Red Hot Chili Peppers New Album - I'm With You - Out 8-30-2011

BB50 169-01

 

Did anybody else get the recent Australian Tour Edition of "I'm With You". It is a 2-CD set and comes with a 2nd disc with 8 new tracks from the same recording sessions. These tracks were released on 7" vinyl singles but never on CD so far.

Only available in Australia but can be found via Amazon marketplace sellers.

The 2-CD set also comes in a jewel case instead of the digipack design of the original single CD release.

 

Are the songs on disc 2 any good?

 

I'd be shocked as the songs on disc 1 aren't.

 

I bet this is even better than the last album!

 

Yes, I think they are really good. Similar style as the main album and no drop in quality.

While I don't like all the songs on the main album, I think some of them are really good and the overall style is not so different from other more recent RHCP albums. Unfortunately, the mastering is also not much different, leaving us with a very mediocre sounding album as far as the dynamics are concerned (DR4). Otherwise, the production, mix and recording quality would be fine.

 

I want this. NOW.

 

How about this one?

http://www.amazon.com/Im-You-Live-a...1&keywords=Red+hot+chili+peppers+I'm+with+you

 

Label a bit off center? Manufacturers still trying to get the hang of it.

 

Interesting. Does anyone here have that release?

 

Hi, has anyone tried out the new hi-res download ? It's available on Qobuz : http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/im-with-you-red-hot-chili-peppers/0093624954811

Wondering if it's any better than the terribly squashed CD version.

 

I picked this album up at my local store (on vinyl). Did I miss something, or is there no download with the vinyl?

 

Really late here but this seems to suggest it's the same: http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/86172

Unmasters did release a digital version with more dynamic range, but that was likely a doctored version of the original master.

 

I for one love this record. Shame the CD is a contender for the throne of 'most crushed CD ever created'. There's a special that runs on Paladia from time to time called 'Chili Peppers 'I'm With You' from the basement" or something like that. Shows them play the entire record live in a studio and it is SOOOOOO great! They don't stray from the arrangements at all, in fact those not extremely familiar with the album might assume they're the one and the same if you didn't have the video to go along with it. Anyway, the sound just smokes and really shows just how talented the band is. They're on fire here. (Chad Smith is a beast!) It's so refreshing to hear those songs not clipping all over town!

I'd be all over a nice "I'm with You" vinyl release. In fact I might buy two!

 

Thanks. Since then I've checked by myself the Qobuz download and it's basically the same compressed-to-death CD master, except for the extra bits that make the HD download sounding a little better. The drums still sound awful though...
Really a shame they didn't offer a better sounding version of this album like they did with Stadium Arcadium back in 2006.

 

Are you referring to a better sounding vinyl? Because both are available on vinyl with less compression. There is no good sounding digital version of Stadium Arcadium either.

 

Yes, I'm referring to the vinyl. While I think the Stadium Arcadium vinyl sounds better than the CD, I didn't find I'm With You on vinyl sounding very different from the CD.

 

Interesting, can't say I've heard the vinyl but the DR bump was from 4 to 9 so that would seem to be a pretty good improvement.