Wonderful upgrade over the standard cd - The Pixies have never sounded so good in this hybrid SACD edition of their first full length album. The only people to have heard the Pixies sound this way were the original studio engineers it s that good. Every detail stands out and the stereo image is so good you can pick out the layers of vocals and guitars. The bass is detailed and thick. For the audiophile that is even a marginal fan of the Pixies this is a must purchase title.
Not so much a review of the album, but the SACD... - I ve recently become more interested in the SACD format since purchasing a ps3. I have a couple Peter Gabriel SACD s -- which sound awesome. But this particular SACD is a real disappointment because it s only 2 channel. Yes it s remastered and if you don t mind it being in plain ol stereo it does sound superior to the regular issue on cd. I was really hoping to listen to this in 5.1 -- it s a great album and I was betting it would sound tremendous in surround.