bobb
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Post by bobb on Sept 22, 2023 10:41:20 GMT -5
Cool article, thanks. I would pay five dollars to see Westerberg's face when he reads the part about him having "matinee-idol looks." It is a very good and interesting article but attributing what must be the misheard lyric “Real union flight attendant” to maybe a comment on anti-unionism of the Reagan era is a bit of a stretch 😂. It is “reunion flight attendant” as in at the high school reunion, right?
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Post by ClamsCasino on Sept 22, 2023 11:06:27 GMT -5
Got a reply from Rhino regarding the missing portions of my order. Geez they are just plain terrible about putting out packages on time. Thank you for contacting us.
Due to unexpected delays, the processing and shipping of our orders is taking longer than usual.
I am very sorry for this inconvenience, and we are working to get your shipment out as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we do not have an estimated time frame for when your order will ship.
(You will receive a confirmation email when your order ships.)
I apologize again for the delay and thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
Rhino StoreMine is stuck on "label created" and apparently hasn't left the Rhino warehouse yet.
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Post by chisel93 on Sept 22, 2023 11:47:53 GMT -5
Cool article, thanks. I would pay five dollars to see Westerberg's face when he reads the part about him having "matinee-idol looks." It is a very good and interesting article but attributing what must be the misheard lyric “Real union flight attendant” to maybe a comment on anti-unionism of the Reagan era is a bit of a stretch 😂. It is “reunion flight attendant” as in at the high school reunion, right? That's the way I always heard it too....“reunion"
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Post by curmudgeonman on Sept 22, 2023 13:13:45 GMT -5
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Post by oldmatsfan on Sept 22, 2023 13:30:03 GMT -5
Got a reply from Rhino regarding the missing portions of my order. Geez they are just plain terrible about putting out packages on time. Thank you for contacting us.
Due to unexpected delays, the processing and shipping of our orders is taking longer than usual.
I am very sorry for this inconvenience, and we are working to get your shipment out as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we do not have an estimated time frame for when your order will ship.
(You will receive a confirmation email when your order ships.)
I apologize again for the delay and thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
Rhino StoreMine is stuck on "label created" and apparently hasn't left the Rhino warehouse yet. It might be on the way, my experience with Rhino on the various Mats box sets has been very poor shipping communication and shipping times. Mine never had any tracking info, didn't even show shipped, surprised the hell out of me when it just appeared on my porch last night.
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Post by con on Sept 22, 2023 13:41:02 GMT -5
Having lived with the Erdelyi mix for so long, definitely going to need a minute with these new versions. Only able to listen in bits and pieces so far, but “Kiss Me On the Butt,” as Bob called it, sounds so good. Hard not to imagine what-coulda-been if the college stations had received this doozy in the mail. It was a single right? And “Dose of Thunder”—hell yeah! Sounds huge.
The softer stuff, however, isn’t hitting me like it used to. “Swinging Party” sounds great, but the essential melancholy of the tune feels somehow slighter. Maybe it’s those newly revealed licks. They kinda intrude into that forlorn minimalism that the old mix really nailed. Same with “Here Comes a Regular.” Sonically, what an achievement. But in adding all that piano and synth to the early half of the song, it’s missing something. I’m only able to see now Erdelyi’s genius here—he knew where to pull back, when to pile it on. Compositionally, his mix is the superior one, I’d say. There’s movement, a narrative, with just Paul and his guitar and the little bit o’ piano at the end. Stasium’s mix, again, sounds fantastic, but it’s… too pretty. And too crowded now. That ineffable sadness, that punch in the gut, doesn’t land like it used to.
Prepare my crucifix haha
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Post by ClamsCasino on Sept 22, 2023 13:56:41 GMT -5
The whole box is streaming on Spotify too. Sounds amazing.
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Post by con on Sept 22, 2023 13:57:09 GMT -5
“Having Fun”! How did this not make the cut.
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Post by curmudgeonman on Sept 22, 2023 14:21:52 GMT -5
On the door mat: Going to mow the lawn and other errands before I can sit down and listen to this with a cold beer.
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Post by chisel93 on Sept 22, 2023 14:25:57 GMT -5
Mine is stuck on "label created" and apparently hasn't left the Rhino warehouse yet. It might be on the way, my experience with Rhino on the various Mats box sets has been very poor shipping communication and shipping times. Mine never had any tracking info, didn't even show shipped, surprised the hell out of me when it just appeared on my porch last night. Hoping to be surprised today but not expecting it.....tracking merely shows "on the way"....."out for delivery" is still blank and thats from a few days ago. Nervous for the weekend as its supposed to pour here and watch it get dumped on front door step during downpour.....
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kora
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Post by kora on Sept 22, 2023 15:10:58 GMT -5
That Rhino video says "available to view for a limited time" - someone please download it before it's arbitrarily taken away! If indeed that's what that means. I can try tomorrow. Damn, what a shame, I didn't think they would pull it so soon. Hope they put it back up, at least on their Rhino site. But is was an interesting and fun video, Stasium was playing back iso tracks of Westerberg's vocals, some backing vocals, including Alex Chilton's on Left of the Dial. And I'm waiting for delivery today of my package. did anybody get a rip of this video before it was taken down? i was trying to show it to a friend this morning and poof! its gone. so curious as to why.
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bobb
First Class Scout
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Post by bobb on Sept 22, 2023 16:13:46 GMT -5
Having lived with the Erdelyi mix for so long, definitely going to need a minute with these new versions. Only able to listen in bits and pieces so far, but “Kiss Me On the Butt,” as Bob called it, sounds so good. Hard not to imagine what-coulda-been if the college stations had received this doozy in the mail. It was a single right? And “Dose of Thunder”—hell yeah! Sounds huge. The softer stuff, however, isn’t hitting me like it used to. “Swinging Party” sounds great, but the essential melancholy of the tune feels somehow slighter. Maybe it’s those newly revealed licks. They kinda intrude into that forlorn minimalism that the old mix really nailed. Same with “Here Comes a Regular.” Sonically, what an achievement. But in adding all that piano and synth to the early half of the song, it’s missing something. I’m only able to see now Erdelyi’s genius here—he knew where to pull back, when to pile it on. Compositionally, his mix is the superior one, I’d say. There’s movement, a narrative, with just Paul and his guitar and the little bit o’ piano at the end. Stasium’s mix, again, sounds fantastic, but it’s… too pretty. And too crowded now. That ineffable sadness, that punch in the gut, doesn’t land like it used to. Prepare my crucifix haha Overall love this new Stasium mix. I’m in agreement, at least for now, with liking the original mixes of Swingin Party and HCAR over the Stasium mixes. I like them as alternate versions and sonically they work well with the other Stasium mix tracks. Just feels to me that some of what was brought up in the mix of those two could have been left a bit more dialed back. The synth in HCAR in particular and the electric guitar in Swingin Party just a little too loud. Who knows that might just be based on streaming through my earbud thingees.
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bobb
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Post by bobb on Sept 22, 2023 16:17:51 GMT -5
“Having Fun”! How did this not make the cut. “Having Fun” seems like it would fit on All Shook Down. Not a bad thing at all, just has that feel to me.
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Post by psychopharmacology on Sept 22, 2023 17:25:50 GMT -5
Guess they had money to waste on filming that entire documentary and doing really great editing work on it only to have it be up for a day and get not even 10k views? Seems ridiculous and boneheaded to me, but what do I know about marketing. Apparently "the request of the band" is the reason. I wish I had downloaded it last night, oh well.
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Post by ClamsCasino on Sept 22, 2023 17:59:01 GMT -5
It might be on the way, my experience with Rhino on the various Mats box sets has been very poor shipping communication and shipping times. Mine never had any tracking info, didn't even show shipped, surprised the hell out of me when it just appeared on my porch last night. You were right. In true Rhino fashion, it showed up in an oversized box with zero padding. My 7” escaped it’s sleeve and was rattling around in there so it’s pretty scuffed up, but the box set somehow doesn’t have any corner dings. The CDs stayed put too, even though they’re kind of swinging loose inside those pockets. Booklet looks amazing and the poly-lined sleeve for the vinyl is a huge plus.
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Post by oldmatsfan on Sept 22, 2023 19:45:07 GMT -5
It might be on the way, my experience with Rhino on the various Mats box sets has been very poor shipping communication and shipping times. Mine never had any tracking info, didn't even show shipped, surprised the hell out of me when it just appeared on my porch last night. You were right. In true Rhino fashion, it showed up in an oversized box with zero padding. My 7” escaped it’s sleeve and was rattling around in there so it’s pretty scuffed up, but the box set somehow doesn’t have any corner dings. The CDs stayed put too, even though they’re kind of swinging loose inside those pockets. Booklet looks amazing and the poly-lined sleeve for the vinyl is a huge plus. Glad you got it somewhat unscathed. Mine was in a carboard box with a piece of brown paper balled up as padding, amazed (grateful?) it wasn't damaged! My PTME box set had the placemat with a couple of hard folds on it.
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bside
Star Scout
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Post by bside on Sept 22, 2023 20:20:10 GMT -5
Chris's drumming really shines in this new mix!
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Post by timbedbugs on Sept 22, 2023 21:33:30 GMT -5
I took the Stasium mix on a dog walk tonight and damn there levitated at the extended "Little Mascara". Mercy.
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Post by con on Sept 22, 2023 23:30:27 GMT -5
You were right. In true Rhino fashion, it showed up in an oversized box with zero padding. My 7” escaped it’s sleeve and was rattling around in there so it’s pretty scuffed up, but the box set somehow doesn’t have any corner dings. The CDs stayed put too, even though they’re kind of swinging loose inside those pockets. Booklet looks amazing and the poly-lined sleeve for the vinyl is a huge plus. Glad you got it somewhat unscathed. Mine was in a carboard box with a piece of brown paper balled up as padding, amazed (grateful?) it wasn't damaged! My PTME box set had the placemat with a couple of hard folds on it. Wtf. If your product is arriving damaged, someone owes you a refund. Imagine buying a new car and it arrives dinged and dented. Imagine ordering a draft pint and it’s warm, again and again. I can’t fathom how Rhino still doesn’t understand the reality of shipping. Bullshit! Excuse moi French.
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Post by oldmatsfan on Sept 23, 2023 7:47:25 GMT -5
Glad you got it somewhat unscathed. Mine was in a carboard box with a piece of brown paper balled up as padding, amazed (grateful?) it wasn't damaged! My PTME box set had the placemat with a couple of hard folds on it. Wtf. If your product is arriving damaged, someone owes you a refund. Imagine buying a new car and it arrives dinged and dented. Imagine ordering a draft pint and it’s warm, again and again. I can’t fathom how Rhino still doesn’t understand the reality of shipping. Bullshit! Excuse moi French. I was very surprised the box didn't even say "fragile" or something about record media inside, fortunately the mail carrier set it down night and gently on my porch, didn't toss it (thank you doorbell camera!). I got a shipping notice and tracking number last night for the t-shirt & coffee mug, looks like they're using UPS instead of USPS for them.
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