John Lee Hooker is wonderful!But his singing and playing have subtleties that don't come across well on the lofi equipment many of us had back in the day.It's pretty cool to rediscover music that you felt 'meh' about when you can hear all of the layers and dynamics.
Ever tossed a record aside as poorly engineered and produced only to think otherwise later
I did this with John Lee Hooker's "Mr. Lucky". I bought this in high school and thought it was great. As I progressed through the hobby I thought it was light, limp wristed and too soft. I think some of this downward evolution was due to the loudness wars. Everything became more bombastic.
Here I am 25 years later and hearing great dynamics in this Johnny Lee recording. After I lap up this goodness of audio delight, I think to myself, "what other recordings have I dismissed before that I loved the music on but couldn't stand the production?"
Have you done this? I'm thinking if you offer up your experiences I can check in with them too to make sure I don't discard recordings I shouldn't.
Here I am 25 years later and hearing great dynamics in this Johnny Lee recording. After I lap up this goodness of audio delight, I think to myself, "what other recordings have I dismissed before that I loved the music on but couldn't stand the production?"
Have you done this? I'm thinking if you offer up your experiences I can check in with them too to make sure I don't discard recordings I shouldn't.