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lukpac
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Don't know, don't know, don't know, probably, yes, no (didn't see it at all).
"I know because it is impossible for a tape to hold the compression levels of these treble boosted MFSL's like Something/Anything. The metal particulate on the tape would shatter and all you'd hear is distortion if even that." - VD
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Here's an MP3 that shows the difference between the CD and SACD (CD layer) of JWH:
Watchtower
First is the old CD, then the new disc. Note the relative levels of the drums and vocal. (I also have the "plowmen" dropout in both.)
Ryan
Watchtower
First is the old CD, then the new disc. Note the relative levels of the drums and vocal. (I also have the "plowmen" dropout in both.)
Ryan
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Rspaight
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I don't have Patrick's LP anymore (and I'm not set up for needle drops even if I did, so it's a moot point), but the SACD sounds a lot closer to the LP than the CD. Hmmm.
Just for added giggles, here's David Powell on SH.tv:
I agree with the first part, but how you could describe the drums as "prominent," especially in comparison with the old CD, is beyond me. To be fair, though, "Watchtower" is a somewhat extreme case. This review on Amazon suggests different tracks are weird in different ways:
There's been no indication, though, that JWH was remixed (the liners don't mention it, while they do for the titles that were announced as being remixed).
The SH.tv folk roundly razzed the above Amazon review, suggesting that the author was listening on a clock radio. I guess I am, too.
Ryan
Just for added giggles, here's David Powell on SH.tv:
To my ears, the John Wesley Harding SACD layer sounds close to the '360' label LP. Bassist Charlie McCoy & drummer Kenneth Buttrey are prominent in the mix.
I agree with the first part, but how you could describe the drums as "prominent," especially in comparison with the old CD, is beyond me. To be fair, though, "Watchtower" is a somewhat extreme case. This review on Amazon suggests different tracks are weird in different ways:
But the SACD seems to have been remixed with no attention paid to how the album is supposed to sound. On the opening track, Dylan and his guitar are mixed down, and the drums and bass are mixed way up (this is especially annoying because Kenny Buttrey's drums are very sloppy during the 2nd harmonica break, and it's so conspicious in this mix that it's impossible to ignore). But by All Along the Watchtower, the drums are mixed way too low, about twice as low as on the original CD. Things get worse and worse until we reach Wicked Messenger, which is so bad that it almost seems like a hoax. Some things in this track are mixed so loud that there's actually some distortion; the guitar has a reverb that sounds totally out of place; and the levels on all the instruments seem to fluctuate during the course of the song. It's cacophonous.
There's been no indication, though, that JWH was remixed (the liners don't mention it, while they do for the titles that were announced as being remixed).
The SH.tv folk roundly razzed the above Amazon review, suggesting that the author was listening on a clock radio. I guess I am, too.
Ryan
RQOTW: "I'll make sure that our future is defined not by the letters ACLU, but by the letters USA." -- Mitt Romney