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43 minutes ago, ejc625 said:

I wasn’t going to order these until I saw they were remastered from the original tapes and the fact that STHH has a bonus track, “Strangers”.

Where do you see that? I only see the Telemarket Mishap as the only extra track on there.

1 hour ago, chicomak said:

I love Power Trip, but man, they're really milking the Divine Apprehension and Suffer No Fool songs, which already came out on the 7" from lockinout, and the split with Integrity.  I'm gonna pass on this, as I have all of these releases already:

 

“Opening Fire: 2008-2014,” a complete collection of Power Trip’s earliest non-LP output. The release documents the self-titled 7”, “This World” (from “The Extermination Vol: 2” LP compilation on Flatspot Records), “Hammer of Doubt” (2010 version from “America’s Hardcore” LP compilation on Triple B Records), and the entirety of “The Armageddon Blues Sessions.”

As well as Armageddon Blues. 

14 hours ago, Tommy said:

Long time Dr. Dog fan here. My opinion on this and everything else after Shame, Shame really,  is that they continue to make fantastically consistent records. However, they're just getting boring. The music is great, but I cant help but feel like I've heard every song off Critical Equation about 500x already

Dr. Dog is the best Dr. Dog cover band!

25 minutes ago, swb said:

Confirmed that that's why the sequencing is different. Their keyboardist replied to a comment on Instagram saying that they submitted the track listing for the vinyl production process then, later, had a change of heart and changed the sequence for all mediums afterward. IMO, the vinyl track listing is better. I don't like all the familiar pre-release tracks stacked at the top and there's something nice about the record starting by "coming out of the darkness" on a bright note and then ending with an energetic, rowdier song about "going down fighting".

Yeah. I love Dr. Dog but they have slowly gotten so deep into Dr. Dog over the last few records that they've lost some accessibility outside of hardcore fans, IMO. Based on one of the interviews last week, I think they reached a breaking point (or had a realization) when they recorded Abandoned Mansion, sat on it for a year plus, and then when they went back to release it, they realized they didn't really dig it very much.  Having a producer to guide them a bit helps them stay focused on making good rock/pop/folk/jammy songs instead of making very Dr. Dog-y Dr. Dog songs, if that makes sense. My anecdotal experience is that I've tried convincing indie rock loving friends to give them a shot for the last 6-7 years and they haven't been able to get into their records (outside a handful of songs) but I've had friends tell me they really dig this album. 

That's crazy to read. Abandoned Mansion is incredible.

Album is a banger. A bummer they couldn't work out to play Sound and Fury. 

Loving this already. When I downloaded the album earlier it says that the LP shipped. Did anyone get shipping notification?

Went for the RFC Oxblood. What does "bone" look like?

4 hours ago, streetwaves said:

Illinois red and green vinyl has been added.

 

https://store.asthmatickitty.com/collections/sufjan-stevens-sale/products/sufjan-stevens-illinois-limited-edition-red-green?variant=5596834299935

I have a copy of this I'm willing to part with if anyone is interested. I have the anniversary edition, so I don't have much use for the red and green version.

On 2/22/2018 at 4:53 PM, xxmartinxx said:

The weak link of your system is the speakers.  Get yourself a pair of ELAC Debuts.

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check those out. Thanks to everyone else as well.

13 hours ago, swb said:

I'm a huge Dr. Dog fan, especially the stuff that Scott McMicken leads, so I did enjoy Psychedelic Swamp and Abandoned Mansion but they both felt like side project albums rather than a proper studio album of new Dr. Dog songs. Swamp was born from that live theater show they worked on (and revamping early demos) and you could sense it was an experiment outside of their proper discography and Mansion, from what I've read, purposefully tried to avoid over-refinement and keep things loose, which is interesting, but the songs ended up feeling like first drafts of songs that would eventually get scrapped or cut from a straight ahead Dr. Dog album, IMO. I really like the McMicken songs on there though, as some of them feel like tracks that you'd hear on one of his low run solo records on PIAPTK Records. Long story short, I like their last few albums too but I'm hoping for something meatier like anything they did up through Shame Shame and the 70% of Be the Void that I love.

Damn, Abandoned Mansion was incredible. I thought that album was perfect.

Hmmm not sure how I feel about the single quite yet. But happy to see they're coming out with another album. I thought Away was going to be their final one. 

Hi all,

I'm thinking of upgrading my turntable, which is currently a U-Turn Basic. I've recently come across this new Music Hall table ($399) that I really like.

http://musichallaudio.com/new-mmf-1-5-turntable/

Is this a worthy upgrade from my U-Turn or nah? I'm running my current table with a Schiit Mani and Emotiva TA-100 with some Insignia speakers I will probably upgrade in the summer. Thanks for the help!

4 minutes ago, dawhizz said:

New album via Merge with a limited “Peak” gray pressing with a 7” of (I’m) Like a Rolling Stone across both sides (what?).  

 

I’m gonna have to sit with the new single a bit before I bite. I usually ride for them, but the song doesn’t really go anywhere for me and sounds kind of like a Delta Spirit demo or something. I feel like I should like this direction, but might need to hear a bit more. 

 

https://titusandronicus.bandcamp.com/album/a-productive-cough

 

https://www.mergerecords.com/a-productive-cough

 

Love Delta Spirit and Titus. And this sounds nothing like Delta. That said, this song is awesome.

1 minute ago, The Ghost of Randy Savage said:

I think there's a huge difference between doing something immoral and illegal though. 

 

Onehe's just a scumbag, as are tons of celebrities, the other he's a scumbag and a criminal. And a pedophile, which to me is the worst part.

Accurate. 

Was at the Detroit show tonight. They had copies of the new album,  but didn't put them out, out of respect for the pre orders. Great show though. The cage light show was a sight.

If anyone has an extra download code for Circa Survive's new one, I'd be grateful.

Great value. I really enjoy mine. Though I might upgrade in a year or so if the new Schiit turntable is affordable. 

4 hours ago, justin_cole12 said:

Yeah I'm pretty sure the CDs being shipped are all random. The reddit google doc that someone put together shows everyones order times and place of residence and it's all over the place.

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15OBipS5p1ztGJnB2z0qmNziCz9Bu1ZgD0e6iZ4pWQtw/edit#gid=0

 

 

There's a PDF tracking the CD distribution? Holy shit. I didn't realize Brand New was Jesus or Allah.

1 hour ago, dawhizz said:

Finding the same phenomenon I find with most MO albums (except Cope) - I listen once through and think "this is a pretty good batch of songs", then two days later it's all I can listen to. Lead, SD is the only one I don't really like. 

 

Does anyone happen to know if The Alien is based on an actual event? Sounds like it might be, but it's so hard to tell. 

 

Also, for anyone else who was going slightly crazy thinking the repeated strummed chords that recur in The Moth (like after the intro) sounded really familiar, I finally realized they reminded me of The Dryness and the Rain. 

So glad you mentioned that. That bridge part in Lead, SD also reminds me of mwY.

59 minutes ago, njpunkmusic said:

album is finally growing on me, but still my least favorite MO album.  Just too soft.  Its a going to bed kind of album.  It needs a little more life to the songs

The lack of breakdowns is also problematic to me. I need more of that bass drum and drop D palm mutes.

Did anyone get a download code?

31 minutes ago, idioteque... said:

So no dlc in the record or download from the website.  I think thats bs

Looks like you want everything now. But you can't have everything now. 

15 minutes ago, Sunshine said:

Amazing. I feel dumb ha

Hence, the TDE tweet that claimed "But what if I told you... that's not the official version."

I downloaded that version as well. Then noticed there was like three minutes missing from Fear and downloaded the final version with the vinyl purchase. 

7 minutes ago, Sunshine said:

Finally got my copy and it's really weird but listening to it there are a ton of small differences in the mix on the record vs the digital copy I've been listening to all this time. Like there are more hype vocals and added parts on the LP vs the leaked copy I got months ago. Have I been listening to an early version of the album all this time? hahaha

Yessum.

3 hours ago, Derek™ said:

Be my Wendy, I'll be your Peter Pan.

Come on baby, take my hand.

I pray to the Lord of Light these aren't lyrics.