Impressions of the Stones SACDs

Hi:

I have all of them, LOVE them overall, especially Let It Bleed, Beggar's Banquet and Their Satanic Majesties Request live record....

BUT......the "Hot Rocks" compilation sucks, sonically. I think it must've sucked to begin with, and now it's just a much better grade of "suckitude"...

I was first alerted to this when, after I'd raved about the remasters to an audiophile friend, he subsequently told me how underwhelmed he was. Once I picked myself up off the floor in shock, he'd told me that he purchased "Hot Rocks", and that was what he was basing his disdain upon.

So, I then went and purchased "Hot Rocks" for myself, and, whaddya know? He was absolutely right.

So, all that being said, don't let the suck factor of "Hot Rocks" prejudice you or keep you from the awesome sound of the other albums in the series....and enjoy!!

Thanks - Jeff

Jeffj, thanks for clarifying. I, too, was underwhelmed with the SACD of Hot Rocks. I'll have to try a few of the others now.

Hi Paul,
I have purchased Beggar's Banquet and Let It Bleed. I've listened to the Red Book CD versions on my Classe and Vandersteen system and was overwhelmed with what I heard.
I am anxiously awaiting my SACD player (not up to the same class as other components) this week to listen to the SACD versions. Heard them on my brother-in-laws modest system over Christmas and sounded great. I'll have to hang on to the Hot Rocks SACD I bought him and compare the sound quality of common tracks.
I tend to agree with Damon on possibly some minor system changes or tweaks that may help in the sound quality. I have not heard or read any negative reviews of these great discs.
Clark

So strange that the production on Hot Rocks would be different from the others. Can you actually hear a difference between the same songs on Hot Rocks and on the individual albums? Especially curious about Beggar's Banquet.