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pidunk 08:47 am UTC 07/13/07 |
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Pandora's Box questions and comments - EricMontreal22 11:41 pm UTC 07/10/07 |
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I couldn't imagine changing a thing on it, the way Jim put it together, produced it or anything. If you knew what it is about, you might not either. I think it has a rich tapestry of unwritten poetry (if music production can be elevated to the level of poetry).
> Pandora's Box is one of the first full Steinman albums I
> owned (yes before Bat out of Hell) back in the late 90s
> when I heard that All Coming Back to Me was first used on
> it and found a copy of the CD by chance in a used store.
> So I pretty much had the album memorised but haven't
> played it too much the past few years...
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> Recently I picked up the remastered edition with the PAL
> DVD and so it's been back in my stereo on rotation--and
> I'm reminded of how much I like it--I think it may be
> overall my fave Steinman project. Although I probably
> slightly prefer Celine's Back to Me Now--Pandora's is
> close in my book and otherwise I prefer all the PB
> versions of tracks to the later "covers" done (The Future
> especially--since I've become quite used to the BOHIII
> version which I think just doesn't work as well at all).
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> I've not been on this site long but from what I've read
> most people seem to think PB coulda done with some
> editing--what would people change?
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> It is too bad the project was overall not a commercial
> success--I think this kinda album is the ideal way to
> showcase Jim's talents.
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> Also there was one comment made about the remaster being
> done too "hot" (I think that's the term--the balance too
> high)--what's the general consensus on the remastering
> job? I admit in headphones at parts it does sound a bit
> *too* amped up losing some clarity but that could be my
> headphones--I haven't done a direct comparison. It is
> nice to have full lyrics now and the DVD portions (even
> though I wish there was an NTSC edition as I have to watch
> it on my laptop...)
>
> E
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