When I think of albums I would like to see reissued, I think of a few different things. I think of the possibility of a reissue opening the door to people who never have heard the album before, I also think of the possibility of the original album perhaps not being heard properly when originally released and I also think of the possibility of unreleased material from those recording sessions being unveiled for the first time. I've come forward with a list of three very different albums but ones which I happen to love and would like to see reissued someday in one form or another. It just so happens that all three albums originally made their debut in 1992 so a 30th anniversary edition of these classics would make sense but seems highly unlikely at this point. But on to the list anyway!
1. "Out of the Cradle"-Lindsey Buckingham: This was the first one of the three that I heard and actually bought it the week it came out. I was never really a big fan of latter-day Fleetwood Mac (post 1975 and onwards) but always enjoyed what Lindsey Buckingham brought to the table as songwriter and guitarist and this still is my favorite of his solo efforts. One of my local radio stations played the tune 'Wrong' quite a bit and, to me, the song rocked just as hard as any alternative hit of the era. Luckily, the entire album was as catchy as that single and I would like to hear a remastered version of the album and also find out if there are any unreleased tracks from the sessions hiding in the vault somewhere.
2. "Images and Words"-Dream Theater: The moment I heard this record playing at a local record shop, I just had to know what it was. It sounded not quite like prog, not quite like metal and not quite like alternative either. I still don't know what it to call it and I know it has since been coined 'progressive metal' but I'm not quite on board with that term either. I do know that band was never fond of the original production with all of its 1980s sounding reverb. Pearl Jam had an issue with their 1991 debut "Ten" and remedied that with a remixed version that sounded much rawer and to their liking in 2011. These guys took two songs from this album and did the same thing and placed them on a best-of compilation some years ago, but I'd like them to take the Pearl Jam route and release the entire album remixed like this.
3. "Smeared"-Sloan: This clever Canadian foursome later found some power pop fame in their native Canada but never quite made it here in the States but not for lack of trying. In fact, this debut album would sound a lot like the rest of their catalogue if they hadn't 'smeared' the production with so much feedback and overdriven guitars. Never mind, they couldn't hide their power pop love even if they tried although it would be nice to some of these songs in demo form just to hear how bizarre and wigged out they originally were.
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