Then Play On (remastered)

[sharksfan2000]

Originally Posted by dansven

The sound is great!!!

Yes, overall it is really good and a huge improvement over the old CD. I have to admit that my first listen to the remastered CD was on headphones, and not the greatest headphones at that. I'll see what the sound is like through my speakers next time - might sound much better still!

Originally Posted by dansven

It's ok to include "One Sunny Day" and "Without You", since they appeared on the original UK release. But I dunno... they seem to have more of a Blue Horizon feel... don't quite fit together with the rest. I prefer them on "English Rose" instead...

I can understand that point of view, although for me they sound right being on Then Play On. Part of that is because that's actually where I first heard them, on a UK version of Then Play On (the one with the black cover that's mentioned in the booklet of the new CD) that I had before I'd gotten English Rose.

[dansven]

Originally Posted by sharksfan2000

I can understand that point of view, although for me they sound right being on Then Play On. Part of that is because that's actually where I first heard them, on a UK version of Then Play On (the one with the black cover that's mentioned in the booklet of the new CD) that I had before I'd gotten English Rose.

Yes, I guess it depends on where you first hear the songs. I heard those two songs first on English Rose. And by including them, the album represents better how their live sets where, i.e. jamming, pop songs and blues.

Originally Posted by Dogon

It sounds very much Vaughan Williams to me, a british composer whom Peter seems to have been very fond of in the late sixties.

Good point! Yes, Peter was inspired by Vaughan-Williams. He's a marvellous composer. I have his symphonies, so I'll put them on and og looking for Madge inspirations, hahaha.

[wetcamelfood]

Originally Posted by dansven

Yes, I guess it depends on where you first hear the songs. I heard those two songs first on English Rose. And by including them, the album represents better how their live sets where, i.e. jamming, pop songs and blues.


Good point! Yes, Peter was inspired by Vaughan-Williams. He's a marvellous composer. I have his symphonies, so I'll put them on and og looking for Madge inspirations, hahaha.

That must've been sampled, I can't imagine they'd get someone to put together just that snippet. Having said that, I've never heard of anyone saying they've come across it on another record over all these years so who knows. It's that heavy guitar right before it I'd like to find the master tape of. Peter (or Danny?) sounding like Toni Iommi!

John

[doodyhead]

The vibrato on the guitar of the solo phrase before the orchestral interlude , to me sounds like Danny's trademark wrenching tone. Peter's playing is impromptu and fierce but Danny almost seems to calculate what he will play note by note

[dansven]

Originally Posted by doodyhead

The vibrato on the guitar of the solo phrase before the orchestral interlude , to me sounds like Danny's trademark wrenching tone. Peter's playing is impromptu and fierce but Danny almost seems to calculate what he will play note by note

Yeah, that guitar just before the orchestral bit is Danny.

Then there's some guitar plucking in the background during the orchestral part, that I think is Peter.

[becca]

Mine must be on the slow train west. Really looking forward to hearing/reading this now...