Remasters vs. Originals? Remasters worth it?

jackhammer · 06-10-2011, 06:01 PM

A lot of 80's Thrash Metal has been given remasters and they quite frankly sound awful. Megadeth's So Far So Good So What and Anthrax's Among The Living are just 2 examples where the remastering sounds even worse than the original releases and I a m glad that I have the original mixes.

This does also hinder me if I don't have a particular album on CD for whatever reason and it's much more difficult trying to find the original releases. I usually have to search for small indie outlets in order to get the originals.

Heavier music recorded with limited resources in the first place does not warrant remastering at all IMO.

06-10-2011, 06:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	A lot of 80's Thrash Metal has been given remasters and they quite frankly sound awful. Megadeth's So Far So Good So What and Anthrax's Among The Living are just 2 examples where the remastering sounds even worse than the original releases and I a m glad that I have the original mixes. This does also hinder me if I don't have a particular album on CD for whatever reason and it's much more difficult trying to find the original releases. I usually have to search for small indie outlets in order to get the originals. Heavier music recorded with limited resources in the first place does not warrant remastering at all IMO. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”