Comments on: On Listening to Music–My Own and Others http://emptyeye.com/2008/02/27/on-listening-to-music-my-own-and-others/ Music and writing about speedruns, smashing arrows, and life Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:37:58 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: emptyeye http://emptyeye.com/2008/02/27/on-listening-to-music-my-own-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-161 emptyeye Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:49:16 +0000 http://emptyeye.com/2008/02/27/on-listening-to-music-my-own-and-others/#comment-161 Interesting. I shall ask him then. And I think I've said this before, but I listened to a lot of St. Anger when I was sick, which caused me to kind of understand where they were coming from with it as a catharsis of everything they had been through from 2000-2003 or so. Whether it was a good idea to actually release this catharsis is open to debate, but I like it despite its flaws. Interesting. I shall ask him then.

And I think I’ve said this before, but I listened to a lot of St. Anger when I was sick, which caused me to kind of understand where they were coming from with it as a catharsis of everything they had been through from 2000-2003 or so. Whether it was a good idea to actually release this catharsis is open to debate, but I like it despite its flaws.

]]> By: James http://emptyeye.com/2008/02/27/on-listening-to-music-my-own-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-160 James Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:04:52 +0000 http://emptyeye.com/2008/02/27/on-listening-to-music-my-own-and-others/#comment-160 I would assume Tom might be able to give you some tips on recording, I only know what I've done (though I have gotten a good bass/guiat balance, even mucking around like the current song on my myspace homepage). As for St. Anger-- well, it's obvious Metallica has some very skilled musicians so a bad Metallica album is still better than a lot of what is out there. And if they were still a speed metal band, they might be left behind like so many 80's acts--so I understand frmo a business perspective why they want to alter their sound (and make money doing it). Anyhow--good luck recording! I would assume Tom might be able to give you some tips on recording, I only know what I’ve done (though I have gotten a good bass/guiat balance, even mucking around like the current song on my myspace homepage).

As for St. Anger– well, it’s obvious Metallica has some very skilled musicians so a bad Metallica album is still better than a lot of what is out there. And if they were still a speed metal band, they might be left behind like so many 80′s acts–so I understand frmo a business perspective why they want to alter their sound (and make money doing it).

Anyhow–good luck recording!

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