68bassman Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I was let down by the New Black Angels song but the B side makes up for it. I believe it's a zombies cover. The feist side of the Mastodon split sucks. Also upset at 8 dollar 7" and 22 dollar single LP's. I will not be participating next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 the zombies cover is with the download Also I doubt the record labels are making a huge profit on this. I mean they are pressing fleetwood mac records. I hope alot of this markup is going to the stores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stongo Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Feistodon was ok. The mastodon/flaming lips split was absolutely awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoughtriot Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 You guys don't know how lucky you've got it in the US. I paid $15 AU for 7" singles on Saturday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mss614 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 There was one more of each of the White Stripes and Karen Elson 7"s left in the store I was at. Karen Elson was $12, The White Stripes was $14. Absurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingnatural Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I hope alot of this markup is going to the stores Unfortunately, it's not. Stores only have a 25-30% mark up on RSD stuff. Some stores obviously tack on a few extra bucks but for the most part, stores don't get anywhere near the mark up they should. Especially since this is a day for record stores to make extra money. Another RSD letdown is people taking photos of shit in grass for eBay photos (check his other auctions too): http://www.ebay.com/itm/Polka-Dot-Ozzy-Osbourne-Believer-Live-7-Vinyl-RSD-1543-/330722150058?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item4d009386aa#ht_500wt_1287 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewilliamson Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I said it in another thread, but I'll say it again. Biggest disappointment is the sound quality on EMPIRE RECORDS. I don't want to overstate it, as it's not like totally distorted defective crazy bad...But it IS poorly mastered/pressed. It's a double LP, with only 3-4 songs per side, so it should have plenty of room for quality sonics. But the sonics are just squashed sounding. Everything sounds a little muffled and distant and by the last song on each side, noticeable distortion. I seriously want to know what plant pressed this shit. Inexcusable. Anyways, I will end on a positive note that FREAKBEAT RECORDS in Los Angeles does RSD right. They let people in 10 at a time, you give them your list, and they prepare it for you behind the counter. No mad rush. Before they open, they go down the line making their own list, asking what your #1 want is. They reserve it for you if they have it in stock by the time they reach you in line. So basically, if you are 150th in line, but you reserve the last RYAN ADAMS they have in stock, you get it because it's your #1...Not the first guy in line who just had it on his list of 20 titles. That guy gets HIS number 1, and whatever else HASN'T been reserved. I was 20th in line (out of about 150) and got ALL 9 items on my list. It's a great way to ensure that if you wait in line, you WILL get at least SOMETHING you really want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Regarding prices, $7+ for 7" is too much, but I didn't pick up anything I felt was overpriced. Anything I saw was something from a huge label I wasn't interested in anyway, but I paid $14 for LPs and didn't think that was too bad. I paid cheaper than that for some things, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleevanswastaken Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I was actually really stoked about how my RSD went, I got a bunch of great non rsd items, and I went to a store beside a really popular one so it was pretty much empty until i was ready to leave. Had so much fun I will be going back thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 The Bronx split is cool but holy shit both bands play super fast live. I was hoping it would sound a little.more beefy and have a couple more songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 The Bronx's mentality toward live performances is to be as loud and aggressive as possible, so that's why its faster, too. I thought I went deaf when I saw them live, it was full-volume for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 The Bronx playing aggressively I understand, but you'd would think Mariachi would bust out the metronome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 How many of the regular Bronx guys are in MEB? They probably just don't know how to control themselves. I blame the stand-up bass player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzersonKillwell Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 MEB is everyone from the Bronx plus two or three people I think. Except the Bronx bass players plays trumpet in MEB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mss614 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I was planning on getting the Flexi-zine and thought it was a really cool idea. I expected it to be pretty cheap. But there was no way I was paying $23.99 for a little booklet with 5 flexis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcerio Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 R$D IS A LET DOWN BY ITSELF...Seriously, fuck RSD and the hobbyists it caters to. I'm glad I was able to pick up a couple of overpriced items, but the whole day is about pure greed and materialism, and that sucks. I stood in line for over 2 hours to get El Camino by the Black Keys, only to stop in the following Wednesday and see 7 copies on the shelf. According to Nonesuch they pressed 13,500 copies of this "limited release". There's probably 11,000 of them on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersdown Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 The Bronx's mentality toward live performances is to be as loud and aggressive as possible, so that's why its faster, too.I thought I went deaf when I saw them live, it was full-volume for sure. Yeah these guys definitely give Motorhead a run for their money volume wise. I saw them in a tiny club and they CRANKED it, even with plugs in I had ringing in my ears the next day. The split is good, they play fast but Jesus Christ a metronome? To me it sounds like a genuine live performance, I dig it. The standout on this record is the vocals on the Bronx stuff, SWEET MOTHER OF PEARL THAT DUDE CAN SCREAM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abtw Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 empire records sounds bad? that sucks! what a shame..I just ordered breakfast club online, does that suck for sound as well???? maybe it's not too late to cancel it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 The Bronx's mentality toward live performances is to be as loud and aggressive as possible, so that's why its faster, too.I thought I went deaf when I saw them live, it was full-volume for sure. Yeah these guys definitely give Motorhead a run for their money volume wise. I saw them in a tiny club and they CRANKED it, even with plugs in I had ringing in my ears the next day. The split is good, they play fast but Jesus Christ a metronome? To me it sounds like a genuine live performance, I dig it. The standout on this record is the vocals on the Bronx stuff, SWEET MOTHER OF PEARL THAT DUDE CAN SCREAM! Ain't nothing wrong with a tight rhythm section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniquestyle88 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Received the two Luna LP's, "Rendezvous" and "Romantica", in the mail this week, and I am super let down by them. Each side of both records is over 20 minutes, which is just too much music for a single lp. No inserts of any kind. Download code was for crappy 192kbps mp3s. At $22 a pop, I was expecting a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xadamhudsonx Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Ain't nothing wrong with a tight "rhythm section"... If you know what I mean... and I think you do... Fixed that for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 Ain't nothing wrong with a tight "rhythm section"... If you know what I mean... and I think you do... Fixed that for ya. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymbalism15 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 My thoughts exactly. I didn't even bother getting up early to hit my store by opening time. I showed at around 11am (they were open at 9) and it was a madhouse...barely any room to get by let alonw browse through the RSD bins. I left the store empty-handed after 15 minutes . Anything and everything I was looking for was long gone. Thankfully a few VC'ers helped me out in getting some of the stuff I wanted...and a few popped up on online stores (Botch & Circle) so it all worked out for me. But I just couldn't deal with the pandemonium that was at my store. Hearing stories like this make me happy Shake It in Cincinnati does it the way they do. Each year it's a single file line with everything lined up as you go in. Everyone goes through in order and picks what they want. No crowding or pushing, good conversations while waiting in line and if you bring a canned good and you get 10% off. My friend and I were about 12th in line this year so we were able to get everything we wanted plus grab stuff for friends and help out some people behind us. The only release I would say I was disappointed in would be the Neon Indian 10". And I was only disappointed in the price. The release itself looks and sounds great. This is exactly how Park Ave CDs in Orlando did it, all the way down to the canned goods and I loved it. It was irritating at first but they overordered everything to make sure it was in stock for people who wanted it (They still have tons left) and they got food trucks and other stuff for people waiting in line so it became a kind of community event and it was overall a pretty enjoyable wait, even though it was a long one. Everyone is also really chill in my area so it was all friendly and in good fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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