Abandoned Pools - Tighter Noose (1998 Demo)

Early version of Abandoned Pools' Tighter Noose. Given by Tommy Walter in his newsletter mailing list. Attached is this text: "The first studio version of 'Tighter Noose' was recorded at a friend’s studio in the Valley here in LA, sometime around 2003. It’s been up on my Bandcamp for a while now. What hasn’t been released—at least not officially—is the original demo version, recorded on a digital 8-track back in 1998. Written before Humanistic, the song didn’t find a permanent home until Armed to the Teeth was released in 2005. Perhaps it should've been on Humanistic -- I was once told that had this song been on the album it "would have been the favorite song." As a thank you for joining the mailing list, I’m sharing the original 1998 demo with you. Fair warning: it’s rough—very rough. Just drum machine, guitar and bass amp simulators, and a Shure 58 mic. Both the production and mixing are unrefined, reflecting the era in which it was created. Nonetheless, it offers an insightful look into the song’s origins and its evolution into the version you know today."