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Led Zeppelin Mothership

I just got Mothership on LP. After loving the re-release of the Song Remains the Same I am a bit disappointed.

While Jimmy Page has done a good job at removing the sibilance, and over-saturation of the treble on the Classic Records versions of Zep I and II, he has also removed the excitement. The "Oh my God I feel like I am in the studio with Zeppelin" feeling has been replaced with a dull but clean sound. By mixing it so that no one instrument stands out over the other he has taken all of the "fun" out of the music.

Oddly enough he did a better job with the cd version. It sounds more analog then any of the prior Zep cd's. While it doesn't sound as good as the lp version, or the classic records albums, it is some of the best digital rock I have heard.
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roccl007
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I had the chance to listen to the new improved version (Mother ship) and it seem to me that the sound is more analog like smoother presentation , more silent, extended detail whitout any harshness except for the sound Whole Lotta Love that was a bit dull sounding.
The atmosphere of the recording was a +++.
It is like if you were listening to a cd treated with an Accoustic Revive RD 2 or even a Bedini.
Highly recommended for nostalgic fans, could not comment compare to the vinyl vrsion......
honest1
586 posts
 
...he did a better job with the cd version...it doesn't sound as good as the lp version...
I don't get it- which is better?
nrostov OP
199 posts
 
Sorry didn't mean to confuse you about the CD and the lp.

The cd sounds better than all of the previous zep cd's. So compared to them it sounds better. However the cd doesn't sound as good as the vinyl version.

Now the vinyl remixes don't sound as good as the classic record versions because the new releases are smoothed out.

Make sense.
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
the new mothership vinyl and cd releases are great. the classic records releases are not as good as the originals, but decent
waltwalden
17 posts
 
well, i suppose - it´s the best cd version heard, but still not as good as vinyl version. just a compliment to cd. still waiting for mine to arrive, but have good feeling about it.
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