Re: We All Raise Our Voices to the Air! - A Decemberists Thr
Sat August 16, 2014 5:58 pm
I'm not a big fan of Picaresque-- I think most of the songs are good (the only big exception is "The Sporting Life", which I can't stand), I just really dislike the production sound they went with. Everything sounds dull and flat.
Re: We All Raise Our Voices to the Air! - A Decemberists Thr
Sat August 16, 2014 6:03 pm
theplatypus wrote:I'm not a big fan of Picaresque-- I think most of the songs are good (the only big exception is "The Sporting Life", which I can't stand), I just really dislike the production sound they went with. Everything sounds dull and flat.
The Sporting Life is definitely not my favorite. Feels like an outtake from Her Majesty.
Not sure I agree about the production though. I think it sounds pretty rich, especially the quiet numbers like Eli, The Barrow Boy and From My Own True Love and Bus Mall. And I love the live feel/sound of Mariner's Revenge.
Having said that, I do think Crane Wife's production sound is better.
Re: We All Raise Our Voices to the Air! - A Decemberists Thr
Sun August 17, 2014 3:57 pm
spike wrote:
Another one of my all time favorites. But it never seems to get any love. They rarely play it live and none of the other big fans that I know seem to care for it. I love the thing.
Re: We All Raise Our Voices to the Air! - A Decemberists Thr
Sun August 17, 2014 9:30 pm
The first two Decemberists records are some of my favorite music ever. For the first few years of their career they were a big deal band for my friends and me, one of those groups we would listen to obsessively and make it a point to see multiple times per year. I like the later stuff too but not as much.
Re: We All Raise Our Voices to the Air! - A Decemberists Thr
Sun August 17, 2014 9:40 pm
Kevin Davis wrote:The first two Decemberists records are some of my favorite music ever. For the first few years of their career they were a big deal band for my friends and me, one of those groups we would listen to obsessively and make it a point to see multiple times per year. I like the later stuff too but not as much.
Re: We All Raise Our Voices to the Air! - A Decemberists Thr
Sun August 17, 2014 9:44 pm
theplatypus wrote:I'm not a big fan of Picaresque-- I think most of the songs are good (the only big exception is "The Sporting Life", which I can't stand), I just really dislike the production sound they went with. Everything sounds dull and flat.
I agree with this. Chris Walla recorded the album in some abandoned church and I don't think he really mastered the dynamics of the room. It's a solid record, it just feels a little off.
Re: We All Raise Our Voices to the Air! - A Decemberists Thr
Sun August 17, 2014 9:45 pm
durdencommatyler wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:The first two Decemberists records are some of my favorite music ever. For the first few years of their career they were a big deal band for my friends and me, one of those groups we would listen to obsessively and make it a point to see multiple times per year. I like the later stuff too but not as much.