HiRez Poll Jefferson Starship - DRAGON FLY [Blu-Ray Audio]

[rtbluray]

Please post your thoughts and comments on this new reissue of the classic album "Dragon Fly" by Jefferson Starship.
This new reissue is part of Rhino's ongoing Quadio series and the Blu-Ray audio disc features the first release of the original 1970s Quadraphonic mix since the 1970s!

 

[Matt Wilson]

9
Sounds pretty damned good to me. If Red Octopus is their best, then surely this is number two.

 

[RustyM]

Rhino does it again with it's QUADIO series by giving us an opportunity to listen to the 1974 release of the quadraphonic mix Dragon Fly. This is my first time listening to Dragon Fly and I enjoyed: Ride The Tiger, All Fly Away and Hyperdrive. 9 from me. Hope to see the 1976 quad Spitfire soon.
SURROUND MIX - 3
AUDIO FIDELITY - 3
CONTENT - 2
OVERALL PACKAGE - 1

 

[4-earredwonder]

Blu~Ray.com chimes in with their "Recommended' review of Jefferson Starship's Dragon Fly

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Jefferson-Starship-Dragon-Fly-Blu-ray/375673/#Review

 

[gvl_guy]

Finally got a chance to listen yesterday. This album brings back some great memories. The one thing that stood out to me was that, despite having the CD-4 vinyl, I heard stuff in this Blu-ray that I never noticed before. Small, subtle stuff. But enough that it really satisfied me. I have it a 10.

 

[par4ken]

Owning the Quad reel of this for years I am very familiar with it. The Quadio is a big sonic upgrade over the Stereotape reel. It is a much better album than "Red Octopus". For me "Ride the Tiger" would be the highlight along with "Caroline" and "All Fly Away".
Can't wait for "Spitfire"! My vote is 9.

 

[JDeanB]

Dragonfly has long been a favorite of mine, and probably my favorite Jefferson Starship album. When Steve announced this would be one of 'Batch #6", I posted on the Jefferson Airplane Come Up The Years FB page. Someone commented that all the Airplane'/Starship quads suck. I had never heard the quad mix, so I couldn't respond. So, when I got the disc, I was very pleased. I love the mix, and the songs still hold up well for me. What I was reminded of is how good Peter Sears is on bass and keyboards in addition to Craig's guitar work. And the vocal interplay of Paul, Grace and David is great. Hearing the music made me think of people...my mom, who started singing to "All Fly Away" when she heard me play it, a co-worker from the time that I have not seen nor heard from since 1978, and another friend of many years. The only song that I don't find stellar is "Come To Life", but I still like it.

 

[H.A.L.]

Too attached to the material to make a good judgement. Also, with my system, I had trouble playing it at first, fixed it, then have to deal with a system not quite adjusted to quad. Still. Much better than RED OCTOPUS, material-wise, public sentiment be damned, and sounds great! Again, I'm probably getting some extra speakers added to the mix, but hey, isn't that what it is all about? A 9. Bring on SPITFIRE .

 

[key_wiz]

hmmmm....

this one's a "7". Typical Jefferson Whatever album with a couple of really strong tracks and a lot of filler. And the fidelity is just so-so with just a so-so quad mix. "Red Octopus" is stronger overall on all three criteria.

Looking forward to "Spitfire".

 

[BillSamm1]

Finally got a chance to listen yesterday. This album brings back some great memories. The one thing that stood out to me was that, despite having the CD-4 vinyl, I heard stuff in this Blu-ray that I never noticed before. Small, subtle stuff. But enough that it really satisfied me. I have it a 10.

It's the small subtle stuff, previously buried or unnoticed, that makes these a real pleasure.

 

[peloton]

It's the small subtle stuff, previously buried or unnoticed, that makes these a real pleasure.

How true. Last night I had a couple of neighbors over for a televised college basketball game between 2 local rivals. When we got our fill of the blowout game, I started playing some classic stuff in surround (with "a bit of volume" of course.) After playing some of Dark Side of the Moon, I kept it going with what I think is the underrated (and very impressively mixed) Gaucho by Steely Dan. It was very obvious that they were marvelling at how well Elliot Scheiner worked his magic on this release. Yes, not all surround mixes are that well done but when they are, it's a revelation to many people.

P.S. - yes, I'm preaching to the choir here.