Why buy the DCC Gold 'Hotel California'?

Help me, all of you who have purchased this gold disc on DCC:

I have a chance to buy the DCC for a few bucks above the original list price of $30, but I am not an all-out fan of the Eagles. I have heard the singles off this lp so many times that I never felt the need to purchase the vinyl (maybe I am burned out on american seventies rock too, unless it is of the Ramones/Television/Feelies variety). so am havve to be sold on the music too, I guess.

So tell me in plain english, point by point, why this disc is a "must have".

 

BUY THIS IMMEDIATELY!!! HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE FORUM POLL ON WHICH DCC BENEFITTED THE MOST FROM THE HOFFMAN TREATMENT? THIS GOT # 3.

BUY IT! I'M TELLING YOU!!!

IT'S NIGHT & DAY!

sorry to shout!

 

Buy It NOW! before you regret it later...It's THAT good!

 

BUY IT!! and if you don't like it I'll buy it from you.

 

$ 30 is cheap. That's what you would pay new.

 

The stink Steve is referring to is the smell of burning master tapes in the Easy Bake oven.

If you have no clue what I'm talking about, stop trying to figure it out and go buy the darn disc. You won't regret it!

 

I guess it's a must have IF:
1) you're an Eagles fan
2) you love the songs, no matter how many times you've heard them
3) you want THE best sound these songs have ever been heard in, on any format to date

 

Whether you want this album will of course depend on your personal tastes. To me, this is the Eagles at their best.

If you do decide you want it, the answer to which version to get is a no brainer. The DVD-A has gotten mixed reviews. The DCC version is loved by everyone, who's heard it, including me. It's the best version out there.

 

Steve, if you told me that you were personally not a fan and the remastering of this lp made you into one, I'd buy it on your recommendation. I've read that you recommended ELO's Eldorado, if you think this lp is as startling as that ELO you recommended, that would mean something to me.

I know that some of you think this is a joke thread, but it is not. And the cd I was offered was for $35, I was saying that I saw it for a 'little above the original $30 price".

 

Steve said:

Yeah, Steve, it stinks. If only you had put time into this mastering job!


Thom,

There are some things in this world that you just don't question. Buying the DCC gold version of Hotel California is one of them. Get this disc!

 

Your avatar reminds me of one of my favourite lp's, Gary. If this DCC disc was the 'Phantom Of The Paradise' soundtrack, I would have brought it home. If it were Ringo or Pet Sounds or Wes Montgomery or Sonny Rollins, it'd be mine. I just don't know about the Eagles. It would have to sound really 3-d, really "eye popping".

 

For $35? Heck, buy it!

Even if by now you're just barely tolerating the Eagles...GET IT!!!

 

Hey if you buy it and don't like it there is always the classified section in this forum. It may take a minute or two for one of us to scarf it up......

 

Don't be foolish. If you're lucky to find this or any other DCC Gold titles floating around(especially Pop and Rock titles), grab them immediately!!!!

 

Why should you not buy it? Because you may, like me, roll your eyes whenever someone mentions The Eagles.

Why should you buy it? Because the song "Hotel California" is much, much better than the rest of their catalog, and I'm sure it won't ever sound better than it does on the DCC disc.

 

Thom,

Buy it - NOW!

Steve did a super job with mastering those fragile tapes. Capture one while you can!

Bob

 

Buy it! You'll get at least $ 40 for it if you want to resell it.

 

If you don't by it, you will regret it. Steve's version is great. For me, it was like hearing the album for the first time all over again. Much better than the regular version.

 

Personally, I don't understand why you're even wondering since your not a fan of the Eagles. No matter how good the mastering is, if the music isn't your taste it makes no sense. Isn't it about the music??

That said however, I agree with the above post. You can't lose if you do buy it and don't like it.

 

Agreed. This is bizarre.

 

What he said. Also, this is a good disc for demonstrating the difference between regular and audiophile remasterings. One of the more profound DCC vs. regular issue titles.

Apparently these tapes are in bad shape, and required a ridiculous amount of work by Steve to decipher their EQ, so I suspect the DCC issue will remain the definitive version.