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RE: The Doors remixes: To buy or not to buy? - 5/21/2008 9:00:39 AM
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BlindLemon5103
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As I mentioned in the another thread, I listened to the Doors remixed debut again, and enjoyed it more the second time around.
One thing in common on both the '99 and '07 versions: I wish they had left out Jim's repeated use of the "f" word near the finale of "The End"....I suppose it fits well into the Oedipal context of the song, but I can live without it.
I'm starting to pick up on the new details grafted back in, so to speak. And trying to get used to the new, "corrected" speed.
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RE: The Doors remixes: To buy or not to buy? - 6/5/2008 3:20:21 PM
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BlindLemon5103
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UPDATE: I gave in and bought the rest of the Doors re-masters! I only paid full price for two of the six, so I figured I would take the plunge.
They are noticeably different in some cases, and not too much different in others. "The Soft Parade" has a longer spoken word intro, there is more harmonica and Morrison whoops and hollers in "Roadhouse Blues", a longer intro to "L.A. Woamn" and an extra verse in "Cars Hiss By My Window"...just to name a few of the more obvious differences.
I am enjoying the listening experience so far, but to this old guy's pre-conditioned ears, the '99 re-masters still rule the day. On the new ones, the drums are in the forefront and the singing is pushed back in the mix a bit, as I mentioned before. The overall effect is to lose a bit of the Doors' trademark "dark psychedelic sound" in favor of a straight ahead rock approach. Not for all tastes, but interesting.
I'll keep both sets. They are complementary to one another. Not to mention there are bonus tracks on the newer discs. Nothing earth-shattering there, but worth hearing.
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RE: The Doors remixes: To buy or not to buy? - 6/5/2008 4:02:55 PM
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mapachito13
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Congratualtions on your new "baby".
Actually, come to think about it, if our CD's were people, we could populate a couple small towns! Although from the sound of it, I'd be the small town and you'd be the big city!
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