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  2. Around what years did

    in Audio Talk

    Posted

    So mastering has always been around? I was thinking of things like EQing and such. Maybe I need to get my terms straight. I work on a 4-track at homeand considered fiddling with the low, mid & high knobs mixing (this refers to each track indiviually). Mastering I though was a tweaking or more of a finished mix for polish.

  3. Around what years did

    in Audio Talk

    Posted · Edited by dave9199

    A friend of mine just got some mastering software and it made me wonder if music from the 60's was mastered (I'm thinking of rock, not jazz) or if it started after that. Same with mixing. Anyone know?

  4. "The M squad" soundtrack album

    in The Vinyl Frontier

    Posted

    I think I have a vinyl copy that my father gave me. I've never listened to it. I told him I wanted his albums when he dies and he gave them to me a bit earlier. I always pulled out the Buddy Rich/Gene Krupa one with the two of them playing drums on the cover. The drumsets overlap, right, meaning it's two pictures overlapping?

  7. Jandek

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted · Edited by dave9199

    The ranking for the 8th set of 5:

    KEEPERS

    none

    PERSONAL OPINION

    none

    FOR COMPLETISTS ONLY

    1. The End Of It All

    2. Shadow Of Leaves

    3. When I Took That Train

    4. A Kingdom He Likes

    5. The Door Behind

    No surprises here, but it was hard trying to rank them. End Of It All is #1 because I liked the guitar effect and it's Sonic Youth sound, Shadow Of Leaves is #2 because of the acoustic bass,

    Train is #3 because I didn't have the words to read and he sounded more into it, Kingdom is #4 because some of the lyrics are interesting (though #3 & 4 might be interchangable) & Door Behind is last because of it's horrible lyrics. It's one of the worst. There's not much difference between these 5 and I take no responsibility for your choice(s).

    Whoa, man, ease up. Intense emotion dragged out of me by a guy I don't even know.

    KEEPERS

    none

    PERSONAL OPINION/FOR COMPLETISTS ONLY

    1. When I Took That Train

    2. A Kingdom He Likes

    3. Shadow Of Leaves

    FOR COMPLETISTS ONLY

    4. The End Of It All

    5. The Door Behind

    The only revised list without a keeper even though I like most of them. Smith's worst albums are also here. The End Of It All & The Door Behind in particular. Though I still like the guitar sound on End Of It All, the lyrics about his flowering relationship are too much. They aren't very good and have no imagery in them. They're very literal which is what hurts them. The Door Behind I would say is his worst album because of the lyrics to 2 songs: Gate Strikes One & Every Sentence. See my review on page 22 or 23. With the exception of Door Behind, the list order has changed completely. When I Took That Train has some references to his relationship, as does A Kingdom He Likes, but it's not needy & pleading & desperate as End Of It All & Door Behind. It sounds like the relationship is going well as Smith talks about other things also. Train is the best as his vocals are quite inspired during the album. There's excitement there amongst the drone that shakes him awake. It's nice to hear. Kingdom is in the same vein though not as animated. Shadow features bass instead of guitar for another change of pace, but this album starts the drier sound albums of this set. His bass playing is the same as his guitar playing, but it's interesting to hear it on a different instrument. I still wouldn't put any of these albums outside of COMPLETISTS so another first is again combining OPINION & COMPLETISTS and having a seperate COMPLETISTS catergory, only because of the lyrical content which drags those 2 albums down below all others. What's harder about these albums compared to the last 5 is the loss of room reverb. These songs don't sound good dry, you need the room to add to the emotion and atmosphere to complete the picture. Maybe he was feeling better and it's reflected by not having it on there, or maybe he just wanted the change. I'd recommend Train out of this set for anyone interested in these albums.

  8. Jandek

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted · Edited by dave9199

    Here's my ranking of the 7th set of 5:

    KEEPERS

    none

    PERSONAL OPINION

    1. Worthless Recluse

    FOR COMPLETISTS ONLY

    2. The Place

    3. The Gone Wait

    4. I Threw You Away

    5. The Humility Of Pain

    Well, this is a first. I have no keepers on this list. The last 4 albums are really rough. None of them are as melodic as earlier albums and are as static in style & tone as the first 7 albums were, only more so. So far, I Threw You Away & The Humility Of Pain have been the hardest for me to enjoy. Staring At The Cellophane (#6-my previous least favorite) is a walk in the park compared to these two. Most people would put all Jandek albums in this section, but here's why I did it: two 10 and a half  minute songs that drag (The Gone Wait), howling vocals (I Threw You Away & The Humility Of Pain) & a big sense of a creative stagnation both musically & lyrically (2-5). And also since I listed Worthless Recluse as last on my list of the acappela albums, then all of the others go below that if I included all albums. I have now edited this list about 6 or 7 times because it just didn't feel right, but I had to acknowledge what I didn't want to say: aside from Worthless Recluse which I do enjoy, I don't like these albums very much at all. But really, it's your call on this one.

