6.23.2010

Disintegration Remaster

"THIS MUSIC HAS BEEN MIXED TO BE PLAYED LOUD SO TURN IT UP."

This one album has influenced my taste in music & my guitar playing for over 20 years. This is my desert island album. The one piece of music I would save if my house was burning down. For me, it's the perfect example of what an album should be. Consistent, brilliantly executed, and meaningful beyond its years.

And it has never sounded better. The original album stays true to the original mix for the most part, what you get here is clarity & definition that nobody had the ability to produce in the 80s. The 2nd disk of rarities is interesting, mostly demos & live takes but no significant unreleased track that you can't live without. The real coolness is the 3rd disk, Entreat Plus. Originally, Entreat was a live sampler of Disintegration songs but only some of the tracks from the album were included. The new version includes every song from the album, recreating the experience of hearing the entire album played live in order.

It was definitely worth the wait. Now if we can get Wish sometime soon, along with the Lost Wishes Ep, I'll be a happy guy.

How To Destroy Angels

....is exactly what you'd expect. Nine Inch Nails with somebody else singing. Not angsty pissed off NIN, but the quiet and more abstract stuff you'd find on Ghosts or the 2nd disk of The Fragile. Maybe a little Curve thrown in here and there. The EP is only 6 songs worth, so it may be a little to early to judge what they will end up sounding like. Worth a listen for sure, grab a copy here and see what you think.

6.07.2010

New Danzig: On A Wicked Night

I'm all sorts of stoked for the new album, which is supposed to sound a lot like Danzig 4. The vocals are more prominent in the mix this time around, and he's dropped a lot of the effects that muddied them up on the past few albums. A good sign for sure.







I'm a sucker for deluxe editions, I pre-ordered one of these the other day. One of only....wait for it.....666.
<a href="http://theendrecords.bandcamp.com/track/danzig-on-a-wicked-night-radio-edit-2">Danzig - On A Wicked Night (Radio Edit) by The End Records</a>