I know some people still like the upmix but Olias hurt my soul, very sad.
There was talk that Roine Stolt was doing a mix of Invention of Knowledge in 5.1 back in June of 2017. I asked him about it at Cruise to the Edge in 2019, but there wasn't any progress being made on it.Slightly old thread, but didn't wanna ruin the fun people have in the poll thread - I'm still mad. Seething, even.
Man when this thing was announced I got so hyped, I put that preorder in RIGHT AWAY because y'know, Olias is screaming to be multichannel with its wide soundstage and immersive atmosphere. I smashed that "Cancel preorder" button so hard and so bitterly when it was revealed to be an upmix however many days later.
The worst part is, I knew, deep in my grey matter. I thought to myself, "Wow, isn't that the one Jon recorded and mixed in his garage? The same Olias that took an entire night to get the sync on the multitracks right to make a master? They did *that* album in 5.1?" I knew it wasn't plausible, but I had hope. Hope crushed
Can we have uhhhh Animation in 5.1? Oh wait, the tapes for that are long gone too, right? How about uhhh City of Angels? Earthmotherearth? The more plausible choice would be the Anderson/Stolt collab Invention of Knowledge from 2016, or maybe 1000 Hands pt1. All dreams in the metaphorical winds of surround music, the most frustrating format.
And yes, I am entirely too invested.
Is that dark humor about the Universal fire?
I don't think Jon's tapes(if most of them even exist anymore, where the master for Toltec at?) were involved in that? But maybe. I'm also just dramatic.
Slightly old thread, but didn't wanna ruin the fun people have in the poll thread - I'm still mad. Seething, even.
Man when this thing was announced I got so hyped, I put that preorder in RIGHT AWAY because y'know, Olias is screaming to be multichannel with its wide soundstage and immersive atmosphere. I smashed that "Cancel preorder" button so hard and so bitterly when it was revealed to be an upmix however many days later.
The worst part is, I knew, deep in my grey matter. I thought to myself, "Wow, isn't that the one Jon recorded and mixed in his garage? The same Olias that took an entire night to get the sync on the multitracks right to make a master? They did *that* album in 5.1?" I knew it wasn't plausible, but I had hope. Hope crushed
Can we have uhhhh Animation in 5.1? Oh wait, the tapes for that are long gone too, right? How about uhhh City of Angels? Earthmotherearth? The more plausible choice would be the Anderson/Stolt collab Invention of Knowledge from 2016, or maybe 1000 Hands pt1. All dreams in the metaphorical winds of surround music, the most frustrating format.
And yes, I am entirely too invested.
From your lips to Gods ear! This is a brilliant album and I'd love to have a lossless BD Atmos mix here !
Well The Band Geeks are outstanding musicians, they have used that name for a very long time on Youtube, back when they were playing (better than anyone else I know) Yes covers just as any other fan. It's absolutely amazing that they eventually end up playing live with Jon and recording a full lenght album of brand new music with him. I'd absolutely love to see them live, but it's unlikely they ever come here. Maybe the name sounds a bit cheesy now, but I can understand they wanted to keep it. Maybe it's just me - I somewhat got used to it back in the day.
Agreed and funny. The first time I played it what struck me was the bass, I thought damn that sounds just like Chris Squire. That led me to search out Band Geeks and learn what has now been posted here about them. The whole feel of True is pure 70s Yes, and to me that's a good thing. I guess I must be a terrible art critic, I hear a lot of negative remarks but I thought it was pretty good, a picture of Jon singing, whats so bad?
It IS funny! With Jon's name and album title in gold glitter, him with silk scarf and sunglasses clutching the microphone with both hands, it looks like a parody of a glam rock cover - certainly not a credible throwback to 70's progressive music. But as many have commented, the awful cover takes nothing away from the music inside. I just hope potential listeners aren't turned away by it.Agreed and funny. The first time I played it what struck me was the bass, I thought damn that sounds just like Chris Squire. That led me to search out Band Geeks and learn what has now been posted here about them. The whole feel of True is pure 70s Yes, and to me that's a good thing. I guess I must be a terrible art critic, I hear a lot of negative remarks but I thought it was pretty good, a picture of Jon singing, whats so bad?
YMMV
I haven’t seen the artwork, but can it possibly be any worse than “In the Court of the Crimson King?”
