This one album has influenced my taste in music & my guitar playing for over 20 years. This is my desert island album. The one piece of music I would save if my house was burning down. For me, it's the perfect example of what an album should be. Consistent, brilliantly executed, and meaningful beyond its years.
And it has never sounded better. The original album stays true to the original mix for the most part, what you get here is clarity & definition that nobody had the ability to produce in the 80s. The 2nd disk of rarities is interesting, mostly demos & live takes but no significant unreleased track that you can't live without. The real coolness is the 3rd disk, Entreat Plus. Originally, Entreat was a live sampler of Disintegration songs but only some of the tracks from the album were included. The new version includes every song from the album, recreating the experience of hearing the entire album played live in order.
It was definitely worth the wait. Now if we can get Wish sometime soon, along with the Lost Wishes Ep, I'll be a happy guy.
I love mine so much that I can't stop reading the liner notes. :) I'm one step away from tacking a band photo to the wall and fake-kissing it.
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