I just shed a tear - proud father

EdsonNascimento

Who Princess wrote:

brianlux wrote:

Speaking of The Who, I have a Who CD question. I have a decent selection of Who on vinyl but none of CD. I've read various reviews of some classic Who albums- Who Sell out and Live at Leeds in particular- and reading these has made choice difficult. The 1995 remasters are supposed to be good but their earlier CD's thus lower sampling rate thus more harsh/less warm. The 2001 remasters are said to have better sound but poorer remastering.

So I'm wondering what some of you Who fans think and know of these different formats. Recommendations?

Thanks.

OK, without hijacking the thread to much . . .

The new version of Quad--I can't help you with that one. I've heard mixed reactions from other Wholies and so I haven't bought it yet.

Can't really add much because you did a great job... But get the new Quad. Especially if you have the sound system to appreciate the DVD. I think this is where a lot of mixed reviews come in. They only did half the album. I do think they picked the songs that would benefit the most. But I'm sure at some point they'll put out another version with the entire music DVD. The CDs are also an improvement. Again, stereo makes a difference. Plus, the outtake discs are cool. I had some of it on a boot from back in the day, but still good stuff.

Quad is my uncontested favorite album of all time.

To get back on track, my 12 year old just came up to me the other day and asked if we could load Quad up on his iPod......

afroannnie

Empty Glass wrote:

I'm in the basement folding laundry, cleaning up playing some tunes.

My oldest comes downstairs starts playing Mario Kart on the wii. 5:15 from The Who comes on...he says "hey dad, this song rocks"

I had to stop what I was doing and hug him. "Yes son, this does rock".

He's 6 in a month.

Nice! My stepdad introduced me to the Who, Pink Floyd, Zep, and the Stones around the same age as your son...and I loved (still do of course) all of it.

Suziemay

Empty Glass wrote:

I'm in the basement folding laundry, cleaning up playing some tunes.

My oldest comes downstairs starts playing Mario Kart on the wii. 5:15 from The Who comes on...he says "hey dad, this song rocks"

I had to stop what I was doing and hug him. "Yes son, this does rock".

He's 6 in a month.

That's so awesome, Jeremy! Stories like these make having kids sound less daunting. Happy Sunday!

Who Princess

EdsonNascimento wrote:

Who Princess wrote:

OK, without hijacking the thread to much . . .

The new version of Quad--I can't help you with that one. I've heard mixed reactions from other Wholies and so I haven't bought it yet.

Can't really add much because you did a great job... But get the new Quad. Especially if you have the sound system to appreciate the DVD. I think this is where a lot of mixed reviews come in. They only did half the album. I do think they picked the songs that would benefit the most. But I'm sure at some point they'll put out another version with the entire music DVD. The CDs are also an improvement. Again, stereo makes a difference. Plus, the outtake discs are cool. I had some of it on a boot from back in the day, but still good stuff.

Quad is my uncontested favorite album of all time.

To get back on track, my 12 year old just came up to me the other day and asked if we could load Quad up on his iPod......

Thanks for the suggestion. I really love Quad and have been pretty close to buying the new one so I expect I will. And I agree, they will almost surely put out yet another version and I will buy that one too.

EdsonNascimento

Who Princess wrote:

EdsonNascimento wrote:

Who Princess wrote:

OK, without hijacking the thread to much . . .

The new version of Quad--I can't help you with that one. I've heard mixed reactions from other Wholies and so I haven't bought it yet.

Can't really add much because you did a great job... But get the new Quad. Especially if you have the sound system to appreciate the DVD. I think this is where a lot of mixed reviews come in. They only did half the album. I do think they picked the songs that would benefit the most. But I'm sure at some point they'll put out another version with the entire music DVD. The CDs are also an improvement. Again, stereo makes a difference. Plus, the outtake discs are cool. I had some of it on a boot from back in the day, but still good stuff.

Quad is my uncontested favorite album of all time.

To get back on track, my 12 year old just came up to me the other day and asked if we could load Quad up on his iPod......

