I'm just saying that I'm surprised that you're surprised. If you guys have the similar tastes in general then it would be more surprising if you didn't hear the same things, I would think.
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sat October 19, 2019 8:22 pm
by epilogue
bodysnatcher wrote:I’m curious to see durd’s year end album list, because it seems like he has about eight #1s so far.
I already posted my list so far and everyone called me names and tried to shame me. So...
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sat October 19, 2019 8:22 pm
by epilogue
meatwad wrote:I would say that not sounding like 99% of rock records or mixed for earbuds is kinda the point of the album and its message.
kiss me you fool
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sat October 19, 2019 8:24 pm
by Superblood Wolfmoon
durdencommatyler wrote:
meatwad wrote:I would say that not sounding like 99% of rock records or mixed for earbuds is kinda the point of the album and its message.
kiss me you fool
Everything about this album is intentional. Right down to the classic country guitar lick he throws down in "A Good Look" after he sings "You know they don't like it when you take a stand." If that's not a sonic middle finger to Nashville I don't know what is.
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sat October 19, 2019 8:29 pm
by epilogue
meatwad wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
meatwad wrote:I would say that not sounding like 99% of rock records or mixed for earbuds is kinda the point of the album and its message.
kiss me you fool
Everything about this album is intentional. Right down to the classic country guitar lick he throws down in "A Good Look" after he sings "You know they don't like it when you take a stand." If that's not a sonic middle finger to Nashville I don't know what is.
100%
This is one of those records that I can't wait to dive into more and more as time goes on. It's going to continue to reveal new layers over time. I just think this could end up being one of the most satisfying albums of the last decade or more. Too early to make that claim now, but it sure has that feeling about it to me.
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sat October 19, 2019 8:31 pm
by BurtReynolds
Lyrics seldom matter to me except when they are incredibly good or really terrible, but these really speak to me. I relate. The post apocalyptic imagery, "fuck the machine and the fakes" stuff, and songs about the artist's struggle really checks all my boxes.
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sat October 19, 2019 8:37 pm
by epilogue
BurtReynolds wrote:Lyrics seldom matter to me except when they are incredibly good or really terrible, but these really speak to me. I relate. The post apocalyptic imagery, "fuck the machine and the fakes" stuff, and songs about the artist's struggle really checks all my boxes.
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sat October 19, 2019 8:40 pm
by BurtReynolds
Plus I'm a sucker for musician/animator collabs.
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sat October 19, 2019 8:58 pm
by Superblood Wolfmoon
tragabigzanda wrote:Specific things that bother me, in order:
1. There's some odd stereo spread choices... Rhythm guitars and synths often panned straight center, further crowding the kick/snare/vocal area. 99% of other rock albums would throw that shift left and right, and I have no idea why they'd opt to do this.
2. The bass is too big and tubby
3. The snare sound is awful, it's the generic rock snare of our era. It's achieved by crushing the snare's room mic with a heavy compressor. Everyone does it now and I'm so fucking sick of it.
4. The album has no dynamic range. Everything is loud. When everything is loud then nothing is loud. It sucks all the drama out of the music.
5. There's some weird high freq glassiness going on. I'd have to look at it on an EQ, but there's something going on around 10k-15k that annoys me.
I just think the music is truly stellar and the mix does nothing to flatter it; it actively fights against it.
Again, I'd love to hear it live and I'm glad for you who are really digging it.
What's your typical listening environment trag? I hear some of what you're talking about and I think there is a really emphasized midrange on the album, mostly on the songs with a lot of fuzzy guitars/vocals, but I think the synths contribute a lot to that as well. Any way you can EQ some of that down? I love the panning stuff, it's so old-school Hendrix. The end of Best Clockmaker on Mars is a great example of that hard pan. But I dig it.
"All Said and Done" is just gorgeous. The way the fingerpicked acoustic part is mixed is amazing. Everything on this song is. It's like a lost Pink Floyd song to me.
To me the production is just meant to reflect its anger. Even in its softer moments, it's spitting at you.
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sat October 19, 2019 9:38 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
BurtReynolds wrote:Plus I'm a sucker for musician/animator collabs.
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sun October 20, 2019 6:13 am
by bodysnatcher
i haven't listened to the entire thing yet, but i really enjoyed "mercury in retrograde" so far. not only as a song, but also as a joke because i knew several people in seattle who stepped silently – and legit took days off work - around this particular event.
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sun October 20, 2019 7:56 am
by Superblood Wolfmoon
Just watched the film again. Incredible piece of art.
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sun October 20, 2019 3:26 pm
by epilogue
meatwad wrote:Just watched the film again. Incredible piece of art.
What film?
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sun October 20, 2019 3:42 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sun October 20, 2019 3:46 pm
by epilogue
tragabigzanda wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
meatwad wrote:Just watched the film again. Incredible piece of art.
What film?
Porno
Yes but which porno?
Re: Sturgill Simpson
Posted: Sun October 20, 2019 5:55 pm
by bune
first post of the thread.
meatwad wrote:Not sure how he doesn’t have a thread, but he does now.
Super excited for Sound & Fury next Friday. Concept album with accompanying anime film on Netflix. He didn’t want to do a single but acquiesced.
I've listened to the hdtracks version twice this morning and all I can figure is it must suck if you're in the biz and know what tricks they're pulling in the recording. It sounds great on my headphones. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
