Allan Matthews
2008-11-13 08:00:13 UTC
I just got my 70-75 box today and am plowing through the CDs (I'll get
to the DVDs tomorrow).
Here are some of my thoughts so far, in no particular order:
1. These mixes are bright and treble-heavy, sometimes to the point of
shrillness.
2. The improvement in clarity is dramatic. Sometimes this is not a
good thing.
3. Particular attention seems to have been given to vocals. Overdubs
and harmonies are much more obvious. Overall, the vocals seem more
prominent in the mix.
4. Aternate takes sometimes seem to have been used simply for the sake
of using them to make things different than they originally were.
Again, this is sometimes not a good thing.
5. Putting more stuff in the mixes is also often not a good thing.
They were originally left out for a reason.
6. The older the material, the more is gained by giving it a 21st Cent.
tune up.
7. The overuse of compression in mixing should be outlawed.
So, overall, a decidedly mixed reaction so far. In particular I was
disappointed with the Lamb remix. I had really been looking forward to
it after reading an interview with Tony years ago where he said the new
mix was "so much better".
allan
to the DVDs tomorrow).
Here are some of my thoughts so far, in no particular order:
1. These mixes are bright and treble-heavy, sometimes to the point of
shrillness.
2. The improvement in clarity is dramatic. Sometimes this is not a
good thing.
3. Particular attention seems to have been given to vocals. Overdubs
and harmonies are much more obvious. Overall, the vocals seem more
prominent in the mix.
4. Aternate takes sometimes seem to have been used simply for the sake
of using them to make things different than they originally were.
Again, this is sometimes not a good thing.
5. Putting more stuff in the mixes is also often not a good thing.
They were originally left out for a reason.
6. The older the material, the more is gained by giving it a 21st Cent.
tune up.
7. The overuse of compression in mixing should be outlawed.
So, overall, a decidedly mixed reaction so far. In particular I was
disappointed with the Lamb remix. I had really been looking forward to
it after reading an interview with Tony years ago where he said the new
mix was "so much better".
allan
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