New remastering of Steely Dan's Katy Lied review by Fremer
I don't have a turntable, but in this case, the remastered material is streamable. I did a bit of listening last night and it sounds a bit better, but it’s still far short of Aja, so there’s a let-down effect. “It sounds better” is not the sonic experience of “Wow, this is amazing.”
Still, better is better, and I'll settle for better.
FREMER REVIEW IS HERE: https://trackingangle.com/music/steely-dan-katy-lied-uhqr-review
Um, I quoted Donald Fagen using an expletive to describe his reaction to the great Denny Dias’s guitar solo. It’s an amazing solo and moment. It’s here. Sorry for quoting the word Fagen used. That got my post deleted. Apparently, the "use/mention" distinction is irrelevant on this forum. I was not USING the expletive, I was MENTIONING it, because it was relevant to Fagen’s reaction. |
Katy Lied, content wise, is one of my favorite SD albums. The integrity of the recording from the perspective of accuracy and resolution is there, as it responds very well to my tinkering around with bass and treble on my PEQ-1. I can make it sound excellent. Therefore it is not an inherently bad recording. On the other hand, the bad recordings that do exist out there I have a hard time making them “better,” if you will, with tonal adjustments. Honestly I find the clarity of the album quite good. Have not heard the remaster. |
