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Listened to the first half of the remixed White Album today. (I have a long drive coming up next week, so I'm probably saving the 4 discs of outtakes for that.) All I can say is they really knocked it out of the park again. Feels silly to have ever doubted it. The moment in verse 2 of "Dear Prudence" where the vocal harmonies fade in is the first real stunner. They sound so clear and layered. I didn't know that level of definition existed in the recordings. Overall it still has that rustic, muddy feel to it, but there are occasional bits of polish that give a little boost to moments that need it. And naturally, the stereo panning is generally more sensible across the board, the drums are heavier, and the bass is more well-defined. There are also a few parts where a splice that was jarring in the original mix (at least the stereo, which is what I've always known) has been smoothed out a little for a more natural feel. One example, again from "Dear Prudence", is the part in the bridge where John's solo voice drops out and gives way to the backing vocals. ("Look arou-- oooouuuuuuund...") Or the part in "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" where you hear that trailing "...oooown" before "I need a fix, 'cause I'm going down..." Those little oddities still exist, as they should -- they're just not as jarring. "Piggies" is another one that really benefits from the extra clarity. It's never been the strongest song, but the whole harpsichord/string arrangement is allowed to really flourish, while also highlighting the bass/guitar/drums that have actually always been there, hidden away. Sir Lemming fucked around with this message at 03:44 on Nov 10, 2018 |
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I'm loving floored by this remix treatment just like I have been by all the others before it. In a lot of ways, it sounds like it could be a brand new made in 2018 album  But obviously there are so many new albums that come out in 2018 that wouldn't have existed had it not been for the White Album.Like, this could only have been achieved by someone with a deep insight into and devotion to these songs. Just...Jesus. Hearing these songs in 2018 sound newer and more polished than they did when I was growing up with them as a kid in 1998 is really something special.
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I'm convinced The White Album exists in its own pocket dimension as with the exception of a few of McCartney's tunes its aged way better than any Beatles-related work that came after it.
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Today it was time for "Helter Skelter". This one is near and dear to my heart because I tried a few years back to make a better mix from the Rock Band multitracks, but I still couldn't quite figure out what was missing. It felt like some heavy element just didn't exist in the tracks. I had assumed it needed more guitars or something. Turns out the song's secret weapon is actually the background vocals. Giles turned them up in the mix at just the right moments and it's gloriously raucous, but in the most Beatley way. And then: "Long, Long, Long" is finally audible! This one is almost jarring because it's like a new song entirely. Even turning the volume up on the old mix, you really couldn't make out much beyond vague hums of chords. This is almost like listening to a cover. EDIT: "Cry Baby Cry" was an unexpected treat. The second verse really kicks. I went back and listened to the 2009 version a little and I felt like I had to get my ears checked. It's crazy how muffled it sounds now. Sir Lemming fucked around with this message at 00:10 on Nov 13, 2018 |
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Nov 12, 2018 13:51
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I am probably late to the party but Kesha has a new song with a band called the Struts https://youtu.be/GcvBnhq0lFA She sounds amazing on it
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:I am probably late to the party but Kesha has a new song with a band called the Struts This is a perfect pairing.
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https://twitter.com/consequence/status/1063300322003570688 Oh hell yeah These versions have a much more understated, less stylized sound than the originals, though since I love the originals, I dig these alternate takes on them too.
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Also, lmao: https://twitter.com/SPIN/status/1063217924033470470
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I mean she's admitted to using a rocket sled underneath the stage at concerts so anything is possible
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:https://twitter.com/consequence/status/1063300322003570688 This is loving incredible. It really showcases what a great voice she has. I am so glad I saw them this year.
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I love pop music, especially 80s pop. Legit good stuff like Jackson or Blondie and one hit wonder synth trash like Japanese Boy are all awesome to me. But I'm curious if anyone remembers Laura Branigan? Or, since I'm only 30 and really just know of her thanks to GTA Vice City, does anybody simply know of her? Most of her hits were covers so it's interesting to me as an American to meet Europeans who are like "yeah I know that song but from the Italian version." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=355Fk8drgZE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nw-V5eEeAk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D__PKJ-4w-0
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NikkolasKing posted:I love pop music, especially 80s pop. Legit good stuff like Jackson or Blondie and one hit wonder synth trash like Japanese Boy are all awesome to me. I loving love Laura Branigan, I had a big 80s flashback a few years ago and was only listening to 80s pop all winter. I found her through Gloria, just as a generally known pop song of the era, and checked out the rest of her stuff from there. I had a huge moment with this song, specifically: https://youtu.be/tV7IDFqAcag Something about that chorus  the whole album this comes from is great, too. But yeah, I'm 29 so this song came out like 3 years before i was born. She just has a really great voice and it's a shame she doesn't get more recognition.
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Wheat Loaf posted:Fun fact: Laura Branigan recorded the original version of "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" which was Michael Bolton's first hit as a songwriter and subsequently set him on the course that brought him to his own career as a pop star. Yep. Her version was better, too. I think she also had the best version of The Power of Love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvGWZm34Ct8 QuickbreathFinisher posted:I loving love Laura Branigan, I had a big 80s flashback a few years ago and was only listening to 80s pop all winter. I found her through Gloria, just as a generally known pop song of the era, and checked out the rest of her stuff from there. I had a huge moment with this song, specifically: https://youtu.be/tV7IDFqAcag Absolutely agreed. Her voice is just unforgettable. Any other 80s acts you have a special interest in and looked up the rest of their stuff? As I said, GTA Vice City introduced me to many groups and I love them all because I just love the 80s but the only ones I took a special interest in are Laura, Blondie, The Human League (bit of a guilty pleasure but the three of them are cool people) and recently I've wanted to get more into Pet Shop Boys.
