Should Appetite For Destruction be remastered?

[Johnnyblood]

I personally have always wanted the 24 ct gold version of Appetite though.

Remastering AFD would mean, in essence, we would get the first "true" digital conversion of the source material (though I'm not sure, I think the "Gold" version of AFD may have done this, as well, but I'm not sure...given it's limited availability, I can't seem to find out.

I think the "Gold" version of AFD may have done this, as well, but I'm not sure...given it's limited availability, I can't seem to find out

I have the 24K Gold Version. If no one else can get the info by 6PM EST (I'll be home from work) I'll scan the back cover which I know has a disclaimer about the source and the remastering.

I have the gold version too (got it right off the rack... knowing how valuable those have become I should have bought 10 of the fuckers).

I don't have it here to scan, but as for the sound, I can tell you it isn't much different than the regular version. It's more of a collectable.

[StoneTempleRoses]

I was just wishing yesterday that it would be remastered when I was listining to it.

StoneTempleRoses

[jarmo]

If the old band wasn't hugely successfull Axl would have changed the name.?

how can u know what gnr means for axl?? How can u know if he wouldnt and word such a? sentence, with this structure?

That has nothing to do with the question I asked. So stop whining about reunions and the band's name.


Sometimes I wonder if some people here deliberately fuck up all threads to be about the name/Axl's clothes/reunions/Slash vs Robin..... 



/jarmo

[usurper]

I was listening to the Pearl Jam "Best Of/Greatest Hits" cd and on that release they have remastered/remixed the tracks that were taken from their debut album "Ten" (released in 1991). The tracks sound a bit different, I guess fresh is a word that could be used to describe the sound.


So the question is, would you like to see the whole "Appetite For Destruction" album remastered/remixed or do you think it should stay the way it is?

I think a Dualdisc or something similar with both the original and a remixed version would be nice.

Or maybe we'll get a 20th anniversary edition in a few years.....?


/jarmo

Thats a good idea, no offense to fans of Appetite (I prefer the Illusions) but it's sound a bit dated to me, but it's still good to listen to now and then.

[boston]

Id much rather hear the rerecorded version by the new band then the old version remastered.

i have to dissagree, i have already heard sweet child from big daddy,no new band! remix, remaster, dual disc dvd, and a new radio single "its so easy" , should finally get an official american release.20th anniversary would be perfect. i think the labels are pushing for accross the board dvd/dual discs anyways, they think its gonna save sales !

[plasmabeam]

i dunno... i could be good, but i dont like the idea of fooling around with perfection. and i'd much rather Chinese Democracy before a remastered AFD.

[SLCPUNK]

nah....I never notice the difference when they do it anyway.

[Dr. Blutarsky]

Appetite for Reconstruction...remastering the original would sonicly bring it up to date. Recording & mixing has come a long way since 1987.

[dENIS]

Yes

[Saul]

Yes , remaster it and LOSE some of that cheesy reverb , especially on the drums! 

[jameslofton29]

Axl needs to stop thinking about past accomplishments. He should start working on the album that starts with a C.

[jarmo]

Axl needs to stop thinking about past accomplishments. He should start working on the album that starts with a C.

What does this have to do with Axl?

It's a pretty basic question: Would you like to hear AFD remastered?

Nowhere in the question did I ask "Would you like Axl to take time off from working on CD to remaster AFD" or "What do you prefer, the old or new band?". 



/jarmo

[jimmythegent]

This is something I have hoped will occur for a long time. Perhaps we'll see it as a 20th anniversary edition. If ever an album deserved to be celebrated in this way, it is Appetite.

A question - the remastered tracks on the Greatest Hits (specifically the Appetite tracks), whats peoples opinion of the sound of them? ie. remastering process from original source?

[AxemanOnFire]

I think there should be a really awesome box-set 3-disc 20th anniversary edition:
Disc 1 - Appetite for Destruction remastered from the original master recordings by Mike Clink in full 5.1 digital surround sound.
Disc 2 - AFD-era rarities, outtakes and live performances (eg Shadow of Your Love, the Hellhouse rehearsal of Jumpin' Jack Flash cleaned up and properly mastered, Cornchucker etc).
Disc 3 - A DVD, It's So Easy: The Story of Appetite for Destruction, with interviews from the band members (although I don't know if Axl would do it), the bands they opened for, producers, music-biz guys from Geffen etc. The DVD would tell the story of GN'R from their childhoods (Lafayette to LA or something), early bands they played in, the beginnings of GN'R, the recording process and tour, and the album finally 'blowing up' when they opened for Aerosmith. Snippets of live shows and a suitably rockin' soundtrack would, of course, come as standard.

[Thorazine Shuffle]

This is something I have hoped will occur for a long time. Perhaps we'll see it as a 20th anniversary edition. If ever an album deserved to be celebrated in this way, it is Appetite.

A question - the remastered tracks on the Greatest Hits (specifically the Appetite tracks), whats peoples opinion of the sound of them? ie. remastering process from original source?

From what I understand, GH wasn't re-mastered.  Or at least wasn't fully re-mastered.  All I know is I didn't buy it.  But an assload of people did.  Over a year has passed and its still on the American billboard top 50!

[jimmythegent]

This is something I have hoped will occur for a long time. Perhaps we'll see it as a 20th anniversary edition. If ever an album deserved to be celebrated in this way, it is Appetite.

A question - the remastered tracks on the Greatest Hits (specifically the Appetite tracks), whats peoples opinion of the sound of them? ie. remastering process from original source?

From what I understand, GH wasn't re-mastered.? Or at least wasn't fully re-mastered.? All I know is I didn't buy it.? But an assload of people did.? Over a year has passed and its still on the American billboard top 50!

Oh, I was under the impression that all the tracks were remastered and this is one of the reasons the band didnt want it released as they had no involvment in it being remastered??

[Dr. Blutarsky]

I think there should be a really awesome box-set 3-disc 20th anniversary edition:
Disc 1 - Appetite for Destruction remastered from the original master recordings by Mike Clink in full 5.1 digital surround sound.
Disc 2 - AFD-era rarities, outtakes and live performances (eg Shadow of Your Love, the Hellhouse rehearsal of Jumpin' Jack Flash cleaned up and properly mastered, Cornchucker etc).
Disc 3 - A DVD, It's So Easy: The Story of Appetite for Destruction, with interviews from the band members (although I don't know if Axl would do it), the bands they opened for, producers, music-biz guys from Geffen etc. The DVD would tell the story of GN'R from their childhoods (Lafayette to LA or something), early bands they played in, the beginnings of GN'R, the recording process and tour, and the album finally 'blowing up' when they opened for Aerosmith. Snippets of live shows and a suitably rockin' soundtrack would, of course, come as standard.

now that I`d love to see!

[AxlsMainMan]

I wouldnt mind an Appetite version that is remastered somewhere down the road but for now the original is just perfect as it was when it was first released..The biggest sound issues I have with it are as someone already pointed out the frequent quietness of Izzy's guitar and the persistent drum reverb. Its all part of the nostaliga i guess though.

[RichardNixon]

I think AFD has held up really well. I would, however, like the Illusion CDs remastered. Oddly enough, they (esp UYI-1) sound more dated, I think because UYI 1 has kind of a glossy feel.

[nesquick]

UYI 1 sounds dated. However USI 2 sounds perfect.
Appetite shouldn't be remastered, it might lost (a bit) of its magical.