Joining this thread pretty late but want to add to what Marty and Arcam have said about Todd Rundgren. Brilliant guy but, yeesh, the "A Wizard A True Star" CD I have is just tough to listen to...kinda thin and screechy.
Another bad CD in my collection: Hendrix's, Axis Bold As Love. Love the music but too hot in the treble and pretty unpleasant on playback.
For me, these are two "reference" CDs but in a bad way.
Don't know if the fault lies in the original recording or the bad things done to it over subsequent generations.
Seems also that Rhino remasters are, more often than not, ear bleed inducers.
Another bad CD in my collection: Hendrix's, Axis Bold As Love. Love the music but too hot in the treble and pretty unpleasant on playback.
For me, these are two "reference" CDs but in a bad way.
Don't know if the fault lies in the original recording or the bad things done to it over subsequent generations.
Seems also that Rhino remasters are, more often than not, ear bleed inducers.