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James Taylor - One Man Band - disappointing CD


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My wife and I went to see James Taylor's One Man Band show a few months back and really enjoyed it. Highly recommended show. I was at Starbucks yesterday and picked up the CD and could not wait to hear it. His voice and the instruments are all first rate, but the mastering is just terrible.

All of the instruments and his voice are "stacked" in the middle of the soundstage. I'd swear this is in mono. No separation at all and really tough to listen to when you are used to a great soundstage. The package came with a DVD but I do not have any high hopes for it.

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The package came with a DVD but I do not have any high hopes for it.


Don't wait any longer to check out the DVD. The Neil Young LIve at Massey Hall 1971 CD sounds pretty good, but the DVD that came with it is stunningly good! If all the bandwidth isn't wasted on large amounts of video content, there's room for really excellent sound. Maybe JT's DVD is one of those cases.
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The package came with a DVD but I do not have any high hopes for it.


Don't wait any longer to check out the DVD. The Neil Young LIve at Massey Hall 1971 CD sounds pretty good, but the DVD that came with it is stunningly good! If all the bandwidth isn't wasted on large amounts of video content, there's room for really excellent sound. Maybe JT's DVD is one of those cases.

The recording of the actual instruments sounds good, its just that the mastering is terrible. A big smear of everything between the speakers. I'll check out the DVD when I get a chance.

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please please please watch the DVD.. it is amazing!!

I have not even listend to the CD but I can Guarantee the DVD rocks.. It is amazing on my system, the little stories and pictures of the songs a wonderful background as well. Maybe you got a bad pressing? I am serious.. It is just stunning in my HT! Both audio and visially!

Bought mine at Starbucks..

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