Re-record which album?

valravennz wrote: Only one album I wanted to see remastered was Steve Hackett's "Voyage of The Acolyte". I have two copies on vinyl and one on CD. The vinyl original mastering was not very good imo. My CD copy is also the non-remastered version. It sounds slightly better than the vinyl but still lacks bass and sounds "tinny" to me. If anyone has the new remastered version, I would love to know if there is a noticeable difference in sound quality as compared to the original masters.

Just picked it up yesterday but haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, so I can't comment  

Ultaigh wrote: Empathy wrote: Jethro Tull's Aqualung was mastered at a total whisper's volume for some reason; was just listening to it this morning. I'd like to hear it cleaned up. I know, for some reason they didn't really "remaster" that album atleast not to the quality of Thick as a Brick or Songs from the Wood.

Oh..this was (is) hellishly bad...and the problem is...if i remember correctly...the origional recording studio was an abandoned church.  the studio they were recording in was overly large, thats why the volume is sooo low, they had to keep the volumes on the equiptment way down so as not to get an ass load of feedback.

The church they recorded in had a second properly constructed studio in the basement...but another more popular band...someone called THE WHO or something...occupied the better studio.

Soooo...that one could DEFINATELY use a loving remaster.

 

Blacksword wrote: I would like to see the following albums re-recorded, with whatever technique... A farewell to Kings - Rush

Really? What's your issue with this one?

Only one album I wanted to see remastered was Steve Hackett's "Voyage of The Acolyte". I have two copies on vinyl and one on CD. The vinyl original mastering was not very good imo. My CD copy is also the non-remastered version. It sounds slightly better than the vinyl but still lacks bass and sounds "tinny" to me. If anyone has the new remastered version, I would love to know if there is a noticeable difference in sound quality as compared to the original masters.

There are some albums that I'd love to see re-recorded:

• Shadow Gallery - Shadow Gallery
• Ayreon - Actual Fantasy (has already been done - sounds AWESOME!)
• Porcupine Tree - Voyage 34
• Symphony X - Symphony X (The re-recorded version of Masquerade shows the potential!)
• Dream Theater - WDADU

I don't want ANY album RE-RECORDED. Remasters however are fine. As to "Pawn Hearts": It was remastered, as I said before. But I must say I don't see anything wrong with the production of "Foxtrot", "Nursery Cryme", "Tales from Topographic Oceans" or "In the Wake of Poseidon". And sometimes a remastering seems to have the opposite effect: What before sounded warm and natural suddenly sounds cold and sterile.
On the whole I must say I am not very much interested in remastering. Maybe it is because brilliance of sound doesn't interest me at all as a general rule. The best sound engineer of all is my brain. I don't like it though if an instrument becomes very difficult to hear, as is the case with the violin sometimes on High Tide's "Sea Shanties" (especially in the track "Death Warmed Up"); a remastering which accentuates the violin a little more would do the album good.

I would agree that the early Genesis albums have mostly bad production, but I dont think it's an issue of analog vs digital. A better producer would have made a better job of those albums with the technology available at the time. Look at the massive improvemtns David Henschell bought to the bands sound.

I would like to see the following albums re-recorded, with whatever technique...

Nursery Cryme - Genesis
Foxtrot - Genesis
TFTO - Yes
Pawn Hearts - VDGG
In the wake of Posseidon - KC
A farewell to Kings - Rush

High Tide's "Sea Shanties" could need a remastering; the violin is sometimes very difficult to hear. Someone mentioned "Pawn Hearts"; this one was remastered (as were all other VdGG albums) and sounds very different (and better) now.

I think 'Ritual' sounded incredible in the studio- the version on 'Songs From The Tsongas', excellent though it is, sounds a little bit TOO polished and lacks the thrill of the original, or even the live versions from the 70s- I saw a clip of them playing it live with a full light show combined with the astonishing primal thrill near the end, and it looked fantastic.

I don't, as a rule, believe in re-recorded versions of anything- what's done is done, and any attempt to 'better' an original will always fail to my ears- certainly in the keyboard department; many of today's instruments are a bit too slick sounding.

Glad someone agrees about the Aqualung 'remaster'- to me, it sounds by far the weakest of all the Tull CDs I own, being flat, non powerful and lacking depth. Needs an overhaul, imo.

ELP's re-recording of Pictures at an Exhibition (i think it's from 1993) shows how much you can improve an old record by using state of the art technology....IMO the new recording is so much better.