5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing Album, July 18 2005
This review is from: Nightbird (Audio CD)
I've always liked Erasure, but this album has fast become one of my absolute all-time favourites. The first listen, I wasn't sure what to make of it. The next listen, I was hooked. I listen to this CD over and over, almost everyday. It's a great driving CD, BTW.
If you're skeptical, spin tracks 2, 3 and 4 in a row. Play them loud. If those don't move your body, nothing will.
I'm now convinced Andy Bell and Vince Clarke are gifts from music heaven. I'm buying every single and can't wait to hear what comes next.
Simply amazing.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Good songs, but the mastering butchered a great album., Mar 15 2005
This review is from: Nightbird (Audio CD)
While I love the songs and they stay in my head, the louder parts and crescendos of the CD get very harsh and gritty sounding. There is a great deal of compression/limiting on this CD, which ruins it for me. I set the volume control at a comfortable listening level, but end up turning it down because it doesn't sound very good. This CD is at least 3 dB too loud.
I don't wonder why there isn't a mastering credit on this CD. Whoever mastered this CD did a very good job minimizing the damage they did, but I'm sure they were forced to "make it loud" instead of making it sound good. I wouldn't put my name on a CD that sounds like this.
I am extremely dissapointed with the sound quality of this CD. I was going to buy the singles, but since I can't really enjoy listening to the songs, what's the point? I'd love to be able to take this CD back to the store and get my money back.
Don't get me wrong, I've collected all of Erasure's CDs and singles. They are the only band I've done this for. I've been to every concert of theirs I could get to. I'm just tired of having to accept crappy sounding CDs. I'd pay extra for an "audiophile" version that isn't sonically compromised.
Dissapointed Again,
Chris Hudec
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The return of ERASURE, Mar 4 2005
This review is from: Nightbird (Audio CD)
After too many so so Erasure cd's. This group has finally delivered an entire album of songs worth listening to over and over.
There has not been Erasure album this good since Wild and Say I Say I Say I. Thankfully they have delivered NIghtBird. And it is amazing.
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