I think you mean side A but otherwise I agree
Have I mixed up the electric and acoustic sides?
How embarrassing
I think you mean side A but otherwise I agree
Erm....My guess is we'll get a decent product...right?!
VMP already has my $33 and I don't have Blonde on Blonde, so I'll definitely be grabbing that. My guess is we'll get a decent product...right?!
I feel like Springsteen albums kind of progressively build on to each prior release until he hit a maximal apex with The River. After that, the only place he really had to go was to tear it all back down to the studs and rebuild it in a different way. I think Nebraska is such an outlier in that regard. It’s a skeleton, by next album he has rebuilt his sound for the 1980s. Looking back over his career now there are a few albums where he kind of resets and recalibrates but back in 82 it was probably a bit unexpected, if not necessarily groundbreaking.True but you could have argued that about all three of his previous albums to a bigger degree I’d argue?
I feel like Springsteen albums kind of progressively build on to each prior release until he hit a maximal apex with The River. After that, the only place he really had to go was to tear it all back down to the studs and rebuild it in a different way. I think Nebraska is such an outlier in that regard. It’s a skeleton, by next album he has rebuilt his sound for the 1980s. Looking back for ver his career now there are a few albums where he kind of resets and recalibrates but back in 82 it was probably a bit unexpected, if not necessarily groundbreaking.
Also, VMP has never passed up an opportunity to go hyperbolic in their effusive praise for an upcoming ROTM.
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2022 Essentials Rankings:Funny that A Tribe Called Quest ends up being by far the best Essentials pick this year since every other one is pretty easy to find a good copy of. Though of course Thin Lizzy was great.
You can still get the AAA mono Ryan Smith Blonde on Blonde breakout from the Mono Recordings boxset for retail price all over the place.
I could be convinced to go all Essentials this quarter. Up in the air on Check Your Head, as it's a tough sell in my house and I'm not sure I get enough solo time to actually listen. It may end up being a grab and hold (along with my other hip-hop stuff) for later.Blonde on Blonde is a top five album for me. I’m pleased with my 2015 mono reissue. But if they can improve upon it I’d be absolutely interested in upgrading.
I’m locked in for Nebraska and Check Your Head. Over all a good quarter!
Are AP pressings currently in stock? If so, that is the way to go for Pet Sounds. The Mono, The Stereo, the 33, the 45 (mixed and matched however) would be a much better way to spend the money.
Do yourself a favor and grab a AP pressing. It’s an album that deserves the best and is worth every penny. No way VMP will be as good.
There was a tiny bit of crackle yeah, but I still enjoyed the hell out of it.Personally I thought the Justice was amazing, but I know a lot of people had GZ crackle on theirs.
They posted them for sale today, so I expect they'll be going out soon if they haven't already.I know it might be a bit early but did anyone get interpol yet? If so, How does it sound?
Still think it's too early.I know it might be a bit early but did anyone get interpol yet? If so, How does it sound?