21:13 - Alex Lemon Angel Reaper you're an absolute fool who knows nothing about guitars
21:09 - BoxCar Willy [link] Let's get to 2000 plays people! Thanks for all the support.
21:08 - ANGEL REAPER its same... get over it... playing shit on 60 euros guitar is as same as playing it on 200000 euros guitar... Its what you play not on what you play...
21:00 - BoxCar Willy I completely disagree, what's wrong with talking about gear? And saying a $50 Lyon is the same as a $2000 Ibanez is just stupid.
The record label Audio Fidelity will release a newly remastered edition of Dio's classic debut album Holy Diver this month as part of its 24K Gold Compact Disc series. Although many remastered editions have been released, this edition promises to be a significant sonic upgrade over past releases of this timeless debut due to the use of the original 1983 Sound City studio analog 30 ips AES half-inch non-Dolby original stereo mix tapes along with the mastering expertise of renowned audiophile music restoration specialist Steve Hoffman. Most previous releases relied on post-EQ'ed cutting tapes.
This album would have been 100% brilliant if there weren't fillers like Gypsy and Invisible ...
Campbell is one gifted motherfucker ... Hopefully he and Dio will make up in Heaven ... or Hell.
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 02.01.2012 at 20:37 The orignal mastering is great no need for it to be remastered.
Agreed! Too many albums are remastered when there's absolutely no need for it. The original "Holy Diver" master is already perfect, so why try and improve on it? :\
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 02.01.2012 at 20:37 The orignal mastering is great no need for it to be remastered.
Agreed! Too many albums are remastered when there's absolutely no need for it. The original "Holy Diver" master is already perfect, so why try and improve on it? :\
Let them try. As long as this remaster include the tracks 10-19, perfect.
I was thinking of purchasing this album tomorrow... Better wait for the remaster....
The orignal mastering is great no need for it to be remastered.
I don't see any reason to remaster this album. Imo, it's fine as it is. It's not even a raw record that a band would want to remaster to make it more accessible.
I'm not sure how many versions have been released, but the one I've had since the 90s on CD is definitely in need of a remastering, and I've been waiting for a proper remaster to come out the in past 10 years. This album is currently part of my several dozen or so discs that I've increased the volume through a freeware program just so that I can listen to them in succession to any album released since 21st century mastering came out. No, I'm not a tech person with what constitutes what can be improved with a proper remaster, but I know well enough the version I have is inadequate, and blatantly shows the limitations of older software.
I'm baffled as to the response denouncing a remaster here, and fully plan to buy this if the price is reasonable.
A lot of it depends on the equipment. I've got a quasi-decent sound system for my computer (not hi-spec by any measure, but also not shit). But since the majority of my listening is done through earbuds on my Ipod while walking places, I'm not sure if the improvement will be noticeable enough on those speakers to warrant re-buying the album. I've noticed a lot of these remasters only sound like an improvement if you're playing them through stunning sound systems.
Written by Doc Godin on 03.01.2012 at 04:40 I've noticed a lot of these remasters only sound like an improvement if you're playing them through stunning sound systems.
Exactly. Maybe my 8000 dollar stereo system can pinpoint the differences but my laptop speakers can't.
Written by Guest on 02.01.2012 at 21:40 Let them try. As long as this remaster include the tracks 10-19, perfect.
Do you mean the extra "tracks" that were Dio telling the story of the album and it's songs? I own the CD that has that on it, and it is nice to have.
As for remastering, I just tend to find that a lot of times, it makes the album sound worse, not better. Many ocassions I've listened to remastered versions of albums were much of the charm and warmth of the original's sound is lost.
Written by Guest on 02.01.2012 at 21:40 Let them try. As long as this remaster include the tracks 10-19, perfect.
Do you mean the extra "tracks" that were Dio telling the story of the album and it's songs? I own the CD that has that on it, and it is nice to have.
As for remastering, I just tend to find that a lot of times, it makes the album sound worse, not better. Many ocassions I've listened to remastered versions of albums were much of the charm and warmth of the original's sound is lost.
Yeah, I mean these tracks. The 2005 version (with those tracks) is already a remaster, right?
I've got the recent re-master and it sounds great. How about remastering Last In Line, Sacred Heart and Dream Evil. I have thought the sound quality on those lacked a bit of bass, especially Dream Evil.
I bet it doesn't beat 180gr remastered vinyl reissue I recently bought. It sounds very lively, and even songs like "Straight through the heart" and "Invisible" are very listenable. And yeah, I also wish they would reissue Last in Line and Dream Evil instead, as I think they are better albums than Holy Diver.
