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corgi37 Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,559 Aussie land Gender:	Stones remastered - The verdict? Jun 10^th, 2009 at 5:49am Any one got the "new' remastered cd's? I cant find them anywhere. I was hoping someone here bought one and could give a comparison.
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Re: Stones remastered - The verdict?
Reply #1 - Jun 10^th, 2009 at 5:53am

I bought Sticky Fingers re-master - it does sound cleaner, and more punchy. IMO Wild Horses is particularly cleaned up. Dead Flowers sounds quite a bit better too. I was tempted to buy the remastered Tattoo You (it being one of my fave Stones albums) but not sure the improvement in sound is really worth it. If they'd added something new in the packaging this would have helped, but its more or less the same old sleeve.

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Reply #2 - Jun 10^th, 2009 at 8:03am

speedfreakjive wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 5:53am:

I bought Sticky Fingers re-master - it does sound cleaner, and more punchy. IMO Wild Horses is particularly cleaned up. Dead Flowers sounds quite a bit better too. I was tempted to buy the remastered Tattoo You (it being one of my fave Stones albums) but not sure the improvement in sound is really worth it. If they'd added something new in the packaging this would have helped, but its more or less the same old sleeve.

being my fav stones' album, SF would probably be the only one I'd consider buying - unless the exile release in october (?) contains additional/bonus material. not holding my breathe, though. if it did, why wouldn't these other albums contain enticing material, too..? my local record shop does have them, but I don't recall which ones and what they're going for...

thanks for the review, speedfreakjive.

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Pdog Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 6,123 aTx Gender:	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #3 - Jun 10^th, 2009 at 8:05am IMO, the best forum to discuss quality, in audiphile standards with people who know their shit. http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=179275
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Reply #4 - Jun 10^th, 2009 at 8:28am

Pdog wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 8:05am:

IMO, the best forum to discuss quality, in audiphile standards with people who know their shit.
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=179275

... it would be financially better off to buy the one or two releases (that I'd consider), rather than spending time trying to pick out one or two worthy reviews of the 422 posts, there. and from a quick run though the 1st page, the common theme is the opinion of "not again"...

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Lazy Bones Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 385 Canada Gender:	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #5 - Jun 10^th, 2009 at 8:43am ... and I see you're a member, pdog.
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speedfreakjive Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 173 Gender:	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #6 - Jun 10^th, 2009 at 9:19am page 20 and 21 are helpful on that forum I am on the way to "knowing my shit" though, halfway through a music production degree
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Reply #7 - Jun 10^th, 2009 at 10:00am

Lazy Bones wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 8:43am:

... and I see you're a member, pdog.

it's the best all around music forum onilne, good reviews, people really know the production end, the moderatorsa do not allow anything outside of music... I get more info from the about new releases ect... than anywhere else. I've found out about more bands, i would've never even considered. It's tight.

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Reply #8 - Jun 10^th, 2009 at 12:50pm

Pdog wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 10:00am:

Lazy Bones wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 8:43am:

... and I see you're a member, pdog.

it's the best all around music forum onilne, good reviews, people really know the production end, the moderatorsa do not allow anything outside of music... I get more info from the about new releases ect... than anywhere else. I've found out about more bands, i would've never even considered. It's tight.

tempting...

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Reply #9 - Jun 10^th, 2009 at 12:55pm

Lazy Bones wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 12:50pm:

Pdog wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 10:00am:

Lazy Bones wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 8:43am:

... and I see you're a member, pdog.

it's the best all around music forum onilne, good reviews, people really know the production end, the moderatorsa do not allow anything outside of music... I get more info from the about new releases ect... than anywhere else. I've found out about more bands, i would've never even considered. It's tight.

tempting...

seems the Stones remasters are getting more good than bad reviews now... Damn it!! I was so set on not buying these, but the more I hear of improved sound... UGH!

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Reply #10 - Jun 10^th, 2009 at 1:12pm

Pdog wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 12:55pm:

Lazy Bones wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 12:50pm:

Pdog wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 10:00am:

Lazy Bones wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 8:43am:

... and I see you're a member, pdog.

it's the best all around music forum onilne, good reviews, people really know the production end, the moderatorsa do not allow anything outside of music... I get more info from the about new releases ect... than anywhere else. I've found out about more bands, i would've never even considered. It's tight.

tempting...

seems the Stones remasters are getting more good than bad reviews now... Damn it!! I was so set on not buying these, but the more I hear of improved sound... UGH!

the only Virgin remasters I purchased were Tattoo You and Exile. I may just pick up an extra one or two (AND end up reading all 22 pages...)

