Article: The Best Version Of… Peter Gabriel’s So

[ted_b]

Nice article.  You make mention of the 2002 SACD, but you never use it in your sq comparisons, only the (inferior, of course) redbook layer.  Why?

[ted_b]

I've seen PG 8 or so times, the first being the Lamb tour with Genesis back in Cleveland.  I think both his tours and his albums peaked at Melt, but that's like saying the Beatles peaked at Revolver.    The remaining catalog is still a treasure.  I go back and forth between the 24/48 and the SACD rip (DSF).  I am interested to hear Josh's comments (or anyone else who has both).  I often use Tony's stick and the percussion at the last minute of Don't Give Up to set up one of my comparisons.  The dsf rip seems to have a blacker background, the 2448 a warmer tone.  Both are great IMHO, especially given that my Holo treats each format differently.

[ted_b]

6 hours ago, JoshM said:

My ranking (subject to change, especially in the second half) is:

 

1) Melt

2) Security

3) So

4) Up

5) Car

5) Us

6) Scratch

 

I’m leaving out Scratch My Back and New Blood, since they’re not albums of new material, and adding them in would make things more complicated. I could draw So into a near-tie with Secruity for the number two spot, and I could also easily flip Car and Us. Scratch is definitely last for me, though, and Melt is definitely first. (I also think Up is incredibly underrated.) 

+1  If I'd written this ranking and paragraph it would have been nearly the same words!    The multichannel version of UP is one of my favorite mch releases of all time.