Amazon arrived last night with a $3.00 discount, getting ready to listen.
Jethro Tull 5.1 (“Bursting Out” box set with Steven Wilson 5.1 mixes out in June 2024!)
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Looking forward to your assessment! I LOVE your in-depth and insightful reviews!!
Mine shipped yesterday from the Moose. ETA, Tuesday.
Fake it 'til you make it! Seriously, you go into great detail about every aspect of the release, from your ripping experience through listening to EACH disc in the sets, and even the books! I always get excited when i see you have posted in a poll thread . . . that may be a reflection on just how little excitement is in my life, but i don't think so! Stay Surrounded, Comrade!Pressure. Faking it is what I do best.
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Mine arrived Friday afternoon (a day early) in VERY robust packaging from Importcds - perfect for a long weekend of listening. First spin confirms this is another great SW surround mix, with improved clarity, discreteness and impact. Cliche I know, but definitely hearing details, particularly synth and guitar flourishes, I haven't noticed before. A huge package to read and listen to, for sure.
The way they've attached 3 discs on the front and back book covers is a bit challenging at first but seems to work, although one of the discs was loose in the book (but thankfully undamaged). Hope the plastic springs hold up over time.
The way they've attached 3 discs on the front and back book covers is a bit challenging at first but seems to work, although one of the discs was loose in the book (but thankfully undamaged). Hope the plastic springs hold up over time.
This is another deep dive in sound. I just finished the 5.1 DVD 1 surround listen and listening now still DVD 1, SW remix Associated Recordings, stereo.
I am a little disappointed in the musical content, I probably had too high of expectation, but definitely at first listen, not my favorite or I should say, it is down the list in the Tull catalog.
The Steven Wilson surround mix and quality is excellent.
I have ripped and tagged, the 5 accompanying CD's, 1-5.
There is a lot more to do to fully experience this music, but time to go to the gym, don't want to be a couch potato.
Happy Labor Day Weekend to all you working stiffs, especially to all of us who do manual labor, roofing has been good to me, but now I spend time trying to reverse the damage done.
I am a little disappointed in the musical content, I probably had too high of expectation, but definitely at first listen, not my favorite or I should say, it is down the list in the Tull catalog.
The Steven Wilson surround mix and quality is excellent.
I have ripped and tagged, the 5 accompanying CD's, 1-5.
There is a lot more to do to fully experience this music, but time to go to the gym, don't want to be a couch potato.
Happy Labor Day Weekend to all you working stiffs, especially to all of us who do manual labor, roofing has been good to me, but now I spend time trying to reverse the damage done.
Sorry for the wait. I see a dark sail on the horizon would have been my clue.
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/thre...coming-in-2023.1080345/page-118#post-32783670Cheers
That was my assessment when many outtakes were released on Nightcap. I think Ian did the right thing in not releasing most of those sessions and going back in the studio to record what would make up the majority of BatB.
Not getting a shipping notification from Import CDs when I preordered on July 17 is a little maddening. In times like these I remind myself of “please allow six weeks for delivery” from my childhood. Chillax, Paul… it will come!
Those do look fab. It's a pity that the recent Tull albums haven't mimicked that packaging.
I found the Easter egg when I made the MKV,'s. I know where it is from one of the menus as well.
My ordering notes, perhaps of use to those who have not pulled the trigger yet:
I received mine today from Deep Discount. I paid a total of $64.86 including KY state sales tax, using the 10% off code DEEP10 (not sure this will work for everyone, I cheated a bit by opening a new account under a different email address, and provided my cell phone #, to get the code). It ended up being a tiny bit cheaper than it would have been from importCDs (which is really the same company) with no discount code, because shipping is free from Deep Discount for orders over $25, unlike importCDs which would have charged $2.99. I did not pre-order, I waited until a few hours into the release date of Sept. 1 and ordered it about 2 am Eastern. I received it today, amazingly, even though it was sent Media Mail - but that's only because I live less than 100 miles away from their warehouse, which is south of Louisville. It was shipped in a sturdy corrugated cardboard mailer and arrived undamaged. I've seen a lot of complaints on QQ about Deep Discount/importCDs/popmarket, but I've never had an issue with any of them, except for Deep Discount cancelling my Thick As A Brick order early this year due to a "technical issue" (they promptly refunded my payment). Again, I live close, so I'm sure that's a factor in delivery times. I can't promise everyone else would have a similar experience, but thought I'd share mine for your consideration.
I haven't had a chance to pop the shrinkwrap to examine it, let alone listen. My fanatical devotion to Tull kind of ended as the 70s did, after Stormwatch, but the reissue of the A album greatly increased my appreciation for it from my original impression, and I'm guardedly optimistic that that will repeat for Broadsword with this beauty. I wish it had been less expensive, more in line with the previous Tull "book" reissues, but compared to the ones coming from Pink Floyd, Rush, etc. etc., I still consider it a value for 8 discs of content.
I received mine today from Deep Discount. I paid a total of $64.86 including KY state sales tax, using the 10% off code DEEP10 (not sure this will work for everyone, I cheated a bit by opening a new account under a different email address, and provided my cell phone #, to get the code). It ended up being a tiny bit cheaper than it would have been from importCDs (which is really the same company) with no discount code, because shipping is free from Deep Discount for orders over $25, unlike importCDs which would have charged $2.99. I did not pre-order, I waited until a few hours into the release date of Sept. 1 and ordered it about 2 am Eastern. I received it today, amazingly, even though it was sent Media Mail - but that's only because I live less than 100 miles away from their warehouse, which is south of Louisville. It was shipped in a sturdy corrugated cardboard mailer and arrived undamaged. I've seen a lot of complaints on QQ about Deep Discount/importCDs/popmarket, but I've never had an issue with any of them, except for Deep Discount cancelling my Thick As A Brick order early this year due to a "technical issue" (they promptly refunded my payment). Again, I live close, so I'm sure that's a factor in delivery times. I can't promise everyone else would have a similar experience, but thought I'd share mine for your consideration.
I haven't had a chance to pop the shrinkwrap to examine it, let alone listen. My fanatical devotion to Tull kind of ended as the 70s did, after Stormwatch, but the reissue of the A album greatly increased my appreciation for it from my original impression, and I'm guardedly optimistic that that will repeat for Broadsword with this beauty. I wish it had been less expensive, more in line with the previous Tull "book" reissues, but compared to the ones coming from Pink Floyd, Rush, etc. etc., I still consider it a value for 8 discs of content.
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Listening to the album for the 3rd time tonight. I love the immersive mix and the music. I never heard the album before the release of the Monster Edition. I dig the synths and early 80's drum sound.
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Who would have thought we'd ever get fourteen classic Tull albums in (modern) surround? And mixed by Steven Wilson, no less!
Just wanted to point out that, according to the bookset, this was the recording title for "Mayhem, Maybe"
Where on the menus?
The answer is a few post above...
Ok so how long did it take everyone else to figure out the spring-loaded disc retrieval mechanism? Thought I was losing my mind trying to pry those CDs out in order to get to the good stuff - DVD 1, which is buried deep within. Finally figured it out.