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Lazy Bones Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 385 Canada Gender:	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #11 - Jun 10^th, 2009 at 1:16pm on a censorship note, we all know about the Star Star censor for the GHS remastered - but, is "c*nt" being edited out of Where the Boys Go on the ER remaster?
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Reply #12 - Jun 10^th, 2009 at 1:21pm

I won’t be replacing any of my Virgin CD’s, only those albums in which I solely own the duff CBS versions of. In my case, that’s: Goats Head Soup, Some Girls and Dirty Work.

Like others however, I will certainly be interested in purchasing the newly re-mastered Exile if the release were to contain additional material of any kind.

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Reply #13 - Jun 10^th, 2009 at 1:34pm

Lazy Bones wrote on Jun 10^th, 2009 at 1:16pm:

on a censorship note, we all know about the Star Star censor for the GHS remastered - but, is "c*nt" being edited out of Where the Boys Go on the ER remaster?

It seems they used the US masters for GHS, that had been edited from the original 1973 release... so I'm assuming, unless a censored master version existed on another US release, then we won't see that again, it's only a guess, since I don't even know if the band sanctioned this or if this is just the tapes they decided to go with, without thinknig about the censored version...
I still think the Rocks Off live licks edit is the worst move ever, unecessary. At least this makes sense, seeing how in 1973 the word fucker wouldn't get radio play, and would be kept out of stores... so it was a safe move on their part to sell records... I disagree, but it makes sense.

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gimmekeef Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 5,753 Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #14 - Jun 10^th, 2009 at 8:06pm Actually as far as I am concerned the only thing that makes sense...is get in the freakin studio...let loose and play some rock and roll and blues...My ears are too fucked these days to rate re-masters.
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Saint Sway Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 2,356	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #15 - Jun 11^th, 2009 at 11:20am Remastering the Emotional Rescue album begs the question: can you really improve awesome?
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Paranoid Android Rocks Off Regular Offline The Rocks Off Ladies Rule You Bastards!! Posts: 5,996 Chapel Hill, NC Gender:	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #16 - Jun 11^th, 2009 at 10:15pm Anyone else camping out for DIRTY WORK??? I'll bring the Cheeze Doodles!!!
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speedfreakjive Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 173 Gender:	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #17 - Jun 12^th, 2009 at 4:59am I really don't see the point in re-mastering recent albums like ABB - it was only 4 years ago after all and the sound is not surely going to differ much from that version
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Pdog Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 6,123 aTx Gender:	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #18 - Jun 12^th, 2009 at 8:13am speedfreakjive wrote on Jun 12^th, 2009 at 4:59am: I really don't see the point in re-mastering recent albums like ABB - it was only 4 years ago after all and the sound is not surely going to differ much from that version I'm assuming they will compress and brickwall it more... oh boy!!!
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corgi37 Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,559 Aussie land Gender:	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #19 - Jun 12^th, 2009 at 9:51am Well, i guess i'm going to have to buy SF. For a start anyway. I dont want to, but if it sounds better, then thats the album i'd want.
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BILL PERKS Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 1,188 NJ	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #20 - Jun 12^th, 2009 at 10:48am Paranoid Android wrote on Jun 11^th, 2009 at 10:15pm: Anyone else camping out for DIRTY WORK??? I'll bring the Cheeze Doodles!!! THE TENT IS PITCHED
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Some Guy Resident Cretin Offline Posts: 15,828 Atlanta Gender:	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #21 - Jun 13^th, 2009 at 7:39pm Saint Sway wrote on Jun 11^th, 2009 at 11:20am: Remastering the Emotional Rescue album begs the question: can you really improve awesome?
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Some Guy Resident Cretin Offline Posts: 15,828 Atlanta Gender:	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #22 - Jun 14^th, 2009 at 6:20pm While the other Stones albums are being ReMastered, Emotional Rescue is being ReMasterpieced.
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Some Guy Resident Cretin Offline Posts: 15,828 Atlanta Gender:	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #23 - Jun 14^th, 2009 at 9:07pm Saint Sway wrote on Jun 11^th, 2009 at 11:20am: Remastering the Emotional Rescue album begs the question: can you really improve awesome? which begs the question: can you remaster the Master?
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Saint Sway Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 2,356	Re: Stones remastered - The verdict? Reply #24 - Jun 15^th, 2009 at 10:11am Emotional Rescue doesn't remaster. Emotional Rescue *RELOADS* "say ello to my lil' album"
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