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Overpriced fluff

Posted by madisonears (A) on March 17, 2007 at 11:12:27

In Reply to: Moody Blues SACD posted by Classical_Confab on March 16, 2007 at 18:12:25:

After buying "Threshold of a Dream", which is the lowest priced of all, I will probably not buy any more of these SACD reissues. I like the Moody Blues (and SACD) a lot, having reached adulthood in the early 70's, and having seen them live, in person and in hallucinations, a few times back then. I was very excited at the announcement of their release, but then it took forever for them to come out, and the product was a huge letdown, or bummer, in the vernacular of the day. These remasterings are a big flop, in my opinion, with muffled highs and only somewhat improved midrange with a little more air and detail. In addition to the outrageous price being charged for thirty-year-old material, I'm not the least bit interested in a bunch of crappy out takes and radio show recordings. If these are issued again as the original albums with a lower price, I might go for them.

Notice how quickly the flurry over their initial release died down quickly? That's because they suck, so they were politely ignored. Even the inmates couldn't find a lot to be positive about. In my opinion, this series is the biggest ripoff (more dated vocabulary) of all extant reissues of older material, including classical and jazz genres. We can get beautiful remasterings of some of the best classical recordings ever made for under $10, but we should pay more than $25 for ancient prog rock with mediocre sonics and a bunch of filler? I have nothing against record companies and artists making a profit from their efforts, but this smacks of corporate greed.

I suggest you buy only one as a sampling, and report your findings back here.

Peace,
Tom E
a former flower child of the 60's

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