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"Pressure pushing down on me,
pressing down on you..."
– Queen & David Bowie, Under Pressure

COMPRESSION

COMPRESSION COMPARISON

“All in all, it was all just bricks in the wall.”
– Pink Floyd, Another Brick in the Wall
"I can see clearly now,
– Johnny Nash, I Can See Clearly Now
the rain has gone."

BRICK Wall limiting COMPARISON

resolution COMPARISON

limiting

resolution

"Because the times,
– Bob Dylan, The Times They Are A-Changin'
they are a-changin'."

format

Listen Written, Produced & Directed By Paul Waters Interviewees (In Order of Appearance) Mike Tarsia Mike Tarsia Recording Joe DeLuca Why Me? Recording Richard Waller III Wallcom Music Jason Dunkerly Drowning Fish Studio C.J. Blair Drowning Fish Studio Blair Elliot Siren Records Location Assistant Sean Phillips Sound & Video Editor Paul Waters Motion Graphics Paul Waters Music Link Ray & His Ray Men “Rumble” Cadence, 1958 Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Nevermind DGC, 1991
The Ronettes “Be My Baby” Philles Records, 1963 The Who “My Generation” My Generation Brunswick, 1965 Led Zeppelin “Whole Lotta Love” Led Zeppelin II Atlantic, 1969 Tommy Guerrero “6 Feet for 6 Figures” Lifeboats & Follies Galaxia Records, 2011 The Brighton Port Authority “He’s Frank (Slight Return feat Iggy Pop” I Think We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat Southern Fried Records, 2009 Elvis Costello and The Attractions “Radio Radio” This Year’s Model Radar Records, 1978 Beck “Where It’s At” Odelay DGC, Bong Load Custom, 1996 The Beatles “A Day In the Life” Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Parlophone, 1967 Chuck Berry “School Days” After School Session Chess, 1957
The Ramones “Loudmouth” The Ramones Sire, 1977 The Kinks “Party line” Face to Face Pye, 1966 Coconut Records “Is This Sound Okay?” Davy Young Baby records, 2008 The Rolling Stones “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” Let it Bleed Decca, 1969 Paul and Linda McCartney “Heart of the Country” Ram Apple, 1971 The Lovin’ Spoonful “Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind” Do You Believe in Magic Kama Sutra, 1965 Bob Dylan “The Times They Are A-Changin’” The Bootleg Series: Volumes 1-3 Columbia, 1991 Film Clips The Ed Sullivan Show Dir. Tim Kiley Perf. The Ronettes CBS, 1965
The Complete Monterey Pop Festival Dir. D. A. Pennebaker Perf. The Who Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation, 1968 This is Spinal Tap Dir. Rob Reiner Perf. Nigel Tufnel, Michael St. Hubbins MGM Home Entertainment, 1984 Chopin Nocturne E Flat Major Op.9 No.2 Dir. Valentinalisitsa Perf. Valentinalisitsa You Tube, 2011 Rebel Without a Cause Dir. Nicholas Ray Perf. James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo Warner Bros., 1955 Last Shop Standing Dir. Pip Piper Perf. Johnny Marr, Paul Weller Blue Hippo/Proper Music Publishing Limited, 2012 Album & Graphic Art Nirvana Nevermind Art Dir. Robert Fisher Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II Art Dir. David Juniper Velvet Underground Velvet Underground & Nico Art Dir. Andy Warhol
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