rm2551 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 hi all, I have 1, 2 ,3 and will soon have 4 and HOTH (along with everything eventually) I have not yet played any disks. I have been on a break from drinking (1 year off) and have a lot of leave in January and am planning a few personal listening sessions (no distractions from family) with a few in a really nice recliner and headphones. So how should I listen to the CD's? I am interested in what order you all think is the best way to digest this. Main disk first, then the bonus content? vice-versa? all main disks, then all the bonus content? Each track with all its own related material?? I'll will also have Jimmy's book to leaf through. God it's going to be a good holiday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reswati Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 (edited) Roll a BIG FAT JOINT, drink a glass of absinth or two, and follow your instincts. Edited October 17, 2014 by reswati Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysquid Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Roll a BIG FAT JOINT, drink a glass of absinth or two, and follow your instincts. Beware if you do it this way please don't do it with the vinyl, an expensive cartridge and a nice tube amp within spilling distance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matjaz1 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Well a bit of humour is not bad, but if you got some sort of schedule,you don't have to apply it to music listening I guess! And you can listen to it anyway you want, what you should perhaps do, is listen to the old versions, from old CD's you have and compare it to the new and then listen to the bonus disc! Wish you all best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matjaz1 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Not shure whether you had any kind of problems, I might be the alcoholic here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Not shure whether you had any kind of problems, I might be the alcoholic here! Problematic enough to take a year off - but not too big a problem that I cannot take a year off. Roll a BIG FAT JOINT, drink a glass of absinth or two, and follow your instincts. Was thinking of rolling a little something. Problem is, I am all growed up now. Fucked if I would even know who to ask. It's tragic really - feel bloody old when I think about it. I might have to risk a quiet "can you get..." to a few select peeps. Never tried Absinth. My missus has in a previous life, and she reckons its pretty grouse. hmmm, might be a helluvu night on the cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Historian Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 L O U D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PublicImageLtd Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Newbie here. So the re-issued albums ... how much better is the sound? For instance, Bonham's drums on In My Time of Dying - are already bombastic ...are they somehow even bigger? Further, Out on the Tiles ... I love that song, but always thought it was a little grainy ... not as loud as it could've been. Point - I'm getting at -- is does the new technology really elevate the music to new levels for the listener? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ddladner Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 L O U D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathington Willoughby Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I like to listen to just the companion disc first, let that sink in for a couple weeks, then go back to the original and see how much the differences stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlz2 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) Was thinking of rolling a little something. Problem is, I am all growed up now. Fucked if I would even know who to ask. It's tragic really - feel bloody old when I think about it. I might have to risk a quiet "can you get..." to a few select peeps.Best of luck! I listened to the original albums first and then the bonus tracks. Edited October 20, 2014 by luvlz2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 2 weeks to go. Got all my gear ready. Klipsch M40 headphones (Got them from an Ozbargains deal last year - 70% off! Some mellowing agents to put me in just the right mood including but not limited to Southern Comfort, Crown Golden Ale, Absinth. The releases (2CD DE sets on my budget) so far. My recliner is good to go close to the stereo. A few nights of solitude squared with the missus so I am in my own space. Holy crap I am getting excited now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 So I get nice and baked last night, get the Klipsch headphones ready, and put the first CD on. I think I was a little too baked - by the end of Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, I was freaking out and had to stop and go outside and look at the stars while contemplating the mind blowing fact that bigly was the second track off their first album. That amazing song, is track 2 off their first album. I was incredulous. LOL. And the sound quality! I am not sure how much are the headphones, but man, that clarity of tracks and overlays. The playing. Just insane. Dazed and Confused. Holy crap. The album as a whole - holy mother of god. I didn't make it through the live CD as the hour was late and I was sleepy. Will need to do another night soon and scale back the drinks. What an incredible experience. I cannot emphasise how amazed I was and the enjoyment factor. I really can't. Mind blown. And I have the others to listen to over the coming nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.