Seven 9s and 10s

Terrible Lies

In reference to the post that I reblogged yesterday about the Loudness Wars…

Follow that big green link to download a zipped file I threw into my Dropbox.

I made Apple Lossless Audio versions of the original 1989 CD version of NIN’s Terrible Lie and the 2010 Remastered CD version of the same song.

If all you’ve ever known is the 2010 version, you probably wouldn’t realize anything was wrong with it. But when you compare it to the original, it becomes immediately apparent just how much worse it sounds… all in the name of loudness.

Trust me. You’ll only need to listen to about 10 seconds of each to notice the dramatic difference. I think it’s worth your time.

 

Beginnings - Junip

Track:
Beginnings

Artist:
Junip

Album:
Junip

75 plays

Junip - Beginnings

OMG. You guys. The new Junip album is excellent.

Listen to this. Seriously.

It feels slightly darker to me than their last release, both lyrically and musically, and that’s reflected in the perfectly stark album cover.

I’d marry José González’s voice if that were somehow scientifically or legally possible.

My Name Is Jonas [Live] - weezer

Track:
My Name Is Jonas [Live]

Artist:
weezer

Album:
Buddy Holly CD single

122 plays

weezer - My Name Is Jonas (live)

Recorded on 11/27/1994 in Rochester, NY. Immortalized on the original Buddy Holly single.

I’m amazed that anyone is ever amazed that this band has become one of the most successful bands of my generation. Just listen to this. It’s a perfect song performed by a young band that was riding its first wave of success… and you can hear it in every note.

Yellow Plants - FMGreen

Track:
Yellow Plants

Artist:
FMGreen

Album:
Victory!

19 plays

FMGreen - Yellow Plants

Sometimes I listen to my own music at high volume and I pump my fists in the air and smile broadly.

I really like how all of Victory! turned out, and I especially love how the tone of this song changes at the 1:20 mark… and then again at 2:07, when we make you tilt your head like a confused dog… and then again at 3:00…

Anyway. As with all FMGreen, it sounds better the louder you play it.

(I can’t thank our friend Brian Aloisio enough for the work he did engineering this album.)

I Believe In A Thing Called Love - steelopus

Track:
I Believe In A Thing Called Love

Artist:
steelopus

Album:
I Believe In A Thing Called Love

120 plays

I Believe In A Thing Called Love - steelopus (The Darkness cover)

When a friend needs your help, you have to step up and deliver. Ask and ye shall receive.  Good luck with the wife, James.

(I still can’t believe I once recorded 40 covers in 40 days. That was kind of insane.)