Midnight Oil

Subject: Re: [powderworks] Box Set want list
From: Chris
Date: 23/04/2014, 1:47 am
To: Powderworks

IMO yes, they're pretty good, and I've spent a fair bit of time behind a soundboard. Certainly they don't have the problems associated with Led Zep's "Mothership" or Pearl Jam's "Ten" - these are, as you say, overcompressed.

In particular, I find the original version of Place Without a Postcard a difficult listen. The remaster is much better, even if it mostly boils down to a lot more bass. The Blue Meaning and Head Injuries also benefit from a bit more care (and I believe there's a couple of vocal overdubs to clean things up, too).

Some of the changes are a bit uncalled for (the "remastered" Sometimes deserves to be considered a different mix entirely), but for the albums up to Species I'd say it's a clear improvement.

You can find the remixes on Spotify etc if you want to audition them.

- CJK




On 23 April 2014 01:34, Brian Jacobs <suncrush01@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

Are the remasters any good?  Most of the classic remasters I've heard in the last 10 years are overcompressed and sound like crap.


On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 11:23 AM, Chris <seeker42@gmail.com> wrote:
 
If they intended to release such a token effort, it would be out already - everything up to BSM has been remastered, and I don't think RW, The Real Thing or Capricornia need a remaster, so that only leaves 2 more albums to do (plus Scream in Blue, but I don't know if there is any potential to remaster that. I suspect we're more likely to see an all-new live compilation than a remastered SIB).

I'm quite sure we'll get more. I don't know how much more though - look at the Hunters and Collectors "Horn of Plenty". They gave the fans pretty much everything they could possibly want in a box set....and it ended up cluttering up CD shops for years. I think I bought mine for $50, and I saw it cheaper later.

- CJK


On 23 April 2014 01:16, <koala.sprint@gmail.com> wrote:
 
Hi all

There's a website‎ called Super Deluxe Edition (http://www.superdeluxeedition.com) that talk about all the new deluxe edition and ask fans what they'd like to see in it and then petition the record company to get their opinion across. It has worked in some cases. 
I'd love to do something like that. 
If the Oils released their boxset and it only had the albums remastered and a bonus disc of the remixes I'd probably break down and cry. 
Probably if we petitioned this we'd end up with a list of every single live show recorded in both audio and video and every single recorded studio performance, out-takes included. 


Stephen