Paul's New Album-- "New"-- CONFIRMED
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PodgeTheBear:
Podgie (and EWE and EWE and EWE...) Monkey
YES! That's what we want, a follow-up album to RAM! -Jon "I want EWE! I Want EWE so bad it's driving me mad!" Wobble
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Squid:
favoritething:
Of course, the better the turntable and cartridge, the fewer problems you will have
Which is why I suggested you buy a new stereo. I did not comment on the rest.
I have no problem with my current stereo. No skipping unless the record is badly damaged (and those would not be my own records; albums I bought in the seventies when I was 12 still sound great, because I was taught how to handle them). I was making general comments only. Since lots of people in the sixties and seventies had crappy turntables, deep or popping bass was avoided so people wouldn't be returning their albums as "defective." I've seen comments on the low volume of the bass on "New." Perhaps that's to accommodate the bass limitations for the vinyl format?
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Surface noise has nothing to do with the matter. The main problem with vinyl is tracking. The thing about analogue equipment is that it is often compensatory - I can change my cartridge, if I so desire, to extend or retract bass. I cannot do that with my Cd player, hence I am locked into the mastering of a Cd, for better or for worse - and as most Cd's are now mastered loudly, this results in clipping, which seriously affects sound quality. The dynamic range of a Cd is irrelevant if the mastering results in distortion.
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Wow, this IS educational. No wonder I could never hear Paul's bass on my Beatle albums in the '60s. I thought it was just me, not knowing what to listen for! Thanks for the education guys! Now I know why CDs just don't sound right!
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audi:
Listening to an album is a very fulfilling experience, which I'd forgotten -- and now that I know CDs have better audio, I'm REALLY glad now. Thanks!
In the list of poor to great quality (basically but many missing codec and discussion in order) is... Appleloss lossless OGG mp3 ACC WAV (which is compressed files from CD) CD (if not compressed when you rip it onto ur computer) FLAC then you have Vinyl, which may not be "clean" like a CD or audio file but it has warmth, depth, character and makes the listener LISTEN to the entire compilation know as a album. Also people think vinyl has less quality. Though it may have its cracks and chirps, it is not compressed so you can hear more layers and subtleties then a CD (which is compressed). A lost art today in an Itune's crazied world. Where we download a song, not an album. Can you image if people downloaded just one song from Sgt Pepper or The Who Tommy? And did not take the journey the album can take a listener on? No skipping through a bit, vinyl makes u listen to its entirety. just an opinion from a audiophile gal. although vinyl may be old school, and i still love my iPod, there is quite nothing like sitting in a room with no noise, no distractions (iphones, ipads, ect) and no tv and listen to an album on vinyl as a whole; reading and looking at the album art in your hands, reading the lyrics, producer, band members names; in peace. Cheers!!!
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and i do realized this is not the thread to talk about audiophile preferences, but i was provoked.
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Squid:
Surface noise has nothing to do with the matter. The main problem with vinyl is tracking. The thing about analogue equipment is that it is often compensatory - I can change my cartridge, if I so desire, to extend or retract bass. I cannot do that with my Cd player, hence I am locked into the mastering of a Cd, for better or for worse - and as most Cd's are now mastered loudly, this results in clipping, which seriously affects sound quality. The dynamic range of a Cd is irrelevant if the mastering results in distortion.
Well, yes, but in the heyday of vinyl, there was no mastering loudly. I mention the surface noise only because it's part of the consumer perception of what vinyl sounds like. These are consumers who, by the way, have no concept of how much better it sounds when you use a better cartridge, hence the production/ engineering standard of less bass to compensate for that. I'm totally with you on the recent CD mastering. It still persists in most of what's out there, but in the couple of years leading up to the Beatles remasters there was a move away from that trend in releases that were geared toward geezers like us (Nick Lowe's "At My Age" in 2007 was the first time I noticed it), and thankfully the people at Abbey Road brought the levels down for the Beatles and McCartney reissues , though you had to get the "unlimited" downloads to get the full benefit. Thanks, ehwalled, for your breakdown!
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iTunes US update: Single is #299. The chart only goes to 300. Album is # 102.
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favoritething:
iTunes US update: Single is #299. The chart only goes to 300. Album is # 102.
So it sunk a bit?
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and it's received a very positive response! I loved it-Paul sounds great and it's just a good song. Can't wait for the album now.
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I love the single too! Looking forward to the full project.
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Nice that we're getting back to talking about the single and album and not audiophile minutiae (no offense to those who are passionate about this stuff). So, a few more thoughts about "New" (the song, not the album; I dislike speculating based on no solid information). 1) This is the first McCartney single in ages that I loved on first listening. And after listening to it a couple dozen times now, I still like it a lot. What Paul has produced here is, essentially, a mid-grade Beatles tune. Not a masterpiece, but bright, instantly memorable, and capable of putting a grin on the most jaded of faces -- and yet with just a faint touch of wistfulness under the surface. It's not quite "Penny Lane" quality, but every bit in a league with "Hello Goodbye" or "Your Mother Should Know." I wouldn't want a whole album of tunes like this, but this one song really does bring joy to my heart. 2) Paul gets criticized when he sounds like the Beatles and when he doesn't sound like the Beatles. Pretty much a no-win situation. 3) While Paul definitely doesn't sound like a 28-year-old anymore, his vocal on this tune works great -- and that falsetto remains just bleeping astonishing.
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Wow, someone has already covered "New". That's amazing--- what an ear that kid has--he does a nice job--IMHO
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Anyone see the tab on this yet? Guitar, bass or uke?
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ehwalled:
Anyone see the tab on this yet? Guitar, bass or uke?
No but nearly the whole thing is moving by steps...can't be hard to figure out once you find the key...if it weren't midnight I'd fire something up and make a lead sheet...
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Who ordered their Deluxe version of NEW from iTunes? Raise your hands! I did!!! I did!!! I did!!! I did!!! I did!!! I did!!!
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WixRocks!:
ehwalled:
Anyone see the tab on this yet? Guitar, bass or uke?
No but nearly the whole thing is moving by steps...can't be hard to figure out once you find the key...if it weren't midnight I'd fire something up and make a lead sheet...
Not certain (I'm not the best at this) but I think it's in C
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jimmix:
Who ordered their Deluxe version of NEW from iTunes? Raise your hands! I did!!! I did!!! I did!!! I did!!! I did!!! I did!!!
I downloaded the song from there, but I'm desperately hoping that the deluxe CD has the same bonus tracks so I can just get that when the time comes.
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Brian Ray has just answered some questions on Twitter. The band do play on the new album. He thinks it's great The band were part of the Beach Boys choir at the end of 'New' Giles was Executive Producer on the new album ' the apple did not fall far from the tree'
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PDS:
Brian Ray has just answered some questions on Twitter. The band do play on the new album. He thinks it's great The band were part of the Beach Boys choir at the end of 'New' Giles was Executive Producer on the new album ' the apple did not fall far from the tree'
the APPLE...wocka wocka