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I downloaded the FLAC version of the 8/17/04 Fargo, ND show yesterday and burned a couple of CDs. To me I'd say the sound quality of the show is on par with the prerecorded audio cassette tapes that I used to buy back in the 80's. It's not horrible but it is a bit muddy sounding. I'm not sure if this is due to the FLAC codec or if it's the source material or maybe both. Too bad they didn't just make these available as a couple of ISO files for each show and skipped the compression altogether .
I may try downloading one more show to see if the quality is any better. If I get the same results I'll just give up on these recordings. I wish they would have taken a lesson from Pearl Jam and released these on actual CDs.
It was nice to hear St. Anger and Frantic performed live. They sound so much better in concert than they do on the St. Anger CD. As much as I like the music on St. Anger, I have an extremely hard time listening to it because of the horrible sound mix. I'll have to keep wishing for a remixed version to come out one of these years... St. Anger Revisted or Re-St. Anger anyone?
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