So I listened to Powerslave...

I'm not an audiophile by any means (whatever that means) and have only dabbled in a bit of amatuer music production in Cubase and the like.  But, one thing I can definitely hear on the older versions that I don't hear on the remasters is "space."  Even with the very first album, and especially more dynamic pieces like Powerslave and Seventh Son, each instrument and vocal line has so much more air around it, doesn't feel mushed into the other instruments, and the highs and lows are both higher and lower, respectively.  Case in point:  any solo on those albums with the volume turned way up, SHOULD be damn near ear piercing.  It SHOULDN'T be just as loud as the rest of the music, which is how the remasters sound to me.  They still rock hard, but after hearing the originals, they hardly rock.  They are quieter recordings, for sure, but just turn the volume up more.
 
I can understand people becoming accustomed to the versions that they are the most familiar with.  Which is why, typically, newer fans seem to have fewer issues with those remasters than us oldies because those are the versions they heard first.

I've listened to the original CD issues of the first 9 albums quite literally thousands of times each.  I think I may have listened to the remasters a half dozen times each.  I've only kept them for their incredibly accurate booklets.  :bigsmile:
 
I've got no problem with the remasters except why is the intro to powerslave  on the wrong track , what happened there .
 
Feverdog said:
I've got no problem with the remasters except why is the intro to powerslave  on the wrong track , what happened there .
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I believe that is on all of the remasters.
 
For the best quality sounding on Maiden 80's albums, get all the Black Triangle releases and all japanese releases for any band, so to speak. Package and sounding second to none! :edmetal:
 
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