Keane - Hopes and Fears 20 (SDE BluRay #21 w/David Kosten Atmos Mix - moved up to May 10th, 2024)

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Allegedly. lol.
got Snood shipping notice today to Sunny Florida (hate this state btw) - pretty sure the band slept with the late shipping discs overnight, so very excited to have them caress Snood skin soon. yes Snood got 2....threesomes and all. Snood have to get what Snood can get when can get, not much ummmm action these days :SG if ya know what Snood means....hint hint nudge nudge.

OK move along this is not a porn site sheesh :LB:love::LB
 
Great listen, clean crisp mix, nothing too daring in the rears but its basic piano/ keys, drums and vocals so there isn’t much to play with. I know the album well and the mix opens in up nicely. But no booklet, not a mention of who plays in this band, or who wrote the songs. Those who want physical product want the extra info like lyrics info etc.
 
Great listen, clean crisp mix, nothing too daring in the rears but its basic piano/ keys, drums and vocals so there isn’t much to play with. I know the album well and the mix opens in up nicely. But no booklet, not a mention of who plays in this band, or who wrote the songs. Those who want physical product want the extra info like lyrics info etc.
Agreed! I still have not received an answer from Paul Sinclair/SDE about the lack of/missing booklet.
 
I'm not feeling particularly impressed. Yes, the new Blu Ray mixes are an improvement over the earlier 5.1 mix, but I didn't find myself particularly wowwed by the mixes here.

Then again, I'm trying to think of ways to improve upon it all. The sounds on Hopes and Fears aren't particularly layered to the point where there's a lot to work in a surround sound sense.

I actually was pretty excited for this release. I will listen more to further refine my opinion, but I'm not feeling that great right now about it.
 
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I'm not feeling particularly impressed. Yes, the new Blu Ray mixes are an improvement over the earlier 5.1 mix, but I didn't find myself particularly wowwed by the mixes here.

Then again, I'm trying to think of ways to improve upon it all. The sounds on Hopes and Fears aren't particularly layered to the point where there's a lot to work in a surround sound sense.

I actually was pretty excited for this release. I will listen more to further refine my opinion, but it's not feeling that great right now about it.
I’m not surprised that it’s not very layered as it’s only got keyboards, bass, drums and vocals on it. I’m still waiting for my copy to arrive but I do have the SACD version while I’m waiting and I must say that Bedshaped is my absolute favourite on this album especially when the keyboards really kick in.
 
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