ALL ABOUT MUSIC #2 - Non Surround, Not Covered In Other Threads

[Clint Eastwood]

This one is for Gos

 

[Clint Eastwood]

 

[Clint Eastwood]

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Rich Girl is one of my favs from BACK IN THE DAY

 

[Clint Eastwood]

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[Clement]

went with a roots reggae classic for today's amazon music accompaniment

https://www.allmusic.com/album/conquering-lion-mw0000859668

 

[Clement]

today's amazon music accompaniment took me back to 12 March 1971

although that soprano sax solo on "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is a little disconcerting, it does have me wondering what the band had in mind for adapting Coltrane's version of "My Favorite Things"

 

[GOS]

So, hmmm. Just got home from work, noticed a suspicious package in the mailbox. It sure looks like music to me. But......I haven't ordered anything that should be arriving this soon. So, WTF is it? Sweden?? Now, I have no clue.

Rip it open, and it's Rick Wakeman!! I canceled that order a LONG time ago, and even received confirmation that it was being canceled. So....did I pay for this?

 

[GOS]

So, hmmm. Just got home from work, noticed a suspicious package in the mailbox. It sure looks like music to me. But......I haven't ordered anything that should be arriving this soon. So, WTF is it? Sweden?? Now, I have no clue.

Rip it open, and it's Rick Wakeman!! I canceled that order a LONG time ago, and even received confirmation that it was being canceled. So....did I pay for this?

Just found the email I received confirming cancellation from Music Glue on March 24th. I sent support an email asking if I was charged.

 

[GOS]

Eh.....so I'm even more confused. I had ordered the CD/DVD package for US $40'ish. I don't even know what they sent me. Looks like a standard CD to me. ???

 

[GOS]

DR values for the CD they sent me.......not impressive, yet I think it sounds pretty good.

foobar2000 1.5.4 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2020-08-03 18:10:11

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Analyzed: Rick Wakeman / The Red Planet
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.54 dB -10.49 dB 5:53 01/08-Ascraeus Mons
DR8 -0.59 dB -10.15 dB 6:17 02/08-Tharsis Tholus
DR10 -0.08 dB -13.08 dB 6:11 03/08-Arsia Mons
DR9 -0.38 dB -10.44 dB 5:21 04/08-Olympus Mons
DR9 -0.16 dB -12.10 dB 6:53 05/08-The North Plain
DR8 -0.29 dB -10.07 dB 7:14 06/08-Pavonis Mons
DR8 -0.38 dB -10.41 dB 7:36 07/08-South Pole
DR7 -0.44 dB -9.46 dB 10:03 08/08-Valles Marineris
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR8

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 941 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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[~dave~~wave~]

DR values for the CD they sent me.......not impressive, yet I think it sounds pretty good.

foobar2000 1.5.4 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2020-08-03 18:10:11

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Analyzed: Rick Wakeman / The Red Planet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DR7 -0.54 dB -10.49 dB 5:53 01/08-Ascraeus Mons
DR8 -0.59 dB -10.15 dB 6:17 02/08-Tharsis Tholus
DR10 -0.08 dB -13.08 dB 6:11 03/08-Arsia Mons
DR9 -0.38 dB -10.44 dB 5:21 04/08-Olympus Mons
DR9 -0.16 dB -12.10 dB 6:53 05/08-The North Plain
DR8 -0.29 dB -10.07 dB 7:14 06/08-Pavonis Mons
DR8 -0.38 dB -10.41 dB 7:36 07/08-South Pole
DR7 -0.44 dB -9.46 dB 10:03 08/08-Valles Marineris
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR8

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 941 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================

My ears and your figures tell me that's acceptable for this material.

BTW, might someone kindly post the DR for the Kansas 5.1 Blu Ray in the appropriate thread?
The waveforms appear to be less crushed than the RBCD, just curious.

 

[~dave~~wave~]

Eh.....so I'm even more confused. I had ordered the CD/DVD package for US $40'ish. I don't even know what they sent me. Looks like a standard CD to me. ???

Is it the pop-up package, signed & numbered?
That's what cost $40.

 

[GOS]

Is it the pop-up package, signed & numbered?
That's what cost $40.

It’s pop up. CD only.

 

[~dave~~wave~]

It’s pop up. CD only. View attachment 54836

Giving them away then, it would seem, if not signed and numbered?

 

[GOS]

Giving them away then, it would seem, if not signed and numbered?

Yes, I wondered the same thing. When I canceled my original order, I told them the reason was because they said there would be multi-channel, then changed. So....

 

[GOS]

My ears and your figures tell me that's acceptable for this material.

BTW, might someone kindly post the DR for the Kansas 5.1 Blu Ray in the appropriate thread?
The waveforms appear to be less crushed than the RBCD, just curious.

Hmmm - I thought I did. Let me check...

 

[Clement]

today's amazon music accompaniment had me feeling indomitable!

https://www.allmusic.com/album/live!-mw0000190817

 

[Clement]

went with Style Council's first album . . . kind of . . . their first proper release

Café Bleu
https://www.allmusic.com/album/café-bleu-mw0000739268

 

[GOS]