More than likely an AI mix instead of from the multitracks.
Oh this is marvelous.
I'm glad you liked Achtung Baby in atmos. In time I will probably be able to enjoy some of the new aspects of it, but I really wanted an atmos mix more true to the original. The main problem I have with this mix is that I have to compare it to the now 33 year old stereo mix. It was a landmark in it's time and maybe the peak of pre digital workstation rock recordings. Taking a long step away from the 80's with it's full frequency range, drums, vocals and guitars thrown right to your face. Always balancing on the edge of too much, but always on the right side of it. Controlled and refined, but not polished so much that it lost it's rock nerve. Lanois, Lillywhite and last, but not least Flood gave their best and wow how good it still sounds. The atmos mix in comparison sounds way different. Drums, guitar and vocals are much more distant. A lot of the energy is gone. The experience is quite different. I wonder how they ended up with this type of mix? It seems like the transfer from multichannel and preparations were done well. Why not take mr. Wilson's advice and recreate the stereo mix first and move on to the immersive part from there? And I might be tempted to add: If you are unable to redo the stereo mix, leave the job to someone else. I wonder if they used the stereo mix as a reference at all?
Sorry, but that wasn't my initial impression. My memories of the original release were when I had a great car stereo, with subs in the trunk, and I did most of my listening in the car because I spent most of my time in my car. I remember vividly how great this album sounded, and how great the bass was and the crankability. I felt like the dynamics of the new Atmos mix held up. I have full range 3-way surround, floor speakers that will give dedicated subwoofers a run for their money. The bass coming from the rear of my room, reminds me of back in the day, listening to my car setup, with the addition of sounds coming from different directions. Very interesting how our memories of certain albums shape our expectations of new remixes. I was a huge U2 fan from nearly the beginning, starting with the EP Under a Blood Red Sky on vinyl, and seeing the U2 War tour shortly after. Starting with Joshua Tree, U2 really upped their game in the studio.
Did they seriously fucking censor this?!?
By the looks of your post, I’d hesitate to guess you can’t live without them.
I see you're a cunning linguist!
I checked on Tidal and there is only one version of this compilation available and it doesn’t have the indicator for explicit content, so you’re out of luck for the time being.
Discovered a couple of YT vids on this album that made me notice more of this artist (sounds like a lot of Prince influence and others to me.)
Yeah... And "South of the Border" is actually "Old before I die". Perhaps they'll release a fix.
