dallasjustice Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I just sat down and listened to the whole hi res album all the way through. For those unfamiliar with this album, it deserves a brief intro. The album was made during a very tumultuous time in Wilco's relationship with their record company (Warner group, nonesuch). There's a Sam Jones movie made about this disturbing album. It's difficult to watch at times and very compelling because it gets you routing for Wilco. This remaster is unbelievably great. I have no objective data. I am not interested in that right now. YHF is one of those albums that only gets better the more you listen. It's very densely packet with musical conflict, deconstruction and revival. Jeff Tweedy's poetry is chilling as it seems to come from alternate worlds. Just listen to Jesus, etc. The lyrics are clearly about 911, one would think. Most people have a little freakout when they discover the song was written about 6 months before 9/11/01. YHF is probably a top 5 album from the 00s. I know that's not saying much and this music might not be more fully appreciated for many years to come. This is a highly recommended HDTRACKS hi-res album. Michael. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX Link to comment
ted_b Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Michael, Thank you for this. YHF is one of my all-time faves, and yes...I own "I am Trying To Break Your Heart" (one of my fave scenes is Jeff and Jay at the piano doing Cars Can't Escape). I will go for this new hirez master asap, thanks. "We're all bozos on this bus"....F.T. My JRIver tutorial videos Actual JRIver tutorial MP4 video links My eleven yr old SACD Ripping Guide for PS3 (needs updating but still works) US Technical Advisor, NativeDSD.com Link to comment
dallasjustice Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Michael,Thank you for this. YHF is one of my all-time faves, and yes...I own "I am Trying To Break Your Heart" (one of my fave scenes is Jeff and Jay at the piano doing Cars Can't Escape). I will go for this new hirez master asap, thanks. If you own the movie you'll remember the scene where Jeff Tweedy's little boy tells his daddy that "heavy metal drummer" is his favorite song. I just saw Jeff Tweedy's new band play here in Dallas at the Majestic Theater a couple of weeks ago. Guess whose playing the drums in his new band? I am a former rock drummer so I know good drummers. He's a good one for sure. It was a great show. Michael. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX Link to comment
Jud Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Michael - Apologies for the OT: Is that a Kaluga in your avatar? One never knows, do one? - Fats Waller The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. - Einstein Computer, Audirvana -> optical Ethernet to Fitlet3 -> Fibbr Alpha Optical USB -> iFi NEO iDSD DAC -> Apollon Audio 1ET400A Mini (Purifi based) -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. Link to comment
dallasjustice Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Michael - Apologies for the OT: Is that a Kaluga in your avatar? Yes. I've had a pair for a couple of weeks. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX Link to comment
HiResSteve Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I would love to see some waves and spectrograms. Link to comment
ted_b Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I would love to see some waves and spectrograms. Just start the album and take mushrooms. "We're all bozos on this bus"....F.T. My JRIver tutorial videos Actual JRIver tutorial MP4 video links My eleven yr old SACD Ripping Guide for PS3 (needs updating but still works) US Technical Advisor, NativeDSD.com Link to comment
NOMBEDES Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Do you guys know the origin of the album name? W - Y - H - F ? Here is a true story: Back in the day when the Russians were the bad guys. Oops....well let me restate. Back when the Cold War was raging, The US Army built a rather large radio transmitter somewhere in (West) Germany. The reason for this installation was "agent communications" in short, this powerful transmitter could broadcast all the way into Communist Europe and our recruited intelligence assets (spies) could receive instructions Agent communications at that time were nothing more that simple one time pad codes. Numbers or the NATO phonetic alphabet. So Alpha = A, Hotel = H, you get the idea. Now a artifact of this high-power transmitter was that the signal could bounce off the cloud cover and be received just about anywhere. You can guess what the "black helicopter" crowd made of this. A voice over the radio, no set frequency, random letters, numbers. I think there still may be some internet speculation out there somewhere. The joke was, we set the radio to broadcast 24/7 (when it was working) - for the most part there were no agents to receive the messages. It was all random numbers and letters. I hope it drove comrade Putin nuts. In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake ~ Sayre's Law Link to comment
