r.i.s.e.
18 October 2012 at 3:31pm
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This might be interesting for some sound-freaks. The german Genesis Fanclub compares 'So' 2012, 2002 and 1986.
http://www.genesis-fanclub.de/c-Peter-Gabriel-So25-Remaster-Rezension-s584.html
subliminal.state
18 October 2012 at 10:14pm
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Damn, this looks really interesting....but I can't read German to save my life. Is there a translation available?
Caste,2°class PGfan
19 October 2012 at 10:33am
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Online translation is priceless!
genesis news com
19 October 2012 at 5:31pm
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A translation will be available soon
Hans
19 October 2012 at 10:25pm
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Good article - thanks for posting. It would be interesting to see a side-by-side comparison of the 80s masters and 2002 remasters for the rest of PG's discography. I have both versions of PG3 and PG4. I have to say I think that the 2002 version of PG3 is a distinct improvement on the 80s master, but there is little to choose between the two versions of PG4.
DolceVita
25 October 2012 at 2:27pm
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Thank you r.i.s.e., very interesting!
THOM
26 October 2012 at 7:23pm
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Jonny75
27 October 2012 at 3:47pm
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That is interesting.
What annoyed me with the 2002 remaster was what it added: lots of studio chatter and mic noises and other mixes bleeding in. Most noticeable on That Voice Again (ironically). Have these been fixed.
I was at a very interesting talk by Pole (Stefan Betke) who is an artist but does a lot of mastering and some remastering for some very big acts. His opinion is the whole remastering process is a sham! I was quite shocked to hear this from someone who makes a lot of his money from this. I have thought over the years remastering has helped some records, but he was quite insistent. I think the general thrust was too much emphasis is placed on remastering, the analogue to digital conversion is important (although not developed greatly over the last twenty years) but any other changes are essentially a remix, so you are purchasing a remixed album not some "better" copy. And indeed the remix is taking steps away from the original vision, usually to nudge towards contemporary tastes.
As I say, an interesting point from an insider.
