AAP
Terraform
1000 Hz
Trains
EIG
Dude

andyman wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2024 11:41 am Terraform is the best-sounding, hands down. And it has "Didn't We Deserve a Look at You the Way You Really Are".

Kinda upgraded it a bit from my side. I just love love that song.

It’s funny, I love Terraform but find the recording the least dynamic of the albums. Not the songs, the mix.

Action park
All trains
Dude incredible
1000 hurts
Terraform
Greyhound

I have no use for Shellac as a post-slint (Yes, I know Budd but I don't dig that song either) post-rock band and while 1000 hurts has several standouts, it's bogged down by some limp "indie-rock" tunes. No, I dig them when they rock out, that's what I tune in for... REALLY like the new one and that they didn't stretch out the grooves more doesn't bother me because they already done that more than enough... I dig the economy of it all

Gramsci wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2024 12:30 pm It’s funny, I love Terraform but find the recording the least dynamic of the albums. Not the songs, the mix.

Odd, that's what I meant. It sounds really warm....

Horses for courses I guess.

andyman wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2024 1:06 pm

Gramsci wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2024 12:30 pm It’s funny, I love Terraform but find the recording the least dynamic of the albums. Not the songs, the mix.

Odd, that's what I meant. It sounds really warm....

Horses for courses I guess.

It’s “warm”, it just just doesn’t sound as separated and dynamic - to me - as other albums of theirs. I should also mention it’s my favourite

I've always been curious w/ AAP if it's known what was done at Southern vs. Black Box and similarly on Terraform what was done in Chicago (assuming at the Francisco home studio) vs. Abbey Road.

1000 Hurts. Everything really came together for that one to me: some instant classic songs, the packaging, the recording, the HP kicking in on Mama Gina, the test tones, even the weird digression songs. I loved that the vinyl box also had a CD rattling around in it. So good.

The glow-in-the-dark oscilloscope was also fun.

To All Trains is finally here! And the packaging answers all my questions about the superb cover photo. The recycled disc with the label info printed on directly is pretty neat too.

It’s slowly dawning on me after repeated listening To All Trains might be Shellac’s best album.

• Best sounding record
  The songwriting is tight and perfectly formed
  Musicianship - especially Todd’s - is brilliant.
  The acerbic humour in the lyrics is fantastic
  The vocal delivery and interplay is also fantastic

It’s basically a combo of everything that’s great about this band.

Oh, and Cowbell.