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Davey
02-05-2011, 11:38 AM
Pretty cool record cover ...

http://members.mailaka.net/davey/tao_cover.jpg

The mp3 download is up all over now (think it's out next week). I grabbed the VBR at Avax (http://avaxhome.ws/music/rock/alternate_indie/and_you_will_know_us_by_the_trail_of_dead_tao_of_t he_dead_2011.html) to give a trial listen, and man does it sound like crap. Actually, they do really bring the noise on this one, some fun tunes, but I sure hope the CD sounds a lot better than this. Kinda doubt it though, based on the plot of one of the songs below ...

http://members.mailaka.net/davey/tao.jpg

Swish
02-05-2011, 02:24 PM
Man does it sound like crap.

Like I want to run out and buy it right now. Yeah baby!

Davey
02-05-2011, 02:51 PM
You make this sound so enticing. Like I want to run out and buy it right now. Yeah baby!
Yea, I know, I wouldn't buy it having heard the preview. They made their own studio, hired a well known producer, put all their heads together and then put out something that a lot of people just won't buy because it sounds like crap. Pretty dumb.

On the other hand ... have you checked out the latest song of the day in my sig? Sounds pretty nice for mp3, though it is at 320k. Gouge away.

Slosh
02-06-2011, 06:29 AM
All of my Trail of Dead albums sound like s<a>hit, even on LP. This is one album where mp3 is good enough.

Davey
02-06-2011, 08:57 AM
All of my Trail of Dead albums sound like s<a>hit, even on LP. This is one album where mp3 is good enough.
Yea, I know, but you would think that with complete control over what they release (I assume) that they might actually listen to it beforehand. I guess most artists don't really care.

Been listening over and over to the new 5-track sampler from PJ Harvey's new one (http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6123159/PJ_Harvey-_Let_England_Shake_5_Track_Sampler_vtwin88cube) due out in another week or so. Good stuff. Swish Daddy will like this record (though he may not embrace all of the words :)). It's got a nice mix of styles. She assumed the role of an English songwriter/war correspondent on this one. Encoded at 320 so makes a good preview of the CD. Background article at http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/833f70fa-2fe3-11e0-a7c6-00144feabdc0.html