i saw this tour in Hollywood. Nine Inch Nails opened and after their set i didn't think there was any way Jane's Addiction could even come close to what i witnessed by NIN. well i was wrong, there was a reason why they were at their peak. one of the best one two punches i have ever seen. only really Nirvana with Sonic Youth comes close. well come to think about it, there have been a lot great double bills i have seen.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 01:44 (eight years ago) link
I saw the show I mentioned upthread, the one that's in the Cabinet of Curiosities box. Primus and the Pixies opened up.
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:03 (eight years ago) link
never listened to RDLA on vinyl, how did they manage to cram 33 minutes of music on the b side?
― cock chirea, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:10 (eight years ago) link
Same way they managed with Get Up With It, I guess.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:15 (eight years ago) link
I guess this explains it:
http://www.themasterdiskrecord.com/2014/06/deciding-long-make-side-vinyl-record/
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:20 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, long sides tend to be cut at a lower level and with a lot of bass rolled off. It's a huge reason why you see a lot of limited edition double vinyl albums cut at 45rpm these days - it's a sound quality thing.
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:50 (eight years ago) link
Or in other words, if the album lasts an hour, it makes sense from a sound quality perspective to cut four sides of vinyl at 15 mins per side at 45rpm than two sides of vinyl at 30 minutes per side at 33&1/3rpm. You can make the grooves deeper and wider at 45rpm for better bass response. A lot of albums had a tendency to place the quieter songs at the end of sides because there was less cutting room - the further the needle spirals towards the end of the record, the less room there is to cut.
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:56 (eight years ago) link
Gary Numan's Dance album is a good example of a well cut long album - it's almost half an hour on both sides of the original vinyl, but it's been cut at just the right level to allow all of the music to fit on both sides without being too quiet... sure, you have to turn up the volume a touch when you listen to it, but it still sounds good.
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 03:07 (eight years ago) link
JIMMY PAGE: "So we were thinking 'The Rain Song' or the title track could be the first single for MTV. Maybe 'The Ocean' if –"
ATLANTIC EXEC: "First single is going to be 'The Crunge'. In fact, it's going to be the only song you guys are ever going to be known for. I guarantee it."
― pplains, Thursday, 20 August 2015 13:48 (eight years ago) link
(Also, I'm well-aware I fucked that "joke" up slightly in the set-up.)
― pplains, Thursday, 20 August 2015 13:57 (eight years ago) link
lol. The Crunge and Hey Hey What Can I Do.
― how's life, Thursday, 20 August 2015 13:58 (eight years ago) link
I like how its widely accepted/an open secret that this band is pointless w out eric avery
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 20 August 2015 14:39 (eight years ago) link
E. Avery is the Cliff Burton of Jane's.
― vmajestic, Thursday, 20 August 2015 15:01 (eight years ago) link
Both got thrown under the bus.
― pplains, Thursday, 20 August 2015 15:17 (eight years ago) link
*rimshot*
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 20 August 2015 15:40 (eight years ago) link
*bass solo*
Love this album a lot more now than I did when it came out. Now her paints are dry. I wonder if they came along today whether or not they would have a drummer.
― calstars, Thursday, 23 February 2017 21:07 (seven years ago) link