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I thought Gloria was a Blondie song for like, the first 32 years of my life.
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exquisite tea posted:I thought Gloria was a Blondie song for like, the first 32 years of my life.
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NikkolasKing posted:As I said, GTA Vice City introduced me to many groups and I love them all because I just love the 80s but the only ones I took a special interest in are Laura, Blondie, The Human League (bit of a guilty pleasure but the three of them are cool people) and recently I've wanted to get more into Pet Shop Boys.
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Apparently the new Mariah album is pretty good
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One more quick old pop question. Does anybody here know Sandra? Wiki says she was a huge star but I barely meet anybody who knows who she is. https://youtu.be/l1DIV8V_zwQ https://youtu.be/bqICGrdLGIc Before her solo career she was part of a Euro disco group called Arabesque which is similarly forgotten...outside of Russia. For some reason, I've found collections of their albums being sold from the Russian Federation and a lot of comments on YT on their songs are in Russian. Oh and Japan. Japan loves their European pop queens. https://youtu.be/4nNpxpZxMWQ Lazlo Nibble posted:I envy you getting to tackle the PSB’s back catalog for the first time, because it’s a hell of a ride. Do you have any specific albums you would recommend? Always hard to know where to get started with a group.
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NikkolasKing posted:One more quick old pop question. Wow, thanks for this. I'm making a mostly italodisco playlist and Sandra is perfect. Loved the cover of Everlasting Love. She almost has a Kate Bush Goes To The Disco vibe, especially some of her facial expressions. Dang 80s europop is so good.
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QuickbreathFinisher posted:Wow, thanks for this. I'm making a mostly italodisco playlist and Sandra is perfect. Loved the cover of Everlasting Love. She almost has a Kate Bush Goes To The Disco vibe, especially some of her facial expressions. Dang 80s europop is so good. Glad I could help! I learned of Italo Disco, again, thanks to Grand Theft Auto although this time it was Liberty City Stories. Wiki told me its radio station Flashback FM was mostly Italo Disco and I really liked that radio station so I looked up more of the stuff and found Sandra. 80s Europop is indeed the best. Well, I love all 80s pop, European and otherwise. I do prefer Italo Disco to our American version though.
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Here's a huge playlist of Italo Disco on youtube, and I've linked to my favorite song I had never heard before stumbling across this list. It's so cheesy, it's so 80s, but man if I don't love pretty much everything about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mz1MTGW-5g&feature=youtu.be&list=PLpvoRUgc89Johhs5n3hG0GlkUlylgvK_M As a bonus, here's some gifs I made a long time ago of different videos from this playlist that I felt best represented the 80s:    
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Superrodan posted:Here's a huge playlist of Italo Disco on youtube, and I've linked to my favorite song I had never heard before stumbling across this list. It's so cheesy, it's so 80s, but man if I don't love pretty much everything about it. Hell yeah, this rules. Can't wait to go through this when i have a second. One of my favorite italodisco tracks, and the one that pretty much introduced me to the genre, is Faces by Clio. https://youtu.be/kw3mlykbAfk Eyes is also really good, discovered both by bumming around on YouTube iirc. That synth line kicks in and turns me into a rotating wireframe on a Roman dancefloor in 1985 whenever I hear it.
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One of my favorite things about the 80s is that Al Corley of Dynasty fame went on to have a fairly successful music career in the Eurodance scene. Some of it was really good, too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHS26LcIR6w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI6HkXFhnJo Also he recorded a couple truly awful bossa nova songs with Shirley Bassey for some reason? It's so transcendently terrible that you must listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_rqJLGsqbU
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NikkolasKing posted:Do you have any specific albums you would recommend? Always hard to know where to get started with a group. Funny you should mention Sandra, because the first thing I ever heard of hers was “Secret Land” which always sounded like a PSB song to me!
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Wandle Cax posted:Apparently the new Mariah album is pretty good she has a song featuring and produced by Blood Orange that also has SLick Rick that's right, this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjNTu8jdukA
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Watched Creed and Creed 2 over the weekend. Tessa Thompson (Thor,Sorry to Bother You) plays a musician in the movie and goddamn is her music good. https://youtu.be/3-7J0d2g5DQ https://youtu.be/nJmory2GbyI https://youtu.be/kOoFsiyFoJs https://youtu.be/VHl9TNGYf2c
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:Watched Creed and Creed 2 over the weekend. Tessa Thompson (Thor, Sorry to Bother You) plays a musician in the movie and goddamn is her music good. Not to mention hanging out with Janelle Monae. Ever since I found out about that I've been paying a lot more attention to Tessa Thompson. Made rewatching Thor: Ragnarok a lot more fun (and I already liked that movie).
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gently caress yes https://mobile.twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1067080887274094592
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The whole Elon Musk thing kinda put a dampener on my excitement when it comes to new music from her.
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"I love humanity, I think it's great."
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101 posted:The whole Elon Musk thing kinda put a dampener on my excitement when it comes to new music from her.  I'm still not convinced that Musk didn't have her killed and replaced by a robot.
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I’ll for sure check out the new stuff but yeah no excitement whatsoever
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:
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Escobarbarian posted:“hanging out with” is definitely one way of putting it “Pynk” is definitely a song about two heterosexual gal pals hanging out doing heterosexual gal pal stuff, what on Earth do you mean?
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this is the perfect time to post (or repost I might have posted it before but it's great soooo) the greatest birthday present ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYDxhSbLQD0 Janelle Monae made a song for Tessa and oh my god
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Twelve second clip of new Grimes is sick: https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1067964776876134401
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Song is out now. It’s good!
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