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ms2r wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:27 pm

Boldizar wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:37 am I agree over all that this album was rushed in terms of production. There are several mistakes on the drum track throughout the album, but the worst thing is the overall sound. It still sounds good, but it isn't a consistent experience. Sometimes there is distortion, sometimes the mix gets really compressed, etc...

Weird. I have a hard time listening other albums these days because of the wonderful produced sound on fear inoculum. The sound is so full and rich, filled with crisp details.

Boldizar wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:37 am I agree over all that this album was rushed in terms of production. There are several mistakes on the drum track throughout the album, but the worst thing is the overall sound. It still sounds good, but it isn't a consistent experience. Sometimes there is distortion, sometimes the mix gets really compressed, etc...

bob wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:46 am

Spoonman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:39 pm Anyone with a 5.1 sound system should try playing the album in Pro Logic.

"CC Trip" moves around your room in 360°, it sounds just like it was mixed in 5.1

i dont have 5.1 and i use to think (still sorta do) its kind of gimmicky but electronic music seems to make sense for something like this. cool! ill have to remember that!

Spoonman wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:06 am

Boldizar wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:37 am I agree over all that this album was rushed in terms of production. There are several mistakes on the drum track throughout the album, but the worst thing is the overall sound. It still sounds good, but it isn't a consistent experience. Sometimes there is distortion, sometimes the mix gets really compressed, etc...

I don't agree. The album ounds fantastic, with or without the mastering problems of peaking here and there.
All in all it sounds very "oldschool" to me and I like that.

bob wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:46 am

Spoonman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:39 pm Anyone with a 5.1 sound system should try playing the album in Pro Logic.

"CC Trip" moves around your room in 360°, it sounds just like it was mixed in 5.1

i dont have 5.1 and i use to think (still sorta do) its kind of gimmicky but electronic music seems to make sense for something like this. cool! ill have to remember that!

I rarely/never listen to music in 5.1 (except it's a real 5.1 mix), but sometimes it's interesting to see what the processors are able to simulate.

tompie wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 10:39 am As a drummer, my take on this topic is that yes, there are indeed drum hiccups on the record. They're not huge, but there are enough timing inconsistencies that make it more apparent than on any other Tool record that it was not tracked to a click. Sometimes I find them a little distracting. Other times the more "live" sound and feel of the record makes me feel like I'm in front of the band and it makes for a thrilling experience. It is what it is.

On the whole, I love the sound of this record. I think Joe achieved a really great balance between the live off the floor feel and the sort of sonic precision and immersion you occasionally need when dealing with a pretty psychedelic band. Go too hard in any one direction and you can ruin it big time. Hats off.

If I have one real gripe, and this is perhaps the most subjective of them all, it is in the mixing. Joe is a guitar guy in a way that I occasionally find unsatisfying. That's probably a strength when you're dealing with the Melvins or QOTSA. Not Tool. IMO, Jones always has been and always will be the weakest instrumentalist of the band. Amazing tone, creates great atmosphere, knows his strengths well. But he is the ice cream on top of a delicious pie. You still want more pie than ice cream in every bite. I felt this way before catching any of the shows but seeing them live on this tour really hammered home a few moments where the guitar is just too damn present in the mix. The entire portion of the title track after Maynard's last vocal lines, for example, felt absolutely massive live. The bass and drums were pummeling. It felt like the ground was breaking underneath that little "solo" wah bit Adam does. Took the track to a whole new level for me. On record? It's so fucking guitar heavy.

Anyway, those are my two cents.

BellJH wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 8:16 am Has anyone else’s appreciation of 10K Days gone up massively since Fear Inoculum came out?

tys0n wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:53 pm

BellJH wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 8:16 am Has anyone else’s appreciation of 10K Days gone up massively since Fear Inoculum came out?

Nah, haven't listened to it since FI came out

Whowatchesthewampas wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 10:02 am It’s Ænima and then Lateralus then FI for me. Ænima is just so good, there isn’t a song I want to skip on that album

nxrm wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:19 am Maybe we'll finally get access to that re-recorded Opiate track with video?