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Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love (1/20)

Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
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No idea how there isn't a thread for this album. A fantastic comeback and probably one of the best Rock records in years.

Stream it here

http://www.npr.org/2015/01/11/376085344/first-listen-sleater-kinney-no-cities-to-love
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    I'm looking forward to buying this when it comes out
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,447
    Waiting for my preorder to arrive & can't wait to hear it!
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    Fuck yes!! Vinyl boxset arrived today!!
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  • llessuRllessuR Posts: 195
    I need help with Sleater Kinney, this whole album sounds bland to me. I just don't get it. What am I missing?
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  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
    Not sure. It's phenomenal. I'm not getting how you can hear bland. Maybe you just can't get into them. NBD.
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,447
    Spun it last night & it sounds fucking awesome to me!
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  • SD48277SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    mfc2006 wrote: »
    Spun it last night & it sounds fucking awesome to me!

    Agreed. Can't wait to see them in February. B-)
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,050
    I listened to it last night too - great album
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  • DPrival78DPrival78 Posts: 2,263
    christ this album is great. so very happy to have the ladies back.
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • halvhalv Posts: 701
    Amazing album from the first ten seconds! So good.
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
    Man. The Deluxe LP is sweet as hell. Really well done.

  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,447
    Agreed. Very well done!!
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  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
    Still isn't a better rock album this year. Actually, just one of the best overall albums this year.
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,447
    Tim Simmons said:

    Still isn't a better rock album this year. Actually, just one of the best overall albums this year.

    I agree
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  • darthvedderdarthvedder Posts: 2,573
    I wish the digital version wasn't so compressed.
  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    edited November 2015
    darthvedder said:

    I wish the digital version wasn't so compressed.

    are you implying that there is a vinyl version that has it's own master? (i thought that was a thing of the past?)
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  • darthvedderdarthvedder Posts: 2,573
    edited November 2015
    DriftingByTheStorm said:

    darthvedder said:

    I wish the digital version wasn't so compressed.

    are you implying that there is a vinyl version that has it's own master? (i thought that was a thing of the past?)
    Seems like it, according to the dynamic range database (higher DR is better):
    Vinyl Rip
    http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/90411

    Pono Store download:
    http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/83248

    Unknown download:
    http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/80898

    There is no reason that they can't make digital have the same dynamic range as vinyl, but they choose to compress the hell out of it for digital. It seems to be industry practice, in fact. Spoon's album that came out last year is another example. Weezer's latest album has a different master with a better DR for the Hi-Res versions (HDTracks, Pono) than the CD version. Beck's Morning Phase had some crazy stuff going on in terms of different digital versions:

    http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/569-and-winner-%85/
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  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
    edited November 2015
    Is there a way to convert a Pono file to mp3?

    Other than ripping the vinyl, that seems like a good option to get a less compressed version.
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  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,447
    Nice! Would love a live album from them
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  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
    It will probably be announced when the sub pop store sale is done. Bullmoose already has copies.
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 8,076
    Clear vinyl loser edition
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,447
    Sweet!
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  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    Excellent! Hope it's recorded well, most live albums in my opinion don't live up to the sound of the studio versions, but here's hoping!
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  • kramer73kramer73 Posts: 2,614
    reesdog said:

    Excellent! Hope it's recorded well, most live albums in my opinion don't live up to the sound of the studio versions, but here's hoping!

    Apples and oranges.
  • reesdogreesdog Posts: 1,981
    kramer73 said:

    reesdog said:

    Excellent! Hope it's recorded well, most live albums in my opinion don't live up to the sound of the studio versions, but here's hoping!

    Apples and oranges.
    Oh fuck off, said in my opinion.
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  • kramer73kramer73 Posts: 2,614
    reesdog said:

    kramer73 said:

    reesdog said:

    Excellent! Hope it's recorded well, most live albums in my opinion don't live up to the sound of the studio versions, but here's hoping!

    Apples and oranges.
    Oh fuck off, said in my opinion.
    It's ok, in my opinion nothing can live up to the sound of the studio version. However, it's difficult to compare a live show to a studio album, and in my opinion, if a band can only play a song the same way they played it in the studio, they aren't that good.
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