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The Mighty Musical Observations Thread
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PW mentioned the album featured 4 drummers, but that they didn't bring in any guitar players. I can definitely hear Slim on several of the tracks and my hunch is that Tommy played most of the bass parts. I think why it doesn't sound like a band effort to me is because the songs are so clearly Paul's. Tommy and Slim might have played on them, but how much input did they have on the finished product? I think they still sound like a band on the Matt Wallace mix of DTAS, but that is gone by ASD. I don't dislike the album. I think there are some really good tracks, but definitely a transitional album: one foot in the Mats, one foot as a solo artist with everyone else probably not knowing exactly where they stood.
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Honestly baffled that it gets more love than Don’t Tell A Soul. Especially with the stripped down re release it becomes clear that record was another classic.WestwayKid wrote: ↑26 Apr 2021, 4:05pmPW mentioned the album featured 4 drummers, but that they didn't bring in any guitar players. I can definitely hear Slim on several of the tracks and my hunch is that Tommy played most of the bass parts. I think why it doesn't sound like a band effort to me is because the songs are so clearly Paul's. Tommy and Slim might have played on them, but how much input did they have on the finished product? I think they still sound like a band on the Matt Wallace mix of DTAS, but that is gone by ASD. I don't dislike the album. I think there are some really good tracks, but definitely a transitional album: one foot in the Mats, one foot as a solo artist with everyone else probably not knowing exactly where they stood.
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Well said, definitely a transitional sounding album. I like some but not all of the PW solo stuff, guess it's the old guy in me that still wants to hear '84 - '87 Mats sounding stuff.WestwayKid wrote: ↑26 Apr 2021, 4:05pmPW mentioned the album featured 4 drummers, but that they didn't bring in any guitar players. I can definitely hear Slim on several of the tracks and my hunch is that Tommy played most of the bass parts. I think why it doesn't sound like a band effort to me is because the songs are so clearly Paul's. Tommy and Slim might have played on them, but how much input did they have on the finished product? I think they still sound like a band on the Matt Wallace mix of DTAS, but that is gone by ASD. I don't dislike the album. I think there are some really good tracks, but definitely a transitional album: one foot in the Mats, one foot as a solo artist with everyone else probably not knowing exactly where they stood.
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I'm with you on his solo stuff. 14 Songs was solid, but after that it gets hit and miss.Sparky wrote: ↑26 Apr 2021, 8:45pmWell said, definitely a transitional sounding album. I like some but not all of the PW solo stuff, guess it's the old guy in me that still wants to hear '84 - '87 Mats sounding stuff.WestwayKid wrote: ↑26 Apr 2021, 4:05pmPW mentioned the album featured 4 drummers, but that they didn't bring in any guitar players. I can definitely hear Slim on several of the tracks and my hunch is that Tommy played most of the bass parts. I think why it doesn't sound like a band effort to me is because the songs are so clearly Paul's. Tommy and Slim might have played on them, but how much input did they have on the finished product? I think they still sound like a band on the Matt Wallace mix of DTAS, but that is gone by ASD. I don't dislike the album. I think there are some really good tracks, but definitely a transitional album: one foot in the Mats, one foot as a solo artist with everyone else probably not knowing exactly where they stood.
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Just took a quick stroll to one of the eighty-eleven coffee shops in our neighbourhood to get some cookies—I finished grading today and that's my celebration—and was listening to more of that Beatles remixer group that I mentioned recently in the Beatles thread. To be precise, I listened to a mix of, primarily, the slower Tomorrow Never Knows demo. And when it got to parts with backward guitar sounds, it dawned on me that until the late 19th century, people had no idea what a sound sounded like backwards. Completely unnatural sounds. I imagine people before that had some kind of philosophical understanding of a sound played backwards, but to actually realize it? That's a fairly recent development. Just a cool thing to appreciate, I thought.
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I think you're forgetting all the people that were possessed by the devil.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 1:35pmJust took a quick stroll to one of the eighty-eleven coffee shops in our neighbourhood to get some cookies—I finished grading today and that's my celebration—and was listening to more of that Beatles remixer group that I mentioned recently in the Beatles thread. To be precise, I listened to a mix of, primarily, the slower Tomorrow Never Knows demo. And when it got to parts with backward guitar sounds, it dawned on me that until the late 19th century, people had no idea what a sound sounded like backwards. Completely unnatural sounds. I imagine people before that had some kind of philosophical understanding of a sound played backwards, but to actually realize it? That's a fairly recent development. Just a cool thing to appreciate, I thought.
