So, I got my preamp tonight for my turntable, and OH. MY. GOD. I started off by listening to "Looking Out," the forst track off of Brandi Carlile's Giving Up The Ghost. Immediately I noticed that, not only is the sound on vinyl a brighter, deeper sound, the vocals are also pushed higher in the mix. It sounded like she was singing in my living room. I just don't get that with CD, and I definitely don't get that with digital. Immediately following that, I put on Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons. I've listened to that record three different ways (ipod/itunes, CD, work speakers) before tonight's experience with the LP, and I'm not kidding when I say that, hearing that record on vinyl has been the single most amazing listening experience I've had all year. There is so, so much going on in the background on that album. So many layers, so many harmonies, that don't get heard on other formats. The instrument lines are crisp, the vocals are clean, the finger slides are audible on the acoustic guitars. I'm not normally one for pompous music statements, but I'll make one here: if you haven't heard Sigh No More on vinyl, then you haven't actually heard that record. I honestly don't know if I'll be able to listen to it on any other format from here on out. It was just too spectacular. Find it on LP, love it on LP, treasure it forever. Your ears will thank you.
Okay, so Dave's voice was kinda shot last night and the show was still epic. Here's what they played: Run All My Life Learn to Fly The Pretender The Sky Is a Neighborhood Rope ( with solo's ) Sunday Rain My Hero These Days Walk Under My Wheels / Jump / Another One Bites the Dust / Blitzkrieg Bop ( w/ band introductions ) Big Me Congregation Breakout Times Like These This Is a Call Under Pressure ( Queen cover) Monkey Wrench Breakdown ( Tom Petty cover) Best of You Dirty Water Let There Be Rock ( AC/DC cover) Everlong And here is a little bit of "Big Me," just for fun:
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