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That makes sense to me... also the artifacts comment... I've noticed that some CDs with shitty mastering also produce artifacts - crackles at high volume on just about any stereo system, etc. I own a Best of John Lennon CD that sounds awful at high volume on most systems.

What specifically do you hear (or not hear) on compressed files?

While not exactly scientific, these guys did a double-blind study on whether or not the human ear can really notice a difference between 160kb/s wavs and uncompressed wavs. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/do_higher...t_rates_pay_off I'd like to see if more scientific studies have been done, but for now, I'm guessing the psychologically comforting fact that a song is uncompressed has a lot more impact than the actual sound quality... and that most people who think they can easily discern the difference between 160kb/s files and higher are fooling themselves...

Guess I'll have to inflate the Blow-up Bob and bust out the KY.

God is dead. - Nietzsche Whoa, back the frick off God, brospeh. God is Alive! like Gene Simmons. He's someone i have a very strong relationship with on par with that of my wife and children. i wouldn't stand for anybody saying they aren't as cool as Kiss, if you do I'd go after you with a karate chop to the neck, TP your house and put a bag of flaming poop on your doorstep and hide in the bushes while you stomp it out. - El Super Big Burrito Eater

Finally ordered the Discbox today - hearing this on album on vinyl with my sweetheart will be the b3st ev4r. And oh yeah, dying to hear that bonus disc now.

The Pitchfork review is not too shabby and I agree with most of it, but what's House of Cards allegedly being the weak link of the album? That song is amazing.

The fact that you think Tomorrow the Green Grass is a top 10 album of all time or whatever is why you're in your own universe and no one on any message board takes you seriously.

All I Need is not only memorable, it's as good as anything on OKC or The Bends. Every song on here has solid melodies and interesting chord changes. The more you listen to In Rainbows, the more rewarding the experience is. It's not something a Floyd / Jayhawks fan is going to get on the first listen or the fifteenth.

It's a toss up between Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand and Sie Liebt Dich.

In Rainbows is the Manute Bol to Sky Blue Sky's Muggsy Bogues. If In Rainbows doesn't contain music, I'm at a complete loss as to what you think it does contain.

We actually just got married at the Drive Thru Wedding Chapel in Vegas. This was pretty much us yesterday - only I ordered a small fries and a medium Diet Coke to go with our wedding. Happy Birthday E to the Liz.

I'm pretty jealous. That setlist is the Wilco equivalent of a bag of Munchos and a bottle of Moscato.

Stupid Cubs.com playoff ticket site with its stupid 30-second mandatory browser refresh "Waiting Room" 1 1/2 hour ticket fiasco goddamn crappola stupid shitbag site.

If I were to wager a guess, it would be in the $60-$80 range.

Anthony hooked up with Sammy Hagar and toured last summer as The Other Half, and I read something somewhere that they were forming a band with Chad Smith from the Chili Peppers. I guess it's still better to be Michael Anthony than it is to be Gary Cherone these days.

Just the thought of the musical equivalent of Wonder Bread covering this song this makes me wanna

There's a sequel where they get trapped in Gitmo en route to Amsterdam out in '08.

You said 'angina'.

As many have pointed out, if Jack had a more accomplished drummer behind him playing complicated fills, it wouldn't be the White Stripes.

You said 'head'.

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This bed is on fire With passionate love The neighbours complain about the noises above But she only comes when she

That's weird - to me HTTT is their most conventional set of songs since The Bends.