Your thoughts on albums being remastered

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   Most remasters of '70s material are very good (IMO). The one's I have heard are the previously mentioned Jethro Tull, King Crimson and Yes remasters. Also very good are the Rush Mercury, Gentle Giant 35th anniversary and the Klaatu Bulldog remasters - oh, and the Genesis and VDGG are great also. 

Edited by Firepuck - February 26 2007 at 15:27

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Firepuck Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 28 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 657	Posted: February 26 2007 at 15:26
	Most remasters of '70s material are very good (IMO). The one's I have heard are the previously mentioned Jethro Tull, King Crimson and Yes remasters. Also very good are the Rush Mercury, Gentle Giant 35th anniversary and the Klaatu Bulldog remasters - oh, and the Genesis and VDGG are great also. Edited by Firepuck - February 26 2007 at 15:27
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Philéas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 14 2006 Status: Offline Points: 6419	Posted: February 26 2007 at 15:19
	Remasters can be real treats. Rhino/Elektra's Yes remasters are great, as are the King Crimson 30th (or was it 35th?) Anniversary remasters. I have heard about bad remasters though, bur fortunately I haven't encountered any myself so far.

Paradox Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 07 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 1059	Posted: February 26 2007 at 13:48
	Personally I think remasters are great. They look better (often having enhanced artwork) and generally sound better (plus the addition of bonus tracks - yes sometimes they might not be very good but who cares?) I'm at the stage now where I won't buy an album I want even if it's cheap (e.g., £5 in a local store), in the belief that at some point it will be remastered. I'm a (relatively) patient man. I can wait....


MikeEnRegalia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21206	Posted: February 26 2007 at 13:26
	I don't understand your problem. It's not like you have to buy the re-master/re-release if you already have the original release. For those who don't have the original - you can either buy the original or the re-master/re-release ... they all have advantages and disadvantages. Only you can decide!
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progismylife Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 19 2006 Location: ibreathehelium Status: Offline Points: 15535	Posted: February 26 2007 at 13:25
	I like some remasters that include live tracks or interviews (like the Jethro Tull remasters I have) but it is a waste of money if the bonus tracks are no good. Unless the sound quality is better. So I guess yeah I like remasters and they are good when albums are scarce. But if the album was widely available and they take it off to remaster it and get more money out of people then I don't like it at all. I'm sort of in the middle between like and dislike. How about indifferent.

Frippertron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 09 2005 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 387	Posted: February 26 2007 at 13:20
	I am totally fed up with it! I tried for ages to get hold of ELOs "Out of The Blue" only to be told that it will be remastered (at a higher cost than you would normally have paid for it in its original state). Its now been re-released and as always, is not as cheap as it once was. This also happened with Steve Hillage. Having heard the un-remasters of Steve Hillage CDs, then waited so long these re-masters, I have come to the conclusion that it is a total rip off! Maybe my ears arent that accustomed to the slight changes in EQ perhaps, or 1% more cymbals etc. These wonderful record companies who do this, also decide that the £5.99 you have been paying at Music Zone was too much of a good deal so delete the album for a while, re-release it, add a few tracks that you realise why they were missed off in the first place, or some badly recorded live track, then pay £10 upwards.
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