Which discs would you...

Forums
The Universal Pulse
Submitted by Buddha on

...most like to have been better engineered/produced/recorded?

I ask this because I was reading a review of yet another Nick Drake biography and got to thinking about how much I like his records, but how lousy they sound. I think they used the sound on his discs to invent the sound of "digititis" once they came up with the idea of digital recording and needed a new type of recording artifact.

Why I Love the Web, #4327

Why I Love the Web, #4327

Jan 30, 2006

Because you get websites like <I>Paul's Boutique Samples and References List</I>, which, of course, attempts to codify every sample, quote, and homage from the Beastie Boys album <I>Paul's Boutique</I>. Probably more than you ever wanted to know, but (IMO) that's what makes it so cool: It was done out of love, pure and simple.

Articles That Make you Go "Hmmm"

Articles That Make you Go "Hmmm"

Jan 30, 2006

I'm not a member of the games generation&mdash;well, I kind of miss <I>Zork!</I> and <I>Adventure</I>, but other than <I>Myst</I>, most of them require hand/eye coordination that I simply lack&mdash;which is not to say that I'm immune to the levels of complexity and artistry that many games exhibit, simply that I don't get 'em, most of the time.

Free Online Graph Paper

Free Online Graph Paper

Jan 30, 2006

Have you tried to buy graph paper recently? Those 16-year-old clerks at Staples have no clue what you're talking about. If you really want to see their eyes glaze over, tell'em when you went to school you had to carry your own hand-powered computer called a slide rule.

Subscribe to
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement