Vaenyr
Ancient Mariner
Jokes aside, get well soon! Stuff like that really drains your energy. Definitely not a fun situation.
Jer
'Til Tomorrow
Finished my first full listen, and for me the first six tracks are clearly superior to the originals, but then it starts to come off the rails a bit.
“Shoot All The Clowns” doesn’t benefit from the added horns, and the emphasis on the lower vocal harmonies is weird. “Fire” is a mixed bag, but I think the original was more cohesive. “Sacred Cowboys” benefits from losing the opening scream, and the clean guitar accents are interesting, but the chorus loses some punch. “Tears Of The Dragon” is still great, but the original was basically perfect, so it’s still a step or two down.
The “live in studio” tracks are a curiosity, especially because they sound like live demoing with Roy rather than more live tracks from the sessions that became Alive In Studio A, but they’re nothing I’d come back to often.
At least the first six songs are all improved, IMO, rehabilitating some and helping others reach their full potential.
“Shoot All The Clowns” doesn’t benefit from the added horns, and the emphasis on the lower vocal harmonies is weird. “Fire” is a mixed bag, but I think the original was more cohesive. “Sacred Cowboys” benefits from losing the opening scream, and the clean guitar accents are interesting, but the chorus loses some punch. “Tears Of The Dragon” is still great, but the original was basically perfect, so it’s still a step or two down.
The “live in studio” tracks are a curiosity, especially because they sound like live demoing with Roy rather than more live tracks from the sessions that became Alive In Studio A, but they’re nothing I’d come back to often.
At least the first six songs are all improved, IMO, rehabilitating some and helping others reach their full potential.