What if I told you there was a version of Pearl Jam's Ten where you could audibly understand every word out of Eddie's mouth even if you didn't know the lyrics already...
@theunabeefer I'd ask what you've been snorting 🤣
@stueytheround They had a more recent producer remix and master the album for a deluxe edition. They were never happy with the original (record-label-forced production) and wanted it to better represent their sound. (Similar to the Beatles un-Spectoring Let It Be) It's the only version of Ten I listen to anymore, because the original always bothered me.
@stueytheround It's amazing what removing 40 layers of reverb can do to a song. Also a great example of what the role of mixer and producer can really do for or against a band's work.
@theunabeefer Thanks for this info.
I am going to see if Prime has it in their "UHD" section.
@stueytheround Check out Ten Redux by Pearl Jam on Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B00EE40FC6
@stueytheround Be sure to let me know your thoughts, once you've listened to enough. It's still far from my favorite PJ album, but it's bumped it up a bit for me.
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Listening now in ultraHD through my good amp and speakers.
Oh boy!
Suddenly it's all making sense!
All these years I thought Eddie's diction was terrible and it isn't that at all.
@voltronic we discussed this before.
I'd really be interested in your thoughts on this. The difference is profound. Every instrument in it's right space and you *can hear the words*!
@stueytheround @voltronic I think "Why Go" is a perfect example of the difference in intensity too. I remember a friend talking about how, even back then, their concerts would just "punch you in the gut" with the intensity they played with, and how that never translated to the album. I think the Redux corrects that a lot. It seems closer to how their live performances of the time would sound.
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I don't have YouTube music or Amazon music but I found it on regular YT.
I have never enjoyed listening to Pearl Jam because of Vedder's vocals, and this is revelation of clarity I have to say.
On the negative side, the remix/remaster seems to have suffered from dynamic range compression compared to the original.
I will have to find uncompressed samples of each to analyze to see if that's what I'm hearing.
@voltronic @stueytheround I'm sure there's still some compression on the HD due to people liking to compress things in their production these days, while the original was essentially just analog... But YouTube (video) is also notorious for compressing and re-encoding things people upload. I can always tell a difference in my own uploads compared to the source I started with. Drives me nuts.
@voltronic @stueytheround My wife can NOT stand Vedder's voice... But I still had to show her some years back that he had, in fact, enunciated quite clearly in recording. It almost sounds like he's actively enunciating on purpose.
Then the production practically forced a reputation on him. Almost sad if you think about it. But also, I wonder how much of a hit the album would've been if produced clearly...
@theunabeefer Brilliant! Thanks!