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Points: 3830 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2015 at 06:49
Big smile This is awesome news. One of my favorite records, and I was always fond of the production... I can't wait to hear the new mix!
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Points: 23098 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2015 at 06:52
Without a doubt my favourite from Roger solo-wise - even if I do think he shouts/sings a little too much for his own good. 
When he was with the Floyd there was a balance between the vocals and the instrumentation. That all went south after The Wall imo. 

I don't get why it needed a remaster job though. AtD sounds every bit as good as back when I first bought it oh so long ago. The production was/is stellar. I've often used it as a litmus test for stereos actually.




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Points: 7951 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2015 at 06:57
You might be right about the `stellar' production, Dave! I remember I was more or less a dumb-sh*t teenager when I got the CD, and even back then on my crappy stereo, the album sounded INCREDIBLE, so much depth and detail!

Don't think I'll be getting this newie, the original would likely sound fine just as it is (although, like all this other albums, I probably havent listened to this in at least a decade, I overdosed on them when I first got them for years).

You're also spot on about it being his best solo album. Far more ambitious both musically and lyrically than both `Hitchkiking' and `Radio KAOS' - perhaps he maybe even covered TOO many ideas for a single album!
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Points: 23098 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2015 at 07:05
Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

You might be right about the `stellar' production, Dave! I remember I was more or less a dumb-sh*t teenager when I got the CD, and even back then on my crappy stereo, the album sounded INCREDIBLE, so much depth and detail!

Don't think I'll be getting this newie, the original would likely sound fine just as it is (although, like all this other albums, I probably havent listened to this in at least a decade, I overdosed on them when I first got them for years).

You're also spot on about it being his best solo album. Far more ambitious both musically and lyrically than both `Hitchkiking' and `Radio KAOS' - perhaps he maybe even covered TOO many ideas for a single album!

Heh... I was actually quite astonished to see this news. Why would anyone improve or indeed alter an already perfect production job? Then again, much like yourself, it's been years since I last span it. Maybe my more matured ears will have something different to say. This was after all during the start of the wall-of-sound wars, where every little channel was high in the red whilst everything related to "noise" was eradicated. Maybe the new release is to address this?
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Originally posted by Clepsydra Clepsydra wrote:

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Ha ha!! This new release may at last get the attention of all those Floyd fans who ignored it before. It IS a masterpiece.
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