20th Century Masters - George Jones

Advantages: All the benefits of the quadrophonic recording without the crackle
Disadvantages: the vinal still sounds warmer

...What can I add after that title? I have my original pressing first release vinal album which still sounds superb although getting a quadrophonic amp that still works is a bitch! This SACD presentation brings back much of the original feel and nearly the depth of the original which the cd lacked particuarily if used via naff kit. This is Floyd at their peak in my humble opinion and one of the defining albums of the twentieth century. If you don't already own it buy it now forget Seargent Pepper and th White Album this is the must buy album of all time. Ok you need a sacd player and a decent 5.1 amp to appreciate this album at its best having said that if you have the kit sit back and enjoy. It's hard to believe this album was recorded so long ago considering the multi level nature of the tracks that are so far ahead of their time.... Read review

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Advantages: Flawless Heavy Metal record, technically stunning time signature shifts with occasional classical structuring
Disadvantages: 20 year old production job, could do with a re-mastering

...the track. 'Disposable Heroes' - boom. badda, badda, badda, badda, da. da. da. This riff is intense, and furiously paced. It was hand picked by 'Chimaira' to be covered for the 20th Anniversary version of 'Master of Puppets' that was given away freely on cover mount magazine 'Kerrang!'. What a choice from another great band, it lived up to the hype. Now back to the original, and we're on that intro riff, the thing that strikes most is how tight the band have become over the years. There are absolutely no moments in this track where you don't feel amazed; it's that precise right through. At 8 minutes 16 seconds this kind of intense riffing is bewildering, how on earth do they manage to keep the momentum up for so long? It's over one and a half minutes before 'Hetfield' has even begun to stretch his vocal cords "Bodies fill the fields I see... Read review

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Advantages: The perfect continuation of a popular score with a lot more drama thrown in
Disadvantages: If you never bought into any aspect of the Star Wars saga, then you probably won't like it

...(3:05) 8. Yoda and the Force (4:02) 9. The Duel (4:03) 10. The Battle in the Snow (3:48) 1997 2-CD Special Edition CD 1 1. 20th Century Fox Fanfare (0:21) 2. Main Title/Ice Planet Hoth** (8:08) 3. The Wampa's Lair/Vision of Obi-Wan*/Snowspeeders Take Flight (8:48) 4. The Imperial Probe*/Aboard the Executor* (4:24) 5. The Battle of Hoth (14:48) 6. The Asteroid Field (4:15) 7. Arrival on Dagobah** (4:52) 8. Luke's Nocturnal Visitor (2:35) 9. Han Solo and the Princess (3:26) 10. Jedi Master Revealed/Mynock Cave** (5:44) 11. The Training of a Jedi Knight**/The Magic Tree (5:15) CD 2 1. Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) (3:02) 2. Yoda's Theme (3:29) 3. Attacking a Star Destroyer (3:04) 4. Yoda and the Force (4:02) 5. Imperial Starfleet Employed*/City in the Clouds (6:03) 6. Lando's Palace (3:53) 7. Betrayal... Read review

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