You don't read that thread: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11476&start=15#p489189matedog wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 10:26amCan you link the EW link? I seemed to miss it when Marky first completed it.Silent Majority wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 8:15amEarthquake Weather is as good as it will ever be now. The issues are in the songwriting and performance, which are both timid and shrinking back from the spotlight when they should be crowdsurfing. However, this mix is a brilliant salvage job. It's a shame that nobody's giving Mark the original tracks so he can bring the vocals even further higher in the mix, but with the tools at his disposal, I can't even describe the improvement. Wiping the instrumental murk away reveals some really tight rhythms that Strummer lacked the confidence to show off. The best moments of the original LP - Island Hopping, Shouting Street, Ride Your Donkey, and now, for the first time, Sleepwalk can sit comfortably in a playlist wth the Mescaleros without embarrassment. That last one is vital, because in this remix, I think I've been gifted a new Joe Strummer song. And the additions which were always great (Cholo Vest, 15th Brigade) are clearer and more present. Cholo Vest is fucking incredible. It's the sound of bitter, self-scalding, weaponised insecurity. A human emotion, powerful and consuming that art tends to leave be.
I think Marky's done Joe a huge favour here.
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No.matedog wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 10:26amCan you link the EW link? I seemed to miss it when Marky first completed it.Silent Majority wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 8:15amEarthquake Weather is as good as it will ever be now. The issues are in the songwriting and performance, which are both timid and shrinking back from the spotlight when they should be crowdsurfing. However, this mix is a brilliant salvage job. It's a shame that nobody's giving Mark the original tracks so he can bring the vocals even further higher in the mix, but with the tools at his disposal, I can't even describe the improvement. Wiping the instrumental murk away reveals some really tight rhythms that Strummer lacked the confidence to show off. The best moments of the original LP - Island Hopping, Shouting Street, Ride Your Donkey, and now, for the first time, Sleepwalk can sit comfortably in a playlist wth the Mescaleros without embarrassment. That last one is vital, because in this remix, I think I've been gifted a new Joe Strummer song. And the additions which were always great (Cholo Vest, 15th Brigade) are clearer and more present. Cholo Vest is fucking incredible. It's the sound of bitter, self-scalding, weaponised insecurity. A human emotion, powerful and consuming that art tends to leave be.
I think Marky's done Joe a huge favour here.
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Silent Majority wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 11:09amNo.matedog wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 10:26amCan you link the EW link? I seemed to miss it when Marky first completed it.Silent Majority wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 8:15amEarthquake Weather is as good as it will ever be now. The issues are in the songwriting and performance, which are both timid and shrinking back from the spotlight when they should be crowdsurfing. However, this mix is a brilliant salvage job. It's a shame that nobody's giving Mark the original tracks so he can bring the vocals even further higher in the mix, but with the tools at his disposal, I can't even describe the improvement. Wiping the instrumental murk away reveals some really tight rhythms that Strummer lacked the confidence to show off. The best moments of the original LP - Island Hopping, Shouting Street, Ride Your Donkey, and now, for the first time, Sleepwalk can sit comfortably in a playlist wth the Mescaleros without embarrassment. That last one is vital, because in this remix, I think I've been gifted a new Joe Strummer song. And the additions which were always great (Cholo Vest, 15th Brigade) are clearer and more present. Cholo Vest is fucking incredible. It's the sound of bitter, self-scalding, weaponised insecurity. A human emotion, powerful and consuming that art tends to leave be.
I think Marky's done Joe a huge favour here.
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Great, multiple Marky remaster threads.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 10:30amYou don't read that thread: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11476&start=15#p489189matedog wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 10:26amCan you link the EW link? I seemed to miss it when Marky first completed it.Silent Majority wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 8:15amEarthquake Weather is as good as it will ever be now. The issues are in the songwriting and performance, which are both timid and shrinking back from the spotlight when they should be crowdsurfing. However, this mix is a brilliant salvage job. It's a shame that nobody's giving Mark the original tracks so he can bring the vocals even further higher in the mix, but with the tools at his disposal, I can't even describe the improvement. Wiping the instrumental murk away reveals some really tight rhythms that Strummer lacked the confidence to show off. The best moments of the original LP - Island Hopping, Shouting Street, Ride Your Donkey, and now, for the first time, Sleepwalk can sit comfortably in a playlist wth the Mescaleros without embarrassment. That last one is vital, because in this remix, I think I've been gifted a new Joe Strummer song. And the additions which were always great (Cholo Vest, 15th Brigade) are clearer and more present. Cholo Vest is fucking incredible. It's the sound of bitter, self-scalding, weaponised insecurity. A human emotion, powerful and consuming that art tends to leave be.
