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17 November 2010
Great Yes album.
1 of 2 found this helpful As an avid and rabid Yes fan I give them the benefit of the doubt (always). This is one of my favorite Yes albums. This remastered version has some extras like Soon (single edit), Gates of Delirium (studio run-through) and Sound Chaser (single edit). Being a music purist, I like to hear the artist's original vision not some re-edited version to get radio play. For attempts at more radio friendly Yes go to 90125, Big Generator, and Tormato (none among my favorite Yes work... I have to admit Yes Talk is a guilty pleasure though). Having said that, the studio run-through of Gates of Delirium is interesting but warrants only a single listen. Soon is nice enough but seems almost like it belongs on one of Anderson's solo albums. And Sound Chaser is better in its original form. The remastered quality of sound is great. Until companies started remastering in 20 bits or greater, AAD productions were not very good (e.g. the vinyl was far superior). With the advent of the 20-bit technology, CDs of previous analog work are approaching the sound quality of analog and vinyl (there I said it, aside from the wearing and life of vinyl, vinyl always sounds better than CDs to me (given a good turntable, needle, stereo, etc...)).
One of Yes' best albums and the sound quality of this remaster gives the musice the tone and attention it deserves.
17 November 2010
Love the mini-LP cover format; great music too.
I have always loved Pink Floyd in all of its incarnations (e.g. with Syd Barrett, led by Roger Waters, post-Waters). This box set is great. It has all of their music with the exception of some of the later live albums. The mini-LP covers with all of the materials from the originals (albeit miniature versions) is a great addition to any Pink Floyd fan's collection (even if you have most of the albums in other formats). Love it.
14 November 2010
The Best of Genesis (Gabriel rules)
As a Genesis fan who found good things in each of their incarnations (e.g. Gabriel, Collins prog to pop, Collins pure pop, etc...)... I must say that this is the best of their work. This collection is excellent because it provides all of the major works with Gabriel (e.g. everything before 1970 is interesting only from the point of view that it led to what they were going to become). The 5.1 DVD additions to the studio albums are a good addition to any Genesis fan's collection.