Re: 5 year old audiophile

["L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>]

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