tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post3617894256165148293..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Charles Gerhardt ReturnsJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-72948974248125664722011-07-28T19:10:53.412-04:002011-07-28T19:10:53.412-04:00Anonymous: That's harsh, but fair. I do give a...Anonymous: That's harsh, but fair. I <i>do</i> give a damn about this blog, but it's become harder for me to find things to post on it. I'm not giving up on it and should have a new post soon, but posting for the sake of posting is a bit tricky with a blog that doesn't respond to current events.Jaime J. Weinmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-82515355771193627792011-07-27T20:06:30.612-04:002011-07-27T20:06:30.612-04:00Over a month without new postings? Are you even pr...Over a month without new postings? Are you even pretending to give a damn about this blog anymore?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-29269730913258484282011-07-26T16:07:53.569-04:002011-07-26T16:07:53.569-04:00I have the Waxman "Sunset Boulevard" alb...I have the Waxman "Sunset Boulevard" album and the "Captain Blood" Errol Flynn scores album, both on CD released somewhere around 1990 in the Surround format. They sound great, although I think there could be a little more dynamic punch. When these performances were recorded the technology of 1974 limited dynamic range to about 60db compared to greater than 100db range of digital. Still, great recordings, especially when you consider these were made during the height of the isolation booth multi-track era. And the liner notes alone are worth the price.<br /><br />There are occasional Surround tricks that don't work too well with headphones: the offstage horn in "Prince Valiant" on the Waxman disc for example, but you can still tell it's an offstage horn. The superior recording hall and Wilkinson's knowledge of microphone choice and placement allows these performances to shine in spite of the modern day trickery. (Some purists would even scoff at listening to these remastered the digital CD format. Damnit man, VINYL is the only way to go.)<br /><br />BTW: My CD's were sent to the radio station I worked for at the time as "promotional copies," with the full knowledge they would get used on the air in promos, comedy bits, and whatever.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098471743485897147noreply@blogger.com