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  6. Rudy's supposed hearing loss

    in Re-issues

    Posted · Edited by J.A.W.

    I find discussions like this one particuarly interesting from a psychological perspective. It appears that some people's underlying logic is this: if somebody is doing something I disagree with, there must be somethng fundamentally wrong with them. In this instance, Rudy is remastering music in a way that I think is wrong, therefore he might suffer from a debilitating hearing loss. The problem with this logic is that the majority of listeners prefer his latest remasters. Is their hearing also impaired, or do they want exaggerated highs and up-front percussion? I admit this description of RVG's recent work is the result of my subjective experience. Am I the only one who thinks that a lot of the popular music today shares some of these same sonic qualities? Perhaps this is the way Rudy and Blue Note want the music to sound like at this point in time. Maybe the latest reissues are directed toward the current market. I think this hypothesis is as plausible as the theory that Rudy is compromised by hearing loss.

    That's funny, this was my reaction: I don't like many (OK, most) of RVG's remasters - I'm told his hearing is deteriorating badly - I wondered if his alleged hearing loss could have something to do with the sonic qualities of his remasters - if so, that could explain the (at least to my ears) exaggerated highs. I never thought his remastering to be fundamentally wrong, though (I know, you never said I did :) ); it's just not my cup of tea.

    As for your second point, I think you're right, much popular music does have the same sonic qualities (to my horror, but that's my problem), such as many recent Sony jazz reissues, and, since they're probably aimed at the current market, it seems much more likely to me too that that's exactly how Blue Note want their reissues to sound (or they would undoubtedly have told Rudy otherwise). I've discussed this "privately" with a few other board members, and they agreed that this might be the case.

  7. Political forums on the Organissimo board

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    Disappointing.  The inevitable spillover is occurring.  How unfortunate for this board.

    Actually, I think the board did rather well with politics until June 21, 2003.

    Not that it matters to most, (though it matters to me), but the board has become less and less of an attraction lately.  Less posting, less visits and more time at AAJ, where the root of the problem has not yet taken hold.  It's only a matter of time before those masturbatory harangues become part of the scene there. 

    Too bad.

    Guess who joined on June 22, 2003...

  9. Board Updates

    in Forums Discussion

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    By the way, in case anyone didn't notice, I've increased the Private Message storage to 100 messages and you should be able to change your own topic titles. Just go to the Moderation Options drop-down menu (now on the left hand side :blink: ) and choose "Edit This Topic".

    It's all for you! :wub:

    :tup

  11. Rudy's supposed hearing loss

    in Re-issues

    Posted · Edited by J.A.W.

    All I can say is I hope Rudy doesn't quit before he does a couple more projects for me. If he's totally deaf, I'm sure they will sound better than the alternatives including the TOCJ guy.

    Some just aren't fans of Rudy's remastering. Sure, some aren't homeruns, a FEW duds (A Fickle Sonance). But the majority are beautiful, some superb. The notion that Rudy's hearing has suffered high end loss seems pretty crazy.

    Well, for what it's worth, one of Rudy's Dutch relatives told me about his (alleged) hearing loss. If it's true, I haven't the slightest idea if it has any impact on his work.

    All I know is that I don't like his Blue Note remasters (it seems I disagree with Chuck here); like I said on other occasions they give me a severe headache, and that's not what I would call "enjoying music". Oh, and by the way, my hearing's fine: I recently had it checked by a specialist, and it's still in excellent condition despite my age (I'm 56) :)

  12. Eric Dolphy Reissue

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    Fuel, huh? I'm outta the loop labelwise.

    Is this the Douglas material that seems to keep popping up over and over and over again?

    Yep, it is the Douglas material. If my memory serves me right, Fuel2000 is a Universal imprint; at least it's distributed by Universal.

  17. Need To Talk To The UK Old Farts!!! ;-)

    in Artists

    Posted · Edited by J.A.W.

    As far as I know they're two different persons: the bandleader Johnny Spence, who had a U.K. hit with his orchestra with the instrumental Theme from Dr Kildare in 1962 (I guess he's the one you're referring to), and the bassist Johnny Spence, who played with U.K. rock band Johnny Kidd & the Pirates; they had a couple of U.K. hits in 1960 and again in 1963.

    I can't find any info on the bandleader.

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