10-23-2006, 07:34 AM
After a little more time to absorb the new record, I've come to these selfish thoughts:
--I think I prefer the song "WC" to be played like it was on THE HOUR. I like the stripped down version better.
--The vocal mix on the album is a little annoying to me. Gord's vocal performance is superb but the mixing or whatever kind of bugs me at certain times. It's like a piercing sound at times that irritates me like nails on a chalkboard. An example is near the end of "Yer Not the Ocean" when Gord sings "up to my chin" and the 'ch' sound in chin is just too harsh on the ears.
--I hope The Hip NEVER work with Bob Rock again. I know what they sound like with him. They've been there, done that. I don't want to hear a Bob Rock influenced record from them again. Time to move on.
--I think it is a bad omen if the Hip really needed Bob Rock as much as they are saying. Hopefully they should be able to come up with musical ideas on their own and not lean so much on the producer. I mean, they self produced TATH and it sounded great.
--I still like WC but am agreeing with KWT more and more over time(to a certain extent). I think the songs are terrific but a few of them are marred by being too bombastic and overblown.
--I find the acoustic guitar annoying on the album, especially on "In View".It's too loud. The acoustic guitar, if I had a preference, should be buried in the mix a little more.
Rob answered my question in the chat so all's good!
--I think I prefer the song "WC" to be played like it was on THE HOUR. I like the stripped down version better.
--The vocal mix on the album is a little annoying to me. Gord's vocal performance is superb but the mixing or whatever kind of bugs me at certain times. It's like a piercing sound at times that irritates me like nails on a chalkboard. An example is near the end of "Yer Not the Ocean" when Gord sings "up to my chin" and the 'ch' sound in chin is just too harsh on the ears.
--I hope The Hip NEVER work with Bob Rock again. I know what they sound like with him. They've been there, done that. I don't want to hear a Bob Rock influenced record from them again. Time to move on.
--I think it is a bad omen if the Hip really needed Bob Rock as much as they are saying. Hopefully they should be able to come up with musical ideas on their own and not lean so much on the producer. I mean, they self produced TATH and it sounded great.
--I still like WC but am agreeing with KWT more and more over time(to a certain extent). I think the songs are terrific but a few of them are marred by being too bombastic and overblown.
--I find the acoustic guitar annoying on the album, especially on "In View".It's too loud. The acoustic guitar, if I had a preference, should be buried in the mix a little more.
Rob answered my question in the chat so all's good!