sullysue Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Have we done this? I can't find the thread if we have, and I HAVE to talk about it. What SW has done with this classic album is nothing short of miraculous. It's incredibly beautiful. Cross Eyed Mary, Locomotive Breath and Hymn 43 sound almost like they were re-recorded from scratch for it, that's how pristine the sound is. I'm completely obsessed with the whole remastered album. It is a thing of beauty. Have you guys heard this? What say you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beherit Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I've heard the original obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 QUOTE (beherit @ Jun 29 2012, 08:28 PM) I've heard the original obviously Um. Ok. Have you heard the remaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beherit Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 have you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beherit Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 okay fine, I haven't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I got it for Christmas last year. Its much better than the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I've got the new version but not listened to it yet, it's still in it's wrapper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 QUOTE (ColdFireYYZ @ Jun 29 2012, 09:58 PM) I got it for Christmas last year. Its much better than the original. Seriously, this. It sounds much more surreal, which is odd, because normally older recordings are the more surreal sounding ones. But SW has a knack for making surreal stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 simply brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 QUOTE (sullysue @ Jun 29 2012, 09:30 PM)QUOTE (beherit @ Jun 29 2012, 08:28 PM) I've heard the original obviously Um. Ok. Have you heard the remaster? QUOTE (beherit @ Jun 29 2012, 10:54 PM)have you QUOTE (beherit @ Jun 29 2012, 10:54 PM)okay fine, I haven't Do you have anything constructive to add to this thread, sonic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I've heard both. I found that Locomotive breath was a lot clearer and packed more punch than the original. The only problem I had with it was that the album was mixed a little too quietly, I have to crank my stereo whenever I listen to it and then drop the volume when I go back to anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 30 2012, 05:40 AM) I've got the new version but not listened to it yet, it's still in it's wrapper... Headcase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Jun 30 2012, 12:00 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ Jun 30 2012, 05:40 AM) I've got the new version but not listened to it yet, it's still in it's wrapper... Headcase. I'll get around to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullSkull Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Don't own it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 QUOTE (TullSkull @ Jun 30 2012, 09:14 PM) Don't own it... what?!? It's amazing. Listening to it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 I misspoke in the title of this thread. It's a remix, not a remaster. And, the quietness of it is kind of indicitive of Wilson's style. Something to do with maintaining quality without muddying the sound. He mentions it somewhere on one of either PT's or his solo works liner notes and adds that's what volume controls are for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t2s Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 QUOTE (sullysue @ Jun 30 2012, 07:34 PM) I misspoke in the title of this thread. It's a remix, not a remaster. And, the quietness of it is kind of indicitive of Wilson's style. Something to do with maintaining quality without muddying the sound. He mentions it somewhere on one of either PT's or his solo works liner notes and adds that's what volume controls are for. The 2011 remixed and remastered version by Steven Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) Edited July 1, 2012 by 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCFIELDS Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 what other Tull albums has he done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 QUOTE (sullysue @ Jul 1 2012, 10:45 AM)So, what is remixing and what is remastering? What's the difference? A good example of the difference recently occurred with Black Sabbath's Born Again, which featured Ian Gillan on vocals. Lots of fans, and Gillan himself, complained about the original "mix" of the album, and how muddy it sounds. It sounds like you're listening to it over a telephone. The album was supposed to be remixed recently, but they lost the original source tapes, which apparently you need to completely "remix" the album. All they could do was "remaster" it, so what they just released is still the same old muddy mess. IMHO, it's very difficult to hear the improvement of most remasters. I do like the Aqualung remix. I'm not an audiophile, and I listen to most music on an iPod, and I can hear the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Jun 30 2012, 11:43 AM) QUOTE (sullysue @ Jun 29 2012, 09:30 PM)QUOTE (beherit @ Jun 29 2012, 08:28 PM) I've heard the original obviously Um. Ok. Have you heard the remaster? QUOTE (beherit @ Jun 29 2012, 10:54 PM)have you QUOTE (beherit @ Jun 29 2012, 10:54 PM)okay fine, I haven't Do you have anything constructive to add to this thread, sonic? Sonic ? Really ? Ya never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjtull Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 What SW was able to do with a notoriously bad master tape, is nothing short of phenomenal! It's like hearing a whole new album. I haven't listened to it in a while but it's never sounded so good (and I have the original vinyl as well as the DCC gold master/remasters/etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjtull Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 QUOTE (WCFIELDS @ Jul 1 2012, 04:49 PM) what other Tull albums has he done? He's done Thick as a Brick, which is due to be released soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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