There’s a sort of implied sameness that comes to mind when you hear the word “rerecorded.”
The full album also features similar, almost impalpable, differences.
The Vocals
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“It’s just an incredibly, incredibly well-made record, it really is,” he says.
“From the players to the engineering to the mixing and mastering on it.
And it’s amazing that they played those parts note for note with that kind of conviction.”
Also of note, he says, are Swift’s vocals.
But Lee says there’s more to it than that.
“you’re able to almost think of it like weight to the tone itself.
It’s a fuller, richer tone than it was on the original version.”
The background vocals are less prominent on this track as well.
For example, the individual instruments themselves were given a fuller sound.
And in “Hey Stephen,” the cymbal hits in the interlude are much louder.
“It sounds more full because it literally is,” Lee says.
“There’s more stuff in there.
Not more parts, but just more of the sound of the instruments themselves.”
The two tracks are “The Best Day” and “Untouchable,” but the difference is minimal.
“Untouchable” is slightly faster, ending half a second earlier than its original.
Notes Lee, “We’re talking really, really small differences.”
Lee cites “Love Story” as an example.
“There’s a kind of earnestness missing in this version,” he notes.
“Tell Me Why” is technically one of the most similar tracks to its original.
