Live debuts Hold Me Up: Listen Now Options

[Possum Kingdom]

Finally! Very cool.

LoudWire: Hold Me Up

[thefunkyredcaboose]

After hearing the Spotify version, most of the compression issues I had were definitely in the video encoding. Thank goodness. While the end result doesn't QUITE stack up to the actual album songs it is likely just due to modern mastering being shittier, it's a much better result than the initial video. I'm really enjoying this now.

Listening to it in context of the album, I have a feeling this didn't make the cut due to similarities with other songs, specifically Iris and All Over You. Not sure I'd cut either of those in order to make room for this one, but it's a great song and a testament to this being the band's best period of songwriting.

With regards to my notes that the initial master of TC doesn't do much for me - it's personal preference. The CD version of the album doesn't leave as much head room as the '90s masters that I love. It is still a great sounding record, even if the snare sound is a bit dated now.

With regards to whether the guys are nice or not (what does this matter in this thread?), I don't like what they did to The Turn, but my personal experiences with them have been great. I got to work on a couple of non-music and nearly music projects with CT during the TGF days, and got to hang with the Chads and Pat for a long time before and after one of the TGF shows. They seemed really happy with what they were doing musically at the time, so it was fun talking shop with them.

I didn't run into any of them at the Strand Chris Shinn debut, but did meet Pat's mom. I also said hey to Chris and talked about Unified Theory <3. Then I got WASTED.

Following this band sure is a weird yet fun experience. I wish I cared about seeing them now but the recent concert footage and EP really don't do it for me.