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The Gaslight Anthem - History Books (October 27th 2023) Album • Page 84

Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by Carrow, Jul 19, 2023.

  1. Donnie Ruth

    Prestigious Supporter

    I feel SO justified in my gripes with the mix now haha

    I tried to not post much about it here but with my friends we just kept saying how it sounded like Brian’s vocals were recorded on an iPhone and it just sounded so bad. The title track was the most glaring.

    So excited to listen today!
     
  2. bradpetrik

    Trusted Supporter

    Yeah, the imbalance between Bruce and Brian on the title track was nearly criminal.
     
  3. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    Haven't listened yet, but I'm excited for this. I love this album, but it has felt like it had a bit of an asterisk next to it in their catalog because the mix was so poor. Feels like this could really breathe some new life into this album and make it a pantheon-level Gaslight LP.
     
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  4. DimeStoreSaint

    Regular

    Awesome news on the remixed album!
     
  5. SteveLikesMusic

    approx. 3rd coolest Steve on here Supporter

    Turns out there’s backing vocals on this album
     
  6. Despite liking Bully, I can't say I enjoy the feature on the alt version of "Little Fires" too much.
     
  7. StatusAilments

    Regular

    I also didn't hate the original mix, but there are so many elements that the remix resurfaces that I never would have known were there before or couldn't properly appreciate. Been enjoying my listen-through this morning.
     
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  8. RJ Knorr

    Trusted Supporter

    I Live in the Room Above Her was always goated but happy to have the better mixed album of course
     
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  9. bradpetrik

    Trusted Supporter

    Well I hate that I can hear the click track in Michigan, 1975.
     
  10. Pepetito

    Trusted Supporter

    Yeah this is awesome.
     
  11. SteveLikesMusic

    approx. 3rd coolest Steve on here Supporter

    that bugged me too haha

    everything else sounds amazing but I was like wtf is that ticking noise
     
  12. bradpetrik

    Trusted Supporter

    And that's one of my favorites from the album. Guess I'm picking the old version!
     
  13. DimeStoreSaint Jul 12, 2024
    (Last edited: Jul 12, 2024)
    DimeStoreSaint

    Regular

    Wait why is it only 10 songs on the Bandcamp download when it says expanded?


    Also is it confirmed that this free download the remixed version or just what was there already?
     
  14. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    who did the new mix
     
  15. Chris Dugan - from his credits he seems to be Green Day's in-house recording engineer, and he's also mixed some of their recent stuff.
     
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  16. Pepetito

    Trusted Supporter

    damnit now i cant unhear this.
     
  17. bradpetrik

    Trusted Supporter

    Whynot Jansveld did the mastering according to Apple Music, too. He's not credited on the first release.

    According to Wikipedia, it was Peter Katis mixing the first release and Greb Calbi mastering.
     
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  18. AP_Punk

    Regular Supporter

    the original mix does sound good on vinyl, i will say.

    i want that 7" EP but shipping costs just as much as the record. hmm.
     
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  19. Sean Murphy

    Most Prestigious Supporter

    not a religious man but thanking god this morning for this lol
     
  20. Donnie Ruth

    Prestigious Supporter

    Listening to the first 2 tracks and my god this is such a significant upgrade

    I feel like I’m listening to the real album for the first time after having demos for a year lol

    I just could not ever stand the mix specifically on Brian’s vocals and here we are
     
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  21. At the end of History Books there is a guitar line before that just straight up didn't exist on the original version lol
     
  22. I officially accept the expanded version as my downloaded, official version.
     
  23. VanderlyleCrybaby

    Regular Supporter

    Holy shit this is awesome and they are awesome for doing this. This sounds incredible and now I’m not embarrassed when I say this just might be my favorite TGA album. What a beautiful surprise
     
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  24. DimeStoreSaint

    Regular

    Sorry to ask again, but the Bandcamp download that's free is 100% the newly remixed version?
     
  25. Donnie Ruth

    Prestigious Supporter

    If I never looked up the lyrics, I would have no idea what the literal first lyric of the album is on Spider Bites.

    Crystal clear now
     
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