Knuckledragger Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Posted July 9, 2013 Hoo boy. So the original members of Black Sabbath got together and recorded a new album. I think they were inspired by RHCP.
MoonShine Posted July 9, 2013 Report Posted July 9, 2013 Yeah it's too bad because the songs are good, imo.
Grahame Posted July 9, 2013 Report Posted July 9, 2013 Yeah, but the clipping sounds so much better in 24/192 Hi Rez
roadtonowhere08 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Posted July 9, 2013 (edited) It's a Rick Rubin album, whadya expect? Edited July 9, 2013 by roadtonowhere08
TMoney Posted July 9, 2013 Report Posted July 9, 2013 Wow. Look at that brick wall. That being said, I find with a lot of recent releases the vinyl release gets a way better (read: more dynamic) mix. Maybe once someone gets their hands on a vinyl copy they can report back?
roadtonowhere08 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Posted July 9, 2013 There have been a few rips already. Two are up on a certain Russian site, and another is up on a very well known vinyl ripping site. PM me if you need a point in the right direction.
Knuckledragger Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Posted July 9, 2013 I just want to see some waveforms.There is a "Mastered for iTunes" version, which is 256kbps AAC, of course. There's also a Japanese SHM-CD version. I am not sure if any of them are mastered any differently than the version I posted. I have the Best Buy 2CD version, FWIW.
roadtonowhere08 Posted July 10, 2013 Report Posted July 10, 2013 Here are the wavforms from one of the Russian site rippers:
iganiats Posted July 30, 2013 Report Posted July 30, 2013 After seeing Blacka Sabbath's work my eyes dropped off. Pitty but i did not expected anything else from rick rubin. Is Vlado Meller anywhere in credits?
roadtonowhere08 Posted July 30, 2013 Report Posted July 30, 2013 "Blacka Sabbath" Yeah I said it out loud.
Dusty Chalk Posted July 31, 2013 Report Posted July 31, 2013 It's the Italian Black Sabbath tribute band.
Knuckledragger Posted August 13, 2013 Author Report Posted August 13, 2013 Not my image (and, ahem, not my FONT CHOICE), but a painful comparison to to the original album and the "best of" remaster.
roadtonowhere08 Posted August 13, 2013 Report Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) What is that? Chalkboard font? And yeah, some people don't like the sound of their debut. Too much reverb and sounds too much like arena rock. I say screw that. They NAILED the sound for that album. Fit the mood perfectly. I quite like the plain US CD issue, but I am sure the Z 47857 vinyl ripped by someone skilled would sound amazing. Edited August 13, 2013 by roadtonowhere08
Knuckledragger Posted September 22, 2013 Author Report Posted September 22, 2013 Offered without comment:
Dusty Chalk Posted October 2, 2013 Report Posted October 2, 2013 Rush remix Vapor Trails ...but do they make it listenable? Listening now...will report back if I can finish it...not set up to take a screencaps of waveform from online streaming...
Grahame Posted October 2, 2013 Report Posted October 2, 2013 Well, you had to make me break out the science, didn't you. foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2013-10-01 22:21:33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Rush / Vapor Trails -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR6 0.00 dB -6.96 dB 5:09 01-One Little Victory DR5 -0.01 dB -5.97 dB 5:28 02-Ceiling Unlimited DR5 -0.01 dB -6.36 dB 5:41 03-Ghost Rider DR5 0.00 dB -6.27 dB 5:23 04-Peaceable Kingdom DR5 -0.01 dB -6.13 dB 4:29 05-The Stars Look Down DR5 -0.01 dB -6.42 dB 4:05 06-How It Is DR5 -0.01 dB -6.71 dB 4:58 07-Vapor Trails DR4 0.00 dB -5.65 dB 6:35 08-Secret Touch DR5 -0.01 dB -5.49 dB 5:38 09-Earthshine DR5 0.00 dB -6.24 dB 3:41 10-Sweet Miracle DR5 0.00 dB -6.70 dB 4:49 11-Nocturne DR6 0.00 dB -6.81 dB 6:21 12-Freeze -- Part IV Of 'Fear' DR4 -0.01 dB -5.71 dB 5:04 13-Out Of The Cradle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 13 Official DR value: DR5 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 1057 kbps Codec: FLAC ================================================================================ foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2013-10-01 22:22:30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Rush / Vapor Trails Remixed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR7 -0.30 dB -8.05 dB 5:09 01-One Little Victory DR8 -0.30 dB -9.35 dB 5:28 02-Ceiling Unlimited DR7 -0.30 dB -9.05 dB 5:41 03-Ghost Rider DR7 -0.30 dB -9.23 dB 5:24 04-Peaceable Kingdom DR8 -0.30 dB -9.26 dB 4:28 05-The Stars Look Down DR6 -0.30 dB -8.39 dB 4:05 06-How It Is DR8 -0.30 dB -10.37 dB 4:58 07-Vapor Trail DR7 -0.30 dB -8.64 dB 6:35 08-Secret Touch DR7 -0.30 dB -8.44 dB 5:38 09-Earthshine DR7 -0.30 dB -8.88 dB 3:41 10-Sweet Miracle DR7 -0.30 dB -8.65 dB 4:49 11-Nocturne DR8 -0.30 dB -9.43 dB 6:21 12-Freeze Part IV Of ''Fear'' DR7 -0.30 dB -9.05 dB 5:04 13-Out Of The Cradle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 13 Official DR value: DR7 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 1017 kbps Codec: FLAC ================================================================================
Torpedo Posted October 2, 2013 Report Posted October 2, 2013 The remix (remaster?) seems to be a higher DR, which looks good as a starter. Does it really sound better/different?
Dusty Chalk Posted October 2, 2013 Report Posted October 2, 2013 I don't know, I'd have to A/B them -- I'm still hearing some serious clipping, but (a) I'm still listening to it, so it is listenable, and (b ) I'm listening on a completely different system than I did then, so it be being euphonized. Cheers for doing that, Graham. Thought I'd compare it to Snakes and Ladders -- which, although very compressed, is still quite listenable. I consider S&L to be compressed the way we would expect a contemporary rock'n'roll record to be -- perhaps a little harsh. Vapor Trails Remixed is still worse.
Knuckledragger Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Posted November 7, 2013 OH DEAR LORD. This isn't a remaster, but it illustrates what's wrong with buying techno on the web in 2013:
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