Sacrosanct- John Fryer vs Conny Plank

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Sacrosanct- John Fryer vs Conny Plank

Postby OX4 » 15 Jul 2010, 08:55

I've been prompted to compare these two versions of the song by Dave The Fish who, over in another thread- http://companyofjustice.com/forum/viewt ... =1629#1629 takes issue with my opinion of Fryer's production of the 'Promised Land' era material and suggests that the earlier version of 'Sacrosanct' is superior to the 'Company of Justice?' version.
So I've been listening to them back to back for an hour or so and I have to admit, considering my aversion to the Fryer sound, that the two seem to be actually remarkably close. The arrangement is the same, the performance itself is virtually identical and the source sounds all appear to be very good. The Fryer version starts well, with a strident and sharp solo guitar, whereas the later recording has a softer, spacier quality to the opening passage, the guitar almost sounds out of phase. However, the subtle differences that give the two recordings their character only really appear when the rest of the band kick in. There is plenty of girth to the drums on the Fryer version, they thunder along very strongly although once again the electronics get in the way as the added handclaps, which are on the off beat during the verse, seem to trip up the rhythm. There also seems to be a lot of either ambience track present on the drums (ambient mic'ing being a classic technique for achieving a big drum sound) or plenty of reverb has been added after and this seems to overwhelm the rest of the band in parts, specifically much of the air around the guitar seems to be swallowed up by the drums which seems to take some of its power away, it sounds thinner, janglier somehow. Elsewhere, though, the choral keyboards that are introduced later in the song are a nice touch and Rob's vocals are very strong. Its a more coherent production than much of the material on 'Promised Land' and as a result is much stronger.
The version on 'Company of Justice' has the edge on it in my opinion. Its a drier, more live sounding recording and without the same amount of processing on the drums, they seem to sit better in the mix. The guitar is middlier, with the modulation toned down and as a consequence is more solid all the way through (although there are a few spectral overdubs which float in and out which restore some of the colour) The drier sound gives each element of the band enough elbow room which helps in making a tighter mix, and the result is much more focused than the single version. IMHO and all that.

Thoughts anyone?
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