Tea41 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Has anybody actually received their new DW2 vinyl reissue yet from JP.com? They should be in people's hands by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Agree 100%, seems silly for Jimmy to go through all that work remastering DW2 and not also make it available on CD or a payable lossless digital format like wav or flac. I would take mp3, but it's lossy and truly defeats the purpose of remastering. Most people do not have turntables anymore, so what's the point of re-releasing DW2, some of Page's best work ever, on vinyl only? Probably the sheer rarity of it but perhaps also because of the resurgence of vinyl in recent years. When they did the TSRTS re-issue, they had CD and vinyl formats available. I've been waiting for 20 years for an official Page-remastered DW2 on CD, very disappointing. I can't get enough of Who's To Blame, City Sirens, Jam Sandwich, Carole's Theme, Shadow In The City, Prelude, and the rocking Hypnotizing Ways. Oh well, still have my Japanese import CD which is good, but needs an up-to-date modern remastering job. There's no reason for clicks and pops in the music anymore. I have some vinyl records that are nearly as old as me (and some that are older) and the vast majority of them sound just as good as the day I first purchased them. It's all in how well you take care of them. Even CDs, the supposedly "indestructible" media, is prone to scratches and skips. Even digital files can be damaged or lost, especially if you don't have a secure back up system in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvana Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 The bottom line is that we all love Jimmy, that's a given, HOWEVER - there is a growing frustration, and rightly so, over the complete lack of new musical material from a man many of us here consider a genius. I know I do. Re-releasing the DWII package would be ok so long as it came after a release of new material - so long promised by Jimmy. As of this point in time, I don't think the DWII album has even sold out yet. 1000 copies and it hasn't sold well. No surprise at all, I hope Jimmy isn't taken back by that. Jimmy, your people need real substance from you. Not a re-packaged nugget from the past. You know, call me crazy, but I REALLY get this feeling that Jimmy will release new material, and lots of it, but I sense he is waiting for a certain point in Time. A moment when the time is right to release it. I have faith in Jimmy and still hope that he wont let us all down. He's just waiting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I REALLY get this feeling that Jimmy will release new material, and lots of it, but I sense he is waiting for a certain point in Time. A moment when the time is right to release it. I have faith in Jimmy and still hope that he wont let us all down. He's just waiting... "I really get this feeling"..."have faith"..."he's just waiting"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudslider Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I'm rolling on the floor to; the killing floor! I love Jimmy Page dearly and wish him well, but I do believe his creative days are long by him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I'm rolling on the floor to; the killing floor! I love Jimmy Page dearly and wish him well, but I do believe his creative days are long by him. Unfortunately, this may be the truth us fans must have to accept now. But, I guess you never know. Always hope, but not as much as in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea41 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 As a 40 year Zep fan, I'd love to hear one more killer Jimmy Page solo album, back to his guitar army diverse sound ala Coverdale-Page, but not necessarily with Coverdale. We all know he has it in him, as I agree with nirvana above, I KNOW Page has got killer stuff up his sleeve, a person that creative cannot just "shut it off". I think the issue is that he cannot find a singer up to par with his guitar genius that he also has chemistry with, besides Plant. It's not an easy gig for a singer to match up to Page's high level, as Coverdale said, he layed down what he thought was the final vocal take for a track off the C/P album, and when Page then added his guitars, his vocals sounded like Mary Poppins next to Page awesome riffs and killer tones, so he then had to redo the vocals better! I say, get Jones and Dave Grohl, who are already a fine tuned rhythm section, an do a killer instrumental album. I wonder if Scott Weiland, if he can keep his personal shit together, might fit with Page, as STP's Dean Deleo (another great riffer) mentioned he modeled STP's guitar work blueprint in the style of Jimmy, integrating quality riffs into the song structure. When Weiland is good, he's really good at coming up with killer rock vocal melodies and he can change his voice to sound different on every song at will. After seeing "It Might Get Loud", one gets the feeling Page still has "gas in the tank", and that twinkle in his eye. He's still has that magic vibe. As far as DW2 not selling out yet, it's likely because not many people have turntables anymore. Once you buy a CD, you can rip it as lossless wav's and backup the data that way so that you have extra EXACT lossless copies in case one gets scratched (of course, for personal use only). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 ^ Imho opinion DW2 has not sold well because it is not very good. I have tried a number of times to get into it..........but i just won't grab me, i find quite a boring listen. Defintely not a timeless piece of genius. More like a dated piece of crap.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aen27 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Has anybody actually received their new DW2 vinyl reissue yet from JP.com? They should be in people's hands by now. I have been wondering that too. I am impatiently waiting for mine as well. They said if they were ordered before that Friday they would arrive by Christmas, so I have been waiting too. I guess its going to become like the book. I too am wanting him to release new things.....but when he releases Lucifer Rising....that will be also new as it will be 'offically out.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Page can still play and create but I don't think he'll produce anymore hard rock albums that most people want out of him. He ought to make an acoustic album or something along those lines. I always thought Page was at his best as an acoustic player anyway with that British folk influence in his playing. I'd buy something like that in a heartbeat. I wouldn't need to hear him with David Coverdale again, or any other wanna be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvana Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 "I really get this feeling"..."have faith"..."he's just waiting"... Steve, all I can say is "Merry Christmas"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanA Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 My DW2 vinyl arrived the day before yesterday although I only got to open it today. I got number 190 of 1000. Has anybody else received theirs yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 My DW2 vinyl arrived the day before yesterday although I only got to open it today. I got number 190 of 1000. Has anybody else received theirs yet? I hear Dave Lewis received his (UK), and also Kurt Rolf (USA). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigomoonbeam Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 I received mine a few days ago. number 0225, a very mystical number, ahem. I'm in the UK. Indi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowley Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 So what did they do to Big Band Sax and Violence? Was it reworked into "Main Title" (Jimmypage.com says song was reworked into "Main Title") or completely omitted? Anyone listen yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil. Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 "I really get this feeling"..."have faith"..."he's just waiting"... C'mon we all believed that once,,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil. Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 So what did they do to Big Band Sax and Violence? Was it reworked into "Main Title" (Jimmypage.com says song was reworked into "Main Title") or completely omitted? Anyone listen yet? Good Question, hope someone can post a update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea41 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Good Question, hope someone can post a update. Yeah, seems weird no one has posted an update on their D2 re-issue, I would've thought all the Zep fans around here would be all over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2520zosos Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I see that one of the signed editions has made it to eBay already with a price tag of £450!!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrZoSo Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Piss poor packaging got me dented corners. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrledhed Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Can someone who has tell us if there is any new mixes or unreleased material, and the length of "Shadow In The City"? I'm only going to buy this if there is anything new. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowley Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Anyone going to play their album? Would like to hear a review . Hopefully someone actually bought one to play. We can only hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowley Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Anyone??????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrZoSo Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I love the warmth of vinyl...it's my preference. From a sound standpoint, it's outstanding. Otherwise, this album from inception is not Jimmy at his best, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowley Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 So what did they do to Big Band Sax and Violence? Was it reworked into "Main Title" (Jimmypage.com says song was reworked into "Main Title") or completely omitted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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