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.

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

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

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


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.

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



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!

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?

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


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.

Remastering the Emotional Rescue album begs the question:

can you really improve awesome?

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

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.

Saint Sway wrote on Jun 11^th, 2009 at 11:20am:

Saint Sway wrote on Jun 11^th, 2009 at 11:20am:

which begs the question:
can you remaster the Master?

Saint Sway wrote on Jun 15^th, 2009 at 10:11am:

HA! HA!

Gazza,

I will challenge ANYONE who doesn't agree with me that the guitars in 'Summer Romance' are the Stones at their blisteringly fiercest to a leg wrestling match

Gazza wrote on Jun 15^th, 2009 at 10:48am:

W/o extra material, this is an exercise in futility. I know EOMS is supposed to get extra stuff but I was listening to some boots today & it's a shame they can't give Strictly Memphis an official release.

anyone who even dares to challenge me that theres a better bass riff than "Shes So Cold" will get a purple nurple

The 'SCUE don't need no stinkin remaster

Some Guy wrote on Jun 17^th, 2009 at 6:54am:


stellar Stones' postin' there, SG.

Gazza wrote on Jun 18^th, 2009 at 7:51am:

what do we have here?

Tiger did not bring his A game today.

i went in 2003 & got soaked through & through!

Buy organic!

I hate to see ya go but I love to watch you leave

Gaz follows Courtney Love on twitter!!!

Soldatti wrote on Jun 18^th, 2009 at 9:09pm:


those are mp3's, not really the way to listen to something that is being done to hear the best audio quality version of ... If someone posted flacs of the remasters, I'd be all over it. I just can't see spending money on Stones stuff I've owned 4 to 5 times already, even if it is the best quality... too much other stuff to get.

I'm not buying the remasters unless I need a replacement. It's not necessary IMO. Give me some NEW material and I' all over it!

Saint Sway wrote on Jun 11^th, 2009 at 11:20am:





http://crazy-tracks.blogspot.com/2009/06/rolling-stones-emotional-rescue.html

Ju!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Has anyone listened to the Virgin release of an album, and then a "new" remaster?

I don't want to throw more money down for something that I already have, but I will if they managed to find better masters to source everything from.

What do you not like about the latest incarnation of Sticky Fingers?

Jumacfly wrote on Jun 27^th, 2009 at 4:24am:

Just got back from Spain 2 weeks ago. Life is good. I haven't purchased any of the remasters yet but I'm sure I will soon.

Pdog wrote on Jun 27^th, 2009 at 1:59pm:


correct Sir
just a stronger sound in the stereo in fact.

http://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Stones-Box-Amazon-com-Exclusive/dp/B002CUMKJK/ref=...

It comes out solo on July 14. I'm seriously thinking about the boxed set although In This Economy, do I chance it?

My cat digs the 'SCUE.

Some Guy wrote on Jun 29^th, 2009 at 2:45pm:

Are you purposely trying to dull down this board? ENOUGH ALREADY!

Quote:

you hurt me.

glencracker got spanked by a chick??

Some Guy wrote on Jun 29^th, 2009 at 2:50pm:


yes. but unfortunately not in the good way

it was yesterday in tennis.

he's been sulking all day here

Quote:


bro, you are whiter than Wonderbread.

Saint Sway wrote on Jun 29^th, 2009 at 2:54pm:

HA!

Some Guy wrote on Jun 29^th, 2009 at 2:54pm:

The fag I played against(prolly posts under a sock puppet handle on our politics thread!) sulked after a line call & then started calling everything we hit out. Part of me wants to play him again just to kick his candy ass & part of me wants to never see his ugliness again.

In singles I could beat Mr. Massive Cocksucker easily. But yes, you're prolly right. Life's too short to waste on losers.

Some Guy wrote on Jun 29^th, 2009 at 2:50pm:


glenny?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTxh8GwQbQE

Saint Sway wrote on Jun 29^th, 2009 at 3:02pm:


dude...you have no idea what you're talking about.

check out Glencar's serve....then make that statement again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT714mG17bA&feature=related

Quote:


That joint is snoozy. I've never been able to stay awake long enough at Shidoobee to be able to post there.

Saint Sway wrote on Jun 29^th, 2009 at 3:11pm:


WTF you talkin' bout willis?

Quote:

Do you play at a snooty all white crummy snobatorium?

Saint Sway wrote on Jun 29^th, 2009 at 3:51pm:

Starbuck wrote on Jun 29^th, 2009 at 4:26pm:

Starcrunch brings it.

I'm holding out until they offer a free pin

When Emotional Rescue tells the other Stones albums jump, they ask how high?

Some Guy wrote on Jun 30^th, 2009 at 7:23pm:



speaking og high, I heard ER, melted down Some Girls and shot it, then smoked Exile in a bong and then chopped up Sticky Fingers and made it into rails and snorted it... all before 9 am... on a school day.

Some Guy wrote on Jun 30^th, 2009 at 9:04pm:

Where'd your sense of humor go? Down with your Dear Leader's rating? My club is owned by jews & it's a real nice place.

Quote:

I lost a raquetball game to a C player.

I'm looking forward to hearing Bridges to Babylon, I always thought it was mastered really loud. I like this album alot too, despite the loudness... probably the first album I realized fell victim to the loudness wars... here hoping they tightened it up... ABB is so compressed, I don't know if it can be helped or not... jury seems to be out... I will know soon enough, and give my own opinion on the remastered sets...
My fingers are crossed Stephen Marcussen has done a good job... Remastering has become such a bullshit crock... too much can be done to ruin the sound... and so much can be done to make it sound like you just pulled out the vinyl record from 20 or 30 years ago, and get that great, non digital sound through a digital system.

Please let me know about the copy of IORR. The Virgin remaster doesn't sound very good at all, IMO. Hope this one is better. If so, I shall purchase a copy.

Gazza wrote on Jul 29^th, 2009 at 3:26pm: