Total classic. I bought it when it came out and wass forever my introductory record when persuading indie rock friends to listen to metal.On the subject of re-issues I feel like this band and metal in general has been passed over in the remastering department. I'd love to see a comprehensive remaster and reissue of their earlier releases. I've owned 8 copies of Dimension Hatross and all of them have skipped horrifically.
― Oblique Strategies, Sunday, 8 July 2012 08:40 (eleven years ago) link
This is one album where remastering couldn't possibly make it sound any better. It's a stone classic, and one of the rare digital productions that I totally stand behind.
Robert--it really shouldn't be that hard to find used on cd?
― Nate Carson, Sunday, 8 July 2012 10:03 (eleven years ago) link
BTW, there's an incredible remaster of War & Pain. 3 cd set.
Oblique Strategies- Do they skip because they are badly made or because you played them so much?
The used copies of Nothingface are a bit expensive, so I think I'll wait and just get Dimension Hatross for now.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 8 July 2012 13:17 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, used CDs of it have been expensive for a while now. Cheapest copy on Amazon right now is twenty-nine dollars.
― timellison, Sunday, 8 July 2012 14:32 (eleven years ago) link
Robert, A bit of both. There's a skip at one point on side 1 that's been the same across all copies. Nate, I actually agree with you about Nothingface not needing a remaster per se. But I'd still like to see a better vinyl pressing of it. Did I miss any remastering / re-issue campaign on any of the other acts of the era though? It seems like Slayer / Metallica / Sepultura etc... are sitting on a missed opportunity. Or is there just less rehashing of the past in metal than in indie rock?
Finally, am I alone in feeling that Angel Rat is woefully under appreciated?
― Oblique Strategies, Sunday, 8 July 2012 14:59 (eleven years ago) link
For the amount I worry about cds skipping, I dont know much about it. Do you mean there is a skip in the sound when the cd plays along normally, or is there an actual disruption in flow of the cd playing? I've never heard of the latter being a problem of a whole printing of cds.
There is a part on Love's Forever Changes with that big trumpet solo climax where I always thought the cd was skipping but it has always sounded like that. Also on Can's Tago Mago I made that mistake.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 8 July 2012 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
I think some reissues have been over the top, I've heard theres a lot of complaints about Deluxe Editions coming out shortly after a perfectly good reissue. But Nothingface is a different case completely.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 8 July 2012 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
My copies are all vinyl. All the Noise International pressings seem a little flawed. I generally dislike teh re-issue / remaster culture but there have been a few instances where it's made a massive difference to my enjoyment of the record (Faust 4 and My Life In the Bush Of Ghosts specifically). I'd love to hear an amped up version of these records.
― Oblique Strategies, Sunday, 8 July 2012 18:07 (eleven years ago) link
Nothingface is one of my favorite albums ever, endlessly rich and enjoyable, and I don't even remotely like metal! I've been waiting for a re-issue too, my copy is really beat up. I didn't know the album was recorded digital, interesting. I agree the cd version sounds awesome, no need for re-mix or master whatsoever although I can indeed imagine the vinyl version is a different story.
I've never been able to convince myself to check out Angel Rat for some reason, I think because I feel all 4 members are of equal importance and I can't imagine the band without one of them. I guess I should rectify that!?
― liam fennell, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 12:58 (eleven years ago) link
Okay, as you can see above I was looking for this reissue in 2012 but supposedly it came out the year before from Metal Mind label. Oh well, at least I'm getting it now.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Thursday, 31 July 2014 22:05 (nine years ago) link
"Cold.. Choke.. Choke.. Cold"
Really nice to finally have this album after several years of wanting it, it's very good but I still prefer Dimension Hatross. I guess my next stops are Killing Tecnology and Angel Rat.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Monday, 6 October 2014 21:05 (nine years ago) link
Someone just posted this on Facebook; Voivod special from the SolidRok TV show with great live performances throughout. Interviews are en francais, unfortunately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH8uh4_PspQ
― bulbs in the VU meters of God (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 25 March 2016 07:22 (eight years ago) link
Buh?
― bulbs in the VU meters of God (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 25 March 2016 07:23 (eight years ago) link
Anyone seeing a video there? Nothing's showing up.
― bulbs in the VU meters of God (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 25 March 2016 07:24 (eight years ago) link
The video is there three times.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 25 March 2016 07:43 (eight years ago) link
Sorry! First time I thought I had typoed the URL; second time it didn't show up either; third time I tried to put it in as preformatted text and it still converted.
― bulbs in the VU meters of God (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 25 March 2016 10:00 (eight years ago) link