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The Joker
You guys are too picky
I remember buying double LP bootleg 'We never really got it until Detroit' packaged in a paper bag
Now that I call bad sound
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TornAndFried
Maybe one of the connections to your loudspeakers is out of phase? That would cause the lack of clarity you described. I think this album sounds great considering the year and circumstances under which it was recorded. I believe it was an 8-track 1-inch tape machine and a 16-input mixer. No doubt Keith's guitar was out of tune at some points as was Bill's bass. They usually tuned up bacstage before the show with a strobe tuner and afterwards relied on their ears to re-tune. And PA/monitor system technology was in its infancy in 1969 so I doubt Mick could really hear his own vocals let alone Keith, and at the volume level they played at nobody would notice or care if they were out of tune. And most of the vocals were re-recorded later in the studio. Also keep in mind the shows recorded for GYYYO were at the tail end of a whirlwind tour so naturally the band would sound a little frayed around the edges. It's a great recording of a great performance of a band at the peak of its prowess, IMO.
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Maybe one of the connections to your loudspeakers is out of phase? That would cause the lack of clarity you described. I think this album sounds great considering the year and circumstances under which it was recorded. I believe it was an 8-track 1-inch tape machine and a 16-input mixer. No doubt Keith's guitar was out of tune at some points as was Bill's bass. They usually tuned up bacstage before the show with a strobe tuner and afterwards relied on their ears to re-tune. And PA/monitor system technology was in its infancy in 1969 so I doubt Mick could really hear his own vocals let alone Keith, and at the volume level they played at nobody would notice or care if they were out of tune. And most of the vocals were re-recorded later in the studio. Also keep in mind the shows recorded for GYYYO were at the tail end of a whirlwind tour so naturally the band would sound a little frayed around the edges. It's a great recording of a great performance of a band at the peak of its prowess, IMO.
I think your observations are spot on.
I am a long time audiophile nut and I have listened to Ya Yas through my current system consisting of B & W 803 series speakers, Marantz SA 10's SACD/CD player, and McINtosh amp and pre amp system and Ya Yas (given the time/circumstances that it was recorded in) sounds great for a live album.
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TornAndFried
Maybe one of the connections to your loudspeakers is out of phase? That would cause the lack of clarity you described. I think this album sounds great considering the year and circumstances under which it was recorded. I believe it was an 8-track 1-inch tape machine and a 16-input mixer. No doubt Keith's guitar was out of tune at some points as was Bill's bass. They usually tuned up bacstage before the show with a strobe tuner and afterwards relied on their ears to re-tune. And PA/monitor system technology was in its infancy in 1969 so I doubt Mick could really hear his own vocals let alone Keith, and at the volume level they played at nobody would notice or care if they were out of tune. And most of the vocals were re-recorded later in the studio. Also keep in mind the shows recorded for GYYYO were at the tail end of a whirlwind tour so naturally the band would sound a little frayed around the edges. It's a great recording of a great performance of a band at the peak of its prowess, IMO.
I think your observations are spot on.
I am a long time audiophile nut and I have listened to Ya Yas through my current system consisting of B & W 803 series speakers, Marantz SA 10's SACD/CD player, and McINtosh amp and pre amp system and Ya Yas (given the time/circumstances that it was recorded in) sounds great for a live album.
It's pretty well known amongst audiophiles (I'm one myself) that (distorted) music sounds horrible through HI-End set-ups . Acoustic instruments and voice, that's what it's made for, basically.
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JimmyTheSaint
In my humble opinion the versions of JJF and SFD are definitive on Ya Ya's. They surpass the studio recordings and any live versions that I have heard since.