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Offline robin5749

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printing quality in todays albums
« on: March 19, 2016, 03:30:07 PM »
just received the astonishing lps, shocking quality of lyrics on sleeve some of which I cant read, package great but that is poor, discuss
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« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2016, 09:17:55 AM »
Quote from: robin5749 on March 19, 2016, 03:30:07 PM
just received the astonishing lps, shocking quality of lyrics on sleeve some of which I cant read, package great but that is poor, discuss

We did, welcome to 6 weeks ago population you.
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« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2016, 09:59:26 AM »
Isn't that a little nasty when he just received the album?

Yes, it is very poor.  So hard to read the lyrics.
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« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2016, 11:13:00 AM »
I thought it was really easy to read the lyrics. I thought the problem was with the white-on-white liner notes (though even then, I don't find it that difficult to read).
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« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2016, 11:33:47 AM »
White on white is the worst idea for any band's lyrics or liner notes
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« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2016, 01:28:31 PM »
Yeah, somebody skipped their Design 1 class with the white & white thing.
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« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2016, 01:55:13 PM »
Quote from: kingshmegland on March 20, 2016, 09:59:26 AM
Isn't that a little nasty when he just received the album?

Yes, it is very poor.  So hard to read the lyrics.

Sorry, in a bad mood. Car trouble. Yes, the printing was not thought out well.
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« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2016, 06:23:12 AM »
Yep, packaging and whatnot in general for this album was pretty awful. Stapling the booklet to the inside of the CD case and the white on white on liner notes must have been decided by someone who has never owned a CD or left their brain at home that day. :lol :lol
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« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2016, 08:33:55 AM »
Reading comprehension for some...

He's talking about the vinyls - not the CD release that we already knew was not up to par. It's sad to hear that the vinyl release also suffers from poor design decisions.
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« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2016, 11:32:08 AM »
No we all got it.  It's poor on all media.  Still hasn't stopped me from playing it 100 times. 
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« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2016, 02:06:37 PM »
Quote from: kingshmegland on March 21, 2016, 11:32:08 AM
No we all got it.  It's poor on all media.  Still hasn't stopped me from playing it 100 times.

The lyrics haven't stopped me from playing it either....
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« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2016, 02:18:05 PM »
???  Why would good lyrics stop someone from listening to an album?  I don't get it.
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Re: printing quality in todays albums
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2016, 02:24:02 PM »
It's not as bad as in the booklet. But the gatefold for Act 1 is Ravenskill and it's hard to read the lyrics that are near the trees. The sky isn't horrible. The gatefold for Act 2 is The Empire, and that is much harder to read.

I will say though, the construction of the vinyl boxset is awesome! I love it and the huge map that you can actually read is really cool. Love it!
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Re: printing quality in todays albums
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2016, 04:13:32 PM »
Tbh, I think there are several things that could have been done better with the packaging. Such as not sticking the lyric booklet to the fold-out CD case, so we have to have the whole thing sprawled out in order to read the lyrics, which are not exactly in large-print. Besides a couple of errors in the credits (such as the nonexistent spoken Nafaryus part by Chycki), it would also perhaps have been nice to credit some of the soloists in the album, like the violinist in Hymn of 1000 Voices, the soprano voice in both Act of Faythe and The Walking Shadow, or the bagpiper in The X Aspect.
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« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2016, 05:36:55 PM »
Quote from: bosk1 on March 22, 2016, 02:18:05 PM
???  Why would good lyrics stop someone from listening to an album?  I don't get it.

Not reading the lyrics bosk1.  Not that the lyrics are good or bad.
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« Reply #15 on: March 22, 2016, 08:12:02 PM »
Quote from: RoeDent on March 22, 2016, 04:13:32 PM
(...) it would also perhaps have been nice to credit some of the soloists in the album, like the violinist in Hymn of 1000 Voices, the soprano voice in both Act of Faythe and The Walking Shadow, or the bagpiper in The X Aspect.
I agree with that. Nightwish's last album also featured an orchestra and choirs heavily, and every single person is credited - those credits take up 2 full pages of the CD booklet.

In a recent interview, Jordan said that David Campbell plays violin on the intro to a song, so it seems weird he wasn't given that credit (maybe he didn't care for it?). "Hymn of 1000 voices" also features a mandolin player, right?

For those who have the vinyls: how is the tracklist broken down for the 4 sides? What does each side contain?
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« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2016, 08:52:27 PM »
Act 1 Side 1
Descent of the NOMACs
Dystopian Overture
The Gift of Music
The Answer
A Better Life

Act 1 Side 2
Lord Nafaryus
A Savior in the Square
When Your Time Has Come
Act of Faythe

Act 1 Side 3
Three Days
The Hovering Sojourn
Brother, Can You Hear Me
A Life Left Behind

Act 1 Side 4
Ravenskill
Chosen
A Tempting Offer
Digitial Discord

Act 1 Side 5
The X Aspect
A New Beginning
The Road To Revolution

Act 2 Side 6
2285 Entr'acte
Moment of Betrayal
Heaven's Cove
Begin Again

Act 2 Side 7
The Path That Divides
Machine Chatter
The Walking Shadow
My Last Farewell
Losing Faythe

Act 2 Side 8
Whispers in the Wind
Hymn of a Thousand Voices
Our New World
Power Down
Astonishing

Overall, I think they split it pretty nicely
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« Reply #17 on: March 23, 2016, 06:39:03 AM »
Thanks! Yeah, that looks nice.
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« Reply #18 on: March 23, 2016, 09:45:58 AM »
The only issue there is that the transition between ALLB and Ravenskill is interrupted, but that looks like it can't be helped without ruining the balance of tracks.
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« Reply #19 on: March 23, 2016, 03:20:12 PM »
Quote from: bosk1 on March 22, 2016, 02:18:05 PM
???  Why would good lyrics stop someone from listening to an album?  I don't get it.

Let's just say we have a different of opinion on those particular lyrics. Doesn't stop me from enjoying the album though.
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