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The Digital Dan:
Same material as Deja Vu with a few notable exceptions.
The sound is slightly improved, but it still has that Radio Shack 4 track
feel to it. I actually prefer that sound for studio outtakes,
reminds me of the Metallica "No Life Till Leather" sound, though
leagues better. Also the tracks have been properly equalized.
The original seemed to by hastily transfered to CDr as some tracks were
much quieter than others and the same for the interviews. Also the
fade in's and out's were made more consistent as some were kind of abrupt
or not quite finished. Included are some of the only other Rush
outtakes around, namely "Vital Signs" and "Red Barchetta"
from the Moving Pictures sessions, the flip side of the first single, and
a couple of interviews from the Roll the Bones sessions. Now you
have a jam packed 74+min recording with a lot of interesting material.
As far as the Counterparts outtakes are concerned, if you are familiar
with the album, you can hear some differences in the songs. Echoes
missing or applied differently than on the album as well as suttle
differences in the overall mix and occasionally a different drum fill or
beat variation. Altogether, interesting, but for the serious fan
more than the occasional fan. Vuja Dey is the strange feeling that
none of this has ever happened before. Given the material, the title
fits, plus it is a parody of Deja Vu.
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