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December 31, 2003
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This recording is from the 60's?? I don't believe it. This album is SO GOOD.
I don't know TOMMY at all, and this is my first WHO album. Listening from this vantage, I now understand why it was turned into a major Bway musical. The performance captured on this recording is dramatic, intensely ... more |
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September 11, 2003
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I agree with vonwegen regarding the detail on this SACD overshadowing the CD release. When I first heard the CD, I didn't really like the album except for a couple of songs. Then I got the SACD for the hell of it, and boy what a difference. From the first 5 seconds of the first track, I could tell ... more |
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September 3, 2003
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I really agree with nucaleena. I can't believe how popular this album is when the music making is so uninspired and monotonous. The sound is OK, but nothing to get excited about or use as a reference for realism or lifelike tone quality. |
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July 21, 2003
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I was so looking forward to this release. The masters of these sessions must have been horrible. There's alot of overloading and the channel separation is terrible. Everything is blaring at once, and there's no balance. The vocals are everywhere, and it sounds like he was overloading the microphone. ... more |
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July 21, 2003
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How boring can we get?
Abbado has no clue with Wagner. Stay away!
Terfel, while a great stage performer, doesn't do these roles justice in this excerpts SACD. He gives a pretty dull performance of everything here. It's all bad and this disc should be avoided. Sorry, I wanted to like it. You'll be ... more |
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