    This is pretty interesting. When I heard the live album, Glasgow Sunday, which sounds like all of his most recent work & I really liked it, I felt I finally "got" the previous 9 albums and threw myself back at them to listen more intently to them. Still difficult and completely unmelodic; yes, yes I quite agree, but now I like listening to them. I don't get angry at them not being like previous albums. I wanted to accept these albums as they are. And while there is little to no change between them musically in playing style, it's the lyrics that make them different from some others in this bunch of 9.

    KEEPERS

    1. Worthless Recluse

    2. I Threw You Away

    PERSONAL OPINION/FOR COMPLETISTS ONLY

    3. The Humility Of Pain

    4. The Place

    5. The Gone Wait

    Since 2-5 are so similar, it's hard to seperate them. I listed them in order of release as I like them pretty equally and have no opinion about them that would differenciate them. And since they are so difficult, regardless of if I like them or not, I couldn't put 3-5 in just OPINION or just COMPLETISTS so I combined them. The one album I would recommend of this style is the first one and the only one that I would call a KEEPER, I Threw You Away. Why? Because of the 1st song, Blues Turned Black. I've always liked this song and it's really sums up the whole feeling across these particular albums, though if you haven't heard any of his more recent albums, go with the acapella ones first. From this list it's Worthless Recluse (the only one in this set of 5, but still good). If you like those, THEN try the albums that follow. The Gone Wait is interesting since it features acoustic bass rather than guitar. I would recommend The Gone Wait over Shadow Of Leaves (in the next set of 5) for a bass album because it has more ambiance & room sound whereas Shadow doesn't.

  9. Jandek

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    Since the 3 acapella album are split between two ranks of 5; I thought I'd list them if anyone wanted to get just one. Here's my ranking for them:

    1. This Narrow Road

    2. Put My Dream On This Planet

    3. Worthless Recluse

    You have to hand it to Smith, he follows his muse wherever it takes him. The long personal pieces are the bravest thing he's ever done. Not the best, but the bravest.

    1. This Narrow Road

    2. Worthless Recluse

    3. Put My Dream On This Planet

    Again, because of the piece It's Your House, I moved Planet to 3rd and Recluse to 2nd since it has more pieces on it. That's not to say the other 2 pieces on Planet don't hold up, they do so don't shy away from it.

  10. Jandek

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    Here's my ranking for the 6th set of 5:

    KEEPERS

    1. New Town

    2. The Beginning

    PERSONAL OPINION

    3. This Narrow Road

    4. Put My Dream On This Planet

    5. "I Woke Up"

    FOR COMPLETISTS ONLY

    none

    I had to change this from playing it safe to what I actually feel. I had the acapella albums in completists, but they are such strong albums, I now recommend them to anyone willing to listen. The Beginning is like Lost Cause (#21); great songs and an experimental piece at the end which would be filed under completists only.  "I Woke Up" is good, but with it's focus on beatish poetry, there's a lack of melody there. The hardest ones are the acapella albums. I put Planet under Road because it's got only 3 pieces on it whereas Road has 11. They both have a long, intense & unapologetic first track so it's your call as which one to choose, if you needed to. Road gets my vote simply for One Last Chance, but Planet is more focused on this type of theme throughtout if that's what you like more. But the overall albums to go with here are both New Town & The Beginning. If you wanted to pick one out of the third set of 10, well, you'd have 4 albums to choose from: Graven Image, Lost Cause, New Town & The Beginning. They are all great, but one doesn't easily stand above the other.