I think Marky's done Joe a huge favour here.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Silent Majority wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 11:09amNo.matedog wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 10:26amCan you link the EW link? I seemed to miss it when Marky first completed it.Silent Majority wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 8:15amEarthquake Weather is as good as it will ever be now. The issues are in the songwriting and performance, which are both timid and shrinking back from the spotlight when they should be crowdsurfing. However, this mix is a brilliant salvage job. It's a shame that nobody's giving Mark the original tracks so he can bring the vocals even further higher in the mix, but with the tools at his disposal, I can't even describe the improvement. Wiping the instrumental murk away reveals some really tight rhythms that Strummer lacked the confidence to show off. The best moments of the original LP - Island Hopping, Shouting Street, Ride Your Donkey, and now, for the first time, Sleepwalk can sit comfortably in a playlist wth the Mescaleros without embarrassment. That last one is vital, because in this remix, I think I've been gifted a new Joe Strummer song. And the additions which were always great (Cholo Vest, 15th Brigade) are clearer and more present. Cholo Vest is fucking incredible. It's the sound of bitter, self-scalding, weaponised insecurity. A human emotion, powerful and consuming that art tends to leave be.
I think Marky's done Joe a huge favour here.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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BTW, top notch job with the remaster.Marky Dread wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 3:26pmStop groaning or I'll start another one.matedog wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 11:47amGreat, multiple Marky remaster threads.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 10:30amYou don't read that thread: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11476&start=15#p489189matedog wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 10:26amCan you link the EW link? I seemed to miss it when Marky first completed it.Silent Majority wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 8:15amEarthquake Weather is as good as it will ever be now. The issues are in the songwriting and performance, which are both timid and shrinking back from the spotlight when they should be crowdsurfing. However, this mix is a brilliant salvage job. It's a shame that nobody's giving Mark the original tracks so he can bring the vocals even further higher in the mix, but with the tools at his disposal, I can't even describe the improvement. Wiping the instrumental murk away reveals some really tight rhythms that Strummer lacked the confidence to show off. The best moments of the original LP - Island Hopping, Shouting Street, Ride Your Donkey, and now, for the first time, Sleepwalk can sit comfortably in a playlist wth the Mescaleros without embarrassment. That last one is vital, because in this remix, I think I've been gifted a new Joe Strummer song. And the additions which were always great (Cholo Vest, 15th Brigade) are clearer and more present. Cholo Vest is fucking incredible. It's the sound of bitter, self-scalding, weaponised insecurity. A human emotion, powerful and consuming that art tends to leave be.
I think Marky's done Joe a huge favour here.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Just gave EW a spin, lovely crisp remastering job Marky. The guitars seem punchier, and like Maj says, Sleepwalk is definitely the biggest improvement.
Shame most of the songs still disappoint all these years later, and the buried vocals render the few successes nearly unsalvageable. Why the hell did the Clash, Joe and Mick seem to have so many production/mixing problems throughout their collective career? I think only London Calling, Megatop Phoenix and Global are albums that you can say are unequivocally well produced and mixed from their whole oeuvre. I sometimes fantasize about the Clash's whole output recorded with the CoL EP/London Calling production.
Anyway, another great job Marky, looking forward to you hopefully getting back into the saddle with more remastering jobs.
Shame most of the songs still disappoint all these years later, and the buried vocals render the few successes nearly unsalvageable. Why the hell did the Clash, Joe and Mick seem to have so many production/mixing problems throughout their collective career? I think only London Calling, Megatop Phoenix and Global are albums that you can say are unequivocally well produced and mixed from their whole oeuvre. I sometimes fantasize about the Clash's whole output recorded with the CoL EP/London Calling production.
Anyway, another great job Marky, looking forward to you hopefully getting back into the saddle with more remastering jobs.
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A couple of the do-nothing rockers were definitely worth pulling out of the bin here, though. The ones where the titles all bleed together. You know, Spraycan Angel on A Hot Tin Roof, Crying Meteorite Ragtime, Bruce Springsteen Motorway. Those songs in the middle of Earthquake Weather.
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I've already forgot how they went. I honestly couldn't hum Passport To Detroit right now if someone had a gun at my head, and I've been listening to it (admittedly intermittently) for nearly 30 years.Silent Majority wrote: ↑26 Mar 2018, 6:50pmA couple of the do-nothing rockers were definitely worth pulling out of the bin here, though. The ones where the titles all bleed together. You know, Spraycan Angel on A Hot Tin Roof, Crying Meteorite Ragtime, Bruce Springsteen Motorway. Those songs in the middle of Earthquake Weather.
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This is absolutely brilliant! This is my favorite Joe show of them all, even better than the show's I saw at St. Anns....Just fantastic! Everybody should have this in their collection.
This is why I was so let down by Streetcore
Thank you so much Marky!
This is absolutely brilliant! This is my favorite Joe show of them all, even better than the show's I saw at St. Anns....Just fantastic! Everybody should have this in their collection.
This is why I was so let down by Streetcore
Thank you so much Marky!