Midnight Oil

Subject: Re: [powderworks] DVD and remasters details on website
From: koala.sprint@gmail.com
Date: 30/05/2014, 7:32 pm
To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au, powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au

I was thinking that too. A boxset is typically a full stop on a bands career. It seems that guys had thought the band was done for good, but I guess the initial shelving of the project 2 years ago was done after Pete told them he'd had enough of politics.   

Who knows and who cares. If they're getting back together it really doesn't matter who, why, what or where. Just when!


Stephen
From: Chris seeker42@gmail.com [powderworks]
Sent: Friday, 30 May 2014 11:01
To: Powderworks
Reply To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au
Subject: Re: [powderworks] DVD and remasters details on website

 

Certainly I'd assume it's a sign that the boxset won't be out any time soon.

If I may be hopeful for a moment: Perhaps the band doesn't want to do a boxset because they're not sure they're done yet...

- Chris


On 30 May 2014 19:00, Patrick Joller patrick@propagandagem.com [powderworks] <powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au> wrote:
 

Maybe the boxset’s coffin is now sealed, and we won’t get anything else than these remasters


On 30 May 2014, at 10:25, koala.sprint@gmail.com [powderworks] <powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au> wrote:


I'm nervous about these releases trickling out. Single album remasters, black rain falls etc. I can see us all shelling out small fortunes only to have the boxset come out in the next couple of years with the same releases. We'll bitch and moan but will probably buy it anyway as it will have an unheard 3rd out-take version of Naked Flame or the like. 


Stephen
From: Chris seeker42@gmail.com [powderworks]
Sent: Friday, 30 May 2014 10:19
To: Powderworks; dingus_mcgee@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [powderworks] Re: DVD and remasters details on website

 

On 30 May 2014 18:15, dingus_mcgee@yahoo.com [powderworks] <powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au> wrote:
 

if you mean the remasters that Jim did and were initially available only on  iTunes, then yes they are worth it.  across the board, to my ear the remasters are improved in sound quality.  at first i quibbled a bit with his choice on Progress, but i suppose he's entitled if anyone is, and i do like his version better than the original release anyways.  D&D is probably closest to the original, but in the US we got Gunbarrel Highway, and the rest of the remaster sounds like its a better recording as well.

D&D is both the most similar and the one which contains the largest changes - in particular, Sometimes is more of a remix than a remaster.
IMO it's not worth it, the original sounded fine.

I agree the others are better across the board. Unfortunately some rather modern aggressive dynamic range compression has crept in during mastering, but there's more to sound quality than DR.

Interesting that they're getting a CD release now - I wasn't expecting that until the boxset.

- Chris