Thanks for the suggestion. I really love Quad and have been pretty close to buying the new one so I expect I will. And I agree, they will almost surely put out yet another version and I will buy that one too.

I generally do not buy reissues. Don't see the need (and with 500+ CDs and the rate of reissue, it would be quite expensive). This ones worth it. The book is cool, too if you get super deluxe. Theres actually a day by day recording diary among other stuff. Pete really goes into detail on how he developed this. There's also some cool stills from the movie and locations (mics over ocean for sea sound effects) in the book. I would think a Who Princess (or Prince) would need to have it.

And as I said, if you have a DVD audio player, the sound on that disc is ridiculous. Imagine the sea just engulfing you. And the quad parts are all around you. Phenomenal.

Who Princess

EdsonNascimento wrote:

I generally do not buy reissues. Don't see the need (and with 500+ CDs and the rate of reissue, it would be quite expensive). This ones worth it. The book is cool, too if you get super deluxe. Theres actually a day by day recording diary among other stuff. Pete really goes into detail on how he developed this. There's also some cool stills from the movie and locations (mics over ocean for sea sound effects) in the book. I would think a Who Princess (or Prince) would need to have it.

And as I said, if you have a DVD audio player, the sound on that disc is ridiculous. Imagine the sea just engulfing you. And the quad parts are all around you. Phenomenal.

I'll admit it was uncharacteristic of me not to buy it. (But I'd also thought my prince might get it for me for Christmas. :think: ) I should have disregarded the bitchfest around it that you find on Who boards. Wholies can be a surly lot. Time for me to start shopping.

Quad really is Pete's masterpiece. When I've had a bad day, a sure cure is to crank up Quad. :thumbup:

EdsonNascimento

Who Princess wrote:

I should have disregarded the bitchfest around it that you find on Who boards. Wholies can be a surly lot. Time for me to start shopping.

Quad really is Pete's masterpiece.

Yeah. It's just The Who's fan board where fans can be needlessly overly critical of the band putting stuff out for the fans. That would never happen around these parts. :roll:

brianlux

EdsonNascimento wrote:

Who Princess wrote:

I should have disregarded the bitchfest around it that you find on Who boards. Wholies can be a surly lot. Time for me to start shopping.

Quad really is Pete's masterpiece.

Yeah. It's just The Who's fan board where fans can be needlessly overly critical of the band putting stuff out for the fans. That would never happen around these parts. :roll:

Edson, that's why you need to spend more time on AMT where there's never a harsh work or criticism spoken. (I'm practicing irony- next week: hyperbole. )

Oh, and thanks for the tips re Quad , the album that inspired my to buy a scooter around 1971... only I nearly killed myself on it a few time...

EdsonNascimento

brianlux wrote:

EdsonNascimento wrote:

Who Princess wrote:

I should have disregarded the bitchfest around it that you find on Who boards. Wholies can be a surly lot. Time for me to start shopping.

Quad really is Pete's masterpiece.

Yeah. It's just The Who's fan board where fans can be needlessly overly critical of the band putting stuff out for the fans. That would never happen around these parts. :roll:

Edson, that's why you need to spend more time on AMT where there's never a harsh work or criticism spoken. (I'm practicing irony- next week: hyperbole. )

Oh, and thanks for the tips re Quad , the album that inspired my to buy a scooter around 1971... only I nearly killed myself on it a few time...

I know! AMT - Home on the Range - seldom is heard a discouraging word!

Dr Jimmy just came on the rotation!

Scooters can be dangerous if you're not trained properly.

Who Princess

EdsonNascimento wrote:

Who Princess wrote:

I should have disregarded the bitchfest around it that you find on Who boards. Wholies can be a surly lot. Time for me to start shopping.

Quad really is Pete's masterpiece.

Yeah. It's just The Who's fan board where fans can be needlessly overly critical of the band putting stuff out for the fans. That would never happen around these parts. :roll:

This made me laugh!

I love this board tho. None of the Who boards are as fun as this one. (Just my opinion, other Wholies! :shifty: )