Does anyone know?
I was thinking of picking it up, but then read this in a review of the package:
"First, and most importantly, is the original album, which has been given a nice spit and polish, the remastering good but nothing overly bold; if anything, continuing with the current trend of making CDs sound louder (besides, the real audiophiles will be clamoring for the upcoming deluxe vinyl edition)."
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews...aydream-nation/
Which made me think that I shouldn't bother. Any know if it too is a victim of the loudness wars?
QUOTE (zipr @ Jun 12 2007, 06:51) 
Does anyone know?
I was thinking of picking it up, but then read this in a review of the package:
"First, and most importantly, is the original album, which has been given a nice spit and polish, the remastering good but nothing overly bold; if anything, continuing with the current trend of making CDs sound louder (besides, the real audiophiles will be clamoring for the upcoming deluxe vinyl edition)."
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews...aydream-nation/
Which made me think that I shouldn't bother. Any know if it too is a victim of the loudness wars?
I was thinking of picking it up, but then read this in a review of the package:
"First, and most importantly, is the original album, which has been given a nice spit and polish, the remastering good but nothing overly bold; if anything, continuing with the current trend of making CDs sound louder (besides, the real audiophiles will be clamoring for the upcoming deluxe vinyl edition)."
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews...aydream-nation/
Which made me think that I shouldn't bother. Any know if it too is a victim of the loudness wars?
Very curious as well. this is my favorite album!
Another review mentioning the loudness:
This reissue does what reissues have to do these days, raising the volume to compete with all the over-compressed new stuff on your mp3 player. Someone's clearly taken care with the process, making sure not to spoil the wide dynamics of this music, but this kind of re-master isn't the best fit for the open-room feel of the original: I'd be lying if I said the crystalline brambles of guitar in these songs didn't suffer a little from being flattened out like this. (Steve Shelley's busy, subtle drumming gets a particularly raw deal.) Mild audiophiles-- or anyone attached to the feel of the original CD and LP issues-- might want to spring for the vinyl re-release.
http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_r...-deluxe-edition
Perhaps, though, this could be a good thing -- if reviewers are mentioning it and the mainstream press is talking about it, maybe something will be done about it.
This reissue does what reissues have to do these days, raising the volume to compete with all the over-compressed new stuff on your mp3 player. Someone's clearly taken care with the process, making sure not to spoil the wide dynamics of this music, but this kind of re-master isn't the best fit for the open-room feel of the original: I'd be lying if I said the crystalline brambles of guitar in these songs didn't suffer a little from being flattened out like this. (Steve Shelley's busy, subtle drumming gets a particularly raw deal.) Mild audiophiles-- or anyone attached to the feel of the original CD and LP issues-- might want to spring for the vinyl re-release.
http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_r...-deluxe-edition
Perhaps, though, this could be a good thing -- if reviewers are mentioning it and the mainstream press is talking about it, maybe something will be done about it.
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