper, but not a heavy rotation pick for me. The entire Clash discography has been in heavy rotation for me lately!
Take care,
PK
Compared to Pearl Jam? You're serious? Different strokes, I guess. Or are you still torqued at Little Mickey Owen?davet010 wrote:The Clash ? And you talk about bland ?pk500 wrote:Feel the same way. It's solid but not spectacular. Nothing on it made my ears stand up and say, "Holy f*ck!"Spooky wrote:Not really feelin' the new PJ album unfortunately. Too bland.
The new PJ album is a keeper, but not a heavy rotation pick for me. The entire Clash discography has been in heavy rotation for me lately!
Take care,
PK
I did a direct comparison between the remasters and my original CD's. Hard Days Night, Rubber Soul, and Revolver are pretty noticeable IMO. Abbey Road, not so much. Sometimes your ears (and sound system) can be deceiving. Turn on the iTunes Waveform (or something similar) and you'll visually see the difference in the levels.Spooky wrote: As far as the stereo remasters go...I am having a hard time hearing a significant difference compared to the original CD releases. My somewhat extensive comparisons have led me to believe that the remasters basically have a bit fuller sound, more mid-range and feel overall warmer sounding. But on some tracks I can barely notice any difference. At one point I was wondering if my 'aquired' copy was legit and was thinking that perhaps I was only hearing differnces in the way it was digiatlly converted as compared to my itunes ripped copies.
Anyone else have experiecne with direct comparisons between the new stereo remasters and the original CD releases? Should I be hearing a much more noticable difference?
Oh, yeah, there is a volume difference, but I always find that to be kind of cheating. I always 'normalize' the volume on ALL my music anyway so after doing that the sonic differences became even less noticable. It's funny...I hear a fair difference in Magical Mystery Tour and some stuff on Revolver, but like you said, not much difference at all on the later stuff especially Abbey Road. Funny thing is that in a lot of the more negative, critical reviews I've read people seem to think that Abbey Road shows a bigger improvement than the others. Very strange.greggsand wrote:I did a direct comparison between the remasters and my original CD's. Hard Days Night, Rubber Soul, and Revolver are pretty noticeable IMO. Abbey Road, not so much. Sometimes your ears (and sound system) can be deceiving. Turn on the iTunes Waveform (or something similar) and you'll visually see the difference in the levels.Spooky wrote: As far as the stereo remasters go...I am having a hard time hearing a significant difference compared to the original CD releases. My somewhat extensive comparisons have led me to believe that the remasters basically have a bit fuller sound, more mid-range and feel overall warmer sounding. But on some tracks I can barely notice any difference. At one point I was wondering if my 'aquired' copy was legit and was thinking that perhaps I was only hearing differnces in the way it was digiatlly converted as compared to my itunes ripped copies.
Anyone else have experiecne with direct comparisons between the new stereo remasters and the original CD releases? Should I be hearing a much more noticable difference?
Yep...MP3Gain for me as well. I use 92db for all my stuff. I can't stand the overly loud masters either. The biggest issue is the fact that I shuffle my music constantly so I never have to reach for the volume knob every other song.pk500 wrote:I normalize volume on all tracks, too, which is equivalent to saying I reduce volume on all tracks.
I can't stand the trend this decade of CD tracks being so damn "hot." The amount of clipping and lack of subtlety are rampant at such ridiculous dB levels.
MP3Gain is a vital tool in my MP3 workshop.
Take care,
PK
I use the default 89 dB. I figure the sound engineer who designed the program must have known where to set the default.Spooky wrote:Yep...MP3Gain for me as well. I use 92db for all my stuff. I can't stand the overly loud masters either. The biggest issue is the fact that I shuffle my music constantly so I never have to reach for the volume knob every other song.pk500 wrote:I normalize volume on all tracks, too, which is equivalent to saying I reduce volume on all tracks.
I can't stand the trend this decade of CD tracks being so damn "hot." The amount of clipping and lack of subtlety are rampant at such ridiculous dB levels.
MP3Gain is a vital tool in my MP3 workshop.
Take care,
PK
I didn't catch the differences in Abbey Road until I put on headphones (my headphone setup is way better than my stereo system). The space and subtleties (lots of little background bits, able to discern each voice in the harmonies) were very apparent when I A/B'd with the 1987 cd. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" is massive sounding now. The White Album is another one that shines in the remastering; again, "Helter Skelter" is a monster, and "Ob-La-Di" doesn't completely suck. The White Album is probably the most listened to album in my life (my mom says I used to listen to it all day every day as a toddler, and I don't think a month passes without a listen even now), and the remasters made me feel like I was actually hearing it for the first time.Spooky wrote:Oh, yeah, there is a volume difference, but I always find that to be kind of cheating. I always 'normalize' the volume on ALL my music anyway so after doing that the sonic differences became even less noticable. It's funny...I hear a fair difference in Magical Mystery Tour and some stuff on Revolver, but like you said, not much difference at all on the later stuff especially Abbey Road. Funny thing is that in a lot of the more negative, critical reviews I've read people seem to think that Abbey Road shows a bigger improvement than the others. Very strange.greggsand wrote:I did a direct comparison between the remasters and my original CD's. Hard Days Night, Rubber Soul, and Revolver are pretty noticeable IMO. Abbey Road, not so much. Sometimes your ears (and sound system) can be deceiving. Turn on the iTunes Waveform (or something similar) and you'll visually see the difference in the levels.Spooky wrote: As far as the stereo remasters go...I am having a hard time hearing a significant difference compared to the original CD releases. My somewhat extensive comparisons have led me to believe that the remasters basically have a bit fuller sound, more mid-range and feel overall warmer sounding. But on some tracks I can barely notice any difference. At one point I was wondering if my 'aquired' copy was legit and was thinking that perhaps I was only hearing differnces in the way it was digiatlly converted as compared to my itunes ripped copies.
Anyone else have experiecne with direct comparisons between the new stereo remasters and the original CD releases? Should I be hearing a much more noticable difference?
PK, Backspacer (and for that matter, PJ) ultimately may not be your cup o' tea, but you're doing yourself a pretty big disservice, IMO, if you're listening while not reading the lyrics. Just brilliant.pk500 wrote:Feel the same way. It's solid but not spectacular. Nothing on it made my ears stand up and say, "Holy f*ck!"Spooky wrote:Not really feelin' the new PJ album unfortunately. Too bland.
The new PJ album is a keeper, but not a heavy rotation pick for me. The entire Clash discography has been in heavy rotation for me lately!
Take care,
PK
89db just semed a tad low to me. Somehow settled on 92db. Oh...and I graduated with a degree in Sound Engineering so don't be too afriad to try 92...pk500 wrote:I use the default 89 dB. I figure the sound engineer who designed the program must have known where to set the default.Spooky wrote:Yep...MP3Gain for me as well. I use 92db for all my stuff. I can't stand the overly loud masters either. The biggest issue is the fact that I shuffle my music constantly so I never have to reach for the volume knob every other song.pk500 wrote:I normalize volume on all tracks, too, which is equivalent to saying I reduce volume on all tracks.
I can't stand the trend this decade of CD tracks being so damn "hot." The amount of clipping and lack of subtlety are rampant at such ridiculous dB levels.
MP3Gain is a vital tool in my MP3 workshop.
Take care,
PK
Some new albums have dB levels around 100. That's ridiculous.
Take care,
PK
