Saishu

Seriously? 
 
I’m changing the track list for myself. Shifting some files around on my laptop isn’t going to alter the experience for anybody else. The original body of work is still out there for hundreds of thousands of people to enjoy, including myself. It’s just a fun little experiment. I did the same thing with Arche. 

Keibetsu to Hajimari, you pleb! Turn in your fan card!

Then there’s “fukai”, which takes on several different meanings all because of the kanji Kyo used. 

This is correct. 
 
The solo in Followers is also very Gazette. 

The kid’s father sounds like a class act too. Wants to sue over an affair, but not the abuse of his child. 

Best listening experience so far has been in my car with the bass set at one notch above the flat default and the treble two notches above the flat default. I get a more full bodied lower end  and the cymbals are brighter and more defined. 

The kid’s father sounds like a class act too. Wants to sue over an affair, but not the abuse of his child. 

The kid’s father sounds like a class act too. Wants to sue over an affair, but not the abuse of his child. 

The kid’s father sounds like a class act too. Wants to sue over an affair, but not the abuse of his child. 

Why couldn’t Jens Bogren mix the whole album?

My bad, I have no idea why I even brought clipping into this other than I shouldn’t try posting while talking to co-workers. 
 
The album is compressed to hell and it’s not a new thing, but it just seems really bad this time. Aka in particular could have been a lot prettier with a better approach to the mix. Why is the guitar solo so buried? Wouldn’t the dramatic moments be a bit more explosive and emotional if the gentle sections were quieter?
 
Of course the actual songwriting is good, but the mix is not pleasing to my ears. 

Not Ninth. 

I also thought Rubbish Heap sounded like Gazette, which is funny given the title of the song and all. 
 
Surprisingly I’m mostly okay with the mix; the ballads sound fine, some of the early heavy tracks are just fucking noisy. I find it a bit worrisome that these fucks waited almost four years and now they’re saying they were putting this shit together at the last minute. We heard the same story with Uroboros, but at least that came out the year after Marrow. 

The vocals in Utafumi sound like a raw untouched take. 

You can’t play it loud because it’s already loud. It sounds like it’s naturally cranked up to 10, hence the clipping and distortion. Raising the volume doesn’t make it sound better. Oddly enough, I hear more intricacies when I turn the volume DOWN. We’re not new to this, but sometimes there are cases worse than others. This might be DEG’s worst. 
 
Mind you one of  the reasons why so many recordings are compressed is to accommodate people listening to lossy rips thru shitty earbuds. So yeah, I’m pining for the good ol’ days of music that sounds nice on everything. 

I should point out that I’m listening to a Tidal Hi-fi download, which means this is lossless quality. I’m not getting my hopes up for the CD sounding any better. I won’t know personally until I get it Monday. 
 
Changing album tags to THE BRICKWALLED WORLD

Okay I’m listening with headphones now and good lord this album sounds awful. I’m going to punch Kaoru in his face. 

My bad, I have no idea why I even brought clipping into this other than I shouldn’t try posting while talking to co-workers. 
 
The album is compressed to hell and it’s not a new thing, but it just seems really bad this time. Aka in particular could have been a lot prettier with a better approach to the mix. Why is the guitar solo so buried? Wouldn’t the dramatic moments be a bit more explosive and emotional if the gentle sections were quieter?
 
Of course the actual songwriting is good, but the mix is not pleasing to my ears. 

You can’t play it loud because it’s already loud. It sounds like it’s naturally cranked up to 10, hence the clipping and distortion. Raising the volume doesn’t make it sound better. Oddly enough, I hear more intricacies when I turn the volume DOWN. We’re not new to this, but sometimes there are cases worse than others. This might be DEG’s worst. 
 
Mind you one of  the reasons why so many recordings are compressed is to accommodate people listening to lossy rips thru shitty earbuds. So yeah, I’m pining for the good ol’ days of music that sounds nice on everything. 

I should point out that I’m listening to a Tidal Hi-fi download, which means this is lossless quality. I’m not getting my hopes up for the CD sounding any better. I won’t know personally until I get it Monday. 
 
Changing album tags to THE BRICKWALLED WORLD

Okay I’m listening with headphones now and good lord this album sounds awful. I’m going to punch Kaoru in his face. 

Okay I’m listening with headphones now and good lord this album sounds awful. I’m going to punch Kaoru in his face. 

Okay I’m listening with headphones now and good lord this album sounds awful. I’m going to punch Kaoru in his face. 

Okay I’m listening with headphones now and good lord this album sounds awful. I’m going to punch Kaoru in his face. 

Real talk, Devote My Life is borderline unlistenable.