Comments on: Top Five Reasons To Own Keep An Eye On The Sky http://www.purepoponline.com/top-five-reasons-to-own-keep-an-eye-on-the-sky/ New and Used Tapes, CD's & Vinyl in Burlington Vermont since 1980 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:14:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Herb http://www.purepoponline.com/top-five-reasons-to-own-keep-an-eye-on-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Herb Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:00:34 +0000 http://www.purepoponline.com/?p=1060#comment-535 Well, it really comes down to how much you like either artist. The Hitchcock box is fantastic as well. As far as The Big Star stuff goes, it's more than a "hot mastering", I assure you. These songs have really been cleaned up to a much higher standard than the previously available versions. Also, if you're a fan, the demo's, rehearsals and live tracks are fascinating and enjoyable to listen to more than once. Well, it really comes down to how much you like either artist. The Hitchcock box is fantastic as well. As far as The Big Star stuff goes, it’s more than a “hot mastering”, I assure you. These songs have really been cleaned up to a much higher standard than the previously available versions. Also, if you’re a fan, the demo’s, rehearsals and live tracks are fascinating and enjoyable to listen to more than once.

]]> By: Terry B http://www.purepoponline.com/top-five-reasons-to-own-keep-an-eye-on-the-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Terry B Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:39:27 +0000 http://www.purepoponline.com/?p=1060#comment-533 I don't know. I mean BS are one of my touchstone pop bands and certainly worthy of all the critical spooge they've been tossed, but I'm on the fence with the box set. Unless I want to triple my current investment by getting the vinyl reissues for a modest fidelity increase that would be lost once they were 'dropped to MP3 for the car, I can't see a lot of benefit in the extras that I can't get from the fantasy twofer and Ryko Third reissue. I'm mostly afraid that the classic (#1R, RC, SL/3RD) material has just had a hot mastering done to make it more modern. That Robyn Hitchcock box set (#1, have all the vinyl from the second set) begs for the investment a little more. Convince me otherwise? TB I don’t know. I mean BS are one of my touchstone pop bands and certainly worthy of all the critical spooge they’ve been tossed, but I’m on the fence with the box set. Unless I want to triple my current investment by getting the vinyl reissues for a modest fidelity increase that would be lost once they were ‘dropped to MP3 for the car, I can’t see a lot of benefit in the extras that I can’t get from the fantasy twofer and Ryko Third reissue. I’m mostly afraid that the classic (#1R, RC, SL/3RD) material has just had a hot mastering done to make it more modern. That Robyn Hitchcock box set (#1, have all the vinyl from the second set) begs for the investment a little more. Convince me otherwise?

TB

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