Laminated

It’s strange how much different music can sound on a turntable opposed to on CD format. I received Blacklisted’s “…The Beat Goes On” on CD months ago and enjoyed it, but I wasn’t really blown away by the disc. I just wrote it off as typical hardcore that just happened to be on a great label known as Deathwish, Inc.

I recently ordered the vinyl version of “…The Beat Goes On” just because I like collecting vinyl and I thought it would be a nice addition to my collection. Maybe I could sell it on eBay one day for some cash. Anyway, I bought the record. That’s all that’s important. This is really irrelevant, but Deathwish lost my order and ended up sending me a really rare pressing of the record, along with a ton of free stuff to make up for the mistake.

So I get the record finally and I decided I would just keep it in its package and not listen to it since I wanted it to stay mint in case I sell it one day (since it is a rare pressing now). But just now I was looking for a record to put on my turntable and the Blacklisted LP caught my eye. I decided to just go ahead and listen to it, and I was really blown away. The heaviness of that record surprised the hell out of me. I didn’t remember the CD sounding like that. This vinyl version of Blacklisted was way better than the CD version. Now I realize why Deathwish signed this talented band.

So, there you go. It may seem prehistoric to most people, but this old, DIY format of music is still the best way to go in my opinion.