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Old 28th March 2009   #74
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Originally Posted by bobby yarrow View Post
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.
That's a pretty arrogant statement.
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