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Chuck Klosterman
“In a roundabout way, Boba Fett created Pearl Jam.”
― Chuck Klosterman, Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto


tags: music, science-fiction

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tragabigzanda wrote:

B wrote:I'm pretty sure everyone in the Pearl Jam LLC Organization hates your guts.

Can you remind me the main thrust of Klosterman's Boba Fett/Pearl Jam argument in your signature? I must have read it, because I've read all his essay collections, but I'll be damned if I can remember the Boba Fett bit.

tragabigzanda wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

B wrote:I'm pretty sure everyone in the Pearl Jam LLC Organization hates your guts.

Can you remind me the main thrust of Klosterman's Boba Fett/Pearl Jam argument in your signature? I must have read it, because I've read all his essay collections, but I'll be damned if I can remember the Boba Fett bit.

https://books.google.com/books?id=4jzEn ... am&f=false

Thanks guys. I love Klosterman.

Wendy Carlos's Twin wrote:

nomorecrackpipes wrote:With all the reissues, remasters, and foggy lineage, is there a site that can rank the best "audiophile" or best sounding copies of the releases? Along the lines of the "definitive list of PJ Songs" thread, but for records and/or SACD/DVD audio/HD tracks of the albums? I'd be an undertaking, for sure, and it would have to be a visual spectrum analysis as all of our ears are different.

Discogs is a great resource, but I don't see a ranking there.

The original CD's are definitive, period. No vinyl bullshit. No remasters.

nomorecrackpipes wrote: More on topic: I was excited to get on the new avocado complaint bandwagon when my record came yesterday, but it was in fact a copy of Ten for some reason. I have informed the authorities.

Teeeeeekay wrote:Did anybody who ordered through soundstage get theirs yet? I ordered all 3 lps in an order and a handful of singles in another order.

Teeeeeekay wrote:Did anybody who ordered through soundstage get theirs yet? I ordered all 3 lps in an order and a handful of singles in another order.

Monkey_Driven wrote:

Teeeeeekay wrote:Did anybody who ordered through soundstage get theirs yet? I ordered all 3 lps in an order and a handful of singles in another order.

I ordered all 3 from there and haven't heard a peep regarding shipping. I cancelled the order and am getting them separately through other retailers.

tragabigzanda wrote:Ok, so I just ran both the S/T Spotify master and the 2017 BOB mix through the Dynamic Range app, and this is what I got:

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Spotify Master

DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR7 -0.74 dB -8.73 dB 01 Life Wasted.wav
DR7 -0.76 dB -8.92 dB 02 World Wide Suicide.wav
DR6 -0.58 dB -7.67 dB 03 Comatose.wav
DR7 -0.80 dB -9.52 dB 04 Severed Hand.wav
DR7 -0.80 dB -8.61 dB 05 Marker In The Sand.wav
DR7 -1.08 dB -9.67 dB 06 Parachutes.wav
DR8 -1.08 dB -9.59 dB 07 Unemployable.wav
DR6 -0.82 dB -8.32 dB 08 Big Wave.wav
DR7 -0.86 dB -9.94 dB 09 Gone.wav
DR11 -2.34 dB -16.47 dB 10 Wasted Reprise.wav
DR7 -0.50 dB -9.16 dB 11 Army Reserve.wav
DR7 -0.70 dB -9.07 dB 12 Come Back.wav
DR7 -0.32 dB -11.40 dB 13 Inside Job.wav
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Number of files: 13
Official DR value: DR7

#############

2017 Remix

DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR5 over -5.54 dB 1-01 Life Wasted (2017 Mix).wav
DR5 over -6.44 dB 1-02 World Wide Suicide (2017 Mix).wav
DR5 over -6.02 dB 1-03 Comatose (2017 Mix).wav
DR5 over -6.27 dB 1-04 Severed Hand (2017 Mix).wav
DR5 over -5.92 dB 1-05 Marker In the Sand (2017 Mix).wav
DR6 over -7.26 dB 1-06 Parachutes (2017 Mix).wav
DR5 over -6.01 dB 1-07 Unemployable (2017 Mix).wav
DR5 over -5.59 dB 1-08 Big Wave (2017 Mix).wav
DR5 over -6.86 dB 1-09 Gone (2017 Mix).wav
DR11 -0.06 dB -13.09 dB 1-10 Wasted Reprise (2017 Mix).wav
DR6 over -6.93 dB 1-11 Army Reserve (2017 Mix).wav
DR5 over -5.80 dB 1-12 Come Back (2017 Mix).wav
DR5 over -8.35 dB 1-13 Inside Job (2017 Mix).wav
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Number of files: 13
Official DR value: DR5

TL;DR: the Spotify remaster has a dynamic range of 7, while the 2017 remix has a dynamic range of 5. The original CD version had a range of 6, so the 2017 remix is more compressed than the original version; and the Spotify remaster has more dynamics/less compression.

Simple Torture wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:

Teeeeeekay wrote:Did anybody who ordered through soundstage get theirs yet? I ordered all 3 lps in an order and a handful of singles in another order.

I ordered all 3 from there and haven't heard a peep regarding shipping. I cancelled the order and am getting them separately through other retailers.

I have such a good pre-order price through Amazon that I'm holding off. My local chain doesn't even have them yet.

Teeeeeekay wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:

Teeeeeekay wrote:Did anybody who ordered through soundstage get theirs yet? I ordered all 3 lps in an order and a handful of singles in another order.

I ordered all 3 from there and haven't heard a peep regarding shipping. I cancelled the order and am getting them separately through other retailers.

I have such a good pre-order price through Amazon that I'm holding off. My local chain doesn't even have them yet.

I called today, not because I'm angry but curious. They haven't received their allotment. Guy said they will start shipping next week sometime. Same with 7".