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    Doesn't Wilco's Ghost sound incredible?

    <rant>I love that you have to really crank it. Man, why can't they record and mix and master more rock records like this? What is wrong with everybody nowadays? Doesn't anyone in the industry know what good sound is anymore, besides just a small handful that still sit down and listen? Doesn't anyone care?</rant>

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davey
    <rant>I love that you have to really crank it. Man, why can't they record and mix and master more rock records like this? What is wrong with everybody nowadays? Doesn't anyone in the industry know what good sound is anymore, besides just a small handful that still sit down and listen? Doesn't anyone care?</rant>
    So if I crank it will I like it better?

    I don't know why I can't get into this album, is it a grower? I think my expectations were too high after YHF. I won't give up on it, but I'm now starting to listen to Being There and after that I'll delve into Summerteeth. And then I'll pull out Ghost again.

    Speaking of mixing and mastering, I was listening to Good News for People Who Love Bad News on the headphones, and I had to turn it off. What crappy sound! Moon and Antarctica sounds great on headphones. Do you find this to be true?

    Snowbuns

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowbunny
    Speaking of mixing and mastering, I was listening to Good News for People Who Love Bad News on the headphones, and I had to turn it off. What crappy sound! Moon and Antarctica sounds great on headphones. Do you find this to be true?

    Snowbuns
    YES! I'm proud of you. That's great that you are starting to hear that! The original M&A is a great sounding record and CD. I'd love if they had kept that type of [relatively for a Sony CD] uncompressed sound for the followup. GNFPWLBN is full of nasty digital clipping in addition to the large amounts of compression.

    Wilco rules and Ghost might be the best one (for me). Hit my sweet spot right away. And now just gets better and better. Absolutely love it. Almost an embarrassing amount. Jeff is my idol, but it's a manly love

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davey
    YES! I'm proud of you. That's great that you are starting to hear that! The original M&A is a great sounding record and CD. I'd love if they had kept that type of [relatively for a Sony CD] uncompressed sound for the followup. GNFPWLBN is full of nasty digital clipping in addition to the large amounts of compression.


    I'm so proud!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowbunny
    He had obviously been drinking and he screamed all the lyrics including Wild Pack of Family Dogs.
    Ahhhh, now I realize why I like that song so much.
    And the world will turn to flowing pink vapor stew.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davey
    Wilco rules and Ghost might be the best one (for me). Hit my sweet spot right away. And now just gets better and better. Absolutely love it. Almost an embarrassing amount. Jeff is my idol, but it's a manly love
    So maybe I should listen to Ghost on my headphones?

    Tweedy rules!

    Isaac Brock doesn't. He had obviously been drinking and he screamed all the lyrics including Wild Pack of Family Dogs.

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    Stone quoted me before I even spoke.

    I'm a little frightened.

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    Why did you wait so long? I said it was good and you should grab it and I know I mentioned something about the dynamic range eons ago while it was still fresh. No one listens to me, ever. I might as well be a Leonard Cohen record.
    Originally Posted by Troy: She has that same kind of cleft-pallet, slightly retarded way of singing that so many other people find endearing.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Slosh
    Why did you wait so long? I said it was good and you should grab it and I know I mentioned something about the dynamic range eons ago while it was still fresh. No one listens to me, ever. I might as well be a Leonard Cohen record.
    Yeah, I knew I shoulda put something in there mentioning Slosh or he'd come back with his prima donna dress on. Hehehe, I need time to absorb all this stuff! I can't just go out and get everything I want on the day I want it! I gotta regulate my intake. Watch my diet. I'm trying to get my head clear, so I push things out through my mouth, I get refilled through my ears. Wait, this is the Wilco thread. Thought I was in the Modest Mouse thread. Wait again, this is both? I'm lost

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    Ghost was a grower for me. Took a while...but then again, so did YHF. Now, I loves it.

    And yes, the sonics are incredible when played LOUD. Almost a requirement, if you ask me.

