Goats Head Soup

The Rolling Stones | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: August 18, 2009
• Release Date: August 18, 2009
• Label: UME
• Copyright: (C) 2009 Promotone B.V. under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
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• Total Length: 46:45
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• ASIN: B002KVAB5G
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,125 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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64 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There's one reason you can't buy this..., May 30, 2009

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Brandon Carson "Shemp65" (San Carlos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Goat's Head Soup (Reis) (Audio CD)

I guess the big question I have is "why"? (Other than revenue). I used my new Cambridge Audio Azur 640C CD player, and my Grado Reference Series R2 headphones to compare this remaster with the 94 Virgin remaster.

This remaster is brighter and louder. The brightness is a tad annoying though because it's turned up so much that the highs are too "thin" -- the high-hats on Charlie's drums are tinny and have no pop at all. Upping the volume doesn't make the sound richer (my Grados don't lie folks). Mick's voice has a more resonant "separation" than the Virgin remaster -- it sounds less "muddled".

The packaging is a disappointment too. The Virgin "Collector's Edition" gives you the ACTUAL original album packaging (cardboard Goats Head Soup photo, and gatefold with "album" sleeve -- I have yet to see a better CD package for the Stones). This remaster groups all that together in a booklet, which makes you wonder again... why?

I bought all these remasters just to test out the sound, but I'm hoping Mick and the boys will take more control over their legacy before they let the record companies turn their catalog into the chaos that RCA has done to Elvis'.

And folks... whatever they've done to Star Star means the whole thing is corrupted. You cannot buy this as your only copy of GHS, because they've done some kind of censoring to Star Star. Why has this occurred? That alone means you need to skip this. I wonder... did the Stones OK this?

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Censored!, October 15, 2009

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shadrack - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goat's Head Soup (Reis) (Audio CD)

I can't believe they released a censored version of this underrated classic stones album - pathetic. Why not just slap a parental advisory sticker on it. The stones should be ashamed of themselves!

48 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buyer beware - censored version, May 5, 2009

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J. Kelleher "J." - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Goat's Head Soup (Reis) (Audio CD)

This new 2009 remastered edition has the censored version of 'Star Star.' If you want the uncensored version, seek out the 1994 Virgin edition.