Quote Originally Posted by Swish
Well, the Decemberists are likely an exception.....doncha think?
Yea, it does sound like they were able to do what they wanted. In fact, I commented about that in Mark's thread ...

Just got a copy of the latest Decemberists from one of my buddies here to try out, and I gotta say that they moved to the majors well. Nice step up in production, and might even sound better than their indie stuff (which unfortunately is pretty compressed). Guess they must've had a hand in production, cause it's not all maximized like most other major label crap. And the guitars have come out! That's what I like most. One song even borrows that organ-like riff from the Head's Life During Wartime. Very cool

BTW, thanks for the goodies!