Rush Didact

Very cool to hear his side of the story! Thanks for posting!

Wow. Well, of the three versions I've now heard — the laserdisc, the DVD, and the recent uploads to Youtube — the Youtube version sounds FAR and away the best. The laserdisc is thin and trashy, the DVD is loud and trashy, and Youtube sounds like something entirely different. It's way cleaner than any other source out there and is definitely NOT just a copy of the laserdisc audio. What the hell, Rush? Did you guys really go back to the master tapes for this one, just to sync this amazing-sounding audio to a crappy-looking AI-upscaled Youtube video?? Can someone on the inside please just do this properly, scan the damn film, and get a blu-ray out into the world?!

Thank you, I really appreciate this! :)

You're a saint! Is it lossless audio? That's the part I'm most interested in. The best thing about laserdiscs was the CD standard audio track...

Does anyone have a rip of the ESL laserdisc available? I've looked and I can't find it anywhere.

Visually it looks like a steaming pile of AI. Musically I'm not sure yet. I need to listen again on something better than phone speakers to decide what I think of it.

Doesn't surprise me. Kevin Shirley may have engineered a great sounding album, but I'm not a fan of his input on the production side of things, such as the way he kept Al from using any effects on that album. I LOVE Al's effects, he's always been tasteful with them and they've never been over the top. Pushing Ged away from the Wal would be right in line with that mentality.

I think his Wal sound had more to do with the ultra-light strings he was using on it. If he used some heavier strings it would sound amazing.

It's not random at all. They can't be unaware that those albums (well, except Presto) have been selling for up to $400 each on Discogs. I knew it was just a matter of time until they re-pressed them. The only strange thing is that they waited this long.

Yes, it was mixed in a very 90s style with exaggerated bass and treble and heavy compression. It sounds like ass. I'd like to see a DS remix as well, I literally never listen to that album because it sounds so bad. Especially once I discovered the Great Woods and Summer Skies bootleg, which is a soundboard from the T4E tour that sounds phenomenal. It's massively better than DS.

Different and vastly better mix, and also a complete show. DS disc 3 is a joke, the show that was released with the AFTK 40th box is WAY better in every way.

Because those albums are selling for $300 each on Discogs. They're long overdue for a repress. I don't care about the box set or artwork, though.

Hey, I'm no one. Who knew.

I would be shocked if they paid for new masters. I assume it's the same stampers as the 2015s.

It's obnoxious is what it is. This, sadly, is exactly the kind of thing Neil was complaining about in The Spirit of Radio. Glittering prizes and endless compromises, indeed.