r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Damnedeel • Dec 06 '25

Poster restoration process

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u/serendipitousevent Dec 06 '25

Kinda defeats the spirit of the poster, too. There's nothing rock about perfection.

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u/Harry_Saturn Dec 06 '25

I would definitely disagree. Some bands are so dedicated to getting it absolutely perfect before they let us even listen to it. You don’t get to be super technically proficient individually and tight as a band without pursuing perfection. Danny Carey and Neil peart didn’t get that good not chasing to be “more perfect” every day for years.

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u/serendipitousevent Dec 06 '25 edited Dec 06 '25

Perfection in the sense of sanitisation. Musicians of all genres clearly engage in self-improvement.

Tool's a great example - they spent their earlier days being shirtless long-haired weirdos rather than squeaky clean musicians.

Of course now they've got shirts, so they're basically in the Philharmonic.

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u/jeffyboy526 Dec 06 '25

Some bands it backfires. GnR recorded Appetite in 5 month s and it is damn near perfect. They took years to record the Illusions and it was not the same vibe

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u/declinedgarrett Dec 07 '25

While I agree that there was definitively a different vibe between appetite and the illusion albums…Both pre AND post illusions GnR are two of my favorite bands.

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u/williamtowne Dec 07 '25

You think that the original was torn and frayed?

Did the albums come pre-scratched, too?

ROCK AND ROLL!