Life in Surround - Surround Music Review and Discussion YouTube Channel

[edisonbaggins]

Metallica The Black Album Review

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[edisonbaggins]

Life... and Death in Surround
Episode 1 - Chris Cornell

Albums discussed:
Soundgarden Live at the Artists Den
Soundgarden Badmotorfinger
Soundgarden Superunknown
Temple of the Dog
Linkin Park Reanimation

 

[MrSmithers]

The channel map illustrations are a really helpful addition in the videos Baggy... They look great!

Maybe you could have a word with the Arsenal FC squad so that we play a bit better this season?!

 

[edisonbaggins]

The channel map illustrations are a really helpful addition in the videos Baggy... They look great!

Maybe you could have a word with the Arsenal FC squad so that we play a bit better this season?!

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Hey, I've got my San Jose Earthquakes to worry about!
I'm glad people are enjoying the mix diagrams. They're fun to do!

 

[edisonbaggins]

Out of Print (OOP) Prices!
A requested topic that was fun to explore.
Plus shopping tips and tricks.
Thanks for watching and enjoy.

 

[edisonbaggins]

^^^Anybody going to make an offer on that Marillion FEAR blu-ray? Is it legit that Racket Records sent out replacements?

 

[MrSmithers]

^^^Anybody going to make an offer on that Marillion FEAR blu-ray? Is it legit that Racket Records sent out replacements?

No way, San Jose! That’s a ridiculous price?! Great video though! I’m sure many a member on QQ knows what it’s like to go through... Hmmm, can I justify this?!

Lesson for the records labels is that they should just bloody reissue! Every resale is potential profit missed out by them... They should just sell online downloads...

 

[edisonbaggins]

No way, San Jose! That’s a ridiculous price?! Great video though! I’m sure many a member on QQ knows what it’s like to go through... Hmmm, can I justify this?!

Lesson for the records labels is that they should just bloody reissue! Every resale is potential profit missed out by them... They should just sell online downloads...

First of all, thanks for watching. Second, I'm really tempted to at least make an offer, but I don't know if the disc is legitimate and I'm also honestly really happy with the SACD!

 

[mlrocker]

It just occurred to me this surround sound thing is like collecting and hording wine in a cellar, were-as consumption does not devalue the collection.

 

[MrSmithers]

First of all, thanks for watching. Second, I'm really tempted to at least make an offer, but I don't know if the disc is legitimate and I'm also honestly really happy with the SACD!

I don’t know that much about the title but $380 vs $15 - wow that would really have to be an impressive upgrade in the mix! I don’t think I could ever justify it?!

It is a really interesting topic though... I guess what drives these things is supply and demand... The Eric Johnson title is a pretty bad sounding disc. It’s not the mix per se (great album) but certain aspects of the sound...Yet because of its rarity it goes for an inflated price... But there are some absolutely fantastic surround titles that can still be found for relatively good value... Thankfully!

 

[edisonbaggins]

I don’t know that much about the title but $380 vs $15 - wow that would really have to be an impressive upgrade in the mix! I don’t think I could ever justify it?!

Agreed! But also, in the video, I point out someone on eBay selling a supposed official stand-alone for around $80. Still too much for me and not sure whether it's a knock-off or not!

 

[sjcorne]

Agreed! But also, in the video, I point out someone on eBay selling a supposed official stand-alone for around $80. Still too much for me and not sure whether it's a knock-off or not!

Based on the waveform pics posted here, the two mixes really don't look all that different.

 

[edisonbaggins]

Based on the waveform pics posted here, the two mixes really don't look all that different.

IIRC, some listeners suspect folding of the fronts in to the center or something like that. But maybe they're just different mastering?
To my ears, at least, the SACD actually sounds pretty danged good!

 

[fredblue]

Based on the waveform pics posted here, the two mixes really don't look all that different.

different & potentially "louder" Centre channel content (which looks like a summation of the Front L&R) and "louder" C, LFE & Rears on the SACD?

 

[fredblue]

IIRC, some listeners suspect folding of the fronts in to the center or something like that. But maybe they're just different mastering?
To my ears, at least, the SACD actually sounds pretty danged good!

the SACD is fine, i wouldn't waste your money on the BD.
(let me do it in the downtime waiting for the next DV bitchin' batch!

 

[esimms86]

Enjoyed the video Mike. Keep on bringing it!

I've never heard the DVD-A of Ah Via Musicom but I would strongly recommend you take it off your list. Check out the first post on this link to the Steve Hoffman Forums. I don't need to say any more..


https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/your-worst-dvd-a-nightmare-as-told-by-eric-johnson.2006/

 

[sjcorne]

Enjoyed the video Mike. Keep on bringing it!

I've never heard the DVD-A of Ah Via Musicom but I would strongly recommend you take it off your list. Check out the first post on this link to the Steve Hoffman Forums. I don't need to say any more..


https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/your-worst-dvd-a-nightmare-as-told-by-eric-johnson.2006/

"This will be just the tip of this surround sound remix iceberg."

I've heard it, and IMO the biggest issue isn't so much that they used a few alternate takes and more that it sounds like an upmix...

 

[esimms86]

Johnson again confirmed his displeasure of this release in a 2005 Guitar Player magazine interview. To date, a Johnson-Mullen approved 5.1 remix of Ah Via Musicom has, thus far, not yet made it to the marketplace.

 

[esimms86]

"This will be just the tip of this surround sound remix iceberg."

I've heard it, and IMO the biggest issue isn't so much that they used a few alternate takes and more that it sounds like an upmix...

We've all heard the nonconstructive criticisms of the "mono/stereo only" crowd more times than we care to. However, the surround naysayers notwithstanding, I agree with you, @sjcorne, that this particular version should have never seen the light of day.

 

[fredblue]

Enjoyed the video Mike. Keep on bringing it!

I've never heard the DVD-A of Ah Via Musicom but I would strongly recommend you take it off your list. Check out the first post on this link to the Steve Hoffman Forums. I don't need to say any more..


https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/your-worst-dvd-a-nightmare-as-told-by-eric-johnson.2006/

not that its not important (it is) but putting the artist not knowing what the label were doing with their music to one side for a moment, couple of funny things about that mini-thread, a.) the anti-surround/anti-remix people just couldn't help themselves but wade in and try to take over the conversation ("let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be..") they must've relished the opportunity of an artist disapproving of a remix to get the knives out and b.) the comment about that terrible MB DVD-A done without Varnals/Clarke's involvement when those guys mixed the f-in' Quad that's on the DTS CD in the first place!! ugh!!

as R. Derringer would say "seems like something's never change.."

bravo to JohnT though for sticking up for the surround crowd! hope he's still Quadding with us! looked to be active on the SHF as recently as 7/11/19!