45worlds Forum - View Single Post - What Did You Buy Today (And Why)?

Latest Posts » 45worlds » View Topic

View Single Post

Topic: What Did You Buy Today (And Why)?

31st Jul 2014, 1:42 PM
	Magic Marmalade If you're not lost... It's not an adventure! Member since Jun 2014 3778 Points Moderator	Still Grinning Little overwhelmed by suddenly having loads of vinyl to listen to... Todays menu is Rolling Stones I think. Just listened to Let it Bleed. My original stereo copy bought a while back for a fiver because it has some surface marks... I bought my SACD version of this in 2003 so that even if I got a record player in the future, I wouldn't have to keep going to the vinyl. I went to HMV for a cheap standard CD copy, and was a little put out when all they had was this digipak for £15! I mumbled all the way home, and complained to a friend, who then informed me that it was an SACD, and what that was. He had an SACD player at the time (briefly) so I Took my new copy to his place and was lucky enough to have heard Let it Bleed In SACD. I have to say though, For the most part, the vinyl adds something to it.. like it's being played in it's natural state, where the music is suited to the format... The opening of Gimme Shelter gets you going as it is, but with a little crackle it's even more effective at making the hairs stand on end. Midnight Rambler, and especially You Got The Silver sound more at home here (The later sounds more like some old blues track on vinyl) and You Can't Always Get What You Want sounds more unified on vinyl (Too clean on CD, like the Choral work is "detached", or a separate entity from the band playing the song... here it feels part of the song) The Only track that I'd Say really gets the benefit of CD, and sounds better on that as a result (Particularly SACD), is Monkey Man... The best song the Stones ever did in my opinion (Which is saying something, even when you consider the other tracks on this album!)... the bit after Mick sings: "I'm a Monkeeaaaaaaay MaAy-en!", and Keith does that thing with the guitar where he drops right to the end of the fret board is just magic, and on SACD it's like he's scraping a grinder over your head (Only rivalled for me by a couple of moments in Led Zeppelin: The Wanton Song after the break). I keep looking at Exile on Main Street, and am quite petrified of putting Satanic Majesties on the turntable... spose I'll have to build up to that! Oh, The Joy and Wonder.