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Anthrax Among The Living Deluxe
Among The Living delux edition has been released, inc the Odivnekufesin dvd from 1987, the original video for this concert went gold when it was released and is a great, fun concert capturing all the best Anthrax hits and well worth a watch if you dig the album, it also includes a few rare and unreleased tracks. For me this was THE Anthrax release, an album I never got sick off. I was just interested to see has anybody purchased this yet (seems a bit pricey!), and how does the sound come across on the remaster?Last edited by on Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:45 pm, edited 1 time in total. These 'Deluxe Edition' releases tend to go for a lot more than they're actually worth. I've compared the original vs. Remaster sound for a couple other such albums (most notably Nine Inch Nails' Downward Spiral), and I found very little noteworthy difference. Likely what'll end up happening is that they'll make it louder overall and probably make the drums a bit punchier, but nothing that'll make it all that special compared to the original.
The big draw will be the bonus tracks, but alternate takes on songs we already have on the album? Odds are the only real difference will be the solos.I would really only recommend getting this if you don't have the original and really want that DVD. You can get the DVD for around $12 online, and I bought the original album used for $8, so even then you aren't getting a deal per se. And this album needs to be remastered. Why?my thoughts exactly, the production was excellent on the originalThe album had a noticeable lack of low end and the drums were pretty weak if you ask me. I have a ridiculous mancrush on Charlie Benante though, so I tend to forget and just love everything about the album anyway.The re-mastering will not make the drums sound punchier and will not make the low frequencies more prominent.
It will just end up with compression, which will spoil the sound. I will reserve judgement until I hear the cd, some of the remasters I have, came across pretty well imo like Sacred Reich 'Ignorance' and Flotsam & Jetsams 'Doomsday.' Etc, I still love the originals though, but sometimes these remasters if done right can let you hear stuff that wasn't audible before. I also worshipped 'Among The Living' one of my fav thrash albums, so I look forward to hearing this from a differnt angle for the first time in years! Will just hope they dont fuck it up and make it sound like shit though.
This will sound great in my car, I'm very excited. RESPECT THE BADGE!!!!Getting a remastered version of an album, just because it will supposedly sounds better in a car, is not very reasonable in my opinion.Well when I play my copy in my truck i have to crank the knob up to like 50 or so (it only goes up to 60), and i know it's really bad for my speakers. Now I can play it louder, with less collateral damage, or so I believe. I love this cd, and have no problem buying it twice. My truck is where I listen to a good majority of my music, so it sounds like a good investment to me. I can appreciate the 'warm' 80's production, especially on thrash albums, but I like to have my mirrors shaking to my favortite songs too.
Now if they could do the same for Spreading the Disease. This will sound great in my car, I'm very excited. RESPECT THE BADGE!!!!Getting a remastered version of an album, just because it will supposedly sounds better in a car, is not very reasonable in my opinion.Well when I play my copy in my truck i have to crank the knob up to like 50 or so (it only goes up to 60), and i know it's really bad for my speakers. Now I can play it louder, with less collateral damage, or so I believe. I love this cd, and have no problem buying it twice.
My truck is where I listen to a good majority of my music, so it sounds like a good investment to me. I can appreciate the 'warm' 80's production, especially on thrash albums, but I like to have my mirrors shaking to my favortite songs too. Now if they could do the same for Spreading the Disease.You can compress it yourself, without actually waiting for the big dudes at Island do it. And besides the level of loudness will be the same, just with less amplification if you intend to spin it as loud. 'Welcome to the sane asylum, you'll never leave if you keep trying' - Blind Illusion. And this album needs to be remastered. Why?my thoughts exactly, the production was excellent on the originalYeah, and I don't know if it was the case on all 80'ies albums, but they kept the original sound (analog) on the cd version, and really, it sounds absolutely great.
From all the remasters I heard, it will probably have slightly less depth, like Ribos said the drums will be a little punchier - maybe just more loud - and the guitars slightly more crisp. I think it makes the album loose something about its sound, it will sound a little more. Mechanical, digital which is exactly what I don't like in remasters. I noticed it on the Cathedral albums as well as on the Sigh ones. The difference may be hard to notice at first, but it's still there and slightly bothers me when I'm paying close attention to what I'm listening. I already have it, but the packaging and bonus dvd may make me want to dish out the cash.
Though I'm wondering if I'd just buy the dvd alone. I hate when bands/labels remaster old albums.Well, I won't say I hate it as sometimes some of the older albums could use it.I think that, even if an album had poor production, remastering it a decade or two after the fact is betraying the spirit of the album. For example, remastering an album from 1985 with 2006 technology (and, more importantly, a 2006 mindset) won't be any more true to the original intent for the album than the poor production was. Less so, I'd say. Now, if they remastered an album six months or a year later, after signing to some label and getting the cash to do it the way they meant, that might be different. To me, if you don't like the sound of your album, leave it alone and become more resolved to do better next time.That being said, I've not heard this particular remaster, but I'm imagining something awful along the lines of what they did to Killing Is My Business. No dreams breed in breathless sleep.
I hate when bands/labels remaster old albums.Well, I won't say I hate it as sometimes some of the older albums could use it.I think that, even if an album had poor production, remastering it a decade or two after the fact is betraying the spirit of the album. For example, remastering an album from 1985 with 2006 technology (and, more importantly, a 2006 mindset) won't be any more true to the original intent for the album than the poor production was. Less so, I'd say. Now, if they remastered an album six months or a year later, after signing to some label and getting the cash to do it the way they meant, that might be different.
