My ears are coming

Sincere gratitude to all associated with this record. I first heard IICORMN in 1983, as a teenager listening to a 40-year-old hippychick’s cassette copy in her basement room as she splashed on patchouli; it wasn’t the best introduction. Thank god, 24 years later I was allowed to rediscover this beautiful, beautiful butterfly of an album through Barncard’s glorious new surround mix. Maybe it’s just the timing, but I don’t know that I’ll ever hear a finer, more ‘in tune’ rock-n-roll record. Probably nothing else I’ve heard comes close in terms of chemistry, artistically or pharmaceutically.

I rediscovered Tim Buckley’s GREETINGS FROM L.A. about 6 years ago and had a similar response. How many other rock masterpieces from the golden era are languishing in obscurity? Time to trot them all out again, one by one, because it seems that our great cultural heritage is getting lost on the tonedeaf iPod generation.

Technically, I would’ve preferred an SACD mix to any of those offered, but the DTS mix is still gorgeous — swirly and shimmery and worthy of its own contact high. I’m not sure why, but my subwoofer picks up a strong signal (man, does it ever kick in with “Cowboy Movie”!). It’s orgasmic. I feel like I’m center-stage at the Fillmore.

Thank you Croz, thank you Stephen, your friends and your whole generation. The patchouli fades, mercifully, but your passion still glows.