    Here's my ranking for the 6th set of 5:

    KEEPERS

    1. New Town

    2. The Beginning

    PERSONAL OPINION

    3. This Narrow Road

    4. Put My Dream On This Planet

    5. "I Woke Up"

    FOR COMPLETISTS ONLY

    none

    I had to change this from playing it safe to what I actually feel. I had the acapella albums in completists, but they are such strong albums, I now recommend them to anyone willing to listen. The Beginning is like Lost Cause (#21); great songs and an experimental piece at the end which would be filed under completists only.  "I Woke Up" is good, but with it's focus on beatish poetry, there's a lack of melody there. The hardest ones are the acapella albums. I put Planet under Road because it's got only 3 pieces on it whereas Road has 11. They both have a long, intense & unapologetic first track so it's your call as which one to choose, if you needed to. Road gets my vote simply for One Last Chance, but Planet is more focused on this type of theme throughtout if that's what you like more. But the overall albums to go with here are both New Town & The Beginning. If you wanted to pick one out of the third set of 10, well, you'd have 4 albums to choose from: Graven Image, Lost Cause, New Town & The Beginning. They are all great, but one doesn't easily stand above the other.

    I've got to redo this one, it's been bugging me. The song New Town is great, but the rest of the album isn't as good except for the last song. I was swayed by its dulset tones. I also wouldn't add the album in the best of this set of 10, so just Graven Image, Lost Cause & The Beginning. I like the acapella albums more on the whole than the album New Town so here's a revised ranking:

    KEEPERS

    1. The Beginning

    PERSONAL OPINION

    2. This Narrow Road

    3. Put My Dream On This Planet

    4. New Town

    5. "I Woke Up"

    FOR COMPLETISTS ONLY

    none

    Don't be surprised if I redo more or all of these.

    Another revision. The acapella albums are harder to go back and listen to. You have to want to hear them, but you may be surprised that you get pulled in by them quickly. The Beginning was, until Glasgow Sunday, his last great album.

    KEEPERS

    1. The Beginning

    2. This Narrow Road

    3. New Town

    4. Put My Dream On This Planet

    PERSONAL OPINION

    5. "I Woke Up"

    FOR COMPLETISTS ONLY

    none

    "I Woke Up" suffers, if anything unfortunately, from the other person on it. While it's always great to hear Smith with another person, this one is shaky, but not without it's interesting parts. I switched New Town & Planet because of one of the long pieces on Planet, It's Your House, repeats the phrase, "I'm ready for the house" too often within 22 minutes. It's interesting since that's the title of his first album, but doesn't hold that piece up enough.

  11. Jandek

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    Here's my ranking of the 5th set of 5:

    KEEPERS

    1. Graven Image

    2. Lost Cause

    PERSONAL OPINION

    3. Glad To Get Away

    4. Twelfth Apostle

    FOR COMPLETISTS ONLY

    5. "White Box Requiem"

    The first half of Lost Cause is definately a keeper, but the whole second half is the song The Electric End, which as a song would go under FOR COMPLETISTS ONLY. It would seem a tough call but the songs are that good so just a warning on that one. Twelfth Apostle seems it could go either OPINION or COMPLETISTS, but since I like the overall sound, I put it in OPINION. With his albums being all solo, except for Lost Cause, there isn't as much variance anymore between them which is unfortunate. Even so, Graven Image is the one to get from this 5 unless you like 19 and a half minute noisefests, then go with Lost Cause also.

    I had to absorb the 2nd set of 20 before I re-reviewed my rankings from a more personal viewpoint. So here it is:

    KEEPERS

    1. Graven Image

    2. Lost Cause

    3. Glad To Get Away

    4. Twelfth Apostle

    5. "White Box Requiem"

    PERSONAL OPINION

    none

    FOR COMPLETISTS ONLY

    none

    Graven Image & Lost Cause are must-haves. Glad To Get Away is good, Twelfth Apostle is alright and "White Box Requiem" is the hardest to enjoy on first few listens, but I still think it's good. He really gets into his single string songs and about half of the album is instrumental. For a guy who does the same thing though a whole album or 6, he is more challenging when he introduces another idea than any other artist or band I have ever listened to.

  12. Miles Cellar Door Update

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

    Posted

    Just got back from buying the Monk/Coltrane live cd at Integrity 'N Music and chatted with Ed (or Integrity Ed as he's also known). He wasn't sure about the info, but it's got to do with one of Miles's sons & and a guy by the name of Adam Holdsman (not sure if I have the whole last name right). He also wasn't sure in what capacity this guy was involved with the Cellar Door set, but it's because of his involvment that this set is being held up was my understanding. Anyone know who this guy is?

  14. Miles Cellar Door Update

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

    Posted

    I talked to Ed (don't know his last name) at Integrity 'N Music here in CT and he knows John Swed who wrote the Miles book So What. Anyway, Ed said that John had told him something about one of Miles' sons trying to stop this set from release, but he didn't know why. Just figured I'd pass that along if anyone can coroborate the story.

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