Re: Sound quality / Peter Gabriel's "Us"

[as010b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (andrew david simchik)]

In <3858@iris.mincom.oz.au> cjm@iris.mincom.oz.au (Chris Moran) writes:


>George Ludwig (fester@parnasus.dell.com) wrote:
>: While I'm still not sure about my position on TSW, I must agree that
>: my first reaction on listening to US was that the sound quality was
>: very muffled. There's like no high end to be found on the record. I'm
>: not sure what "novel technique" you're referring to, but I recall
>: reading on the liner notes that many of the rythm tracks were
>: originally recorded on location in the early 80's. God only knows what
>: Peter was using for a deck...nagra? 14-bit Casio DAT? Walkman
>: Professional? But I suspect that he used a lot of these ryhtms
>: (recorded under less-than-ideal circumstances) and didn't want to make
>: them stand out for their lack of quality. Thus, (and this is merely a
>: theory) the "subdued" mix of most of the other tracks.

>    The lack of high-end I believe is deliberate, and not a result of poor
>recording. The mood of the album is dark and cathartic, not joyous, and a
>rolled-off high-end helps establish this.


>Chris Moran
>chris.moran@mincom.oz.au

And for what it's worth, I was quite pleased with "Us" and consider its
material a definite step up from "So".  I mean, I love most of the tracks on
"So," but you can't imagine how sick I am of "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time". 
UGH!  I listened to this CD last night and have no complaints about the
sound quality whatsoever; I think it's very appropriate and very effective.

Drewcifer

P.S.  The only thing I really *disliked* about "Us" (besides Fourteen Black
Paintings) was the substitution of duet partners: Sinead O'Connor instead of
Kate Bush.  Step down, or *what*?  :)
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