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No disrespct to Adam Kasper, but THANK GOD!

jack cameronjack cameron Sydney Posts: 340
edited May 2008 in The Porch
I am so happy that Brendon is doing the next album...
I love Binaural (Blake), Riot Act (Kasper) and Avocado (Kasper) but we needed Brendon back!

I missed the crisp sounds that he creates, especially with drums! I mean, HOW GOOD ARE JACK'S TOM-TOMS IN GIVEN TO FLY!

Thank you Brendon! I can't WAIT to hear your influence again!!!
This could be the best album since Yield? (I do love Bin, RA and Avo too!!)

jack cameron...
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  • Evolution6579Evolution6579 Posts: 624
    jack cameron wrote:
    I am so happy that Brendon is doing the next album...
    I love Binaural (Blake), Riot Act (Kasper) and Avocado (Kasper) but we needed Brendon back!

    I love Riot Act. I think Kasper did a good job with the sound. I think he tried to apply the same to Avocado and it didn't fit. I still like Avocado, though.
    jack cameron wrote:
    I missed the crisp sounds that he creates, especially with drums! I mean, HOW GOOD ARE JACK'S TOM-TOMS IN GIVEN TO FLY!

    jack cameron...

    I had not thought of that yet. Reading that sentence just hit home. I love the warmth of the drums on Yield. And, though I mean no offense to Jack fans, I think Matt's drums will sound awesome with Mr. O'Brien's take. He works out those toms pretty good.


    But most of all, it'll sound good in the car!
    Chicago 8-23-09

  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    so Kasper is why i can't crank Avocado in the car........
    thanks i'll make mental note of that.
    ggggrrrrrrrrrr

    :mad:



    :p
    *~Pearl Jam will be blasted from speakers until morale improves~*

  • LineOneMightyFineLineOneMightyFine Posts: 347
    I'm just curious as to what people think O'Brien would have done differently for Binaural, Riot Act, and Avocado. I thought all 3 were very good albums, but not incredible - although I think Binaural with a different tracklisting and different recording technique could've matched any of their previous efforts.

    I'm not too educated on what a producer does in the studio. But, the devil's advocate in me is saying, would it have mattered? If the songwriting wasn't up to the level of the previous albums, what difference does the sound of the recording make? Does the producer really get involved with the songwriting too?

    I don't think my opinion of Avocado would be any different if it was recorded better. To me, the songs are just good, not great, and that's because the songs don't go too deep or challenge me too much. The songwriting seemed pretty straightforward. And, the political bent to the lyrics was kinda boring for me. To me, those were the limitations of the record, not the "sound."

    I guess what I would love to see out of the next album is more "stretching" of the songs, challenging the band to take the songs to different places, bring some new instruments in, bring back some of the crunchy, unclean guitars.

    If that's what BOB brings to the table, then I'm all for the change.
  • KingmidgetKingmidget Posts: 628
    Time for a change...good choice! Pumped for the new album! :)
  • Evolution6579Evolution6579 Posts: 624
    ejny wrote:
    I'm just curious as to what people think O'Brien would have done differently for Binaural, Riot Act, and Avocado. I thought all 3 were very good albums, but not incredible - although I think Binaural with a different tracklisting and different recording technique could've matched any of their previous efforts.

    I'm not too educated on what a producer does in the studio. But, the devil's advocate in me is saying, would it have mattered? If the songwriting wasn't up to the level of the previous albums, what difference does the sound of the recording make? Does the producer really get involved with the songwriting too?

    I don't think my opinion of Avocado would be any different if it was recorded better. To me, the songs are just good, not great, and that's because the songs don't go too deep or challenge me too much. The songwriting seemed pretty straightforward. And, the political bent to the lyrics was kinda boring for me. To me, those were the limitations of the record, not the "sound."

    I guess what I would love to see out of the next album is more "stretching" of the songs, challenging the band to take the songs to different places, bring some new instruments in, bring back some of the crunchy, unclean guitars.

    If that's what BOB brings to the table, then I'm all for the change.

    I liked the original tracklisting for Binaural. I also think the record sounds very good.

    I think Avocado was meant to be straight-forward or in-your-face. But to me, it sounds like the guys recorded it live but the EQ was flat. The best example of what I mean are the guitars in Marker In The Sand. Both studio and live, the guitars just don't really have the kick they should. They should be clean and crunchy but instead it comes across as tinny.

    I would love to hear some banjo or mandolin on a PJ track. Listen to Mike Watt's Ball-hog Or Tugboat?, track #1: Big Train. The Meat Puppets are playing both on the song and it rocks HARD!

    I think the band tends to take songs to different places all the time. Especially Avocado. Army Reserve, Inside Job, Big Wave. Those are all "abnormal" riffs.

    O'Brien produced Vs., Vitalogy, No Code and Yield. Those are all stellar albums. Ed said that recording Into The Wild made him excited about writing again from a different aspect and he couldn't wait to write more PJ songs.

    It's gonna be a masterpiece. I feel that shit in my bones.
    Chicago 8-23-09

  • given2fly10given2fly10 Posts: 485
    jack cameron wrote:

    jack cameron...
    i like how this sounds
    And he still gives his love, he just gives it away, The love he receives is the love that is saved, And sometimes is seen a strange spot in the sky, A human being that was given to fly

    no bed=no brian

    coke sucks
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