Single versions
Single versions
What does everyone think are the best edits or remix versions of the singles?
For me, ‘Memory of the future’ single remix is a massive improvement on the rather weedy album version.
Most disappointing is the single version of ‘Integral’, which seemed an almost impossible song to ruin, but they managed it!
Brownie points for the single mix of ‘I wouldnt normally...’ too.
For me, ‘Memory of the future’ single remix is a massive improvement on the rather weedy album version.
Most disappointing is the single version of ‘Integral’, which seemed an almost impossible song to ruin, but they managed it!
Brownie points for the single mix of ‘I wouldnt normally...’ too.
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Suburbia, Heart and It’s alright were all much improved for me. Special mention also for A red letter day.Tentenlad wrote:What does everyone think are the best edits or remix versions of the singles?
For me, ‘Memory of the future’ single remix is a massive improvement on the rather weedy album version.
Most disappointing is the single version of ‘Integral’, which seemed an almost impossible song to ruin, but they managed it!
Brownie points for the single mix of ‘I wouldnt normally...’ too.
It’s a shame they don’t seem to rework their post-album singles in the same way anymore. An edit of the David Jackson remix would have done the trick for I don’t wanna.
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I recommend checking out Geowayne's poll on the topic: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27421&view=next
My view, generally, is that in the 80's and 90's every edit was either better or necessary (in the event that the original was too long).
From Release onwards that pattern falls apart, and as many are worse as they are better.
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I recommend checking out Geowayne's poll on the topic: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27421&view=next
My view, generally, is that in the 80's and 90's every edit was either better or necessary (in the event that the original was too long).
From Release onwards that pattern falls apart, and as many are worse as they are better.
Retro.
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Don't get me started on "Thursday". The just about superior album version had terrible vocal issues on the verses where you could barely hear Neil. So hurray they fixed it on the single and then butchered it as you pointed out. Fix the album version vocals and itd be spot on.Greendrake wrote: ↑Mon 14 Sep 2020, 9:43 am Among those single/radio edits that are merely shorter versions of the album tracks (as opposed to having additional production), there is a subset of very disappointing ones. These sound not just edited to be shorter, but mutilated without adding any value whatsoever. Hate them. Some examples:
Thursday — the line "Come on, don't fight it The time's still right for it" is cut out so that the intro has only 3 stanzas, not 4.
Twenty-something — barbarically curtailed intro melody.
An opposite example, where shortening did not mutilate the song at all is New York City boy.
A neutral example is Burning the heather: a whole verse was cut out, but that sounds not as bad as cutting out part of a verse.
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The quieter vocals on the album version are perfect, much as the vocals on Inside a dream are. They had to be brought up in the mix for ‘radio’ friendly edits, for sure… but they are not ‘issues’ in the album version, the are not mistakes, they are just not how you want them.
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I think not being able to hear the verse of a song because of over-echo and being buried so deep in the mix is an issue. It wouldn't have lost any impact being brought up in the mix a bit for the album.Spittingcat wrote: ↑Mon 14 Sep 2020, 11:57 pm The quieter vocals on the album version are perfect, much as the vocals on Inside a dream are. They had to be brought up in the mix for ‘radio’ friendly edits, for sure… but they are not ‘issues’ in the album version, the are not mistakes, they are just not how you want them.
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What always blows my mind is that the single version of Heart came first. The album version is “actually” the reworked one.Dog wrote: ↑Mon 14 Sep 2020, 6:44 am Suburbia, Heart and It’s alright were all much improved for me. Special mention also for A red letter day.
It’s a shame they don’t seem to rework their post-album singles in the same way anymore. An edit of the David Jackson remix would have done the trick for I don’t wanna.
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TTM is right. They recorded the single version first, and then remixed it for the album.Greendrake wrote:????TallThinMan wrote: ↑Tue 15 Sep 2020, 7:53 am What always blows my mind is that the single version of Heart came first. The album version is “actually” the reworked one.
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I don’t like Thursday much but the radio edit works far better IMO because it chops and changes the bridge and chorus sections and makes it more interesting. The album version follows the same pattern throughout the song.Gabby wrote: ↑Mon 14 Sep 2020, 11:46 pmDon't get me started on "Thursday". The just about superior album version had terrible vocal issues on the verses where you could barely hear Neil. So hurray they fixed it on the single and then butchered it as you pointed out. Fix the album version vocals and itd be spot on.Greendrake wrote: ↑Mon 14 Sep 2020, 9:43 am Among those single/radio edits that are merely shorter versions of the album tracks (as opposed to having additional production), there is a subset of very disappointing ones. These sound not just edited to be shorter, but mutilated without adding any value whatsoever. Hate them. Some examples:
Thursday — the line "Come on, don't fight it The time's still right for it" is cut out so that the intro has only 3 stanzas, not 4.
Twenty-something — barbarically curtailed intro melody.
An opposite example, where shortening did not mutilate the song at all is New York City boy.
A neutral example is Burning the heather: a whole verse was cut out, but that sounds not as bad as cutting out part of a verse.
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