I have avoided commenting in this thread until I saw mention of a 5.1 title I'd be interested in, despite already owning it. I'm in for this and subsequent surround titles!
There's a Tracy Chapman 5.1 album sitting in the vaults; would love that on BDA.
Songs In The Key of Life is back in stock at Amazon UK at £15.90, and I've finally got it. I've not had a chance to do any more than dip a toe in it, but it sounds spectacular.
As for US v UK musical tastes, I think that generalising is treacherous. People on both sides of the pond love wildly different things from street to street. I love country music with a passion, for example. But one thing I've noticed, which would account for the dim view most Americans take of ABBA (ironic, given their popularity there back in the day) is that Americans view pop as a dirty word, or at least something to be slightly embarrassed about - which is much less the case in Britain. One of my friends described the Beatles as pop in a US musical encyclopedia entry, and was firmly told by the editor that this was unacceptable, and that the word would be changed to rock.
I have hi-res 5.1 mixes of albums by Metallica, Megadeth, Blue Oyster Cult, Britney Spears, Goldfrapp and The Carpenters, and see no problem with that at all. If I could get my hands on a 5.1 ABBA collection as thrillingly pure and warm sounding as that Carpenters SACD, I'd be over the moon.
Britney Spears' In The Zone DVD-A is extraordinary sounding - Toxic in 5.1 is a Bollywood/surf music head-fuck trip - but I suspect is also probably one of the worst-selling DVD-As of all time, given the unlikelihood of Britney fans having the necessary equipment, and vice versa.
Dire Straits, on the other hand, will not be crossing my threshold unless they're heavily armed.
that Americans view pop as a dirty word, or at least something to be slightly embarrassed about -
There is a lot of stuff sitting, Pretzel Logic is done and just phucking sitting there. I get sooooo pissed off when I think of what we could be enjoying.
Who? Never heard of them.
What other 5.1 mixes are on the shelf so to speak?
Paul Simon - Graceland for one.
Today we are delighted to announce the High Fidelity Pure Audio release of one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time. This album not only epitomised the 90's grunge scene, but inspired an entire generation and continues to do so. What better way to enjoy the raw energy of Nirvana, than with the High Fidelity Pure Audio release of Nevermind. We'll have release details and pre-order information this week.
No signs of 5.1 though
Good call! if/when Warner get stuck into this HFPA blu-ray audio programme, I hope the Phil Ramone 5.1 mix of "Graceland" will be on their roster, plus the hitherto unreleased 5.1 mixes of Warner artists' albums...
Sorry, Adam, Warner won't be releasing a 5.1 mix of Graceland, since Paul Simon owns his own masters and they are currently leased to Sony/Legacy/Columbia.
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Nope, and I don't think it will be either. Nirvana don't seem like the kind of group that would be interested in 5.1 surround, except as it related to live performance films.
Well so far this week, the 2 titles announced are BIG titles, so let's see what else they have in store.
Who? Never heard of them.
What other 5.1 mixes are on the shelf so to speak?
According to the HMV website, in addition to Queen and Nirvana, the following blu-ray titles will be released on Sept 13:
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down
http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/search/keyword_blu-ray+audio/target_SEARCH/type_sr/
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