High Cost of Low Living [Import]

Hugh Dillon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 20, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Import
• ASIN: B0009R19U4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,620 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

After 10 Years and Over 300 000 Records Sold, Former Headstones, Frontman Hugh Dillon Has a New Band, the Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir. Having Been at Work at the Bathouse Studio in Kingston with Producer Paul Langlois (From Tragically Hip), with Mixing Duties Performed by Adam Kasper (Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters), the Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir Has Completed their Debut Album. Borrowing from Country, Pop, Pumk and New Wave, the Hdrc Has Blended Dillon's Musical Eclecticism, Without Foregong the Very Essence of Everything that Rock N' Roll Means.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great songs, horrible production, August 30, 2005

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This review is from: High Cost of Low Living (Audio CD)

The headstones were a pretty good band and frontman Hugh Dillon always had a unique presence. Now out on his own with a new band Hugh is sounding great and his songs are thoughtful and rich as always. Hugh has lightened up a bit in his anger or perhaps it would be more accurate to saw he's being more honest and not shooting for the anger thing. Whatever the case the lyrics are many cuts above the average rock fare. The music is catchy and theres plenty of hooks. I find its not predicable and the melodies quite musical. No one is showboating and the band seems to ignore the standard arragements and cliches. Basically it all works.

The negatives is all to do with production. The mix isnt good. Vocal and bass are WAY louder then everything else. The bass is so heavy that its just plain annoying to listen to and hard to EQ. This is a shame as theres nothin worse then having an album with great tunes that you cant stand to listen to due to poor mixing. The bass howls thru the speakers in a bad way and turning down the frequency makes the album sound very small. I've tried it on 3 stereos and it just doesnt work. The Bass is way to loud and the guitars sound very thin. Hugh's voice sounds good but its also pretty darn loud. Too bad, this likely wont get the airplay it deserves due to the bad production.