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Old 27th March 2009   #54
bobby yarrow
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I don't really listen to him but I think it just goes to show something we all know but sometimes lose sight of...good songs and arrangements make all the difference.
Yes.

Michigan is a VERY lo-fi record, and probably a pretty important part of the cultural shift toward that sort of sound. I do admire him for (I presume) lying in the interview about the gear he used; it's way better for the fans to think that than to think they need to buy a $10,000 vocal mic. I'm sure he did use junky kit, and I REALLY admire the engineers who must have worked like hell to make that record sound as good as it does, even if it still basically sounds crap.
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