I only listened through TSOR and Freewill, but that Permanent Waves cover so far is fucking incredible. I would imagine the rest is just as mind blowing. It would be impressive enough for that to come from 3-4 people, but a one man show? Even through just the first two songs, I uttered more than once, “That just isn’t right...” out of awe and, frankly, jealousy. Supremely talented individual mimicking to perfection three masters of their respective instruments. Simply amazing.
And I think I’ve mentioned this before, but since we are on the topic again...
It really is too bad that the original Vapor Trails mix/master was butchered beyond sounding like dogshit. There really is some great material on that record. In spite of its sonic issues, I still loved VT for what it is. And while the releases of the remixed One Little Victory and Earthshine had me excited for the eventual VT remix release, I was pretty disappointed in the final product. All the edge was gone. The overall raw vibe of the original was neutered and it sounded *too* pristine. And the different arrangements of certain songs also bugged me. I think I listened to the remix 2-3 times and haven’t touched it since. The HD tracks version is where it’s at for me. Cleaned up the sound a bit, but kept the balls the original record had.