SUBWAY SHE IS A PORNO

œMiracle Mile

"Written on the Wind"

IN THE WEST RE-ISSUE. This feels like I'm hearing a new album vs. and old, comfy shoe that I've worn for years. Absolutely pops out of the speakers. I'm sure there's a better way to put that. The C/Z version was always so thick and muddy sounding to me (which I like! SEE: HUNGRY MAN'S FIRST ALBUM, also a masterpiece), but it was too quiet. I don't buy that "you control the volume knob" garbage, never did. Seems like something people who only listen to music on $10,000 speakers would say. This new version is bright and clear and just 'loud' enough. Goddamn, they were such a snarling, awesome rock and roll group back then. Just a beast. Wish I could have seen them in the 4-piece line-up. They were rarely disappointing in the 3-piece era, and always a little wild. Seem to be barely holding it together here at times, and I love that so much. Hadn't listened to In the West in a long, long time (probably years), and this feels like the freshest breath of air ever. https://skwm.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-west

ITW remix/remaster sounds amazing. Definitely more low end than before, bass more present for sure. Maybe a little more space between guitars too?Always liked "Punch Drunk Five" but it absolutely SCREAMS here. Maybe it just stands out a little more having to flip the vinyl over.Vapin' a hog leg on "Raised By Tigers" right now and goddamn, JRLP man, and Andy just playing a solo for the first half of the song. Amazing.Realized recently that coming across this record in a pawnshop in Idaho in 1995 is probably one of the 3 biggest things music related things that ended up changing the course of my life, though the impact of ITW was a slower burn.

tallchris wrote:Maybe a little more space between guitars too?That's what I get from both this and the Libertine reissue. It's a lot easier to hear Joel and Andy's individual parts, and the whole mix seems less murky. The Lounge Ax show on the download is great! Who recorded it?

Is the ITW reissue only available for purchase online?