This is my thinking too..I love the blue album and can’t wait to see it live Saturday..but I can’t justify it with the mofi sounding as good as it doesNo B-sides how? I’ll stick with my MoFi.
And yeah, $150 sweater that I can’t even wear? I hate everything
I've been contemplating too, but it's a tough pill to swallow.Should I buy this if I put it on Paypal in 4. This is a huge album for me. I would have really liked the box set but $290 is sickening to me.
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Let's say he's earning $10 extra per signed LP. That equates to $50k. I'd write my name 5000 times in a day for that kind of cash.That’s WAY TOO MANY to sign. It’ll take him nearly 24 hours to sign all of those depending on how you math it out with breaks etc.
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I was hoping that it was completely sealed in the sweater and you had to “pull this strand” to unseal it. Insane price I think I will just stick with my MoFi/Dusty Gems combo.$150 just for the sweater sleeve is hilarious. The whole vinyl industry is on a coke bender of bad ideas.
Since the bulk of the set is demos and early live recordings I would not rank the audiophile nature too highAt the price and the purported audiophile nature of it, I definitely would have liked to hear the words Kevin Gray, Ryan Smith, Bernie Grundman, Chris Bellman or someone else I know.
Well I am glad that I didn't have to convince myself to buy a way overpriced $290 boxset even if this was one of my favorite records growing up. Not sure why they couldn't have just done the album with Dusty Gems and Raw Nuggets as a bonus LP. Do we really need to hear Weezer's third practice demos.Glad I gripped the Weezer box. Those kitchen tape and garage stuff is going to be cool to hear. Been wanting that for years. Pricey but at this point I expected that
I guess both vinyl boxes are sold out? I know signed was limited to 100, but it seems like unlike say, the nirvana boxes, this won’t have distribution outside official store? I have no inside information but that seems the case?
I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir here but I mean those practice demos (some) have been circulating for a bit, and Karl has hinted on them for years. But to hear everything is super interesting. If this is say your “pet sounds” to hear these songs in their infancy is interesting and can be great. Your mileage may vary, but for some , some of this is “grail” worthyWell I am glad that I didn't have to convince myself to buy a way overpriced $290 boxset even if this was one of my favorite records growing up. Not sure why they couldn't have just done the album with Dusty Gems and Raw Nuggets as a bonus LP. Do we really need to hear Weezer's third practice demos.
I listened to Dusty Gems today. The pressing is rather mediocre, the demos are lo-fi, and the live material sounds fairly crude. You're not gaining much, if anything, with it pressed to vinyl. Suzanne and Jaime sounded good though.Well I am glad that I didn't have to convince myself to buy a way overpriced $290 boxset even if this was one of my favorite records growing up. Not sure why they couldn't have just done the album with Dusty Gems and Raw Nuggets as a bonus LP. Do we really need to hear Weezer's third practice demos.
I listened to Dusty Gems today. The pressing is rather mediocre, the demos are lo-fi, and the live material sounds fairly crude. You're not gaining much, if anything, with it pressed to vinyl. Suzanne and Jaime sounded good though.
I guess my biggest gripe is the unaffordability of it all but Weezer has a cult following so they knew people would pay it. I remember paying $15 to see them on the original blue album tour and got the blue cover album t shirt that night for $15. Granted 1995 was a long time ago.I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir here but I mean those practice demos (some) have been circulating for a bit, and Karl has hinted on them for years. But to hear everything is super interesting. If this is say your “pet sounds” to hear these songs in their infancy is interesting and can be great. Your mileage may vary, but for some , some of this is “grail” worthy
The dusty gems…sure but I think the idea was to unearth some of the blue albums earliest seeds. A lot of the dusty gems stuff was released or widely circulated (especially if you include the original deluxe edition cd set from years ago). 60-70% of this box (I think 36 or so tracks) are unreleased
I get where you’re coming from but unlike a lot of boxes (still a cash grab no matter how you slice it). I think what Uber fans of this album are getting is exciting. And if you’re an Uber fan of this LP, you more than likely own dusty gems.