Do any of your Rolling Stones recordings bring "Satisfaction"?


Before I became a snobby audiophile I loved the Rolling Stones.  But as my system grew and I discovered all kinds of sounds in recordings (CD as well as Vinyl) that I had never heard before and the openness and depth of soundstage that was a wonder, I never had that same Wow moment with the Stones recordings.  Actually the best sound I have found came from the Hot Rocks double LP.  Has anyone else had a better experience with their recordings?  Having gone through so many remasters, nothing seems to have changed.  Sticky Fingers should be something better than we get.  The opening riff of Brown Sugar has always seemed so muddy.  My rant, any thoughts?

udog
I don’t know Michael. One of my all time favorites, The Stone’s great "Let It Bleed" album sounded terrible when I took it along with some other (vinyl) albums to audition speakers on some really fine equipment. I didn’t expect that and was pretty disturbed. That album was the soundtrack for my senior year in high school. I played it daily. I’d love to hear a well recorded version of "Let It Bleed" on an SACD on my new system and will seek one out. Thanks for that suggestion gpgr4blu. I'd try a DSD recording if I had a DSD player.

Mike



I agree with geoffkait. The ABKO DSD CD's sound great.  That is before the Stones got control and didn't care about the sonics on their own label.  It's a shame, really.  Exile sounds terrible and there is no way to fix it.  I have 4 different copies of Sticky Fingers, in SACD, in SHM-CD, etc. and they all sound lousy.  However I'm not a vinyl guy, so I can't comment on the vinyl releases.  But listening to Honky Tonk Woman on the ABKO DSD release-- the opening cow bell-- is fantastic.  Post-ABKO is a shame in regards to audio quality.  Just MHO.
Let it Bleed, Tatoo You, Emotional Rescue on ABKO are exceptional. I believe Bob Ludwig did the remasters that I have.

Maybe it’s also because I use the same speakers as The Rolling Stones/ABKO

There is also a great sounding compilation called Jump Back also done by Bob Ludwig. Bob Ludwig is my go to mastering engineer for The Rolling Stones.

udog


I own all of the 80's U.S. and U.K. Cds. I also own the 1994 Virgin remasters (limited catalog titles) that sound very good. Finally, I own the 2002 SACD catalog. As above, the DSD CD titles are reported as being well done. Purists will say that original U.K. and Japan LP pressings are the way to go. There probably is not a  right/wrong way to enjoy The Rolling Stones. I can vouch for the 94 re-masters as well as the 2002 SACD titles. Then, there are the re - re-masters on SHM- CD and SHM-SACD discs...

I think the 2002 discs are better in clarity and dynamics especially on a SACD player. 12x5, Get your Ya Ya's , Hot Rocks 1 and Let it Bleed are outstanding. Another +vote for "Midnight Rambler". Play it LOUD!


Happy Listening!