version sound wrote:Which do you guys prefer, strictly based on sound quality?
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
soulforce wrote:I'm probably the only one around who prefers the original versions to the remastered ones. And this is valid not only for Dischord releases.
version sound wrote:soulforce wrote:I'm probably the only one around who prefers the original versions to the remastered ones. And this is valid not only for Dischord releases.
I prefer a lot of non-remastered CDs. IMO, remastering goes wrong more often than it goes right. That's the main reason I'm asking. I'm going to pick up a used copy of the ROS CD (already have it all on vinyl) and am wondering whether to grab the OG or remaster. I've actually owned both before, but not at the same time. I don't remember having a preference, but I wasn't really looking for differences at that point.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
soulforce wrote:3. Bonus material (B-sides, live material), usually added after the original tracklist, always fucks up the feel of the album. In the rare cases where it was added before the actual release's tracklist, it fucking destroys the whole concept of the album.
gregpolard wrote:I think the remasters sound really good. They do a great job, compared to some places.
I know that in the 90's I owned the two-fer of "Can I Say / Wig Out At Denko's" and then bought the individual CD's when they were reissued and noticed a huge difference.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
MXV wrote:I found that many early Dischord CD's sound like crap. I have universally liked the remastered versions better. They aren't super loud or any of the usual trappings of many remasters. It seems they took a lot of care in doing them and it was a real improvement over the original CD's.
The vinyl remasters sound good to me, but none have been a huge improvement over what I remember the originals sounding like. Someday during the winter when I'm trapped inside and bored I will A/B compare them.
I agree with the opinion that buying the vinyl is the best deal because you get the download. I don't know the bitrate you get but they seem just fine to me but I only play them on my iPod in the car or out in the backyard when I'm skating (piped through a little boombox) since I only listen to vinyl in the house and not CD's or MP3s.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
soulforce wrote:3. Bonus material (B-sides, live material), usually added after the original tracklist, always fucks up the feel of the album. In the rare cases where it was added before the actual release's tracklist, it fucking destroys the whole concept of the album.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:soulforce wrote:3. Bonus material (B-sides, live material), usually added after the original tracklist, always fucks up the feel of the album. In the rare cases where it was added before the actual release's tracklist, it fucking destroys the whole concept of the album.
I've never knowingly seen this before, but I do remember that when XTC's catalog first made it onto CD, they put bonus tracks (usually B-sides) between side 1 and side 2. Talk about messing up the flow of an album! I think they rectified this later on, though.
MXV wrote:Did they remaster Funeral/Ten Spot? I was always under the impression that they hadn't. I'd certainly upgrade if they did. The original CD sounds like total shit and I love those records.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
MXV wrote:Did they remaster Funeral/Ten Spot? I was always under the impression that they hadn't. I'd certainly upgrade if they did. The original CD sounds like total shit and I love those records.
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