"Famous Blue Raincoat"..


...what's all the praise about?

I have a mint US Cypress copy, (I'm trying to remember if this one or the Canadian issue was praised the most). I listened to some of it today. While it is "clean & clear", it has that digital, uninvolving edge that kind of turns me off.

Being Thanksgiving and all, and since I always pull out Suzanne Vega's "Solitude Standing" this time of year, ("Fancy Poultry Parts"), I thought I'd make a comparison. They are both from the digital recording age. (SV from 87' - JW from 86').

Playing the JW, I was thinking, very critically, not really enjoying the listen, the experience, the music.

SV, now, this is a totally different listening experience! It sounds great! Nothing edgy, nothing sterile, nothing out of the ordinary. It is in fact an lp I hold in the highest regard, still.

The SV should really be the lp commanding the high prices. Thankfully it is available to us, the ones who love music, for a reasonable price.
slaw
FYI - Stevie "RaveOn" plays the guitar on FBR's "First We Take Manhatten...".
This Cd sounds fine ims,no digital traces. I JUST DISCOVERED IT THE OTHER IN A THRIFT SHOP FOR 2 BUCKS.
Frogman: Referring to your post on12/02/14: ..for me it's the artificial sound. There's not a hint of ANALOG here.

My question is:, how can such a well regarded lp, sound so artificial/almost digital in it's overall presentation?/ then, the majority of people here, poo.poo. my, or any disagreement with the majority.

I don't know how many times I can listen to it.. and not come to the same result! It has ARTIFICIAL sound!!!!

Nothing at all, analog about it!
Don't sweat it, folks have been using early digital albums to evaluate gear for a long time. After all, one should use the music one likes to judge gear and if it's on 78s, or Elcassettes it really doesn't matter.

Dire Straights "Brothers In Arms" is another early digital recording that many use for reference and the sound quality is even worse. A head scratcher for sure.