Oil On Canvas

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Oil On Canvas

Postby Bap De La Bap on Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:37 am

Since acquiring other live recordings by bands/artists, I see how wonderfully recorded/mixed this album is. Its one of the best I've heard with everyone getting a chance to shine.
Was anyone from here at that show?
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Postby Silver Moon on Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:54 pm

I sure wish I was at that show!!

I would give anything to go back in time and go to that concert.

I feel that this album sounds absolutely perfect... Like a studio recording!!

When I try and learn one of Mr. Karn's basslines... I always listen to "Oil On Canvas" to hear it.

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Postby krausy on Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:48 pm

Hands down, my favorite live album ev--a!!!!


Holds a permanent spot in my disc changer!!!!
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Postby japanfan on Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:54 pm

Its a great album thats for sure!
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Postby Cheery Cherry on Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:30 pm

Yes, I agree, it is the best live album that I've ever heard. I remember when I bought the record when it came out in England years ago.

I wish I was at the concert too... :(
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Postby gokartmozart on Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:37 pm

Yeah, got the remastered version a few months ago and didn't think it was so much better, until I went back to my original CD version (from the 3 CD box) and the older mastering sounds so much the worse. The best has gotten better IMHO.

Other live recordings I like (a possible thread?)

-Talking Heads "The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads"
-Iggy and The Stooges "Raw Power"
-Stray Cats "Live in Brixton"
-Motorhead "No Sleep 'til Hammersmith"
-The new Porcupine Tree DVD audio rip (have only heard it and love it)...
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Postby sisterlondon on Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:44 am

gokartmozart wrote:-The new Porcupine Tree DVD audio rip (have only heard it and love it)...


Then you should see it, it's even better! ;)
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Postby The Analog Kid on Mon May 28, 2007 7:58 am

I seem to remember some tracks were dropped to fit the double LP onto a single CD - anyone here know which tracks were dropped (I could find out myself but all the vinyl is stashed on the attic)

It is the album that got me into Japan/Sylvian and yes I think it is wonderful - having said that I am not sure the Sonic quality is the best - not even by early 1980s standards. Somehow there seems to be loss in the dynamic range - it sounds 'muted' in a way to me

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Postby heartofdavid on Mon May 28, 2007 10:22 am

The 2003 remastered cd contains all the tracks from the vinyl version - 15 in total.

There were songs not included (at all) that were part of the setlist during the last tour; Taking Islands in Africa, Alien, Life in Tokyo, European Son, Talking Drum and The Other Side of Life. Bamboo Music and Goodnight were also featured during the last Tokyo dates.

I believe there was a lot of studio fiddling done to remove as much of the audience noise as possible, and to fix any 'mistakes' that were made - that's probably what accounts for some of the muted sound.
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Postby Bern on Mon May 28, 2007 10:23 am

I have to agree with Eric for me Oil On Canvas always lacked a bit of passion, I saw Japan twice on that final tour and they didn't seem to gel as well as they had in the past Mick Karn was trying out this new "wireless" bass which never quite sounded right to me and Masami's guitar playing come kitten strangling was a little much at times, however some good memories remain as Mick's bass failed halfway through a song and began making strange "farting" noises at the audience and Sylvian getting the keyboard intro into Nightporter hilariously wrong had the rest of the band in hysterics
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Postby The Analog Kid on Mon May 28, 2007 1:07 pm

erictak wrote:I seem to remember some tracks were dropped to fit the double LP onto a single CD - anyone here know which tracks were dropped (I could find out myself but all the vinyl is stashed on the attic)

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i see I must have gotten that wrong then (or maybe the ealrier Cd version had less tracks? hmm maybe I am mixing things up with GTE being the Cd that had less tracks than the Vinyl Double Album

This Blabbering makes painfuly clear my noob-ness here :oops:

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Postby heartofdavid on Mon May 28, 2007 1:54 pm

erictak wrote:...or maybe the ealrier Cd version had less tracks?...

That's right, an earlier version was missing some tracks, I think 3 (4?)

erictak wrote:This Blabbering makes painfuly clear my noob-ness here

Aw, blabber away! :wink: And btw, I don't find your comments to be blabbering, and welcome to the board.
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Postby Sylvian's Beard on Mon May 28, 2007 3:24 pm

How much of a "live" album is this really? Was alot of it re-done in the studio?

Here are some more great live albums.

Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes
UFO - Strangers In The Night
MSG - Rock Will Never Die
Yngwie Malmsteen - Live In Leningrad
Venom - Eine Klein Nacht Musik
Hanoi Rocks - "All Those Wased Years..."
Ozzy - Tribute
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Postby Cheery Cherry on Mon May 28, 2007 3:38 pm

erictak wrote:



This Blabbering makes painfuly clear my noob-ness here :oops:

cheers

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Hey, if that's the case, then I will always be a noob here... ;). Welcome to the board, Eric.
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Postby sisterlondon on Mon May 28, 2007 3:48 pm

erictak wrote:
This Blabbering makes painfuly clear my noob-ness here :oops:


Aw Eric, no worries! You'll see what's blabbering when we go to Antwerp together, LMAO! :-D
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