To me, if you don't like the sound of your album, leave it alone and become more resolved to do better next time.That being said, I've not heard this particular remaster, but I'm imagining something awful along the lines of what they did to Killing Is My Business.Totally agreed. Hell, if you want to change something, why not re-record it instead (still gay, I know). And if you're not happy with the sound of your album, why release it in the first place, otherwise, why change something that was released 20 years ago, it's like spitting on your record. I'm about four tracks into the remastered version right now. It's obviously louder, but not annoyingly so and it doesn't detract from the sound of the original recording. It's very well done.I may have to buy this, especially with the second disc DVD.Sounds promising, those recent Ghoul remasters sounded good. I'm always afraid of something like Blizzard of Oz though.
I liked the Peace Sells. Remaster, although i think i'm the only one.No, I think the Peace Sells remaster was the only Megadeth remaster that was generally well received. I'm about four tracks into the remastered version right now. It's obviously louder, but not annoyingly so and it doesn't detract from the sound of the original recording. It's very well done.I may have to buy this, especially with the second disc DVD.Sounds promising then, I think I will have to go for this also. When I was young I got the video when it was first released (it is a nicefuckinvideo ), must have near played the VHS to death and still enjoy watching it now and again (on dvd now), it really captures the spirit of Anthrax at this time in their prime, the playing is very tight and good camera work, short interviews throughout and the blues brothers intro, so if any of you dont have the concert it would be worth getting for this alone, legendary.
Did you hear hear the bonus tracks yet ogmetal?? I'm about four tracks into the remastered version right now.
It's obviously louder, but not annoyingly so and it doesn't detract from the sound of the original recording. It's very well done.I may have to buy this, especially with the second disc DVD.Sounds promising then, I think I will have to go for this also. When I was young I got the video when it was first released (it is a nicefuckinvideo ), must have near played the VHS to death and still enjoy watching it now and again (on dvd now), it really captures the spirit of Anthrax at this time in their prime, the playing is very tight and good camera work, short interviews throughout and the blues brothers intro, so if any of you dont have the concert it would be worth getting for this alone, legendary. Did you hear hear the bonus tracks yet ogmetal??Yes, I heard the bonus tracks. A couple of them were pretty interesting.
Indians with the alternate lead and the alternate versions of One World and Imitation of Life, were pretty strange to hear. I'm about four tracks into the remastered version right now.
It's obviously louder, but not annoyingly so and it doesn't detract from the sound of the original recording. It's very well done.I may have to buy this, especially with the second disc DVD.Sounds promising then, I think I will have to go for this also. When I was young I got the video when it was first released (it is a nicefuckinvideo ), must have near played the VHS to death and still enjoy watching it now and again (on dvd now), it really captures the spirit of Anthrax at this time in their prime, the playing is very tight and good camera work, short interviews throughout and the blues brothers intro, so if any of you dont have the concert it would be worth getting for this alone, legendary. Did you hear hear the bonus tracks yet ogmetal??Yes, I heard the bonus tracks. A couple of them were pretty interesting. Indians with the alternate lead and the alternate versions of One World and Imitation of Life, were pretty strange to hear.Good, I will be interested to hear them, have played this album to death over the years it will be strange hearing different leads etc after learning the original tracks inside out.
The Pendejo's Return. Despues de unos dias de inactividad o actividad baja del pendejo el pendejo regresa. Pues he estado con la gripe estacional que no la gripe A No Me Seais Cabrones No Me Querais Mal. Y Regresa para traeros este clasico del Thrash Metal de los 80 que es sobradamente conocido por Los aficionados a este genero. Este disco contiene grandes canciones como la que da titulo y que habre el disco Among The Living donde esta banda demuestran Todo su buen hacer Tanto a nivel instrumental como vocal. El tema que continua no baja el nivel. Caught In A Mosh.
Un tema rapido con unos riffs De Guitarra sobresalientes y algun cambio de ritmo. El tema Que continua. A im The Law es algo mas calmado en cuanto a velocidad pero en cuanto a contundencia continua en la misma linea. El tema mas famoso de este disco quiza sea Indians. El resto de temas no tiene desperdicio pues este disco quiza sea de los mejores que ha gravado esta gran banda Norteamericana. La edicion que aqui os dejo contiene algunos bonus tracks ademas de estar remasterizada.
Absoluta y definitivamente Recomendado. The Pendejo's Network. Nuevo Disco De esta banda australiana De Hard Rock Sobradamente Conocida a Nivel Mundial. Nuevo disco entre comillas por que lo que este disco contiene son dos CD. El CD-1 Contiene rarezas de estudio tanto de la epoca con Bon Scott Como vocal como con Brian Jhonson.
Estas rarezas son Temas que salieron en las ediciones australianas de sus discos ademas de algunas Caras B y Algun Sound Track. El CD-2 Contiene temas en vivo que no son muy habituales en sus conciertos. Temas como Guns For Hire o This House Is On Fire que yo personalmente jamas habia escuchado en vivo. Y Temas mas habituales En Sus Shows.
De Cualquier forma este disco es mas que recomendable para todo fan y seguidor de esta gran Banda. Muy Recomendable.
The Pendejo's Network.