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Number 9...number 9...number 9...
Sep. 16th, 2009 03:50 pmSo! Started at the beginning with Please Please Me and I'm just about to hit the last song on The Beatles (aka the White Album) soon. So yeah, listening to the new remastered stereo box set in chronological order has been quite interesting!
Some notes:
--LOVE the packaging. Especially the fact that they finally reinstated the comic book insert for Magical Mystery Tour, which they haven't done since the 70s (and was woefully missing in the '87 cd). Not only did it have the original liner notes (the first five albums, I believe, had Tony Barrow (their Press Officer) writing them originally), but they have recording and historical notes as well!
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alexbot3000, the casual Beatles listener probably won't notice much of a difference, but a frequent listener (like me) or one with a specialized ear for music (like emmalyon) would pick up on things. For the most part, the recordings don't sound as flat and muddy...there's a clarity that gives it a great sound, as if the bitrate had been pumped up considerably since 1987. I know it sounds silly, but it almost sounds as if the remastering gave the songs a bit of digital 'breathing room' in the soundscape. ;)
--There's also the fact that little things pop up too--I've noticed a few songs where certain sounds were "pushed up" just a little bit more...such as the crash cymbals on "Taxman", the fingerpicking on "Norwegian Wood", the triple-tracked voices (as well as the harpsichord and the guitar) on "Because". They aren't intrusively mixed, just clarified.
--The mini documentaries are quite a lot of fun--sort of like little scenes from the Anthology project and put into neat Flash form. They're pretty short (probably about five or so minutes long), but they add a bit of fun to the whole package.
--Also about the packaging--they come very close to recreating the original back covers as well. Of course there are a few minor changes, but again, nothing bad. That was the one thing I didn't like too much about the 1987 releases--the backs of the cds were rather bland and unexciting with very little to show or say. These come very close to recreating the originals instead.
So yeah...all in all, I'm pretty impressed with the package and the sounds so far! Now all I need to do is find a good cheap copy of the Mono box set which is rare and costs twice as much.
Well, I kinda did find a "cheap" copy, so to speak, but will eventually buy it if it comes down in price and I can find it! :p
Some notes:
--LOVE the packaging. Especially the fact that they finally reinstated the comic book insert for Magical Mystery Tour, which they haven't done since the 70s (and was woefully missing in the '87 cd). Not only did it have the original liner notes (the first five albums, I believe, had Tony Barrow (their Press Officer) writing them originally), but they have recording and historical notes as well!
--As said to
alexbot3000, the casual Beatles listener probably won't notice much of a difference, but a frequent listener (like me) or one with a specialized ear for music (like emmalyon) would pick up on things. For the most part, the recordings don't sound as flat and muddy...there's a clarity that gives it a great sound, as if the bitrate had been pumped up considerably since 1987. I know it sounds silly, but it almost sounds as if the remastering gave the songs a bit of digital 'breathing room' in the soundscape. ;)--There's also the fact that little things pop up too--I've noticed a few songs where certain sounds were "pushed up" just a little bit more...such as the crash cymbals on "Taxman", the fingerpicking on "Norwegian Wood", the triple-tracked voices (as well as the harpsichord and the guitar) on "Because". They aren't intrusively mixed, just clarified.
--The mini documentaries are quite a lot of fun--sort of like little scenes from the Anthology project and put into neat Flash form. They're pretty short (probably about five or so minutes long), but they add a bit of fun to the whole package.
--Also about the packaging--they come very close to recreating the original back covers as well. Of course there are a few minor changes, but again, nothing bad. That was the one thing I didn't like too much about the 1987 releases--the backs of the cds were rather bland and unexciting with very little to show or say. These come very close to recreating the originals instead.
So yeah...all in all, I'm pretty impressed with the package and the sounds so far! Now all I need to do is find a good cheap copy of the Mono box set which is rare and costs twice as much.
