Binaural / Riot Act / Avocado Vinyl Re-Issues?

[Wendy Carlos's Twin]

I'll be listening to this on cheap ass headphones through Spotify, sounds pretty great to me.

Well duh, that's what it was made for. Too bad it sounds like garbage coming out of anything else.

[bodysnatcher]

"Mastered for Streaming"

[KurtLeon]

I just can't.
This sounds borderline amateur.
Was this remixed in audacity??

[Bi_3]

[KurtLeon]

This thread is pissing me off.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Rangi Guy]

So Self Titled isn't worth getting?

Any word on how Binaural sounds?

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Birds in Hell]

For a band that have tried so hard to play up their love of vinyl, it's weird that they make so little effort to put out high quality vinyl releases; none of their vinyl masterings are reportedly anything special, they're pretty much the CD master on a different format. Other bands (even their contemporaries like Soundgarden, Nirvana, etc.) manage to release stuff that's generally well regarded from an audiophile perspective, I don't know why these guys have so much trouble.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Birds in Hell]

I think part of the problem is the band's insistence on managing all of these things themselves, they don't seem to license out their tapes for other companies to produce reissues, etc.

[Simple Torture]

The Vault releases are the rare exception for PJ vinyl.

[Strat]

comatose benefits from this. The increase in matts kick drum really brings the power of the song to the levels achieved on the live stage. So thats nice. That song is a pile driver live and that is due to matts pounding drums. This helps that.

Why did BOB decide to bury that tasty guitar fill during parachutes "and war....."

Ugh.

[ledvedderman]

comatose benefits from this. The increase in matts kick drum really brings the power of the song to the levels achieved on the live stage. So thats nice. That song is a pile driver live and that is due to matts pounding drums. This helps that.

Why did BOB decide to bury that tasty guitar fill during parachutes "and war....."

Ugh.

Agree 1,000% on the guitar fill in Parachutes. Terrible decision there. Just listened to Big Wave and, my word, it sure gets awfully busy from the solo on. Come Back is so, so bad on this mix. The snare in the intro just boggles my mind. My general feeling while listening to the new mix is that he’s doing it in real time. Some of the choices seem like a “what if I do this?” and even though they sound awful, made the final cut. Please keep him far away from the next record.

[WtOB?]

this remix really does sound awful. boy am i glad i didn't buy the vinyl. i'd buy a vinyl version of that other spotify remaster in a second, though. shoulda pressed that one.

[WtOB?]

ill never listen to that again. what a colossal mess.

[Birds in Hell]

Maybe this is BO'B's slow-burn revenge for the band not inviting him to produce Binaural, Riot Act and S/T.

[Rangi Guy]

This is disappointing - I was hoping that this was their moment to redeem the issues with ST. Glad I got this feedback before I bought the vinyl

[ridleybradout]

LP Wasted.

Can you believe this is the same guy that produced Vs through Yield? Me neither.

[KurtLeon]

S/T Was the FIRST CD I've eher bought with my own money, and it still have a good place in my memory as something special. And it is IMO the last PJ record that EV sounded actually good.
Seen this mix, makes me so mad.