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Jason Garrett · 09-30-2004, 09:11 AM

Thanks for the responses. I haven't really listened to it enough to say if any of the songs are particularly spectacular in my opinion. I was actually wondering what everybody on the Home Theater Forum with the fancy audio equipment (not just listening with an iPod) thought of the instrumentation and production (?) of the album. Not that some of the songs might not be great, but I'm not looking to Joss for the best songs - she's already an outstanding vocal talent and that's enough for me. If she becomes a great songwriter (or if I find some of these songs to be special) then that's icing on the cake for me. I've seen her live and I'm totally won over. She's special and it's not just marketing hype.

This is kind of a question asking for education on the finer points of hi-fi (I guess) with a subject that interests me.

You guys convinced me to go with the Ascends (which I love) and I'm getting my feet wet with proper listening. I was pretty impressed with the sound of the album's - stereo imaging (?). While it didn't so much highlight the best thing they had to offer (her outstanding voice) it was pretty entertaining the first listen through - in my opinion. Not to dismiss the musicians' talent on the album. I can see how some might feel that it's over produced (?) in that it's not an album of simple arrangements of instruments showcasing her voice (many years to come for that hopefully).

I'm not very familiar with how production works, but man, they were all over the country in the studio credits to the songs. I wonder if that lends to the different sound of the different tracks? I actually stopped half way through after 'Young At Heart' played to see why it seemed so different to me from the sound of the other tracks - it's the only one recorded at Creative Space in Miami. Now, I guess that once recorded the songs can be mixed anywhere and that probably has more bearing on what I'm referring to, but I'm curious.

Anyway, if anyone has an opinion on these aspects (if any of that makes any sense) I would like to hear it as well as the overall album opinions.

09-30-2004, 09:11 AM	#6 of 6
Jason Garrett Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Local Time: 09:01 AM Local Date: 12-05-2008 Posts: 117	Thanks for the responses. I haven't really listened to it enough to say if any of the songs are particularly spectacular in my opinion. I was actually wondering what everybody on the Home Theater Forum with the fancy audio equipment (not just listening with an iPod) thought of the instrumentation and production (?) of the album. Not that some of the songs might not be great, but I'm not looking to Joss for the best songs - she's already an outstanding vocal talent and that's enough for me. If she becomes a great songwriter (or if I find some of these songs to be special) then that's icing on the cake for me. I've seen her live and I'm totally won over. She's special and it's not just marketing hype. This is kind of a question asking for education on the finer points of hi-fi (I guess) with a subject that interests me. You guys convinced me to go with the Ascends (which I love) and I'm getting my feet wet with proper listening. I was pretty impressed with the sound of the album's - stereo imaging (?). While it didn't so much highlight the best thing they had to offer (her outstanding voice) it was pretty entertaining the first listen through - in my opinion. Not to dismiss the musicians' talent on the album. I can see how some might feel that it's over produced (?) in that it's not an album of simple arrangements of instruments showcasing her voice (many years to come for that hopefully). I'm not very familiar with how production works, but man, they were all over the country in the studio credits to the songs. I wonder if that lends to the different sound of the different tracks? I actually stopped half way through after 'Young At Heart' played to see why it seemed so different to me from the sound of the other tracks - it's the only one recorded at Creative Space in Miami. Now, I guess that once recorded the songs can be mixed anywhere and that probably has more bearing on what I'm referring to, but I'm curious. Anyway, if anyone has an opinion on these aspects (if any of that makes any sense) I would like to hear it as well as the overall album opinions.