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In fact, they were possessed by electric guitars. But pre-electricity, who could have known?Kory wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 3:39pmI think you're forgetting all the people that were possessed by the devil.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 1:35pmJust took a quick stroll to one of the eighty-eleven coffee shops in our neighbourhood to get some cookies—I finished grading today and that's my celebration—and was listening to more of that Beatles remixer group that I mentioned recently in the Beatles thread. To be precise, I listened to a mix of, primarily, the slower Tomorrow Never Knows demo. And when it got to parts with backward guitar sounds, it dawned on me that until the late 19th century, people had no idea what a sound sounded like backwards. Completely unnatural sounds. I imagine people before that had some kind of philosophical understanding of a sound played backwards, but to actually realize it? That's a fairly recent development. Just a cool thing to appreciate, I thought.
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In seriousness, that is an interesting observation though. I wonder if backwards messages on LPs stoking Satanic panic was largely just because they DO sound Satanic.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 4:15pmIn fact, they were possessed by electric guitars. But pre-electricity, who could have known?Kory wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 3:39pmI think you're forgetting all the people that were possessed by the devil.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 1:35pmJust took a quick stroll to one of the eighty-eleven coffee shops in our neighbourhood to get some cookies—I finished grading today and that's my celebration—and was listening to more of that Beatles remixer group that I mentioned recently in the Beatles thread. To be precise, I listened to a mix of, primarily, the slower Tomorrow Never Knows demo. And when it got to parts with backward guitar sounds, it dawned on me that until the late 19th century, people had no idea what a sound sounded like backwards. Completely unnatural sounds. I imagine people before that had some kind of philosophical understanding of a sound played backwards, but to actually realize it? That's a fairly recent development. Just a cool thing to appreciate, I thought.
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Or maybe those are the kinds of sounds that inspired people to think that's what the devil sounds like. That's the revolutionary thing about recorded sound—that part of communication and experience could achieve a level of definition. Sculpture and painting could communicate those visual ideals, but the aural must have been more ambiguous or varying.Kory wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 4:54pmIn seriousness, that is an interesting observation though. I wonder if backwards messages on LPs stoking Satanic panic was largely just because they DO sound Satanic.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 4:15pmIn fact, they were possessed by electric guitars. But pre-electricity, who could have known?Kory wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 3:39pmI think you're forgetting all the people that were possessed by the devil.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 1:35pmJust took a quick stroll to one of the eighty-eleven coffee shops in our neighbourhood to get some cookies—I finished grading today and that's my celebration—and was listening to more of that Beatles remixer group that I mentioned recently in the Beatles thread. To be precise, I listened to a mix of, primarily, the slower Tomorrow Never Knows demo. And when it got to parts with backward guitar sounds, it dawned on me that until the late 19th century, people had no idea what a sound sounded like backwards. Completely unnatural sounds. I imagine people before that had some kind of philosophical understanding of a sound played backwards, but to actually realize it? That's a fairly recent development. Just a cool thing to appreciate, I thought.
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I suppose back then they probably just thought the devil sounded like a woman disagreeing with a man.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 5:36pmOr maybe those are the kinds of sounds that inspired people to think that's what the devil sounds like. That's the revolutionary thing about recorded sound—that part of communication and experience could achieve a level of definition. Sculpture and painting could communicate those visual ideals, but the aural must have been more ambiguous or varying.Kory wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 4:54pmIn seriousness, that is an interesting observation though. I wonder if backwards messages on LPs stoking Satanic panic was largely just because they DO sound Satanic.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 4:15pmIn fact, they were possessed by electric guitars. But pre-electricity, who could have known?Kory wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 3:39pmI think you're forgetting all the people that were possessed by the devil.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 1:35pmJust took a quick stroll to one of the eighty-eleven coffee shops in our neighbourhood to get some cookies—I finished grading today and that's my celebration—and was listening to more of that Beatles remixer group that I mentioned recently in the Beatles thread. To be precise, I listened to a mix of, primarily, the slower Tomorrow Never Knows demo. And when it got to parts with backward guitar sounds, it dawned on me that until the late 19th century, people had no idea what a sound sounded like backwards. Completely unnatural sounds. I imagine people before that had some kind of philosophical understanding of a sound played backwards, but to actually realize it? That's a fairly recent development. Just a cool thing to appreciate, I thought.
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Kory wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 5:47pmI suppose back then they probably just thought the devil sounded like a woman disagreeing with a man.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 5:36pmOr maybe those are the kinds of sounds that inspired people to think that's what the devil sounds like. That's the revolutionary thing about recorded sound—that part of communication and experience could achieve a level of definition. Sculpture and painting could communicate those visual ideals, but the aural must have been more ambiguous or varying.Kory wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 4:54pmIn seriousness, that is an interesting observation though. I wonder if backwards messages on LPs stoking Satanic panic was largely just because they DO sound Satanic.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Apr 2021, 4:15pmIn fact, they were possessed by electric guitars. But pre-electricity, who could have known?
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