01 Good Day: It's amazing that you can hear little laughs and the "if you have a computer" etc ad libs so clearly. Tempo is dramatically increased (or just doesn't slow down in comparison to 2008?) at "why and by" which I really like. I'm not sure if that's because it just has more energy or because I'm not used to it.
02 Greener: I'm sad they abandoned the hard panning for the intro licks. Having the 2-note base with the chords alternating from R to L is really great. Andrew's keys again are so prominent and I really appreciate it. The solo plays mostly in L and echoes softly in R, which is so sexy. Hearing and singing along with the harmonies in the chorus used to be really hard but it's so easy to hear in this version.
03 Welcome To Tally Hall: You can actually hear the original samples and so much stuff in the background in the intro. I didn't even know there was a door opening. Joe's beatbox sounds so much more organic. Joe hard panned L and andrew's keys on R :cook: Zubin's vox sound extremely different to the 08 rerecord. I really like Joe's rapping takes too.
04 Taken For A Ride: The transition from 03 to 04 in the 2008 version is vastly better. The hard 808 type sound is interesting but a bit jarring. Very interesting to hear the background vocals kick in earlier with a ton of reverb. Also no fermata; they keep in time or close to in time. I think the strings in this version are synths! Andrew's talkbox doesn't get drowned out in the lalalala part! Love the massive amounts of reverb on this whole track but especially on the trumpet. The lyric "doing chores" is very clear specifically. It often sounds like "to enjoy" in the 2008 ver.
05 The Bidding: WTF THAT TEMPO IS WILD also removed instruments and backup vocals???? The backup vocals for "don't shop around" are also clear. I always thought they said "no trouble" but I guess not. This version goes so hard. I'm just imagining getting handed this at a tiny concert in 2005 and listening to it afterward and how amazing that would have been. After Zubin's part there's a much more distinctive reverb/distortion. Love it.
06 Be Born: this version is also faster and extremely wide. It's a little busy tbh. The "alright" before the second verse is far less prominent, breaking the general pattern of this album's mixing style. This one is kind of inferior to the 08 version tbh.
07 Banana Man: one thing I failed to mention is that along with reverb, they may actually use the classic megaphone in many of these vocals. In the 08 version, they do it in post to make the master cleaner, but it's kind of anti-tally to do it in that way imo. Doing Chester Whitmore dirty. There's a cha-cha-cha before the tempo change that I've never heard before. The insane monkey sound part is very distinct as well. I'm just noticing it now but the amps on the electric guitars are much harsher. The break has whispering in it??? What does it say? I also made a mistake and kept my direct monitor on which essentially wrecks a lot of the sound on a harsher mix like this by accidentally adding in more static that sucks out a lot of the sound. Joe's vocal effect is inferior in this version.
08 Just Apathy: WTF THIS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TRACK. The instrumental parts themselves are completely different. Very prominent piano sounds and less strings which is amazing. They even swapped a chord in at least one place!! Probably the most different one in the entire album. Faster tempo as well. This track would probably be less hated on if this version was the wider known version.
09 Spring and a Storm: The thunder and rain sound crusty in a good way. I love the small reverb on Joe's voice! The "uke" is far less harsh, but the muted drums are far more harsh. The background guitar at "would it please you to listen" is something I've heard in live performances but always missed in the 08 version. It's something that happened to Turn The Lights Off as well ("bet you got a bone to pick with me" used to be far more prominent in live recordings and the demo but the studio release relegated it to the background but then muddled Rob's lyrics in that part. Or is it Zubin's? I can't remember). Mr. Moon sounds amazing! You can actually hear Andrew in L! Harmonies are very distinct! This version makes it far easier to make a cover. In live performances they often cut out the guitar bit at the end so I'm glad it stayed here and you could hear it with the storm at the same time!
10 Two Wuv: Bass is too muddled, bad amp. Drums sound too harsh. The bee sample is sorely missed in the 2008 version and it's very charming, not sure why they cut it. Very interesting that Mary Kate is in R and Zubin in L for the phone call. I kinda wish I could randomly hear the alternate bridges whenever I listen to this song. Background vocals at "without you and you" are great. I don't like fadeout tracks. I feel like it's a missed opportunity for something funny especially for this song.
11 Haiku: I swear the crowd samples are the exact same. Including Joe's small muttering in the beginning. I love how Joe's voice sounds very distinct and it actually sounds like he stole the mic from Rob. The chorus is much bigger, probably because of Andrew's xylophone being brought to the front more, Joe's backups are more prominent as well. Joe's "HE WROTE A HAIKU FOR YOU" and subsequent ad lib are again much more audible. Andrew's keys at the end of the song I swear don't even exist or are super quiet in 2008.
12 The Whole World And You: Andrew's vox are so much better in this version. They're raw, and you can hear the proximity effect with his mic. It just sounds good, idk. Tempo might be increased. Background laughing and clapping is more distinct.
13: vox are hard panned to L. Overall wider mix. I just wish we had a studio guitar only version of this intro. Best we got was the laundromat live version.
14 Ruler of Everything: background AAH's are less clear because they're overlapped by other instruments. I think you can actually hear Joe not sing the lead vox because he needs to breathe after each "aah". It's super easy to tell between Rob and Zubs. I likey. The second flibbity jibbity's vocal effect is very cool and I kinda miss it. Chimes are either a different instrument (not likely, it's a specific Alesis keyboard) or on a harsher amp. I swear this outro is far longer.
15 Hidden In The Sand: Ocean sounds are too staticy. Longer intro. Joe's vocal effect is far less effective for what he was going for in this track. Background vox are way too quiet and have no vocal effect. Joe's final oohs are far too quiet. Inferior version. Though I think its intro is longer and the outro with Marvin's farewell message comes earlier which I like, I wish the ocean sounds weren't so long in this track overall and if I had made it I wouldn't have reversed Marvin's words. Would be the sickest outro to the album ever to just hear Marvin himself ask you, "Wouldn't the world be better off if we took nonsense seriously?" and then that's the end of the album.

Very good mix overall. Would change some things but again I wish this mixing style was more prominent in the industry and we didn't just have centralized vox and everything else completely drowned out.
