My real issue with it is it sounds like it was recorded on a blown out micro cassette recorder. The guitars sound like driving a lawn mower across a pile of steel chains and the drums sound like one of those little kids kits... and the songs don't make up for the bad production, but thats my opinion. I've never found much to like about it.penningtron wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 7:11 am Tweez was recorded in Steve's basement, right? Without room delay and reverb tricks I guess I can see how the drums could be acoustically underwhelming, but I personally don't mind dry drums. Maybe the better direction for the remix should have been to make it sound as good as it can and not like the practice tapes, but oh well.
Studiomeda in Evanston. I have no idea what that place was like, but I think Steve did other stuff there early on as well.
Didn’t know of this - gave it a spin today - gah - nothing to excite me here - it sounds so Big Black derived it’s painful in places. I have the original and I prefer it muchly.jfv wrote: Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:39 am I had completely forgotten about the Tweethan mix until last weekend. I walked into a record store in Normal, IL and saw it in their "previous RSD releases" bin (along with The Jesus Lizard's Flux and the vinyl reissue of Shudder to Think's Pony Express Record). Anyway, I purchased it and just finished listening to it for the first time now.
I think I like it better than the original mix? There are fewer things that make me cringe.
Spiderland still wins.
Interesting take. To me, the Tweethan mix makes it feel like more of an instrumental album than the original mix. I suppose more focus on the instruments could make it sound more like Big Black.Iancee wrote: Thu Oct 30, 2025 3:50 amDidn’t know of this - gave it a spin today - gah - nothing to excite me here - it sounds so Big Black derived it’s painful in places. I have the original and I prefer it muchly.jfv wrote: Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:39 am Tweethan mix
I think I like it better than the original mix? There are fewer things that make me cringe.
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The Albini version of In On The Killtaker sounds like ass, and fortunately both he and the band knew itGramsci wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:16 am I mean, it’s Spiderland but after spending some time with Tweethan mix I think I prefer it. It sounds a lot more level and doesn’t have the weird whatever Steve did to it going on. The original sounds like an outlier in Steve’s career, it’s probably the only album he recorded that I never really enjoyed the sound of. It’s kind of fizzy sounding.
It was a “refined demo”. I think the story is they came in for a demo session got overly excited and let the tape roll. Good Cop sounds okay but yeah… it’s not great.joe_lmr wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 1:21 pmThe Albini version of In On The Killtaker sounds like ass, and fortunately both he and the band knew itGramsci wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:16 am I mean, it’s Spiderland but after spending some time with Tweethan mix I think I prefer it. It sounds a lot more level and doesn’t have the weird whatever Steve did to it going on. The original sounds like an outlier in Steve’s career, it’s probably the only album he recorded that I never really enjoyed the sound of. It’s kind of fizzy sounding.
clocker bob may 30, 2006 wrote:I think the possibility of interbreeding between an earthly species and an extraterrestrial species is as believable as any other explanation for the existence of George W. Bush.
"Returning the Screw" sounds like Ian singing for Shellac, which is worse than it sounds on paperGramsci wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 2:46 pmIt was a “refined demo”. I think the story is they came in for a demo session got overly excited and let the tape roll. Good Cop sounds okay but yeah… it’s not great.joe_lmr wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 1:21 pmThe Albini version of In On The Killtaker sounds like ass, and fortunately both he and the band knew itGramsci wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:16 am I mean, it’s Spiderland but after spending some time with Tweethan mix I think I prefer it. It sounds a lot more level and doesn’t have the weird whatever Steve did to it going on. The original sounds like an outlier in Steve’s career, it’s probably the only album he recorded that I never really enjoyed the sound of. It’s kind of fizzy sounding.
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