# What are you listening to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 21, 2008, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786 "2008-11-21T04:32:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/41 "2008-11-22T08:16:15Z")
I’ve read a lot about how it’s overcompressed and somewhat distorted as a result, but I guess my ears aren’t good enough to pick it up. Can you give me an example of where on the album you can hear distortion? ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/42 "2008-11-22T08:23:07Z")
All the usual suspects - The Cardigans: Gran Turismo; Roky Erickson rarities and Whitehouse: Racket. I gotta get out more. ---
**Author:** ![UnwrittenNocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/6de8d8/32.png) [@UnwrittenNocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnwrittenNocturne)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/43 "2008-11-22T08:41:41Z")
Right this second? Dead Boys. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/44 "2008-11-22T08:49:29Z")
[Big Sonic Chill](http://fm949sd.com/station/chill.cfm). ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/45 "2008-11-22T09:17:11Z")
Today: The Lens - A Word In Your Eye Eloy - Metromania Symphony X - V UK - Night After Night Happy Family - Toscco ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/46 "2008-11-22T17:01:05Z")
> [@PetW](#): > > I’ve read a lot about how it’s overcompressed and somewhat distorted as a result, but I guess my ears aren’t good enough to pick it up. Can you give me an example of where on the album you can hear distortion? The easiest way to hear it is to get yourself a copy of the version that was released for Guitar Hero by whatever means and compare the two. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/47 "2008-11-22T17:17:20Z")
For a really mindblowing look at how awful the mastering is on the new Metallica album, check out the picture in [this blog post](http://waveformless.blogspot.com/2008/09/loudness-wars-get-stupid.html). I mean …seriously? No peaks? No valleys? At all? ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/48 "2008-11-22T17:38:54Z")
Actually, I prefer [this graphic](http://www.flickr.com/photos/troub1/2861650254/sizes/o/) from [an older thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10204120&postcount=48) comparing the mixing on _Death Magnetic_ and _Master of Puppets_. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/49 "2008-11-23T09:32:18Z")
[Jamil Mustafa](http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=75285441). It’s Hip Hop / Afro-beat / Funk, you can hear the Carlos Santana influence in some of his earlier songs. His whole new album is _SOLID_. Radio is good, but he doesn’t have Oooh Lord, Experimental Music, or Don’t Stop Dancin up on his MySpace. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/50 "2008-11-23T09:34:25Z")
[Kidz in the Hall](http://www.kidzinthehall.com), my newest obsession. ---
**Author:** ![chocolatefrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@chocolatefrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chocolatefrog)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/51 "2008-11-23T12:48:37Z")
I’m sort of stuck in a musical rut right now. I’ve been listening to 80s synthpop like OMD and Ultravox, some songs by the Cure, plus a couple of songs by Atlas Sound (which are pretty good), Ratatat, Of Montreal and TV on the Radio. Oh and Britney Spears’ new single, Womanizer. I kinda like Fleet Foxes, but after a while all their songs seem to blend into one. ---
**Author:** ![ginman999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@ginman999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ginman999)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/52 "2008-11-23T18:59:48Z")
Jack Johnson Foo Fighters ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/53 "2008-11-23T19:08:31Z")
Mostly [this guy.](http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=369983356) We have a show with him in about two weeks. ---
**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/54 "2008-11-23T19:26:06Z")
I listen to smooth jazz, and five songs (on a single CD) on my play list right now are: **Incognito** Song: “N.O.T.” CD: Tales From The Beach **Vesta** Song: “Knock Me Off My Feet” CD: Distant Lover **Sophie Milman** Song: “Agua De Beber” CD: Sophie Milman **Gretchen Lieberum** Song: “Brazen Girl” CD: Brand New Morning **Larry Carlton** Song: “Smiles And Smiles To Go” CD: Larry Carlton Collection ---
**Author:** ![FallingLeaves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@FallingLeaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallingLeaves)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/55 "2008-11-25T02:17:52Z")
As I type I’ve got The Concorde Fallacy by The Muckrakers playing. It’s their latest release and since I’ve only had it two days I have yet to tire of it. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/56 "2008-11-25T03:31:32Z")
John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner - Sargasso Sea Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble - Officium Josquin - Missa Sine Nomine, performed by the Tallis Scholars ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/57 "2008-11-25T03:36:01Z")
Cassandra Wilson, _Blue Skies,_ and Mary Coughlan’s Billie Holiday cover this week. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/58 "2008-11-25T03:48:45Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > The song that’s been turning me on the most lately is “Heard the World” by\*\* O.A.R.\*\* I hate to be one of those “they’re old stuff was better” guys but I don’t like the new O.A.R. They’ve gone from a jammy 90s college band to another Snow Patrol / One Republic / The Fray clone. Just thought I’d toss that out there. I just downloaded \*\*The Killers \*\*new album Day & Age. **chocolatefrog** , you might like their indie retro Vegas synth pop style. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/59 "2008-11-25T05:19:01Z")
I just happen to love that one particular song, and don’t care much at all about O.A.R. as a band. I actually dislike jam bands, and am indifferent to mainstream indie rock. My tastes tend to lie more towards female singer-songwriters, trip hop, electro, post-punk, and related genres. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786/60 "2008-11-25T16:53:52Z")
I’m loving _Remind Me In 3 Days…_ by The Knux. One of the best hip-hop debuts I’ve heard in a while. [blatant plug] I’ll be playing some tracks from it (and a bunch more new stuff) tonight on my radio show, The Zen Arcade. 7-10PM EST, [stream it here](http://www.appalshop.org/wmmt). [/blatant plug] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to/473786.md?page=4)