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Twilight Wolf
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He also forgot Veruca Salt and I am disappoint about that.
But Dang, Mako, I never thought you'd be the one to point that out. You win 6 bro points from me.
But Dang, Mako, I never thought you'd be the one to point that out. You win 6 bro points from me.
Twilight Wolf
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Here, a big ol' wall of text reviewing my most recent music purchase.
The Beatles In Mono
I made the most expensive impulse purchase of my life while I was at Best Buy on Wednesday -- I dropped $100 on a copy of The Beatles In Mono. For those of you unaware it's a box set of the mono mixes of The Beatles' first ten albums (their last ones had no mono mixes) along with two extra discs of music that were released as singles or EPs and the like. I've been waiting about two years to get my hands on a copy of it, ever since it was first announced, but the price was my biggest deterrent as it cost $250 or so when it first came out. After a while the price dropped to around $200, and last time I was there it was $150, but yesterday I discovered it was down to $99.99, and since I just so happened to have the funds with me and no other real plans for it, I had to get it.
As a massive Beatles fanatic used to the stereo mixes of most of these songs, getting the opportunity to listen to these albums in a new way is an opportunity I simply did not want to pass up. None of the mono mixes of any of their albums, minus the first four, have ever been released officially on CD, and as I certainly can't afford to buy the original mono mixes of their later albums on vinyl since they're quite valuable nowadays, this is my only real option. But so far it's been 100% worth the money.
I've listened to four of the discs so far: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Magical Mystery Tour, and the White Album, and the differences between the mono mixes in the box set and the stereo mixes I've listened to for so many years and grown accustomed to, in addition to the remastered stereo edition of the White Album, are simply astounding. As, again, a massive Beatles fanatic, I've memorized pretty much every detail and every nuance of all their songs, so the differences between each version are immediately apparent to me, making it almost like listening to these albums for the first time all over again.
...Well, except for Sgt. Pepper's. I have two copies of the mono version on vinyl because I was able to acquire them cheaply, so I'm familiar with the differences between the two versions, but they're both beat up and as such won't play all the way through, so having a crystal-clear remastered CD version of it is like a dream come true. I prefer the mono version of it not only because it's the Beatles' personal mix but because I just like the sound and overall feel of the album in mono more. How the stereo version became the official version back in 1987 when their albums were first standardized and released on CD, regardless of the fact that it's the version the band themselves did, is beyond me.
Aside from the actual musical aspects, the packaging itself was very clearly designed to make any Beatles fan squeal like a schoolgirl in delight. Every detail, no matter how small, has been taken into account and reproduced. Each CD is packaged in a scaled-down card stock replica of the original LP jacket and wrapped in resealable plastic bags, so you get to simulate the experience of opening brand new LPs. Attention to detail on each jacket is amazing -- even down to the way the original covers were folded and glued, and includes details like the original notes on the back cover, which are very much clear and readable, the printed-on ads praising the good name of Emitex brand record cleaner, (which you can find on the original LPs), and Parlophone catalog numbers.
Beatles For Sale, Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, and the White Album are all gatefold packages, and Magical Mystery Tour even includes the original glued-in full-color booklet detailing the events of the movie of the same name. Inside each jacket you'll find paper sleeves -- again, scaled-down replicas of the ones that came with the original LPs intended to protect the records. Sgt. Pepper bears the specially-designed psychedelic pattern the original LP's did, several of the earlier albums' sleeves warn about the risks of using a worn or chipped needle for playing the record, the White Album has black sleeves, etc. Sgt. Pepper also includes the original sheet of cutouts, and the White Album has scale copies of each member's photo and a tiny version of the poster, which has pictures on one side and lyrics on the other, which again are clear and readable even if they are tiny. Each CD is labeled after the style of the original LPs, as well -- four different label varieties in all. Again, every detail has been thought of and reproduced beautifully, and seeing these all for the first time made my inner fanboy cry with joy.
Overall, it's been totally worth the money thus far. No regrets whatsoever. Heck, I would probably feel the same if I had been an early adopter who paid $250 for it, so getting it for $100 is an insanely good deal. Recommended.
