I absolutely agree with you!! I just went back and listened to both and the difference is astounding. I assume the recording space had something to do with it, but the clarity on the Yellow Tape is miles ahead. The singing and pacing is also better. The version on Gordon sounds muddy to me in comparison.
I just listened to an interview with Geoff Harkness who wrote a recent biography on Counting Crows on the excellent podcast “Booked on Rock.” He makes a good case for their subsequent albums. I had felt similar to you that nothing compares to the debut but I’m gonna have to revisit the discography with an open mind.
Thanks Steve. I did have their second album and I remember enjoying “A Long December”. Perhaps my expectations were just so high for their next release that it was always gonna fall short. I’ll have to go back and dig in a little.
I remember having a similar experience with Sheryl Crow. I thought Tuesday Night Music Club was a great album and I don’t think she ever came close to that again. But that’s clearly a completely uninformed take as I didn’t really keep up with her music after the subsequent album.
Beth Gibbons has always come across as effortlessly cool to me. I have a copy of “Dummy” somewhere, but haven’t listened to it in years. Might be time to change that.
And Linkin Park’s “Points Of Authority” still rocks as hard as ever.
I agree Beth Gibbons has always seemed to be coolness personified. Yeah I suggest you give that another listen, it’s such a great album.
The author of one of the stacks I follow (I thought it was you) said in a post recently they didn’t like nu metal. Was that you? Looking forward to revisiting Hybrid Theory (in fact all of these albums) this week.
The version of Brian Wilson on The Yellow Tape is vastly superior to the version on Gordon. Just wanted to share that. 😇
I absolutely agree with you!! I just went back and listened to both and the difference is astounding. I assume the recording space had something to do with it, but the clarity on the Yellow Tape is miles ahead. The singing and pacing is also better. The version on Gordon sounds muddy to me in comparison.
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I just listened to an interview with Geoff Harkness who wrote a recent biography on Counting Crows on the excellent podcast “Booked on Rock.” He makes a good case for their subsequent albums. I had felt similar to you that nothing compares to the debut but I’m gonna have to revisit the discography with an open mind.
Thanks Steve. I did have their second album and I remember enjoying “A Long December”. Perhaps my expectations were just so high for their next release that it was always gonna fall short. I’ll have to go back and dig in a little.
I remember having a similar experience with Sheryl Crow. I thought Tuesday Night Music Club was a great album and I don’t think she ever came close to that again. But that’s clearly a completely uninformed take as I didn’t really keep up with her music after the subsequent album.
Beth Gibbons has always come across as effortlessly cool to me. I have a copy of “Dummy” somewhere, but haven’t listened to it in years. Might be time to change that.
And Linkin Park’s “Points Of Authority” still rocks as hard as ever.
I agree Beth Gibbons has always seemed to be coolness personified. Yeah I suggest you give that another listen, it’s such a great album.
The author of one of the stacks I follow (I thought it was you) said in a post recently they didn’t like nu metal. Was that you? Looking forward to revisiting Hybrid Theory (in fact all of these albums) this week.