Ok, I don't really know, since I haven't any to compare other than my own, but I think it's stupid when bands do this. And stupider of the fans to buy it.
As far as I'm concerned, If a label or band wants to go through the trouble of re-releasing an album, they might as well remix the whole thing, or add some new guitar tracks. I'd much rather buy this, since it would offer a totally new perspective on the album, let you hear things you hadn't heard before. For example, take emperor's IX equilibrium. I listened to it the other night, and just focussed on the guitars. When yu get the synths out of the foreground, you realize how many brilliant things are going on on the guitars.
Or still life. Some of the melodies on it are buried pretty deep. It's a great, possibly unbeateable production job, but I'd still love to hear someone else have a go at the mix and re-release it that way. Maybe add some effects here and there, or make it more lo-fi ala MAYH. It'd be a unique perspective, and for me, just as exciting as a new album from Opeth. But a remaster? Blah.....
And for an extreme example (though very, very good!), take a listen to the remix of Emperor's "Sworn" by Ulver....I'll be damned if a whole album of remixes of this quality wouldn't be a hell of a lot more intertersting thatn goddamned remasters!!! If you're gonna scam people into spending more money, at least let them enjoy themselves doing it.....
Anyone else feel this way?
As far as I'm concerned, If a label or band wants to go through the trouble of re-releasing an album, they might as well remix the whole thing, or add some new guitar tracks. I'd much rather buy this, since it would offer a totally new perspective on the album, let you hear things you hadn't heard before. For example, take emperor's IX equilibrium. I listened to it the other night, and just focussed on the guitars. When yu get the synths out of the foreground, you realize how many brilliant things are going on on the guitars.
Or still life. Some of the melodies on it are buried pretty deep. It's a great, possibly unbeateable production job, but I'd still love to hear someone else have a go at the mix and re-release it that way. Maybe add some effects here and there, or make it more lo-fi ala MAYH. It'd be a unique perspective, and for me, just as exciting as a new album from Opeth. But a remaster? Blah.....
And for an extreme example (though very, very good!), take a listen to the remix of Emperor's "Sworn" by Ulver....I'll be damned if a whole album of remixes of this quality wouldn't be a hell of a lot more intertersting thatn goddamned remasters!!! If you're gonna scam people into spending more money, at least let them enjoy themselves doing it.....
Anyone else feel this way?
). So far I have gotten one CD that I know for sure is a re-master, Barathrums Hailstorm/Eerie a double-CD actually.
