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ok, if you’re not a believer in the greatness of this band in its mid 70s incarnation, do yourself a favor and listen to the speed and utter rockinness of the 3rd track on sode 1, "broken heart blues" and you find yourself a new guitar god. for me one of those songs and records that, at an impressionable age, living in the blue collar-or-lower culture of east side portland oregon of the 1970s, well, changed my life. i mean, this was a time before video games and when records were maybe 100 times more important than movies and still even more important than TV. Wow. you didnt even need to be stoned - with music like this on your stereo you could transcend. |
@dayglow Yes! Tried to find it to stream but not on any service. (it was on youtube). gotta get it. |
@j_husker Right On! Billy got that tone that he’d always been looking for realized on that record. Great rockin music and sue is my preferred sound. All time favorite. Bet it sounds especially good on your awesome rig man.
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@reubent 👍 |
@mammothguy54 Hey Joel, thank you so much for doing that comparison. The new version of the 2018 remix of Animals is out tomorrow. I ordered it on advice from a reviewer that said he thinks it’s better than any other previous version. He did not say how it differs from the Pink Floyd records recent issue. I think you’re right about it not being recorded or mixed as well as their previous albums. They did it in their own studio and not at Abby Road. It’s a great record otherwise and I’m really looking forward to getting this remix. |
@bslon Cool. Pink Pigs…. I’ve heard about that issue. Be interesting to see what the reviews say about the new version. yeah, in a hazy mood of high school nostalgia tonight. Still rockin. |
@noromance Thanks Brian. Apparently there is a new vinyl reissue of the 2018 digital remix of Animals (remastered for vinyl by Bernie Grundman) coming out soon. When I posted the question I thought it was already out on Legacy but I guess it had been held up while Waters and Gilmore fought over how the liner notes would read. I’m hoping someone will do a comparison of it to the original/early press UK. |
@noromance , et. al. Can anyone tell me the best version of Pink Floyd Animals? 2018 remix? Legacy? Pink Floyd Records? OP? or another. Thanks.
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@loomisjohnson James Dewar was the best! He was really shy and wouldn’t get out front so maybe the shallow inpercipients running the rock promotion mafia back then didn’t help. We know though. Who’s got a better voice to let microphones and a PA fill a stadium? I can’t think of one. He did it effortlessly. Thank you for the clarification on the Fleetwood Mac. I don’t know anything about that band. I see though that maybe Stevie Nicks wasn’t on that record so might give it a try. |
Bridge of Sighs in my top 10 all time favorite records. I only have my OP and I guess I never noticed it was really that badly produced. It still conveys an atmosphere and so much feeling and soul so I guess somebody did something to get that across. It’s interesting, on a record like Layla, for example, the bad production is so bad I can’t play it on my good stereo. But records like Montrose or Bridge of Sighs I don’t really care. If somebody redid BOS to improve it I’d sure buy it though. |
@sbank its interesting. It’s more transparent and revealing of small detail but less atmospheric. It loses some midrange richness and liquidity from the original. Soundstage is deeper with better separation but there is definitely more treble. So, I’m glad to have it but, on this, perhaps more than on any other record we listen for The tone of the bass in its upper registers and harmonics. Jaco baby. And I think the emotion of that comes through stronger on my OP. |
@christjon That is a bummer. No excuse for that sort of thing. But what a great record. Welcome to the thread. Glad you made your first post here. Again, welcome. |
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