mark givens (markeg@webtv.net)
Sat, 3 Oct 1998 23:14:27 -0400 (EDT)
Okay I have Shadows"what does your soul look like" on vinyl. I never
bought the cd(long story) Well I pulled it out again for a listen and I
realized I have no dea of the Natural pitch of this thing. Th strings
on part 2(side a band 10 sound better at 45. the drums on that
track can go either way. the guitar works both ways. th vocals are in
between but more towards 33 1/3. On track 2 side a its more
clearthat 33 is the "right "speed. The point is that years of listening
to trip/hip hop have finally made all things sonic subjective. There
is no fixed idea of what a songs pitch is. If you have it on vinyl and
you have a pitch variable turntable it is possible to have no idea
of what the artist meant. Listened to Jamiroquia second lp for ayear
on import before i figured out that while it is great at 33 its even
better at 45!
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