bodysnatcher wrote:listening to Getaway felt like I was rollerblading across a shiny plastic surface.
Hearing this has really made me appreciate the studio version a whole lot more.
Fuck this is shitty shitty shitty
It's pretty staggering.
These guys were a genuinely formidable live rock band at one point; who knew it'd all turn out like this?
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
You seem to be unable to separate your dislike of the song from the skill of that performance.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
and that sounds like a pretty cool version of Go, but that only captures a tiny fraction of what it is like to hear Go live. Even the very best Pearl jam boots have barely scratched the surface. I know some of you think I'm making this up, but something about pearl jam has never translated well into live recordings, as opposed to, say REM, whose bootlegs are quite faithful reproductions of their sound.
harmless wrote:You seem to be unable to separate your dislike of the song from the skill of that performance.
it was a skillful rendition of evacuation, which does nothing to change the fact that it was a skillful rendition of evacuation.
so yeah, you're probably right.
If it makes you feel better I don't think Getaway is a bad song; just that it, like everything off Lightning Bolt, deserved a better performance.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
getaway is towards the bottom of that album for me, and that performance IS bad.
And I agree regarding Lightning Bolt. A very strong set of core songs not done justice. The limits of the production have become clear after 9 months of very regular listening (since it's Ellie's favorite car album)
stip wrote:chud is establishing important 'deny that it's your mix' precedence. I'll need that when I drop my best of grunge mix on RM
For what it's worth, Varis jumped in early and posted a lukewarm review of his mix to throw people off the scent (or perhaps I should say "aroma"). I think it went unnoticed though.
