Talk:Vitalogy
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In the Track Listing section, does anyone know how to fix the number resetting caused by the alternate title to "Satan's Bed"? -Cowmeister88 07:11, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
- Never mind, I managed to fix it. -Cowmeister88 07:25, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Imperfect sound of albums"?
From the article:
Although by the early 1990s vinyl records were completely outdated, many people still had record players and Pearl Jam liked the imperfect sound of albums, with the scratches and imperfections providing a different listening experience each time.
This one sentence has numerous errors and fallacies:
- Records were not "completely outdated" in the early 1990s, nor are they now. Music is still widely released on vinyl, as many audiophiles prefer the dynamics of the vinyl LP. Pearl Jam was not the only band to release an album on vinyl in the early 1990s.
- A record player is a portable device or a child's toy. If people bought Vitology on vinyl, it was to play it on a turntable. "Many people still had" these not because they never got around to tossing it in the dumpster, but because, again, they are the preferred medium for many audiophiles.
- The members of Pearl Jam, as with all fans of vinyl LPs, do not listen to vinyl albums because they enjoy the scratches and so-called imperfections. Only a scratched, i.e. severely damaged album has flaws in the sound--and this is not a desired condition for LPs.
- A "different listening experience" provided by the vinyl versus the CD release is not due to "scratches and imperfections". It is due to an argued greater dynamic range, clarity, and warmth.
Sheesh. Kids these days! ;) --buck 09:31, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
- Since nobody has seemed to object, I've altered the offending section. --buck 14:40, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
