Piano Harmonics: A grand piano produces overtones. In lossy formats, these overtones alias (distort) or disappear entirely, making the piano sound like a synth.
Vocal Sibilance: The breathiness in Vanessa’s upper register—the whisper in "Rinse"—is often blurred.
Transients: The attack of the piano hammer hitting the string. In "A Thousand Miles," the iconic intro is a staccato run. In FLAC, you feel the attack. In MP3, you only hear the tone.
The song was a moderate commercial success, peaking at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and reaching number 36 on the US Pop Songs chart.
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