mitchard Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Up the punx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainaldous Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I heard the black variants got pushed back, but I just picked this up at my local shop. I assume it's black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewberinger Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 yeah I picked up a black variant today - feels pretty heavy, maybe 180g which is nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 This doesn't have anything to do with this album, but I just got a copy of Reinventing Axl Rose from SRC and it's like... a pea green color with maybe some white mixed in? I'm not really sure. Anyone know the info on this? There's so many damn pressings of this thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 This doesn't have anything to do with this album, but I just got a copy of Reinventing Axl Rose from SRC and it's like... a pea green color with maybe some white mixed in? I'm not really sure. Anyone know the info on this? There's so many damn pressings of this thing Probably this: 40th Pressing: 150 Green Mix, 450 Purple Mix (10/5/2013) https://www.noidearecords.com/discography.php Rip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Didn't even think to check there. Thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Haha, what a joke. It wouldn't make a difference though, the recordings are of such poor quality, it would sound the same if they were lossless files or sub-128 mp3s. Seriously, now that the excitement in me for the new songs has died down a bit, while they are still awesome songs, I hate how bad they sound. The growing indifference about sound quality across the industry is really starting to tick me off. You're making these statements based on the vinyl or via streaming MP3s? I think this record sounds great, it's punchy and warm. AM! is damned if they do and damned if they don't (look at all the hate towards New Wave/White Crosses for sounding to polished and over-produced). In fact this sounds a lot cleaner then most modern 'punk' albums, or recent releases from bands that fall in AM!'s peer group. This is a great album that sounds fantastic on vinyl. A++ will do business with again. degenerex, trevorxramage, imkylejackson and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imkylejackson Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 At first, I thought the album sounded kinda weird. Tinny in some spots, muddy mid-bass in others, etc.I was listening to the streams that were floating around on the web. I ripped one of the streams (NME?) and put it on my iPod to listen to in my car as it was the best quality stream I had heard. I have a pretty decent system in my car, but it still didn't sound too hot. I downloaded a web rip (320kbps) from what.cd and put that on my iPod instead and it sounds WAY better. Not tinny, not muddy, the bass is actually audible, etc. It's actually a really great sounding record. I read that Laura said she wanted it to sound like "the New York Dolls and the Sex Pistols" and that's a pretty dead on comparison. It's just a very lean, guitar driven rock album. TL;DR: Stop listening to low bitrate streams on your laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerofjoy605 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 In my opinion, lyrically this is the greatest fucking album of the last couple of decades. But honestly I feel like that's mostly because of my position in life and being able to relate so deeply to these lyrics. Any way this is an A+++ album in my opinion. imkylejackson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamitekid Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I enjoyed this one SO much more than the last two albums. I'm going to buy it next time I see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 You're making these statements based on the vinyl or via streaming MP3s? I think this record sounds great, it's punchy and warm. AM! is damned if they do and damned if they don't (look at all the hate towards New Wave/White Crosses for sounding to polished and over-produced). In fact this sounds a lot cleaner then most modern 'punk' albums, or recent releases from bands that fall in AM!'s peer group. This is a great album that sounds fantastic on vinyl. A++ will do business with again. From what you're saying it's quite obvious that you don't really know the difference between production value and resolution/dynamic range/compression. The terms "polished" and "over-produced" have almost nothing to do with sound quality, but rather post-processing. "Polishing" a vocal track might remove the tonal anomalies, volume imbalance, reduce noise, remove unwanted artifacts and correct the pitch, but it will not increase resolution and dynamic range. In fact, it decreases them. The more post-processing is used, the "lower quality" recording you'll receive in the end simply due to how post-processing works. So you can have good and bad sounding "polished" recordings and good and bad sounding "raw" recordings. Again, rawness and sound quality are not exclusive. Granted, I only listened to my copy on vinyl and the low-bitrate download that came with it, but this release is sub-par. It's possible that the CD version will sound better, but I won't keep my hopes up. The thing is, while a low-bitrate mp3 file is very limiting, even a 128kbps version of a good recording can easily sound better than a lossless version of a bad recording. Take the second song, True Trans Soul Rebel for example. The vocal track is so overcompressed, it sounds like I'm listening to it playing on my phone. Heck, it sounds like they recorded it with a phone. The drum track has so little dynamic range it's practically insulting. Now, I'd search for a fault in my system first, if such recordings weren't a common practice these days. Overall, this is a great album that sounds pretty bad (far from the worst I have, but still disappointing) on vinyl, C- will strongly consider doing business with again, first have to hear the CD version if that thing is any better and they just messed up the mastering for the vinyl release. chiefwahoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevorxramage Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Has anyone in Canada received their preorders yet? I never got tracking info or a shipping email, fingers crossed I didn't get missed. EDIT: Awesome customer service had it sorted in less than 15 minutes from first emailing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idreamofpunk Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Every single band releasing something this year is gunning for second place. But everyone here probably expected that review from me. Rapidfiretollbooth, killerofjoy605, Rip and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1TyN3y36WA trevorxramage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvphotoandvideo Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1TyN3y36WA I wish someone would have asked for the name of the song on air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickcook19941 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 laura was lookin amazing on that performance. Rapidfiretollbooth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickcook19941 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 also i fucking love inge haha, hes seriously insane lol. bounces around like a crazy person on stage and when you talk to him he has the most timid funny english ever with a heavy foreign accent hahaha Rapidfiretollbooth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyhi Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 wait so whats the difference between the tour blue white swirl and the UK blue white swirl? are they the same exact thing? i'm confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutzonborglum Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Euro version has Xtra Mile Recordings stamp on it, and a different barcode, I believe. Don't know for sure, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 This doesn't have anything to do with this album (or the label that pressed it), but I assume the people who visit this thread have dealt with Fat Wreck Chords before. Do they usually send out shipping notification emails when they ship things? I've never dealt with them before and just recently I ordered "Searching For A Former Clarity." I haven't heard anything from them yet and it's been over a week. I've even emailed them and asked and they never got back to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jos464 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I don't think I've ever gotten a shipping confirmation email from Fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Alright. And that's completely fine with me. Like I said, I've just never ordered from them before and wasn't sure what to expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthemforadoomed Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Fat never does shipping confirmation emails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerofjoy605 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I got my black copy today and it came with a poster of the album art (a link to my picture of it http://31.media.tumblr.com/e36c400810aa18dc8ca20b687a1a1bf7/tumblr_n0fyqujEf61s112s4o1_400.jpg p.s sorry for the messy surroundings, big mail day for music.) Also today I ordered a colour copy from juno records which was about 30 dollars since they're the cheapest place to buy U.K pressings. I'll tell you guys if its normal blue or the white and blue when I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapidfiretollbooth Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I got my black copy today and it came with a poster of the album art (a link to my picture of it http://31.media.tumblr.com/e36c400810aa18dc8ca20b687a1a1bf7/tumblr_n0fyqujEf61s112s4o1_400.jpg p.s sorry for the messy surroundings, big mail day for music.) Also today I ordered a colour copy from juno records which was about 30 dollars since they're the cheapest place to buy U.K pressings. I'll tell you guys if its normal blue or the white and blue when I get it. Got that poster as well with the album at the concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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