topher

I'm not saying ban this guy, but, uh... Maybe consider banning this guy.

Ice Road Record Collectors.

That's my point if you collect records you're a faggot. You spend money for that sound, not something that sounds worse that you think is cool. 
 
I don't know if half the products on the market are good. But they're cool. And you are one the douche bags I have to encounter because of this hobby. 

Nope.

Personally I only listen to 300g VIRGIN AUDIOPHILE VINYL sourced from 96kps MP3s
 
Gets me hella laid.

Thanks guys. Now that I know it's not an indicator of the level of my erection, I know that it isn't broken. Cuz I'm HARDER  than this cover.

Deeply textured/layered guitar work, dreamy ethereal vocals. There's more elements, but those are often the most recognizable. The term "shoe-gaze" comes from the huge amounts of effects pedals often used during live performances.
 
It is a little tricky to explain like this. (Not to say that it's "so good that it's beyond words" or anything.)
 
I'll save time by just advising that you listen to Loveless by My Bloody Valentine, if you haven't. Chances are you won't love it at first (took me at least 6 or 7 tries to soak it in), but it's generally regarded as the shoegaze holy-book.

My 500th post deserves to be in this thread.
 

 
Patience, topher. Climb the ladder...

My 500th post deserves to be in this thread.
 

 
Patience, topher. Climb the ladder...

It ate everybody. Stupid.

ITT: Juan initially being stalked in Ft. Lauderdale and Simpsons references.
Works for me!

http://www.theonion.com/articles/pitchfork-gives-music-68,2278/

You mustn't kill time boys, you must cherish it, seize the day..... Can I have some change to go get loaded?

Challenge accepted.
 
First off, this album has no nostalgic value whatsoever to me. I still listen to it. I still enjoy it. I've loved this band since 2004. I've enjoyed their highs, and cringed at some of their lows. They still make music that I enjoy, and I continue to support the band.
 
Second, I'm not interested in the "limited edition" factor. In this case, I purchased the most limited variant because that's the version I felt like buying. Don't care if they made 500 or 500,000 of them. And if I decide to buy the other variant(s), it's because I want a complete collection for one of my favorite bands.
 
Finally, I have a buddy who met Chevelle after a show in 2009 and he asked them if they'd ever release any of their music on vinyl. They said they were working on it. That was 5 years ago. Every year I hear about someone meeting the band and asking about this, and the band's response is always that it'll happen eventually. Now it's happening, and they're upset because they didn't get to be a part of it. What serious contribution could the band have had to the physical product in the end anyway?
 
And if Chevelle did have total control in pressing this, I can almost guarantee it would've been a 47 minute album squeezed onto a single 120g LP mastered from a CD. It's obvious that the only reason they've been interested in vinyl for the last 5 years is because suddenly, it's "in" again. The band themselves would've been the ones making a "collectors item". Not SRC. (Wow, that seems really weird to say.)
 
 
tl;dr:
 
SRC acquired the rights legally. The band didn't get the memo, and they're upset. But they've had 12 years to press this album, specifically, "themselves". They expressed interest in having their music on vinyl. That's what this is. And it will sound a hell of a lot better than if the band had had control over it. Sad, but true.

Challenge accepted.
 
First off, this album has no nostalgic value whatsoever to me. I still listen to it. I still enjoy it. I've loved this band since 2004. I've enjoyed their highs, and cringed at some of their lows. They still make music that I enjoy, and I continue to support the band.
 
Second, I'm not interested in the "limited edition" factor. In this case, I purchased the most limited variant because that's the version I felt like buying. Don't care if they made 500 or 500,000 of them. And if I decide to buy the other variant(s), it's because I want a complete collection for one of my favorite bands.
 
Finally, I have a buddy who met Chevelle after a show in 2009 and he asked them if they'd ever release any of their music on vinyl. They said they were working on it. That was 5 years ago. Every year I hear about someone meeting the band and asking about this, and the band's response is always that it'll happen eventually. Now it's happening, and they're upset because they didn't get to be a part of it. What serious contribution could the band have had to the physical product in the end anyway?
 
And if Chevelle did have total control in pressing this, I can almost guarantee it would've been a 47 minute album squeezed onto a single 120g LP mastered from a CD. It's obvious that the only reason they've been interested in vinyl for the last 5 years is because suddenly, it's "in" again. The band themselves would've been the ones making a "collectors item". Not SRC. (Wow, that seems really weird to say.)
 
 
tl;dr:
 
SRC acquired the rights legally. The band didn't get the memo, and they're upset. But they've had 12 years to press this album, specifically, "themselves". They expressed interest in having their music on vinyl. That's what this is. And it will sound a hell of a lot better than if the band had had control over it. Sad, but true.