    The newer songs really do shine on the recent live one (which, for a live album, is a fairly rich recording as well). An appreciative hometown crowd seems to bring out the best in them. Have you had a chance to hear it yet, Davey?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Davey
    I can't just go out and get everything I want on the day I want it! I gotta regulate my intake.
    Must suck having to budget yourself around those social security checks.

    NP: Sixteen Horsepower - Folklore
    Originally Posted by Troy: She has that same kind of cleft-pallet, slightly retarded way of singing that so many other people find endearing.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Slosh
    Must suck having to budget yourself around those social security checks.

    NP: Sixteen Horsepower - Folklore
    HAHAHAHAHA!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slosh
    Why did you wait so long? I said it was good and you should grab it and I know I mentioned something about the dynamic range eons ago while it was still fresh. No one listens to me, ever. I might as well be a Leonard Cohen record.
    Who ya talking to, Pupcake? We hang on your every word....

    Don't even try to cross the northern border after that Cohen remark! Go ahead though - live dangerously - say something mean about Gretzky!

    Snowflake

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowbunny
    Who ya talking to, Pupcake? We hang on your every word....

    Don't even try to cross the northern border after that Cohen remark! Go ahead though - live dangerously - say something mean about Gretzky!

    Snowflake
    Well, that's just typical. Five minutes before the most important party of my life and the house is destroyed by a gigantic sandwich!
    And the world will turn to flowing pink vapor stew.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowbunny
    HAHAHAHAHA!
    I don't really see what's so funny about that! Afterall, I do get the senior discount at the record store now

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davey
    I don't really see what's so funny about that! Afterall, I do get the senior discount at the record store now
    Really???

    That's pretty hard to resist! Are you still available?

    (How much of a discount?)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowbunny
    Don't even try to cross the northern border after that Cohen remark!
    Gawd I'm bored. I may as well be listening to Genesis.
    Quote Originally Posted by Snowmonkey
    Go ahead though - live dangerously - say something mean about Gretzky!
    Not into hockey. Too many Rush fans in attendance. BTW, will you Canadians please keep your Arctic air up where it belongs?

    - I just had a heavy bust-up with my lady. Got into a bit of a row and I said something about the Pope.

    - That's pretty stupid. You know she's catholic.

    - Yeah, I know she's catholic. Didn't know the Pope was.

    - Ah, that's a laugh. Isn't it?

    - What?

    - That funny sound you make in the back of your throat when you hear a joke.

    - Yeah, that's a laugh.
    Last edited by Slosh; 12-20-2005 at 02:24 PM.
    Originally Posted by Troy: She has that same kind of cleft-pallet, slightly retarded way of singing that so many other people find endearing.


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    yep, beautiful sounding. i love the fact that you can barely hear the beginning of At Least That's What You Said, and then it explodes into a Neil Young splatterburst of guitar noise. and so many beautiful, beautiful musical moments, Wishful Thinking, Less Than You Think, etc. I loved it from the first moment I heard it. But still, i wouldn't have objected if they had left I'm a Wheel off it.

    a friend of mine hasn't been too impressed with it. so I guerss maybe it is a grower for most people. but I became a full-blown Wilco can do no wrong convert ages ago. it's refreshing that they continue to grow musically and experiment with their sound, without falling into that trap of either doing the same thing over and over, or becoming so bland and lifeless as they get older. best band in America today.

    anyone has got to see them live. Nels Cline has brought so much to what Tweedy's doing now with the band.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slosh
    Gawd I'm bored. I may as well be listening to Genesis. Not into hockey. Too many Rush fans in attendance. BTW, will you Midwesterns please keep your Arctic air over there where it belongs?

    - I just had a heavy bust-up with my lady. Got into a bit of a row and I said something about the Pope.

    - That's pretty stupid. You know she's catholic.

    - Yeah, I know she's catholic. Didn't know the Pope was.

    - Ah, that's a laugh. Isn't it?

    - What?

    - That funny sound you make in the back of your throat when you hear a joke.

    - Yeah, that's a laugh.
    The Pope's a she? Gives the term "pope's nose" a whole different spin, don't it?

