kumbblsapperlot, man möchte es ja gar nicht glauben, dass in einer Amazon-Rezension mal was sinnvolles zum Thema Klangqualität steht
doch….
1. Review
With much respect to the album (among my favorites) and without causing any offense to those who like the sound of the reissued disc—the sound is not so much to my liking. Heavily compressed, just like the other 2009 Stones remasters. I have done back-to-back comparisons of the 1994 Virgin remaster and this one with good equipment. The dynamics have been squeezed out, and I found myself reaching for the volume knob to turn the 2010 disc *down*–which is a real travesty for such a good-time rock record. Perhaps due to the compression and EQ choices, there seems to be a tad more detail, with more emphasis on the mid-range (this does bring out Mick’s vocals quite well, as others have said), but to my ears, the sound is harsh and fatiguing and a tad lifeless. I do wish this album would have been treated as lovingly as the 2002 ABKO re-issues, which are mind-blowingly good. I cannot comment on the bonus tracks just yet.
2. Review
The sound is too bright. Hard to listen to with high-end speakers or good headphones. Lots of detail — individual instruments can be heard clearly — but bassy, rolled-off speakers or earbuds are a must. Not recommended for good ears or good equipment. (But then, the original wasn’t great on high-end equipment either.)
3. Review
The CD release of Exile changes this mixture by making use of audio compression (and by no means is it the most blatant, off-putting, use of compression I have heard), to bring Mick’s vocals somewhat more to the forefront. However, this bringing of Mick’s vocals more to the front comes at the expense to the overall sound of Exile we have become familiar with and was the original intent of Mick and Keith. So, if what is important to you is the sound of Exile, and trying to get a better version of Exile than the Virgin issue from, I believe 1993, I cannot recommend this CD.
4. Review
There’s something about Stones albums that make them last forever, and that’s not just because they’re mostly five-minute filler songs. It’s the magic, and when you remaster the crap out of it the magic is lost. It’s like taking away Harry Potter’s wand – after that he’s just a regular boy with a big scar on his forehead.
The sound of this album is much more compressed than previous masters, and suffers a constant noise problem that plagues the work. Often times the only discernible instruments are drums (mainly the cymbals) and saxophone. It’s technically difficult to get classic rock albums to reach the volume levels of modern recordings, and I have to imagine Exile on Main Street was a nightmare to attempt. Generally, this loud mixing style works on contemporary pop music because it’s driven by percussion and sparsely arranged. So you can see why Exile, which is a dense and muddy recording, will pose problems.
The songs that suffer most are „Rip This Joint“, „Tumbling Dice“, „Torn and Frayed“, and „Let it Loose“. On each of these tracks the dynamics are lost, the beautiful back up singers are buried behind a wash of cymbals and Jagger’s performance is muted. This is absolutely painful on „Tumbling Dice“, which is one my of all time favorite songs. Exile always had buried vocals, but somehow they’ve managed to bury them even more.
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