Steel Wheels

Simply one of the best remasters I’ve heard. Taut, crisp yet warm and detailed. Buy it if it’s not in your collection. A must have!I have not set out to write reviews of the music content as “beauty is in the ears of the listener”. These reviews are about the quality (or not) of the recorded sound. To read about how the reviews are done please see my profile.• Clarity – superb, stunning, exceptional• Channel separation - superb• Channel balance – conventional left, right and centre but what balance. Can place every instrument and vocal individually and clearly. Overall exceptional• Sound Stage – superb, like having your own private performance. Wide, detailed and magical• Distortion – non audible• Compression – non audible• Atmosphere – so good that if you close your eyes you can see Jagger prancing around the stage sneering and wiggling his hips• Bass – low frequencies – staggering, the drums sound exceptional like real drums they thump, boom and rattle. The bass guitar throbs and thrums in the background, every note is audible• Treble – high frequencies – excellent the guitars soar and attack yet are capable of being mellow and melodic• Vocals – excellent, crisp, clear, well defined. You can hear and feel Jagger’s vocal sneerAs a general rule of thumb recordings from the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s are nearly always better on the original vinyl. Remasters often fail to please as it’s just not possible to make a silk purse from a sows ear, i.e. the original recording lacks the necessary detail to be processed digitally and show an audible improvement. Indeed such processing can make the sound worse.Modern recordings which have been processed digitally from start to finish can be as good as vinyl. CD’s are often unfairly criticised for being poor quality. This is not the case, it is the original recording or the process which is to blame. Modern “remasters” can both enhance and degrade a recording. The statement GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) is the limiting factor. Ignore this at your cost.

peompt service.item as described. Excellent.

Great album as well as from a great time... 1989... but also a not so great time as this was the last album completed at air studios monserrat before hurricane hugo struck destroying George Martin's studio a few weeks after the rolling stones completed recording this...Steel wheels... the album that brought the hits "mixed emotions", "almost hear you sigh" and "rock and a hard place"... also for anyone that's well into the rolling stones it's a must have in the collection.It may sound a bit flat on the top end but that might just be the remaster CD... still great stuff from the oldest band still on the go today.

A bold claim, but I stand by it. Steel Wheels, upon release, got pretty positive reviews - and though will never go down in history as another Exile on Main Street - was seen as a really, genuinely powerful comeback of rock 'n roll defining voice. Richards and Jagger once again shine through on the songwriting, but ultimately every band member is on full throttle. 'Sad Sad Sad' and 'Mixed Emotions' make for some of the best two openers in any Stones record, and 'Rock And A Hard Place' is poppy and rocky enough to satisfy everyone. 'Hold On To Your Hat' is another thoroughly adequate track, and I won't lie, I actually really love the bizarre, noteworthy moment of 'Continental Drift'. For the most part though, it's straight forward rock and roll, when the two torchbearers of it had reunited and rekindled their passion. Recommend to any Stones fan or fan of rock in general. Great stuff.

After the tumultuous 80's, I wasn't expecting to enjoy their later releases, and bought Steel Wheels with some hesitation and reservations. However, after listening I can say I was wrong to doubt the Stones. Steel Wheels really delivers the sound that you've been waiting for,with song like the fun Sad Sad Sad and Mixed Emotions. I wouldn't think about skipping one song when listening! Learn from my mistakes, and don't miss out, this album truly is great and not one to miss out on! I'm sure the die-hard fans agree, but I want to encourage passers-by to give it a try!

The product arrived in the allotted time. Great vinyl reissue of a great stones look, some great tracks on this album.

brilliant comeback album

I had this on vinyl and somebody filched it, so I thought while I was on the trail of the other albums, why not get this one? Classic Stones, strong riffs and great input from Ronnie Wood - it's the Keef'n'Ron Show, boys and girls!