Ralphie, oh ye of little faith!
Chicago & Friends - Live At 55 Dolby Atmos (& Stereo)
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If Rhino could make the Chicago Box Set not only in quad but also Dolby Atmos, I wonder how much the set would list for?
Who knows, but it would have to be a hell of a lot cheper than what the Quadio box sells for now on the used market!
Wow! What a show. I loved every second of it. And beside that I played all Quadios afterwards. Still VII is my favorite one.
The sound is like butter and honey out of the 4 speakers!
The sound is like butter and honey out of the 4 speakers!
As pointed out in the Sales and Discounts thread, this is currently $17.99 at udiscover music for the next few days. To be clear, this the the non-4K, non-Atmos blu-ray version.
https://shop.udiscovermusic.com/products/chicago-live-at-55-2cd-blu-ray
https://shop.udiscovermusic.com/products/chicago-live-at-55-2cd-blu-ray
Yeah I ordered the CD/BR combo in my excitement and went to pull it from my list ... oops. Oh well, not the first double purchase I have made and now I can wait for a little price dip on the 4k.
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Just watched this in 4K HDR with Atmos. Overall, pretty great. I'm not a huge Chicago fan, but I respect the group and enjoy most of their recordings. I grew up in the 80s, so the pop hits are nostalgic. My favorite aspect of their music is probably the horn lines.
Excuse me while I get a bit nit-picky and critical...
The intro with drum solo and interview soundbytes was a little awkward - especially with the abrupt audio edit into the show's beginning. Immediately, I thought the drums sounded too loud and direct in the mix. That got a little better after the first song, but continued to distract me occasionally. Consistently, I thought the guitar solos and lead instrumentals were a bit low in the mix. The sax solo in Free was one of the few solos that "popped" appropriately for me. The mix sounded a bit "set it and forget it" while I would have preferred a little fader movement.
I thought the mix was generally pretty good and fun, just a tad unbalanced. I'd give it a 8/10. The resolution was certainly clear. The surrounds were subtle at first, but later brought in some percusssion and background vocals (that sounded a little artificial, but effective).
A few shots were slightly out of sync, but that was rare.
It seemed like the band was not playing to a click track, which makes me happy. If they were, they made it sound organic.
I enjoyed the guests for the most part. They are all obviously skilled performers. I was surprised how differently from the recordings If You Leave Me Now and Look Away were performed, considering they are some of the bigger hits. I wasn't really feeling Look Away, as the vocals had more of a joyful exhuberance that didn't quite match the tone of the message in my opinion. Voiceplay certainly got their own featured section for a while. It reminded me a bit of Bill Gaither-style gospel vocal groups... except, like, adult boy band or something.
Visually, it looked great. Some extra campfire flames and particle effects must have been added in post, I assume.
As a casual Chicago observer, I feel like I got a taste of the live experience and a decent sampling of their discography. I'm glad that they sold the Blu-ray separately at a reasonable price. It is well worth it. The songwriting, arranging, and performances are all world-class.
Excuse me while I get a bit nit-picky and critical...
The intro with drum solo and interview soundbytes was a little awkward - especially with the abrupt audio edit into the show's beginning. Immediately, I thought the drums sounded too loud and direct in the mix. That got a little better after the first song, but continued to distract me occasionally. Consistently, I thought the guitar solos and lead instrumentals were a bit low in the mix. The sax solo in Free was one of the few solos that "popped" appropriately for me. The mix sounded a bit "set it and forget it" while I would have preferred a little fader movement.
I thought the mix was generally pretty good and fun, just a tad unbalanced. I'd give it a 8/10. The resolution was certainly clear. The surrounds were subtle at first, but later brought in some percusssion and background vocals (that sounded a little artificial, but effective).
A few shots were slightly out of sync, but that was rare.
It seemed like the band was not playing to a click track, which makes me happy. If they were, they made it sound organic.
I enjoyed the guests for the most part. They are all obviously skilled performers. I was surprised how differently from the recordings If You Leave Me Now and Look Away were performed, considering they are some of the bigger hits. I wasn't really feeling Look Away, as the vocals had more of a joyful exhuberance that didn't quite match the tone of the message in my opinion. Voiceplay certainly got their own featured section for a while. It reminded me a bit of Bill Gaither-style gospel vocal groups... except, like, adult boy band or something.
Visually, it looked great. Some extra campfire flames and particle effects must have been added in post, I assume.
As a casual Chicago observer, I feel like I got a taste of the live experience and a decent sampling of their discography. I'm glad that they sold the Blu-ray separately at a reasonable price. It is well worth it. The songwriting, arranging, and performances are all world-class.
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