HW: Motorhead/Warrior CD Question

[Keith V. Kniveton]

So how were Rush?

I've got a free ticket to go and see them at the NEC on Saturday, be good to
know what to expect.




----- Original Message -----
From: "eddie jobson" <eddiejobson at HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: HW: Motorhead/Warrior CD Question


> The obvious differences I know of is the Griffin CD version I have
obviously
> has Lemmy singing and the Anthology has Dave (doing it better in my
> opinion). I believe they are same but it mentioned in Ian's book that Dave
> did the original vocals in the studio and that was released on Flicknife
> later but Lemmy's one went out still after he recorded it at the Hyatt
Hotel
> with Allan Powell? The difference I noticed is not only the rolling bit in
> the Dave one, but the Anthology seems to have cleaned it up for disc as
you
> don't get the bit of guitar feedback you get on the vinyl 7 and 12"
> versions.
>
> OFF: BTW the band were commenting at the stage of the book I am at that it
> is difficult to get a full sound as a 3 piece. Rush seem to have mastered
> this as they did a very good 3 hour set at Wembley last night. They even
> sneaked in a Who number, Eddie Cochran and a few chords of Day Tripper. In
> my opinion the tightest live performance I have seen since seeing Pink
Floyd
> a few years ago.
>
> Eddie.
>
>
> >From: Alan Linsley <alankerren at YAHOO.CO.UK>
> >Reply-To: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
> >To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
> >Subject: Re: HW: Motorhead/Warrior CD Question
> >Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 20:54:58 +0100
> >
> >I have both discs, just played them in parallel (2 CD players, cued 'em
> >up, switching between sources on the amp) and they are absolutely
> >identical.
> >
> >Now what *does* sound different is the two *demo* versions of
> >Motorhead.  I compared the Flicknife version - I was using the Mighty
> >HW Classics CD - with the later Anthology version - using the Anthology
> >Vol II CD.  Apart from the obvious edits (the Flicknife version has the
> >engineer confirming that the tape is "rolling" at the beginning,
> >Anthology doesn't, Anthology fades at the end, Flicknife doesn't), the
> >sound on the Flicknife version is poor compared to the Anthology
> >version.  If they're both taken from the source tape, squirrelled away
> >by Brock in '75 soon after it was recorded, then why do they sound so
> >different?  Maybe it's the transfer to CD, must try comparing to the
> >vinyl versions.  Or maybe I should just get a life.  Anyway, the
> >difference is particularly evident on the synth solo, where it's very
> >distorted on the Flicknife version.  And btw, don't tell me those
> >synths are '75, they've got to be overdubbed.  C'mon Doug P, chip in
> >here... ;-)
> >
> >But, with ubergeek mode fully on, the main discrepancy is that "yo"
> >that Brock put on the Anthology version @ 2:41 (or just forgot to take
> >off?).  Anybody else ever notice it's not on the Flicknife version?
> >
> >AL
> >  --- Rich <cosmicdolphin at COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> > > I heard that the mixes of Motorhead on the Dojo and Griffin CDs of
> > > Warrior
> > > are slightly different, can anyone with both CDs confirm this.
> > > The Codex doesn't mention an alternate.
> > >
> > > Bernhard?
> > >
> > >
> > > Rich
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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