    Don't try and make sense of it. I'm just typing to hear myself type.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowbunny
    So if I crank it will I like it better?
    For yr sake, I hope not.

    I don't know why I can't get into this album...
    Snowbuns
    Uhh, because it sucks?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slosh
    Why did you wait so long? I said it was good and you should grab it and I know I mentioned something about the dynamic range eons ago while it was still fresh. No one listens to me, ever. I might as well be a Leonard Cohen record.
    I guess I can now safely buy this record, I mean now that Davey has endorsed it. What did ya expect, I was going to get just 'cause Sloshy said it was good?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr MidFi
    Ghost was a grower for me. Took a while...but then again, so did YHF. Now, I loves it.

    And yes, the sonics are incredible when played LOUD. Almost a requirement, if you ask me.

    The newer songs really do shine on the recent live one (which, for a live album, is a fairly rich recording as well). An appreciative hometown crowd seems to bring out the best in them. Have you had a chance to hear it yet, Davey?
    I think my daughter got the live album for me for Christmas, (I think this because I carefully un-wrapped and re-wrapped the package ) So if I have the live album, does Ghost become redundant? Judging from this talk about the superior sound, I guess not. And I should probabably pick-up the vinyl, n'est-ce-pas?
    "I don't know. A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof, and when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven." The Right Honourable JC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr MidFi
    The newer songs really do shine on the recent live one (which, for a live album, is a fairly rich recording as well). An appreciative hometown crowd seems to bring out the best in them. Have you had a chance to hear it yet, Davey?
    Haven't heard it yet. The Ghost CD does have a prodigious amount of bass, but not sure if that is a fault or not. Depends on your system. Right now mine is kind of bass shy so no prob. But contrary to the poor reputation Abbey Road has had in recent times for their highly compressed mastering, this one was mastered there by one of the good guys, Steve Rooke, just like some of those excellent sounding recent Steve Albini projects I love so much by Electrelane and Nina Nastasia. I wonder if it all revolves around the Chicago scene now? Wilco and Albini and O'Rourke and the Tortoise guys and Sonic Youth and all the rest that have been through that windy city scene at some point seem to all be bucking the industry trend and still putting out decent sounding rock music.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slosh
    Why did you wait so long? I said it was good and you should grab it and I know I mentioned something about the dynamic range eons ago while it was still fresh. No one listens to me, ever. I might as well be a Leonard Cohen record.

    Heck, I listen to you! You just cost me over a $100 at insound.com, Mr. Cohen-want-to-be. Since early evening, I have spun (all on beautiful vinyl):

    1. The Decemberists -- Picaresque -- this is an immediate hit in the our household, well recorded, catchy tunes. Of the 3 recs I have listened to so far this p.m., this is my fave. Coolsville.

    2. Bloc Party -- Silent Alarm -- this one is a winner too, well recorded, have only listened to 1 LP of this 3-LP set.

    3. American Analog Set -- Set Free -- I knew I was gonna love this one based on your comp, Sloshy. Turn it up loud and close your eyes. mmm mmm mmm. Well recorded also.

    4. Beck -- Guerolito -- unfortunately my vinyl copy was pressed off center, and the vinyl is scratched up. It's unplayable and gonna have to be returned. :-( Surely insound didn't reseal a used LP and sell it as new???? It looks that bad!

    Up Next (more sloshy recs):

    1. Spoon -- Gimme Fiction
    2. Fruit Bats -- Spelled in Bones
    3. Super Furry Animals -- Phantom Phorce (beautiful, thick gold vinyl)

    Now, take it back, Leonard. A few of us listen to you, at least occasionally... ;-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Audio Girl
    1. The Decemberists -- Picaresque
    2. Bloc Party -- Silent Alarm
    Boy, the vinyl sound must be way better than the CD if those two sound well recorded because they both sound pretty bad on CD. But it is often the case that the CD mastering is crap since they feel the need to make it as loud as possible so wind up using tons of compression, while the vinyl is done well by someone else (provided the master they use wasn't highly compressed already). Good reason to stick with vinyl when you can

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