Hey everyone,

A while back I had the misfortune to come across the remixed version of Sgt Pepper.  All I can say is you don't tinker with a classic.

Tasartir wrote: Hey everyone, I was wondering what your opinions were on Marillion remixes. I realize these guys have issued quite a few remixes of their albums over the years, so I guess my question is the following: which run of remixes do you think is best? I recently listened to Steven Wilson's remix of Brave and it was spectacular. I'm currently listening to the 2019 remix of Afraid of Sunlight and it's much brighter than the original. I'm in two minds about the brightness as some of the songs are particularly brooding and deserve a darker tone, but I do enjoy how clear all the instruments are. What do you guys think?

Edited by suitkees - November 06 2021 at 10:44

Thanks for keeping people on topic here!

The 2013 remix of Radiation was a godsend. It wasn't done by Wilson. It brought vibrancy and life to the album. And as a result, it's become one of my favorites. This is the only Marillion remix I have, and I got it specifically because the original mix was too dense. I'm not interested in the later Wilson remixes as the other albums sound great to me. 

SteveG wrote: The 2013 remix of Radiation was a godsend. It wasn't done by Wilson. It brought vibrancy and life to the album. And as a result, it's become one of my favorites. This is the only Marillion remix I have, and I got it specifically because the original mix was too dense. I'm not interested in the later Wilson remixes as the other albums sound great to me.

essexboyinwales wrote: lazland wrote: essexboyinwales wrote: lazland wrote: I was tempted by the Brave remix, but decided not to bother. As a rule, I don’t bother with these remixes from any band. I prefer the original output and all most of them do is attempt to change the sound, not the tracks themselves, and if the sound was so bad in the first place then I would never listen to it anyway. I understand that bands are always looking for different strands of income, and that is good, but I have paid over loads of money over the years and do not want to pay even more for something I already have and am perfectly happy with. Good grief Lazland, you are me!!! Yep. Both Essex boys exiled in the land of the damp!  which part of the beautiful county are you from?

Tasartir wrote: Thanks for keeping people on topic here! I'm talking about Marillion re-mixes. I hadn't realized the earlier ones had been remasters, so that's my bad, sorry. I found Wilson's remixes of drums to be great! I'm not an audiophile, Wilson's remix of Brave sounded amazing to me. The Afraid of Sunlight remix (by someone I don't know) was also good, but not on par with Wilson's. If you're not into buying/spending more on remixes, I get that. Though you should know that Marillion is actually posting album- or song-length samples of their remixes on their youtube channel. While YT might not offer the highest quality sound, I think it might be enough to push some of us over the edge and get us to buy the originals.

Nice. I’ve never been much of an audiophile but I just hate bad sounding drums from the 80s lol. Mainly 83-93 era. Too loud, too much reverb etc. I’ve become more fussy with production lately though. Some cool albums from the early 70s are spoilt by messy production

Boojieboy wrote: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Even remasters can sometimes go overboard and be too much. Sometimes there is too much of a volume boost and frequency boost (esp. high and low end), that what was pleasant before now becomes harsh. Some though "get it", like Steven Wilson (understand what "not" to do).

Remasters can be done by anyone. Very limited. Remixing can improve the listening experience of most old albums. Wilson is pretty good. Occasionally he over does it with the bass drum but I can adjust my bass level