OK, I officially LOVE this album! So here's the deal. Last night I was chilling at home and got a little fucked up and popped on Fire Make Thunder. Each time I listened to it before was in my 2004 car or on my old laptop. However, this time I popped some tracks up on my new SmartPhone and listened. Holy shit! I was like a totally different disc. There was so many little "blips" and "bloops" and clickity clacks and other sound effects that were getting lost in my car stereo. I couldn't believe the layers of sounds and the intricate mix of this album!
For example, "Wind Won't Howl" sounds very two-dimensional in my old car. But on my smartphone, the "snapping" sounds in the beginning were almost jumping out at me and so beautiful and pan around and it freaking blew me away. Same for "Cold Call." There's clickity clack sound throughout the song that never grabbed me as much in my car. But on my device, it was like a drug. It made the song!
Bottom line, there's so much going on in this album! Each time I listen now, I feel like I notice a new sound effect or noise. Totally amazing. Also, news flash to me, i need to buy an iPod, lol. My car and laptop clearly aren't doing music justice.