![]() ![]() And it doesn't sound like some digital remaster slapped onto vinyl. It's pristine vinyl, quiet, flat and it doesn't suffer from any loudness issues which allows the listener to push up the volume and really delve into the music. The personal crisis facing Bono and The Edge and the embracing of European musical trends reach you with a captivating clarity and depth. With greater separation the soundstage is captivating, revealing new layers, textures and meaning to the songs which are so more powerful, chilling, thrilling and emotional than on the CD which now feels worthless. It's not just a case of all the instruments and the vocals coming through so much better without that heavy dub feel where so much gets lost in the mix. I don't know, I'm not an expert but this remaster is astonishing. Perhaps vinyl allowed changes which can't be achieved on CD. This double vinyl release from a few years back is entirely new. To the best of my knowledge the 2011 reissues aren't that different, The Edge deciding then to leave it untouched. The original CD has a rather muddy sound with little transparency. Now I realise what a great album it is and I did a little online investigating to seek out opinions on the vinyl reissue which were very positive. I hadn't listened to the CD I bought in 1991 for many years but I've been going back to U2 recently. I was so in awe of everything they did in the 80s the change in direction felt like a let down. When Achtung Baby came out I didn't get it, U2 almost became lost to me. ![]()
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