Comments on: Grand Hotel album review – Procol Harum http://headfullofsnow.com/procol-harum-week-grand-hotel/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:05:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeffman http://headfullofsnow.com/procol-harum-week-grand-hotel/comment-page-1/#comment-945 Jeffman Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:41:28 +0000 http://headfullofsnow.com/?p=1219#comment-945 I bow down to your vastly superior knowledge. As far as I'm concerned, it sounds all right to me. I bow down to your vastly superior knowledge.

As far as I’m concerned, it sounds all right to me.

]]> By: Tigerman http://headfullofsnow.com/procol-harum-week-grand-hotel/comment-page-1/#comment-944 Tigerman Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:21:18 +0000 http://headfullofsnow.com/?p=1219#comment-944 "Grand Hotel" by Procol Harum has been re-issued many times over on CD. Adding that there has been some criticism over the years of the sound quality on the original vinyl (as voiced by band member Chris Copping), the prime reason for making a new issue of this LP has to be the sound quality. Yet this review mentions nothing of the kind. However, enticed by other reviewers who remarked on the "crispy clear" and "super detailed" sound on this issue I went and bought it. Well, it may be that it is clear and detailed, but so is everything else if you crank the treble up to 11. In fact, this CD is extremely poorly remastered, thus keeping in line with the tradition established by Salvo since the start of their Procol re-issue program (the two first CDs were running at the wrong speed, and despite complaints from customers nothing has been done to recall these faulty discs or indeed rectify the error on subseqent product). The sound on this disc is so flat and harsh it borders on distortion, particularly with regard to vocals and Hammond organ. It is a disgrace to the group casts a cold sheen over a record that was never renown for its soulful warmth in the first place. It may be that the 1973 vinyl was a far spell from what the group had heard in the studio, but it is still head and shoulders above this rubbish. You can pick it up second hand for chip money and the UK version even has a large booklet with all the lyrics. “Grand Hotel” by Procol Harum has been re-issued many times over on CD. Adding that there has been some criticism over the years of the sound quality on the original vinyl (as voiced by band member Chris Copping), the prime reason for making a new issue of this LP has to be the sound quality. Yet this review mentions nothing of the kind. However, enticed by other reviewers who remarked on the “crispy clear” and “super detailed” sound on this issue I went and bought it. Well, it may be that it is clear and detailed, but so is everything else if you crank the treble up to 11. In fact, this CD is extremely poorly remastered, thus keeping in line with the tradition established by Salvo since the start of their Procol re-issue program (the two first CDs were running at the wrong speed, and despite complaints from customers nothing has been done to recall these faulty discs or indeed rectify the error on subseqent product). The sound on this disc is so flat and harsh it borders on distortion, particularly with regard to vocals and Hammond organ. It is a disgrace to the group casts a cold sheen over a record that was never renown for its soulful warmth in the first place. It may be that the 1973 vinyl was a far spell from what the group had heard in the studio, but it is still head and shoulders above this rubbish. You can pick it up second hand for chip money and the UK version even has a large booklet with all the lyrics.

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