Heee. The acronym is why I didn't dare try to google it.
You like ships. You don't seem to be looking at the destinations. What you care about is the ships, and mine's the nicest.
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Sue - Feb 29, 2004 6:52:25 am PST #1268 of 10003
hip deep in pie
moonlit - Feb 29, 2004 7:05:47 am PST #1269 of 10003
"When the world's run by fools it's the duty of intelligence to disobey." Martin Firrell
Uh oh. Does this mean I did something wrong Sue and is it serious?
Anyway, now that they have arrived and you've found the Australian release 'Bonus Disk', I've put the notes for that up with the other ones.
Jon B. - Feb 29, 2004 7:13:18 am PST #1270 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
When a cd has the symbol "ADD" that means it was an analog recording, right?
The three letters refer to the three stages in the process of getting a recording onto the CD:
- Recording: The actual recording of all the individual instruments.
- Mixing: The process of combining the individual instruments' tracks into a single pair of stereo tracks.
- Mastering: EQing the final mixes and sequencing the songs. The end result of mastering is a "master disk" you can give to a replication plant.
So ADD means recorded using analog equipment, but mixed and mastered using digital technology.
Sue - Feb 29, 2004 7:22:51 am PST #1271 of 10003
hip deep in pie
No. moonlit, you did nothign wrong. I really like your mixes! That question was for a cataloging assignment I have.
I kind of remember all those analog to digital things, but I don't trust my brain these days, so I thought I'd ask.
Thanks for the info Jon and DX.
Jon B. - Feb 29, 2004 7:32:14 am PST #1272 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
The AAD, ADD, DDD thing is pretty silly, IMO. There's crappy digital equipment and excellent analog equipment, so knowing what was done how tells you little to nothing about the audio fidelity of your CD.
DavidS - Feb 29, 2004 2:33:08 pm PST #1273 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Fun!
Magnet interviewed a bunch of musicians (including OK Go, Flaming Lips, FoW) for their Favorite Power Pop Songs. Lots of obvious choices ("September Gurls" Raspberries, Cheap Trick) but also some fun ones.
DXMachina - Feb 29, 2004 3:56:50 pm PST #1274 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Heh. Some of my very favorite songs get mentioned multiple times. I feel so with it.
erinaceous - Feb 29, 2004 3:58:36 pm PST #1275 of 10003
A fellow makes himself conspicuous when he throws soft-boiled eggs at the electric fan.
I have never heard of the Raspberries, and my dBs knowledge is pathetic. I see a lot of pleasure in my future. What should I get of these two oft-mentioned bands?
DXMachina - Feb 29, 2004 4:04:47 pm PST #1276 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I have never heard of the Raspberries
t Boggles
You've probably heard them. It's nigh on impossible not to have heard "Go All the Way."
DavidS - Feb 29, 2004 4:54:08 pm PST #1277 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have never heard of the Raspberries, and my dBs knowledge is pathetic. I see a lot of pleasure in my future. What should I get of these two oft-mentioned bands?
The first two dBs records (Stands for Decibels and Repercussions) are classic. Though I think of them more as quirky pop than power pop. Will Rigby (Amy Rigby's ex) was one of the more distinctive drummers of the era. You can often find both albums on one CD. It's where we get the jolly, funny, suicide song "Amplifier": "Dave went home and killed himself last night / she'd taken everything." Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple were the two key songwriters.
Raspberries were a major AM radio force in the early 70s. Grab a greatest hits, or if you want an album, try either Fresh or Starting Over.