Just got my copy. Agree with virtually everything posted here, a great record. I'm told that they'll be at Hollywood Bowl (with ZZ Top opening up) in the fall and I'm lining up seats right now. Mike Campbell and Billy G., the expectation bar is high.
Marty |
A friend of mine is the senior artist relations/promo guy at Reprise. He's been raving about the SQ of the Mojo DVD and he brought me a copy at yesterday's 4th of July celebration. (He also said that Petty is closing on N. Young as the most SQ obsessed artist on their roster.) I'll spin it up and report back.
Happy 4th, well 5th, all.
Marty |
Far above "average" in my book, especially for rock n roll. As Shodome notes, it was recorded live in the studio - so it's no surprise that it's not flashy. But, this sounds much more convincing to me than the "average" r'n'r recording. OTOH, I'd have to admit that this is setting the bar pretty low - at least as far as I'm concerned. Not demo SQ for sure, but very nice of its type, nonetheless.
Marty |
Dread,
I think that was the point. It's kind of a stylistic survey of the late '60s. I like it quite a bit, but I understand your take on it, too.
Marty
Rwwear - Upon closer examination, it turns out that I was actually given a copy of the blu-ray, not the dvd. I haven't had a chance to cue it up yet, but hope to do so soon. I'll comment when that happens. |
Well, if you put it that way.....
Glad to get that straightened out because I thought it was a decidedly better than the average r'n'r cd. It appears that I sorely needed to be disabused of that misperception. It being based on my piddling 5,000 or so r'n'r cd collection which I naively use for context. Of course, I also thought that this was a matter of opinion, but I guess I'm mistaken on more than one front.
Thankfully, I learned the truth before it was too late.
Marty |
I'm sure Bill's right. His declaration of the relative quality of this recording is unassailable based on the difference between the 7,000 recordings he cites and the 5,000 I referenced. Who could argue with that? He is clearly 2,000 more qualified to pass judgement than I am.
No attempt to piss on (or off) anyone. I'm merely pointing out that a delta in the size of the database does not change Bill's opinion into fact. Do you seriously believe that this difference in opinion is based on the fact that, buried within those additional 2,000 recordings lies wisdom revealed to Bill but not to those with less than his mighty 7,000 recording collection?
Maybe you do. OTOH, I suspect that - as is so often the case - Bill states his opinion as fact because that is simply what he does.
My leg feels nice and dry.
Marty |
You know what - My apologies to all. Specifically Bill. I'll feil (sorry!) this one under: Agree to Disagree.
Marty |
Shadorne,
I just played my Bluray for the first time and I concur with your assessment. The CD is most notable -IMHO- for what it lacks: compression. It appears to have been recorded at a significantly lower level than most of this ilk, and - for me - must be cranked to appreciate. It also offers a nice sense of space and air around the performers.
The Bluray sounds quite similar, but adds a more obvious dynamic quality, evident at lower SPLs. Still not demo quality to my ear, but awfully, awfully good for what is essentially a "bar band" style recording. |
I never got around to posting on Petty/ZZ Top at the Hollywood Bowl. A great show and the Mojo material benefits greatly from the "live" treatment. The set list was greatest hits + Mojo. IME, this type of show tends to favor the hits and that's what happened here, as the (typically older H-Bowl) crowd starts to energize with the more familiar tunes. Not everyone seemed familiar with Mojo. Personally, I preferred the new stuff.
Marty
PS ZZ Top was astonishing. The radio hits degrade into monster riffs that barely hang together as songs. As you can imagine, this didn't necessarily go over so well with the crowd described above. Without diminishing Petty's show in any way, I thought ZZ Top was better than the headliner. I believe that I may have been the only person in attendance who held that opinion. |
