Is Bob Weir Redefining State of the Art Recording?

What about the recent 81 MSG release? To me it sounds better than that arena ever did. Possibility similar remaster wizards as Weir? I could care less about the big arena concert sound... By contrast and for the period (79), BMW Rainbow room. One of my favorite new old live recordings! Hopefully someone will remaster JGB Hampton club casino .... best GD related SQ I ever experienced.

@jsalerno277 

Europe '72 has overdubbed vocals. 

 

 

@jsalerno277 tried to listen to hell freezes over. Found the vocal harmonics edgy, mids hard to listen to, low end thin..quickly went back to my happy place. Possibly depends on the resolution of your gear or your ear. Roon Rock Nuc ( Weir CO DSD)>optical lan>PS Audio Direct Stream bridge II >PS Audio 6.2 (burson 6 gain stage) Pass Labs X150.5> Dunlavy SM-1 for >60hz. Below 60hz modified X-1 active> Hafler 440 monoblock (4 pairs from 1 PC-19) Dunlavy SC-S2... Tuned with REW. Each to their own. Peace.

pwayland,

Is is an ill-considered myth that Red Rocks "amphitheater that is otherwise tough with regard to sound" total BS.....Having lived in Colorado and attended many concerts at RR since 1985, I can confirm any experienced group/artist with a great sound crew can obtain outstanding sound at Red Rocks....Best not to just repeat Urban Legends without doing some deeper research... 

For me, there has always been a give and take between digital Dead vs analogue Dead. The advantages of digital are too numerous to discuss however there is a contrast between cassette tapes from the shoe box and the digital remasters of the Dick’s Picks going forward. To my ears, the Europe 72 remasters are remarkable while the ‘Get Shown The Light’ CD’s were a little bit of a let down. So I’m not convinced that the seemingly obvious reasons for better recorded sound are factual. I do believe that newly recorded classical music keeps on improving with newer recording technologies but that’s a different animal. That being said, Bob Weir certainly knows what he’s doing so if a recording of his sounds a certain way, I would say it’s intentional or if it’s substandard, then he just didn’t care.