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Title: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: ThaPrince on May 26, 2008, 03:25:10 AM
What should I cop between an original  and a remastered album?

example : the chronic / dogg food ...
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: Sofa_King_Awesome on May 26, 2008, 03:31:24 AM
Depends on the particular album, but I would go with the remastered. However a music aficionado could tell you what remastered/re-released albums are missing songs from the original release.
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: ThaPrince on May 26, 2008, 10:53:37 AM
thanks for the response.

other advice?
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on May 26, 2008, 02:19:08 PM
digital remastered if you plan to bump it in your car


original if its just for your stereo
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: Snoopafly-1986 on May 26, 2008, 03:00:37 PM
I have some remasters of Death Row albums but I left them back home but my cousin has the originals and honestly I cant tell a difference :-\

I dont think they could make the albums sound that much better than the originals that Dre did anyway
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: WestCoasta on May 26, 2008, 03:21:42 PM
just get the re-mastered

Still A G Thang (remastered) > Still A G Thang (OG)
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: MarshColin on May 26, 2008, 04:54:10 PM
I can say for sure that Dogg Food is worth getting the remastered. The mastering on Smooth always bugged me because it was such a dope song but it's mastering was shitty. I downloaded the remastered and Smooth sounds way better on there.
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: Let's Get Down on May 26, 2008, 07:09:23 PM
^Sounds dope..could you up the remastered version??
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: SO PRUP on May 26, 2008, 07:37:17 PM
as long as they don't take out any tracks
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on May 26, 2008, 08:20:32 PM
I have some remasters of Death Row albums but I left them back home but my cousin has the originals and honestly I cant tell a difference :-\

I dont think they could make the albums sound that much better than the originals that Dre did anyway

you kidding me??

technology in 2001 orw henever Death Row re-released all their shit was much better than in the early 90's.  the shit sounds much better in many cases.
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: NEMIISSICK on May 27, 2008, 05:29:03 PM
digital remastered if you plan to bump it in your car


original if its just for your stereo
co sign, it depends on where u gonna bump it tha most.
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on May 27, 2008, 06:34:39 PM
i love anything in my stereo or on my computer

but in my car i hate songs that sound bad Q

my stereo isnt pimped out or anything, but its a 6 disc cd player with nice speakers and i can easily tell the difference if its bumping
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: Dre-Day on May 28, 2008, 12:30:15 AM
I have some remasters of Death Row albums but I left them back home but my cousin has the originals and honestly I cant tell a difference :-\

I dont think they could make the albums sound that much better than the originals that Dre did anyway

you kidding me??

technology in 2001 orw henever Death Row re-released all their shit was much better than in the early 90's.  the shit sounds much better in many cases.

some death row remastered issues indeed sound a lot better ( like Doggystyle, the Chronic), but some only have minor improvements(Doggfather & Dogg food for example).

so Gotti's statement wasn't that far fetched


anyway, i can personally recommend the Regulate the G-Funk era remastered edition ;)
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: J Bananas on May 28, 2008, 12:38:16 AM
always get remastered.

unless you like hearing tape hiss or other problems you get with old (before 1990) recording equipment, always go for remastered. post production equipment these days can clean up pretty much anything so if you like a clean track you can bump really loud, always get the best version possible.
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: ThaPrince on May 28, 2008, 02:57:15 AM
thank you all for the help
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: DPG4Life on May 28, 2008, 04:42:13 AM
skandalouz is a good example.. remastered version couldnt be any better... you hear every nuance and it kicks more, its more dynamic and i feel there is a lil more space. i fucking love that remastered version - damnit!
Title: Re: the best choice? original or remastered?
Post by: DerekNelson on May 28, 2008, 05:41:38 AM
cop the OG versions of EVERYTHING if you can find them

eg. Most re-mastered Deathrow cds/albums have the producers name (ie Dre on Dioggystyle) taken off and in its place on the re-mastered versioins it says "Suge Knight".

Also the remastered cds are not like the ogs, the levels have all been booted to match each other or current volumes if its sounding a bit low.

ALWAYS BUY THE OG CD/ALBUM, i did of many rap artists when they come out, i dont wait, i buy because in the long run or long term it would/will be worth more if you decide to sell or whatever.