> -----Original Message----- > From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf > Of Josh Chasin > Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 7:37 AM > To: audities@smoe.org > Subject: Re: 15 From 2005 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > > Fiona Apple Extraordinary Machine > > Anyone hear the Brion version and the released version, and care to > comment > on the differences? Which is better? To my ears, the Brion version (which in all fairness has been disavowed by both Jon and Fiona as not being a sanctioned, properly-mixed version of any of the tracks) has a lot more life and interest. Instrumental tracks breathe and really add to the atmosphere. Mike Elizondo's take is much more synth-y and much more wooden, again, to my ears. Fiona's vocals are considerably more polished and confident on the official release, but in some cases, particularly "Oh Well", a lot is lost from the *oomph* of the tunes with that added polish and confidence. All that said, I never really loved either version, but of the two, the "original" floats my boat much more. Side note, it may be that the Brion-produced versions will see an official release someday, if intimations by both Fiona and Jon can be taken at face value (and if Sony wants to front the $ -- there's a big if if ever there was one). Just my coupla off-the-cuff cents. Christopher