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Re: 5 year old audiophile
Great review, Jeff. :) Is she going to do VANPIRES for us, too?
keets
>I've been conducting a little experiment with my 5-year-old. We have been
>listening to 3 different versions of her favorite Who song: "Boris the
>Spider". She is not going to jump in to defend her observations since she
>cannot read or type.
>
>The 3 competing versions are from the Max R&B box set, Blues to the Bush
>and BBC Sessions.
>
>Overall, she prefers the BBC Sessions version but stuck her fingers in her
>ears when the volume of the cymbal crashes annoyed her. I assume she is
>unhappy with the mastering. This problem was rectified by turning down the
>treble and the volume.
>
>The BTTB version is her least favorite. She called it "loud". I sensed
>she was unhappy with John's vocal as well as the hard sound quality.
>
>The Max R&B version is in the middle, but she thinks John sounds like he is
>holding his nose while singing.
>
>So I guess BBC gets thumbs up because of the superior performance.
>
>There you have it.
>
>Jeff