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Review by sonnysin168 January 28, 2012 (6 of 6 found this review helpful)
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Aside from Hot Rocks and More Hot Rocks from way back, this is my third Stones sacd and a dearer title because it reminds me of high school. I previously own a 1990's rbcd version that I find to be loudly mastered, compressed, unclear (muddy to some) and quite bright. I waited quite long for a replacement that I hope to be the definitive version, or at least the one nearest to it. I may have found it.
This shm-sacd is mastered less louder than the rbcd. It's also warmer thus not fatiguing to listen to. The vocals are clearer and more distinct, notwithstanding the peculiar and trademark "twang" of Jagger and Co. The guitars and percussion instruments are nice and less intrusive. The harmonica sounds sweet! Just a little bit more clarity in percussions and a bit fatter bass (to add more body) to some tracks would have rendered this sacd excellent. This and other newly released sacds from audiophile recording companies (i.e. - Mofi, Universal, Warner, Analogue Productions) seem to have that "rounded edge" treatment that's turning out to be the trend nowadays. Looks like "pleasing to the ears" is favored over "intricate details" by record execs. Well, despite being better than the 90's rbcd, even first time listeners can guess that this sacd was from a decades old era as faint tape hiss can be be heard. Outdated sound? Yes, but I like it, in fact very much. Vintage crap? Definitely not!
This may not be one of the stellar shm-sacd releases in terms of sound quality but in my opinion, sounds very good and may be the best digital version so far and definitely gives a good whacking to the 90's rbcd!
Recommended to every Stones fans.
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