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Are you going to buy the Rolling Stones SACDs?

I've preordered a few already. I suspect that the recordings, despite remastering, will be far less than what SACD is capable of reproducing. But it is exciting to see a large block of music from major artists come out in the new format, and that's why I'm buying. What do you think the major labels (especially Sony, that controls vast numbers of recordings AND manufactures SACD equipment) are waiting for? Seems logical to me that getting more software out would speed sales of the electronics and interest more of the general public in the new format. Releasing SACDs would also immediately protect the record companies from copyright infringement, at least until someone manufactures an SACD burner.
thsalmon
pops
2,274 posts
 
Hell yes, I already have. I don't have SACD but the remaster job is good, all the stones remasters are good, especially post ABKCO by Bob Ludwig - Ben, "street fighting man" was recorded on a cassette deck and that was the raw, grungy sound they were looking for - not good over my system either no matter what!
subaruguru
1,375 posts
 
I just bought that 40 Licks 2 CD compilation, and am surprised at how GOOD the 60s stuff sounds in my ref system!
Rhythmic, punchy, raw, and human. Lots of fun.
rel2
68 posts
 
I started off with 40 licks and I was so impressed I started to add a few individual albums; Aftermath, Beggars Banquet and Let it Bleed. For me, these remasters were an absolute revelation.
I saw their first concert in Detroit in the mid 60s and I was hooked. My interest in them faded after Sticky fingers and I had seen them "Live" 4 times by that point. I used to mention to my LP friends how bad they had always been recorded compared to their "Live" concert sound.
These SACD hybrids (that I listen to only as CD through my Wadia 860x) sound fabulous. In my humblest opinion; the last song on the 40 Licks CD "Losing my Touch" by Keith Richards is worth the price of the whole 40. If you don't buy any of the re-issues and you even slightly like the Stones; BUY the 40 Licks CDs, you will not be sorry.

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jsonic
227 posts
 
Grace Slick once said and I paraphrase here: "There's nothing more pathetic than a 50 year old playing rock and roll on stage." It seems appropriate in a musical era dominated by disposable pop divas like Brittney, Christina and now Pink that The Stones HBO special could find an audience. Mick can no longer sing and his face looks like that of a mummy's after the bandages have been removed. I would buy the new versions of their old stuff because try as I may it's like finding a needle in a haystack to find contemporary music that can hold a classic to these withered hasbeens' early stuff.If most of us on this site are audiophiles that are in constant search of sonic nirvana then buying the best newest versions of old gems seems an easy choice to make.
slipknot1
1,423 posts
 
You can put a nice suit on a sack of crap - but it's still gonna be a sack of crap. The Stone's recordings have never been well engineered or well pressed (save for Satanic Majesty's Request). I don't know if the format can make them listenable. Early material was cutting edge musically, but let's face it - they've been irrelavent for years. To quote Bob Weir: "gone from livin on reds, vitamin C and coacaine to livin' on meds, vitamin E and Rogain...
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