and i see what you're saying. nobody can really do what they truly want to do- this is an imperfect world so why would music be permitted to be perfect?

but voodoo this is not. i think it's one thing for an artist to get a substantial budget and the privelege of recording in the studio where jimi once slept and a wholly other thing for a group to get their budget clipped while they're halfway through the album and have to be forced to scrounge on some last minute ish.

maybe i'm biased because i happen to be a muscician.

sheeit, if i got signed to mca and they pulled the plug on my studio advance and i was forced to record the last album in less than desirable conditions, i would mos def be seriously not trying to hear people complaining about my record.

fans: "your album sucked!"

me: "duh! who you tellin'!? i made it!!"

the point is, they did not get treated fairly in this situation and ?uest already broke down the math which determines how "quality" a record will sound. the jazzies did not get these benefits, and just maybe we should reserve complaining until we here what the jazzies REALLY sound like.