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Post by geoff738 on Jun 26, 2015 22:12:50 GMT -6
Bonus Dave Cobb content. He really does seem to be everywhere! Making of vid
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Post by sopwith on Jun 26, 2015 22:39:15 GMT -6
Awesome vid, great to see Cobb out there working on the arrangements with guitar in hand.
And really just shows why Isbell is killing it right now - everything is built around the lyrics. The whole song is there when he first plays it.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 27, 2015 0:11:24 GMT -6
I cannot freaking wait for that album. I know this wasn't the intention, but that tasted like it had a dash of R.E.M. circa Dead Reckoning to me...which makes me as happy as a little school girl. Speaking of which, I think Document was recorded in that room.
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Post by levon on Jun 29, 2015 6:05:24 GMT -6
Incredible lyrics and I say that as a lyricist.
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Post by sopwith on Jul 17, 2015 0:48:14 GMT -6
It's out! On my first listen so will reserve comment, other than that I absolutely love Children of Children already.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 18, 2015 22:30:37 GMT -6
I'm a notorious "don't like on the first listen" kind of guy...I like it a lot, but it's certainly different from Southeastern. Just off the bat:
"If It Takes A Lifetime" reminds me bigtime of the great Paul Simon records from the early to mid 70's. Nice and round and punchy.
"24 Frames" - so far, this is my favorite...imagine Michael Stipe singing this...reminds me of old REM. Maybe I already said that.
"Flagship" - is there a weird edit at :34? Not being a dick - I don't care...just wondering if it's me. That verb is just amazing. Man, he's an interesting lyricist. If Faulkner, Larry Brown and a Broadway lyricist had a baby. (perfect rhymes)
"How To Forget" - more Paul Simon feel...man, this tracking and mixing is so round - awesome.
"Children Of Children" - Neil Young meets Gordon Lightfoot with a Zep mellotron (sounds like it in the beginning and middle) and Page change..awesome. Big production nice...
"The Life You Chose" - I really like this one...raw and real
"Something More Than Real" - for some reason, this one doesn't speak to me as much as the others. Sounds amazing though
"Speed Trap Town" - just killer. Love this one. Love the space he's in with the vocal. This is like super smart Chris Knight. There's a richness in the midrange throughout the whole album that you just don't hear anymore. Freaking love this song
"Hudson Commodore" - A little Poco going on. ish...America...man cool stuff
"Palmetto Rose" - well shit - that's a decent guitar tone...and slap back vocal...the whole spectrum is great - bass sounds fantastic. Awesome.
"To A Band That I Loved" - Man the bass sounds so good in this...and the verb.
Well, shit. The whole thing is like a warm hug. Dave Cobb deserves all the praise he's getting. This sounds fabulous. And it sounds great without feeling or sounding too much like a copy of anything. It stands on it's on...It's one of those records that if it had been made in the 70's or 80's we'd all be saying, "why can't shit sound like this anymore." Just great.
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Post by sopwith on Jul 18, 2015 23:53:27 GMT -6
Nice, great review.
Pretty much agree on most counts, especially the Paul Simon vibe. Production is just about perfect - almost feels reserved and I wish they'd gone to town on it a bit more in places.
I'm going to tag Children of Children > Life You Chose as my favorite back to back of the year.
I kind of feel like the chord progressions and song forms are kept intentionally - pedestrian is the wrong word, but maybe "familiar" - so that you'll really focus on the lyrics, which are in full flight here. Incredibly tight rhymes and turns of phrase.
Content wise, it's much lighter than Southeastern, and that familiarity of form probably puts it behind that album to me (not to rank them, but just interms of impact). This has a few songs I absolutely love, but ultimately I don't feel like there's as much to chew on as there was on the last album.
Would really love to hear an album where they give Isbell and Cobb like two months to track and the rest of the year to go to town on the production. The warm simplicity of this album is great, but it's two sparse albums in a row. Really excited to hear these tunes live though.
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Post by lolo on Jul 19, 2015 8:55:15 GMT -6
Been listening to this all weekend. Love Love Love it!!!
Really like Speed trap town, Something more than Real and 24 Frames. Like the whole record actually.
Just love how Dave Cobb uses Verb on this album. Also some great guitar tones! Just me or is the Verb panned on some of the tracks
Working on a track now and going for that type of space that "Speed trap town", "Something more than Real" is in. Love the room sound. Maybe a touch of slap back on the vocal???
Was close to breaking something today because I cant get one of my reverb plugs to sound like this.... Any ideas?? particularlly talking about the vocal space
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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 19, 2015 11:33:26 GMT -6
Wonder if that's the chamber at Sound Emporium?
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Post by popmann on Oct 16, 2015 13:44:06 GMT -6
Just thought I'd drop this heads up....it's available in full original resolution, but oddly only an HDTtracks. Pono still lists it as only 16/44....and AcousticSounds doesn't show any downloads for him at all. www.hdtracks.com/something-more-than-free-253676I was gonna give the heads up earlier, but I've seen these be taken down because releasing them was a mistake....so, I had to make sure I had my copy first. Bought this morning along with the first Sara Bareilles they just rereleased at 24/88. Now, I am off to travel across town to the only record store that I could find stocking the new Maia Sharp that was released today since it's available losslessly no where and she's not selling it directly. Why did they move releases to Friday again? |
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Post by EmRR on Oct 16, 2015 14:21:01 GMT -6
Australia I think.
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Post by geoff738 on Oct 16, 2015 16:52:16 GMT -6
Yeah - blame Wiz!
This one has grown and grown on me. Definitely a different vibe than the last one, but I like this one equally well.
I still buy cds, but I make them come to me.
Cheers,
Geoff
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