Albums you'd like to see re-recorded

Who's a fan of re-recording albums here?

I understand if people don't like the idea... there is a certain nostalgia attached to music, and sometimes you just don't want to mess with that.

But I do like it... I love Saint's "Warriors" re-recording... but I don't like Whitecross's "1987" or Twisted Sister's "Still Hungry." I like Stryper's updated version of "In God We Trust." I don't like X-Sinner's "Fire It Up" (mostly because this was NOT re-recorded -- they just added stuff to the existing recording)... and I absolutely LOVE the Rev Seven re-recordings.

I guess I don't feel any particular way across the board, it just depends on the particular album.

Anyway, for those of you who do like re-recorded stuff, what would you like to see re-recorded? Here are some I'd like to see:

Bride: Kinetic Faith (heck, even the band hates the guitar sound on this album! Dale has told me it will never happen though)

Apostle & Steel Armada (wasn't there some talk of a remaster or something? Would be cool to have them totally redone)

Stryken: First Strike (this had some great songs, but the production is really rough)

Tempest: Eye of the Storm (another that will probably never happen, but would be cool)

One that immediately comes to mind is Trytan's Silentyger. Also two demos I would just love to see re-recorded and expanded are Paradox's Power & Glory and Ruler. I've played those releases to death...good stuff.


Some others I'd like to see re-recorded:

-First Strike - Rock Of Offense
-Recon - Behind Enemy Lines
-Sacrament - Testimony Of Apocalypse

Static Fuse wrote:

Who's a fan of re-recording albums here?

I understand if people don't like the idea... there is a certain nostalgia attached to music, and sometimes you just don't want to mess with that.

But I do like it... I love Saint's "Warriors" re-recording... but I don't like Whitecross's "1987" or Twisted Sister's "Still Hungry." I like Stryper's updated version of "In God We Trust." I don't like X-Sinner's "Fire It Up" (mostly because this was NOT re-recorded -- they just added stuff to the existing recording)... and I absolutely LOVE the Rev Seven re-recordings.

I guess I don't feel any particular way across the board, it just depends on the particular album.

Anyway, for those of you who do like re-recorded stuff, what would you like to see re-recorded? Here are some I'd like to see:

Bride: Kinetic Faith (heck, even the band hates the guitar sound on this album! Dale has told me it will never happen though)

Apostle & Steel Armada (wasn't there some talk of a remaster or something? Would be cool to have them totally redone)

Stryken: First Strike (this had some great songs, but the production is really rough)

Tempest: Eye of the Storm (another that will probably never happen, but would be cool)

Didn't the Stryken get re-done or was it just a re-release?

The Bride stuff is tough, since BMI is blocking them on so much stuff.

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Didn't the Stryken get re-done or was it just a re-release?

The Bride stuff is tough, since EMI is blocking them on so much stuff.

Stryken was remastered by Rex Carroll and re-released in 2006. Very cool reissue (heck, they even thanked me in the liner notes!). But I'd like to hear it rerecorded entirely.

I never knew that about Bride. Can you elaborate?

I liked both the Saint and Whitecross re-recordings.

Any of the old "Soldier" material. I loved their two songs on the California Metal comp, but the demos of their follow-up material where unlistenable (for me at least) just because of the production/recording (the guitar tone was horrible). I'm not a stickler for production but I actually gave up that album because of the terrible sound.

I agree that the Tempest stuff would be really cool too.

Re-record is an excellent way to get the attention of the people for the older bands who most released their albums on cassettes.
I'm curious how the Apostle stuff sounds when they are mastered and so.
I hope the A.N.D. CDs are ever re-released.

Static Fuse wrote:

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Didn't the Stryken get re-done or was it just a re-release?

The Bride stuff is tough, since BMI is blocking them on so much stuff.

Stryken was remastered by Rex Carroll and re-released in 2006. Very cool reissue (heck, they even thanked me in the liner notes!). But I'd like to hear it rerecorded entirely.

I never knew that about Bride. Can you elaborate?

All that I heard was from Dale a little while back now, was that he wanted to re-work the stuff on the older albums, even including the cover of God Gave Rock & Roll To You that they did with D.O.C. He said that he owns the writing credits to everything, but BMI won't pay royalties on the same music, since it isn't new, even though they would collect it. He said it is very frustrating.

It has been a while since I have talked to him. I will have to see if I can dig a little more to find out.

I know a lot of their stuff is SESAC as well, so I am not sure if they are doing the same thing or not to them.

I'd love to hear "Kinetic Faith" redone from the ground up. With better guitar tones, I think you'd find that this project had a lot more in common with "Snakes" than most fans realize.


I'd like to see both of my first two discs redone from the ground up. Both of those could have been so much better if I had known more about what I was doing with home recording.

I'd like to hear Guardian's "First Watch" completely redone and have Jamie doing vocals. I don't care for their first singer at all.

Soldier's album
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Love Life - Goodbye Lady Jane

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Love Life - Goodbye Lady Jane

I'll second that suggestion.

alldatndensum wrote:

I'd like to hear Guardian's "First Watch" completely redone and have Jamie doing vocals. I don't care for their first singer at all.

That's a really cool idea too.

Holy Danger - One Way

That's just begging to be re-recorded.

Fundy

I think Guardian was floating the idea around one time of at least recording some songs off of "First Watch" with Jamie on vocals.

As far as Tempest, Mick Rowe has been posting at the CMR. He is working on re-mixing the album 'Eye of the Storm" for a 20th anniversary thing. Looks like he is going to put them on I-tunes for now. Don't know if he will put it on cd or not.

Static Fuse wrote:

Who's a fan of re-recording albums here?

Apostle & Steel Armada (wasn't there some talk of a remaster or something? Would be cool to have them totally redone)

I think that would be cool, too. Matt Harding is quite the neo-classical ripper!

God's Blessings!

Sacred Warrior - Obsessions
I love the music to Sacred Warrior's final album but felt the production could been stronger (at least the guitar tones).

I'm not really a fan of rerecording albums, but there are some, Soldier for instance, that could really probably use it. I never had any problems with most of those named here though.