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Old 6th August 2010   #4
AaronMorris
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Originally Posted by Silent Sound View Post
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To me, Neon Bible was one of the best sounding recordings I've ever heard. They compressed it pretty hard, but it was still a very dynamic album. I don't know how they did it...best of both worlds, somehow.

The Suburbs seems kinda stale by comparison. It's not a poorly recorded album, it just seems to me to be a step backwards.
Agreed. The organ on Intervention is superb.

Content wise, The Suburbs is really nice. Best digital package I have yet to see, great songwriting, its a complete album (not just a disjointed collection of singles), great arrangements and instrument choices.
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