Search - Mama Cass :: Mama's Big Ones

Very Disappointing

Robert Potter | Portland, OR USA | 03/31/2005

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I'd placed this on my Wish List prior to the reviewer's entry that called it 'flat', and I ordered it without rechecking the reviews. Now I'm sorry I did.



It's almost as if the cuts have somehow been over processed, with most of the dynamic range removed. You don't get a feeling for the wonderful reach of Cass' voice. She just comes across as bland and tinny. After the first half-dozen songs, my wife looked at me and said, "What's wrong with the CD? That doesn't sound like Cass the way I remember her."



There were also significant differences in the volume level between some of the tracks. We needed to crank it up to hear some tracks, and then turn it back down for the next one.



Another indication of how cheaply this CD was produced is that there are no liner notes, just an addvertisement for MCA Record's other products. The liner says, "Compact Disc, Compact Price" - to which I'd add, don't purchase this unless you have "Compact Expectations."

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Flat Sound

Helen Monsier | Brampton, Ontario Canada | 02/10/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

"We were very disappointed in the quality of the sound of this CD There was nothing in any of the discriptions on line to indicate that it was copied from analog tape and may contain some anomalies. This was LOW -Grade quality. It sounded like playing it on an old "45" record player!!!

We like Mama Cass and have CD's of the Mama's & Papa's which are great sounding.

I think you need to put more discription in regards to the recording so the customer knows what they are buying.

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Awesome reminder of a talent taken away way too soon.

Helen Monsier | 09/13/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Upbeat and refreshing as if brand new. Got interested in her all over again from the soundtrack of "Beautiful Thing". Haven't stopped playing it since."