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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2013 7:47:00 GMT
Giving this a go now.
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Post by barny on Oct 14, 2013 9:46:59 GMT
Digged that bit of inner view, Rod. Thanks.
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Post by Columbia_rocks_man on Oct 15, 2013 18:53:51 GMT
***POST EDITED TO DISTANCE MYSELF FROM THE LIKES OF IBRAIM MOIZOOS***
Thanks for your support, Barny.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2013 17:08:04 GMT
Sorry for the delay, I've had the record on heavy rotation since its release. It's good stuff, though I will start with a big negative. I really dislike the drums on the record. I don't know if its the production or simply that your drummer isn't very good but the drums just seem really bland & far too high in the mix on far too many tracks. After all the time you spent having someone mix the record I'm surprised how the drum sound has turned out, they overpower almost everything on "Song for Nicolson Square", I'd of liked the guitars to of been louder. That's my only complaint about the record, otherwise it's top banana.
A really strong set of well crafted songs throughout with a few genuine moments of brilliance. It's a shame that I knew so many of them from previous demos & whatnot, but they still manage to shine bright. The Boy Who Had To Deny His Pride will always be your big anthem whether you like it or not, but there's plenty of other great moments here. I particularly like "Gillian", the guitar solo at the end is a real fist in the air moment, reminds me of the sort of guitar solo Noel used to write for Be Here Now B-sides (& I say that as a big compliment). Chrissie's vox sound best on the upbeat numbers like The Last OF The Great British Summer, unique & suit the music perfectly. I like how snappy all the tracks are, there's no fat on any of their tunes, nothing ever outstays its welcome, always to the point. Chrissie & Rod, you've done yourself proud, up the wind!
Soapboxers, even if Rod's Kelly Jones style track preview put you off listening, you should take the time & support the soapbox's very own supergroup, a record that took 17 years to make & was worth the wait. Download you shitrats.
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Post by Columbia_rocks_man on Oct 24, 2013 17:58:46 GMT
Cheers man I'm sure Rod is preparing a 750 word essay on the way the drums were mixed, but the short answer is we had to record them seprately from everything else. Sometimes the joins are on display. Saying that, I quite like the loud drum sound on Nicolson Sq, gives it an 80s power ballad feel.
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Post by forever on Oct 27, 2013 17:47:21 GMT
^ yeah, that. Basically the drums were recorded in a fairly echoey studio and most of what you hear is the live, unmixed, take. I think there were only three songs on which Sandy could be bothered mixing the individual drums in with the music - and Song for Nicolson Square is one of them.
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Post by anananana on Jan 17, 2014 5:32:14 GMT
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Post by barny on Jan 17, 2014 7:52:36 GMT
You're so cool! And the models look like idiots, bar one lovely girl.
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Post by anananana on Jan 17, 2014 15:03:04 GMT
Sorry.
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Post by forever on Jan 18, 2014 21:49:46 GMT
You can get them in red now? I peaked too soon.
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Post by anananana on Jan 21, 2014 13:17:01 GMT
wat
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Post by forever on Jan 21, 2014 22:23:47 GMT
I thought I saw a picture with one in red - and Columbia_rocks_man told me he was getting one. They were only available in white when I ordered mine.
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Post by anananana on Jan 22, 2014 1:54:38 GMT
Oh no, the red one I printed myself; it's for gurlz and/or twinks
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Post by Columbia_rocks_man on Jan 22, 2014 19:25:45 GMT
FFS.
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Post by forever on Jan 22, 2014 23:09:58 GMT
You should do an off yellow/mustard one with the band name, like the gig poster
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Post by anananana on Jan 23, 2014 3:45:13 GMT
Those kinds of t-shirt colors are kinda hard to find here, sadly.
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chuze
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Post by chuze on Aug 28, 2014 20:08:47 GMT
Link is, please.
Don't know where my previous dowload went!
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Post by barny on Sept 9, 2014 15:30:31 GMT
Sent
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chuze
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Post by chuze on Sept 14, 2014 12:24:30 GMT
Where?
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Post by Columbia_rocks_man on Sept 14, 2014 14:10:00 GMT
Sent.
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