by Lady Arcadia on Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:36 pm
I like Oil on Canvas alot!! I go through a phase of playing it practically non stop, then leave it for a couple of months, then repeat the whole cycle again.
I remember reading also, that it wasn't received too well by fans. You can hear that a bit of reworking had been done. The audience is quite low, some of the instruments sound very (studio) polished. But still it is a very good time capsule for the band.
And I agree, the remaster has made it sound a lot better!
Note: If you haven't got around to buying a remaster of this CD, look for the Japanese edition. It has a much "cleaner" sound.
When I think of the fan response to Oil on Canvas, it reminds me of the fan response to Arena (Duran's live CD). Both had alot of tweeking down, both contained studio recorded songs... both could have been quite different! But in saying that, I like both as they are.
Ellyn