Listened to a Hercules album (the new one). Wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be. Definitly needs a better singer, though. Parts of it made me think of a lower grade Isengarde playing power metal.
I literally have my own private access to a surf break so I would never get anything done working from home, in fact I had the dy off the other day to do some renovation and spent half of the day surfing
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.
Promises to be a "sonic upgrade" using 1983 tapes in conjunction with some "audiophile's" touch?
Seems legit.
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Kick Ass, Die Young
Less is More
Stay Pure
Stay Poor
Music was my life, music brought me to life and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz in my head that only I can hear.
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.
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They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink
They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end
But everybody's only looking out for themselves
And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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.
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"After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley
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.
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- George Carlin
Written by Doc G. 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.
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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 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.