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May. 18th, 2004 08:27 pmSo much for the technology cooperating. It seems that my copy of the Odyssey 9 remix of A.D.I.D.A.S. (the first remix posted on Riprock & Alex G's site) is in .mpeg format. Does anyone have a version of it that's an audio file of any sort? Their site really "" doesn't like this computer, and I've checked the Project. Much obliged. [ETA: Thank you, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
halimede!]
In other non-political A.D.I.D.A.S.-related news, I find the various edits/clips/versions we've been leaked absolutely fascinating. How cool is it that we essentially got to hear the song evolve in the creative process? I really liked the chorus of the original clip, which was higher and the beat faster. The different vocal mixes on the two alternate versions up on the aforementioned's site are so, so cool.
But the thing that caught my attention today was the background vocals of the ostensibly-finished-but-apparently-not-final-edit version of the song I found on Morpheus about a week before the CD was released. Listened to it closely this afternoon, and while the lead sounds the same, the background vocals, instead of being the monotonously chanty way they are on the official edit, do this really interesting mimic of the guitar that I like lots and lots. It's not loud, it's not forceful - it's almost lilting actually, like the song didn't start out an anthem but grew into it from humbler rock roots. Of course that's not its story, but listening to those vocals (and how much do I love that for all the bells and whistles JC loves so much, he never compromises on making sure the focus is on the vocals?), you can hear how it could be a different song, as surreal as that incarnation would be. I'd do a very lot of things to hear an unplugged version of it. Not as much as No Strings Attached, but it's a close call.
halimede!]In other non-political A.D.I.D.A.S.-related news, I find the various edits/clips/versions we've been leaked absolutely fascinating. How cool is it that we essentially got to hear the song evolve in the creative process? I really liked the chorus of the original clip, which was higher and the beat faster. The different vocal mixes on the two alternate versions up on the aforementioned's site are so, so cool.
But the thing that caught my attention today was the background vocals of the ostensibly-finished-but-apparently-not-final-edit version of the song I found on Morpheus about a week before the CD was released. Listened to it closely this afternoon, and while the lead sounds the same, the background vocals, instead of being the monotonously chanty way they are on the official edit, do this really interesting mimic of the guitar that I like lots and lots. It's not loud, it's not forceful - it's almost lilting actually, like the song didn't start out an anthem but grew into it from humbler rock roots. Of course that's not its story, but listening to those vocals (and how much do I love that for all the bells and whistles JC loves so much, he never compromises on making sure the focus is on the vocals?), you can hear how it could be a different song, as surreal as that incarnation would be. I'd do a very lot of things to hear an unplugged version of it. Not as much as No Strings Attached, but it's a close call.