Yeah, this issue has been settled repeatedly now. Just drop it.
 
And it's worth pointing out that the band's only tweet about this issue was over a month ago, and they've said nothing more since. It's entirely possible that they've changed their minds about it or that they don't care anymore.

Bra-fucking-vo.

Yup, that's totally what anyone in this thread said. You summed it up nicely.

Challenge accepted.
 
First off, this album has no nostalgic value whatsoever to me. I still listen to it. I still enjoy it. I've loved this band since 2004. I've enjoyed their highs, and cringed at some of their lows. They still make music that I enjoy, and I continue to support the band.
 
Second, I'm not interested in the "limited edition" factor. In this case, I purchased the most limited variant because that's the version I felt like buying. Don't care if they made 500 or 500,000 of them. And if I decide to buy the other variant(s), it's because I want a complete collection for one of my favorite bands.
 
Finally, I have a buddy who met Chevelle after a show in 2009 and he asked them if they'd ever release any of their music on vinyl. They said they were working on it. That was 5 years ago. Every year I hear about someone meeting the band and asking about this, and the band's response is always that it'll happen eventually. Now it's happening, and they're upset because they didn't get to be a part of it. What serious contribution could the band have had to the physical product in the end anyway?
 
And if Chevelle did have total control in pressing this, I can almost guarantee it would've been a 47 minute album squeezed onto a single 120g LP mastered from a CD. It's obvious that the only reason they've been interested in vinyl for the last 5 years is because suddenly, it's "in" again. The band themselves would've been the ones making a "collectors item". Not SRC. (Wow, that seems really weird to say.)
 
 
tl;dr:
 
SRC acquired the rights legally. The band didn't get the memo, and they're upset. But they've had 12 years to press this album, specifically, "themselves". They expressed interest in having their music on vinyl. That's what this is. And it will sound a hell of a lot better than if the band had had control over it. Sad, but true.

This is a really good answer to my question.
 
Edit:  That being said, in this case, I think topher is right.  As much as I love Chevelle, they've never been known to put much thought into their physical releases.  They would have simply put out a vinyl release, it might have been okay, but probably would have been sub-par.  I'm happy to have a business that's in the business of vinyl release a vinyl pressing of this album.  As much as I take issue with how SRC does things on occasion.

Spot on analogy.
 
 
 
Fuck to the yes.

Challenge accepted.
 
First off, this album has no nostalgic value whatsoever to me. I still listen to it. I still enjoy it. I've loved this band since 2004. I've enjoyed their highs, and cringed at some of their lows. They still make music that I enjoy, and I continue to support the band.
 
Second, I'm not interested in the "limited edition" factor. In this case, I purchased the most limited variant because that's the version I felt like buying. Don't care if they made 500 or 500,000 of them. And if I decide to buy the other variant(s), it's because I want a complete collection for one of my favorite bands.
 
Finally, I have a buddy who met Chevelle after a show in 2009 and he asked them if they'd ever release any of their music on vinyl. They said they were working on it. That was 5 years ago. Every year I hear about someone meeting the band and asking about this, and the band's response is always that it'll happen eventually. Now it's happening, and they're upset because they didn't get to be a part of it. What serious contribution could the band have had to the physical product in the end anyway?
 
And if Chevelle did have total control in pressing this, I can almost guarantee it would've been a 47 minute album squeezed onto a single 120g LP mastered from a CD. It's obvious that the only reason they've been interested in vinyl for the last 5 years is because suddenly, it's "in" again. The band themselves would've been the ones making a "collectors item". Not SRC. (Wow, that seems really weird to say.)
 
 
tl;dr:
 
SRC acquired the rights legally. The band didn't get the memo, and they're upset. But they've had 12 years to press this album, specifically, "themselves". They expressed interest in having their music on vinyl. That's what this is. And it will sound a hell of a lot better than if the band had had control over it. Sad, but true.

Well thank you for telling me what I was thinking.
 
As an artist if you want to say "We don't support this project and we'd appreciate if you, our fans, would also not support it" I'd care. But if you say "This is an illegal bootleg. We did not give our consent to do this." you are lying. There is nothing illegal about this pressing, it is not a bootleg, and they did consent to the licensing and merchandising of their music the minute they signed on the line. 
 
Let's say I just got a job at a design firm, and I sign a contract with the company that states that all my designs are property of the company and I relinquish all rights to them. Down the line I leave the firm for one reason or another. They go on to use my designs on packaging, posters, everything under the sun. Are you going to have sympathy for me as the artist when I complain about how they are "illegally" using my work? 
 
I'm pretty tired of the morality police telling me my reasoning for buying what vinyls I want to buy.

I'd pray on my hands and knees for a re-press if it would get kids to stop talking about Brand New.