Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Sun August 11, 2013 8:50 pm
I honestly think that only like 3 or 4 people actually care if its fake or not. Everybody else is just enjoying the lulz.
It was a Simpsons quote, but what it was intended to convey was that what you've described (wanting a song to be as loud as every other song) is what led to the "loudness war" madness of albums like S/T.harmless wrote:I don't know what this meansBirds in Hell wrote:I know you're upset right now, so I'll pretend you didn't say that.harmless wrote:I feel like I'd be enjoying the MYM song on my MP3 player a lot more, if it was at the same volume level as everything else. As it is, it sounds tinny and insubstantial.
Oh, that. Yeah actually as soon as it was said I wondered whether the loudness war was what it alluded to. I'm not really concerned with 'loudness' in itself. What bothers me is that my MP3 player only goes up to '30' (whatever that is) and so if a song is generally quieter, it'll be quieter still. When it has an album surrounding it, I'm sure it'll sound fine, but to get it to any decent volume it'll have to go on proper speakers. Bear in mind that it's quieter than albums like Versus, which I didn't think was affected by the loudness war problem.Birds in Hell wrote:It was a Simpsons quote, but what it was intended to convey was that what you've described (wanting a song to be as loud as every other song) is what led to the "loudness war" madness of albums like S/T.harmless wrote:I don't know what this meansBirds in Hell wrote:I know you're upset right now, so I'll pretend you didn't say that.harmless wrote:I feel like I'd be enjoying the MYM song on my MP3 player a lot more, if it was at the same volume level as everything else. As it is, it sounds tinny and insubstantial.
It's okay for a song to be quieter - or, more accurately, more dynamic. It just means you can actually turn it up without it sounding absolutely terrible.
You and I need to be friends.Birds in Hell wrote:It was a Simpsons quote, but what it was intended to convey was that what you've described (wanting a song to be as loud as every other song) is what led to the "loudness war" madness of albums like S/T.harmless wrote:I don't know what this meansBirds in Hell wrote:I know you're upset right now, so I'll pretend you didn't say that.harmless wrote:I feel like I'd be enjoying the MYM song on my MP3 player a lot more, if it was at the same volume level as everything else. As it is, it sounds tinny and insubstantial.
It's okay for a song to be quieter - or, more accurately, more dynamic. It just means you can actually turn it up without it sounding absolutely terrible.
Oh - if it's quieter than Vs, then you've probably got a weird file. Mine is much louder than that.harmless wrote:Oh, that. Yeah actually as soon as it was said I wondered whether the loudness war was what it alluded to. I'm not really concerned with 'loudness'. What bothers me is that my MP3 player only goes up to '30' (whatever that is) and so if a song is generally quieter, it'll be quieter still. When it has an album surrounding it, I'm sure it'll sound fine, but to get it to any decent volume it'll have to go on proper speakers. Bear in mind that it's quieter than albums like Versus, which I didn't think was affected by the loudness war problem.Birds in Hell wrote:It was a Simpsons quote, but what it was intended to convey was that what you've described (wanting a song to be as loud as every other song) is what led to the "loudness war" madness of albums like S/T.harmless wrote:I don't know what this meansBirds in Hell wrote:I know you're upset right now, so I'll pretend you didn't say that.harmless wrote:I feel like I'd be enjoying the MYM song on my MP3 player a lot more, if it was at the same volume level as everything else. As it is, it sounds tinny and insubstantial.
It's okay for a song to be quieter - or, more accurately, more dynamic. It just means you can actually turn it up without it sounding absolutely terrible.

B wrote:No one has posted the picture?
theplatypus wrote:I believe it, and also lol
Or a bad mp3 player. The output on some of those things is atrocious.Birds in Hell wrote:Oh - if it's quieter than Vs, then you've probably got a weird file. Mine is much louder than that.
I'm not convinced either. I mean, I coulda whipped that up at home, but if someone put that much work into a fake, they deserve to fool a few of us.Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:Even with the picture i think its fake because the one that posted the tracklist was a 2nd account, though could have been because they thought they would get in trouble
Like i said earlier, i like all the work being put into these things, they are fun. But if it is real then ill be able to get Chloe to listen CC and LIR finallyB wrote:I'm not convinced either. I mean, I coulda whipped that up at home, but if someone put that much work into a fake, they deserve to fool a few of us.Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:Even with the picture i think its fake because the one that posted the tracklist was a 2nd account, though could have been because they thought they would get in trouble
I'm erring on this being the problem. It's a Walkman MP3 player. It sounds really good for the little thing it is, but if you start comparing the sound quality of songs it's probably not going to hold up to scrutiny. That's OK.theplatypus wrote:Or a bad mp3 player. The output on some of those things is atrocious.Birds in Hell wrote:Oh - if it's quieter than Vs, then you've probably got a weird file. Mine is much louder than that.
Didn't it come from a few sources, though? I thought someone said an Italian site posted the same tracklisting. That would make sense if they're sending promo material out now.Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:Even with the picture i think its fake because the one that posted the tracklist was a 2nd account, though could have been because they thought they would get in trouble
Those are supposed to be pretty good. I meant more like the super cheap no-name knockoffs. My first mp3 player was made by a company named "GIANTS SOUND", and it sounded so horrible and tinny. I can't even find any information about their products online.harmless wrote:I'm erring on this being the problem. It's a Walkman MP3 player. It sounds really good for the little thing it is, but if you start comparing the sound quality of songs it's probably not going to hold up to scrutiny. That's OK.theplatypus wrote:Or a bad mp3 player. The output on some of those things is atrocious.Birds in Hell wrote:Oh - if it's quieter than Vs, then you've probably got a weird file. Mine is much louder than that.
I'm not convinced that it isn't from one source that sent it to several sources. PJO got it, then it's been retweeted or whatever by several people from there. They guy that posted it here could have easily been the guy that sent to PJO.Birds in Hell wrote:Didn't it come from a few sources, though? I thought someone said an Italian site posted the same tracklisting. That would make sense if they're sending promo material out now.Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:Even with the picture i think its fake because the one that posted the tracklist was a 2nd account, though could have been because they thought they would get in trouble
Its possible, i have trouble keeping up with everything, but the one who posted it here this morning said it was from the Dallas radio station he worked atBirds in Hell wrote:Didn't it come from a few sources, though? I thought someone said an Italian site posted the same tracklisting. That would make sense if they're sending promo material out now.Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:Even with the picture i think its fake because the one that posted the tracklist was a 2nd account, though could have been because they thought they would get in trouble
theplatypus wrote:Those are supposed to be pretty good. I meant more like the super cheap no-name knockoffs. My first mp3 player was made by a company named "GIANTS SOUND", and it sounded so horrible and tinny. I can't even find any information about their products online.harmless wrote:I'm erring on this being the problem. It's a Walkman MP3 player. It sounds really good for the little thing it is, but if you start comparing the sound quality of songs it's probably not going to hold up to scrutiny. That's OK.theplatypus wrote:Or a bad mp3 player. The output on some of those things is atrocious.Birds in Hell wrote:Oh - if it's quieter than Vs, then you've probably got a weird file. Mine is much louder than that.