Have you got an original vinyl copy to compare? Might be forced to buy this...Just listening to this for the second time on the trot.
Wow. Superb. Just wow.
No, to be honest, I’m fairly new to SW & PT. I’ve got Absentia on cd ripped to my Mac & also via Tidal but not original vinyl, so no direct comparison. However, all I can say is it sounds excellent. Bass, drums, guitars, vocals, little background atmospheric noises all so nice. Quiet pressing & quality packaging. Ok so my one criticism is the inner sleeves which aren’t poly-lined/ anti-static. Someone mentioned about not rating the dead wing re-release, & again I’ve only got the digital versions as a comparison but my vinyl copy is again excellent.Have you got an original vinyl copy to compare? Might be forced to buy this...
I noticed in the green place that a couple of people reported that Deadwing doesn't sound too good. Well, I played my clear copy a couple of times yesterday and couldn't disagree more - sounds fab to me.
Definitely not.Are these remastered versions available on CD?
Or is this download the remaster?:
https://burningshed.com/pt_inabsentia_flac?filter_name=In absentia&filter_sub_category=true
Definitely not.
If you do a search for Porcupine Tree on that link it comes up with 90 items.Even though that linked download includes, in the description:
“In a groundbreaking deal, Porcupine Tree have secured the rights to release uncompressed versions of their back catalogue. Further titles will be added over the coming months.“
??
Strange, when we saw him in Glasgow I checked as I'd read reports of excessive volume and we were getting around 80db most of the time (front circle).Went to see him last night at a small venue, seats around 1,000. Had nice seats up in the balcony but the PA was way too loud IMO. I don’t know why they do that, but I had to leave after his first set. I was getting 117 decibels on my phone app. I had ear protection and it didn’t really help. I was getting pounded with the bass. I can’t imagine what the dB level was for the folks sitting stage right in front of the stack of speakers. I’ll be enjoying his LP’s and videos in the future. I’m done seeing him live.
Strange, when we saw him in Glasgow I checked as I'd read reports of excessive volume and we were getting around 80db most of the time (front circle).
Has anyone any idea why on the SW remastered version of In Absentia on vinyl, the track Chloroform is missing? Its on the original vinyl version. I don't think it was on the standard CD version, but was included on the 2 CD European issue.
Can't help thinking that anyone who has the original vinyl may feel a bit cheated by the re-release having a track chopped off it!
Might be worth trying earplugs like these...Nice to hear the remasters are pleasing, the originals really are a sad state of affairs on a good system.
@John, I saw him earlier on the tour and having seen him many times without complaints I was very disappointed with the loudness. Way over the top. Unfortunately I developed a bit of a double sided ear infection at the same time following a flushing of my ears, so I can't say what the cause is with confidence, but this concert marks the beginning of my first period of tinnitus in my life. Not a bad case, but I really hope it will go away. In the future I will leave venues that make my ears hurt, it's not worth it.
Might be worth trying earplugs like these...