The Beatles In Mono
I made the most expensive impulse purchase of my life while I was at Best Buy on Wednesday -- I dropped $100 on a copy of The Beatles In Mono. For those of you unaware it's a box set of the mono mixes of The Beatles' first ten albums (their last ones had no mono mixes) along with two extra discs of music that were released as singles or EPs and the like. I've been waiting about two years to get my hands on a copy of it, ever since it was first announced, but the price was my biggest deterrent as it cost $250 or so when it first came out. After a while the price dropped to around $200, and last time I was there it was $150, but yesterday I discovered it was down to $99.99, and since I just so happened to have the funds with me and no other real plans for it, I had to get it.
As a massive Beatles fanatic used to the stereo mixes of most of these songs, getting the opportunity to listen to these albums in a new way is an opportunity I simply did not want to pass up. None of the mono mixes of any of their albums, minus the first four, have ever been released officially on CD, and as I certainly can't afford to buy the original mono mixes of their later albums on vinyl since they're quite valuable nowadays, this is my only real option. But so far it's been 100% worth the money.
I've listened to four of the discs so far: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Magical Mystery Tour, and the White Album, and the differences between the mono mixes in the box set and the stereo mixes I've listened to for so many years and grown accustomed to, in addition to the remastered stereo edition of the White Album, are simply astounding. As, again, a massive Beatles fanatic, I've memorized pretty much every detail and every nuance of all their songs, so the differences between each version are immediately apparent to me, making it almost like listening to these albums for the first time all over again.
...Well, except for Sgt. Pepper's. I have two copies of the mono version on vinyl because I was able to acquire them cheaply, so I'm familiar with the differences between the two versions, but they're both beat up and as such won't play all the way through, so having a crystal-clear remastered CD version of it is like a dream come true. I prefer the mono version of it not only because it's the Beatles' personal mix but because I just like the sound and overall feel of the album in mono more. How the stereo version became the official version back in 1987 when their albums were first standardized and released on CD, regardless of the fact that it's the version the band themselves did, is beyond me.
Aside from the actual musical aspects, the packaging itself was very clearly designed to make any Beatles fan squeal like a schoolgirl in delight. Every detail, no matter how small, has been taken into account and reproduced. Each CD is packaged in a scaled-down card stock replica of the original LP jacket and wrapped in resealable plastic bags, so you get to simulate the experience of opening brand new LPs. Attention to detail on each jacket is amazing -- even down to the way the original covers were folded and glued, and includes details like the original notes on the back cover, which are very much clear and readable, the printed-on ads praising the good name of Emitex brand record cleaner, (which you can find on the original LPs), and Parlophone catalog numbers.
Beatles For Sale, Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, and the White Album are all gatefold packages, and Magical Mystery Tour even includes the original glued-in full-color booklet detailing the events of the movie of the same name. Inside each jacket you'll find paper sleeves -- again, scaled-down replicas of the ones that came with the original LPs intended to protect the records. Sgt. Pepper bears the specially-designed psychedelic pattern the original LP's did, several of the earlier albums' sleeves warn about the risks of using a worn or chipped needle for playing the record, the White Album has black sleeves, etc. Sgt. Pepper also includes the original sheet of cutouts, and the White Album has scale copies of each member's photo and a tiny version of the poster, which has pictures on one side and lyrics on the other, which again are clear and readable even if they are tiny. Each CD is labeled after the style of the original LPs, as well -- four different label varieties in all. Again, every detail has been thought of and reproduced beautifully, and seeing these all for the first time made my inner fanboy cry with joy.
Overall, it's been totally worth the money thus far. No regrets whatsoever. Heck, I would probably feel the same if I had been an early adopter who paid $250 for it, so getting it for $100 is an insanely good deal. Recommended.
J.D
No Stranger To Love
Twilight Wolf
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If someone had told me a year ago I'd be into System of a Down I'd have thought they were crazy. Yet here I am.
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Crazy Train
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