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  • From: "James Hepler" <hepstyle AT gmail.com>
  • To: "RTP-area local music and culture" <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: Well, at least Lou Reed agrees with me.
  • Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:43:14 -0400

And I'll point out that I never argued that good sound isn't better than
less good sound. I'm saying less good sound will always be good enough for
most people. But my main point was that this chapelhillguitarist guy would
be better off if he toned down the douchitude about 3 notches.

Sorry Joel.

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 10:40 AM, James Hepler <hepstyle AT gmail.com> wrote:

> Looks more to me like Lou Reed forgot where he's from. I have those Robert
> Quine recordings.
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 9:23 AM, david gourley <
> davidg.nospam.news AT verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > chapelhillguitarist AT hotmail.com put forth the notion in...news:9660eaf1-
> > 2374-4c42-90c0-20e53ba80d30 AT p73g2000hsd.googlegroups.com:
> >
> > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080314/tc_nm/loureed_dc_1
> > >
> > > There is at least one artist out there lamenting the current state of
> > > the quality of audio bought and sold in digital formats. My favorite
> > > quote is:
> > >
> > > "Here's our song reduced to a pin drop -- what, what, what?!" Reed
> > > explained. "It's like if no one knows any better or doesn't care, it's
> > > gonna stay on a really, really low level and people who like good
> > > sound are gonna be thought of as some kind of strange zoo animal."
> > >
> > > I guess Helper et al have already proven Lou's comment since I am such
> > > a pariah for insisting on the highest quality audio I can find or
> > > buy. How dare I upset the low-res apple cart? ;)
> > >
> >
> > Almost hard to believe that he's playing 2 dates in N.C. soon.
> >
> > david
> > -- ch-scene: the list that mirrors alt.music.chapel-hill --
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> >
>
>




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