jerry_rig Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I love the movie (saw it on Netflix) and the CD. For those with the download, is the sound significantly better than the CD? Watching the film, I assumed they weren't mixing at high resolutions. Hope I'm wrong. Link to comment
soluteyoth Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 yes,former rock drummer so I know good drummers. He's a good one for sure. It was a great show. thanks Link to comment
dallasjustice Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Tweedy's new album to be released Sept 16 Sukierae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX Link to comment
Schwebung Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Tweedy's new album to be released Sept 16 I bought the teaser 10" some weeks ago because it has such a nice beat by Tweedy's son Spencer. Diamond Light on Soundcloud Link to comment
Bystander Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Is this the same as what's available on Qobuz? And does it in any way sound different from the CD quality version? Link to comment
Jud Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 [ATTACH=CONFIG]14223[/ATTACH]Tweedy's new album to be released Sept 16Sukierae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not sure this is freely available to non-subscribers, but hope so: Jeff Tweedy's Subconscious Songwriting - The Atlantic One never knows, do one? - Fats Waller The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. - Einstein Computer, Audirvana -> optical Ethernet to Fitlet3 -> Fibbr Alpha Optical USB -> iFi NEO iDSD DAC -> Apollon Audio 1ET400A Mini (Purifi based) -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. Link to comment
iz Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Is this the same as what's available on Qobuz? And does it in any way sound different from the CD quality version? got the high rez, minutes ago - checked Kamera, spectrum seems legit, DR about the same as the CD version I have (early European standard issue). Will listen later. best, iz Link to comment
integriscdp Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 got the high rez, minutes ago - checked Kamera, spectrum seems legit, DR about the same as the CD version I have (early European standard issue). Will listen later. best, iz The DR on the YHF 96/24 is slightly higher than the CD. Average DR of 10, versus 9 for the CD. Link to comment
iz Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 The DR on the YHF 96/24 is slightly higher than the CD. Average DR of 10, versus 9 for the CD. that shows my propension to check files these days - i just checked that one (Kamera) and saw no evil, so didn't even check the DR on the whole album. I listened to it and compared a couple of tracks with the CD issue I mentioned - my listening room is in a flux so I am not sure my impressions are useful, but I would say I think the HR is worth the money, it's a bit more detailed and delineated and probably Jeff Tweedy's voice as a bit more body/3D. Of course anybody else's impressions may vary... best, Igor Link to comment
integriscdp Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 that shows my propension to check files these days - i just checked that one (Kamera) and saw no evil, so didn't even check the DR on the whole album. I listened to it and compared a couple of tracks with the CD issue I mentioned - my listening room is in a flux so I am not sure my impressions are useful, but I would say I think the HR is worth the money, it's a bit more detailed and delineated and probably Jeff Tweedy's voice as a bit more body/3D. Of course anybody else's impressions may vary... best, Igor I agree with your impressions... Link to comment
iz Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 can't edit my message - read "Jeff Tweedy's voice has a bit more body/3D" (hate this tablet keyboard) Link to comment
wgscott Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I'm through the first track on Spotify. My dog is not a fan, and demanded to go out. My dad's secretary lived in that building on the cover. Link to comment
DreamOperator Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Thanks for this thread! I bought the remaster a few weeks ago and have played it many times. Great album, great sound! I was listening to a vinyl rip before, which was enjoyable, but this has much better transients and is clear and open without being bright. Appropriate dynamics as well. Hackintosh W7/OSX 3570k/16GB > Audirvana+ > Metric Halo ULN-8 > Rythmik F12 and Butler Audio TDB 2250 > Magnepan 1.7 > 13.5'x26'x7.5' room, HK/Limage setup Link to comment
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