bburl commented on Some Experts Weigh In On Metallica And Too-Loud Mastering, at 12:01 AM on Oct 3 Big thanks for following the Metallica thing (retarded Metallica, I like that). more »

bburl commented on Lars Ulrich Still Not Really Into Getting Feedback From People Online, at 10:48 PM on Sep 30 @ Lax Danja House: Then why release an audiophile version that's not audiophile if not to scam certain fans? And the the crux of the loudness war is degrading audio merely so it stands out during ipod shuffle play, which means a generation of audio is being created that is much less than optimal. more »

bburl commented on Lars Ulrich Still Not Really Into Getting Feedback From People Online, at 12:09 AM on Sep 30 Of course Lars doesn't hear a difference, the guy is a heavy metal drummer whose been doing concerts for 25 years. more »

bburl commented on Metallica Hurts My Ears (And I Like "Death Magnetic"!), at 8:19 PM on Sep 25 It's a sad fact that a whole generation of music is being damaged by mastering. more »

bburl commented on "New York Times" Offers Yet Another Lesson In How To Write A "Vinyl Is Back" Trend Piece, at 2:09 AM on Sep 4 Yeah, and let's not forget the loudness war. more »

bburl commented on AC/DC's New Album To Be One Of The Few CDs Left On Wal-Mart's Shelves, at 4:03 PM on Aug 18 But man, you gotta love the corroded pipes of BJ. more »

bburl commented on Bono Clearly Needs To Move Somewhere A Little More Remote, at 3:52 PM on Aug 18 If this a publicity stunt, it's the worst one ever. more »

bburl commented on "New York" Looks At Collagen Rock, at 7:13 PM on Aug 17 @ Captain Wrong: BAWHAAAHAAA! more »

bburl commented on File-Sharing, The Government, And You: A News Roundup, at 5:45 PM on Aug 17 Tanya Andersen is a rarity in so far as she had $110 000 to spend on a court case and she actually spent it. more »

bburl commented on Kids Would Love To Pay For Music, Says Undertones Singer Turned Industry Wonk, at 8:07 PM on Jun 18 I always thought his name sounded like a painful fungal infection in the nether regions. more »

bburl commented on "Chinese Democracy" Creeps Ever Closer To Actually Existing (Maybe), at 8:03 PM on Jun 18 Well, if it's done and it's leaking the release date should be any day now. more »

bburl commented on UK Residents Think Three-Minute Pop Songs Are, Like, So Long, You Guys, at 7:04 PM on Jun 16 WTF, you can't go 2:42 without hearing lyrics? more »

bburl commented on Is It Possible To Save The Full-Length Album If It Just Takes A Really Long Time For The Songs To Be Released?, at 1:29 AM on Jan 29 Most (as in the majority) of people buy albums because they consume music in 40-60 minute chunks. more »

bburl commented on "Paste" Gives The National A Gold Star, at 6:09 AM on Dec 2, 2007 Has there ever been a top (fill in a number) list that has made everyone happy? more »

bburl commented on OiNK Reactions Day Two: A Contradictory, Self-Selected Nation Mourns, at 12:37 AM on Oct 31, 2007 All the yahoo poop dropping on distraught p2pers comes from the fact that you openly dismiss and hurl scorn on the anti-copyright arguements. more »