Listening to Now (In Surround) - Volume 2

[user 1679]

Patience my good people! Good things come to those who wait. Now you know what would make waiting for my ITCOTKC 50th easier? An in-depth review of the new Bruce Soord! What say you, @doppelbock ? Help out some fellow QQers who are on the edge of a nervous breakdown! Please!

I need to get to know the album a little better first, a few more plays, before getting into anything like a review. My first impression was pretty positive though - it's unmistakeable Bruce, and as you'd expect a bit of a lighter (musically/production) approach the TPT stuff. I didn't even get into the acoustic or bonus material yet....but I do have the 2 audio cd's ripped for the car so I'll be playing it again today while out.

 

[svengaleekie]

Rush ‎– A Farewell To Kings (40th Anniversary Limited Edition Super Deluxe) 5.1 DTS-HD Master Blu-ray

 

[Clement]

I need to get to know the album a little better first, a few more plays, before getting into anything like a review. My first impression was pretty positive though - it's unmistakeable Bruce, and as you'd expect a bit of a lighter (musically/production) approach the TPT stuff. I didn't even get into the acoustic or bonus material yet....but I do have the 2 audio cd's ripped for the car so I'll be playing it again today while out.

Nice! I appreciate your attention to detail, your dedication to get it "write"! And the acoustic and bonus material are also in 5.1! That sweetens the deal for me! Plus, these posts are ultimately all about patience and the recognition that there is no dearth of discs (some unlistened to!) waiting to be heard. It's like I hear at my AA Milne meetings on Pooh Corner: Let it go! Which is synchronicity, for look what else arrived yesternight:

Deitra Farr Let It Go!

Travel well as you soak in that Soord! Thank you so very much--peace

 

[Audiowannabee]

N today is ...
Toto IV
Edgar Winter Group They only come out at night flac

 

[edisonbaggins]

Is There a poll for
Max Cooper – Emergence Pure Audio w/Atmos

For anyone who has this, is there a way to hide the menus that appear on screen, leaving just the videos? The videos are dazzling, but the menus get in the way. I'd like to experience them unhindered.

 

[Hamilton59]

This evening it’s

Pink Floyd - Meddle

...followed it with the quad of Echos

 

[Hamilton59]

followed the Floyd with Eric Clapton - Slowhand
and now back to Gilmour...

David Gilmour - On An Island

Beautiful Music.

 

[skherbeck]

followed the Floyd with Eric Clapton - Slowhand
and now back to Gilmour...

David Gilmour - On An Island

Beautiful Music.

Listened to Slowhand myself last night... Now listening to 461 Ocean Blvd, mixed by master Scheiner

 

[Frogmort]

Listened to : XTC - Drums & Wires

Now: XTC - Black Sea

XTC's music and Steven Wilson's mixing is just a match made in heaven!

 

[Frogmort]

NIИ - Beside You In Time (It's a Scheiner™ )

 

[Frogmort]

David Bowie!

 

[Hamilton59]

Took Abbey Road out for another spin...
followed up with Kraftwerk Catalogue (#4 selection)
which reminded me....hey, we can get even more trippy German synthesizer...

The Dark Side Of The Moog Vol 11 The Heart Of Our Nearest Star DTS 5.1


https://www.discogs.com/Klaus-Schul...ark-Side-Of-The-Moog-Vol-9-11/release/8568428

 

[Clement]

Every now and then I find a Silverline that blows my mind:

Dar Williams the beauty of the rain

This is one I'm gonna keep: super discrete!

 

[JanBakker]

 

[Hamilton59]

Just received and listened to
XTC as The Dukes of Stratosphear - Psurroundabout Ride

It does have an active surround mix.
It’s still XTC ...not a different band.
I didn’t realize that they were going to make fun of sixties psychedelic music...such a shame -(should have researched, must research!)
My wife is rolling her eyes at me....(and not in a good way...)
Why isn’t the instrumental mix in surround....argh.

 

[Clement]

She may not be as UP! as Ms. Twain

Belinda Carlise A Woman & A Man

but to these ears, this is slickly produced fun and nice and discrete

 

[The56Kid]

Just received and listened to
XTC as The Dukes of Stratosphear - Psurroundabout Ride

It does have an active surround mix.
It’s still XTC ...not a different band.
I didn’t realize that they were going to make fun of sixties psychedelic music...such a shame -(should have researched, must research!)
My wife is rolling her eyes at me....(and not in a good way...)
Why isn’t the instrumental mix in surround....argh.

I’ve always wondered why the instrumental only extras on most Steven Wilson surround releases are only offered in stereo. Is it that much more work to produce them in surround given a surround mix with vocals is already done?

 

[edisonbaggins]

Just received and listened to
XTC as The Dukes of Stratosphear - Psurroundabout Ride

It does have an active surround mix.
It’s still XTC ...not a different band.
I didn’t realize that they were going to make fun of sixties psychedelic music...such a shame -(should have researched, must research!)
My wife is rolling her eyes at me....(and not in a good way...)
Why isn’t the instrumental mix in surround....argh.

The instrumental mixes were done long before Wilson was in the picture, AFAIK.
You're the 1st person I've come across who has expressed the band is "making fun" of psychedelic records. Another way of seeing it is they're paying homage, albeit somewhat satirically (a typical attitude for them on any album). I think it shows a great deal of respect that they went to great lengths to carefully emulate favorite 60's records.

 

[Audiowannabee]

N tonite spinning The Guess Who roadfood n #10 sacd from DV

 

[Hamilton59]

The instrumental mixes were done long before Wilson was in the picture, AFAIK.
You're the 1st person I've come across who has expressed the band is "making fun" of psychedelic records. Another way of seeing it is they're paying homage, albeit somewhat satirically (a typical attitude for them on any album). I think it shows a great deal of respect that they went to great lengths to carefully emulate favorite 60's records.

Perhaps looking at this music as playing homage to 60s psychedelic music is the best way to view this release.
In any case, I’m disappointed with this music. I was unfamiliar with this band until the Steven Wilson surround mix of Nonsuch was released which I found to be just ok. I continued buying the next two 5.1 releases hoping to like the band/music but it just didn’t happen for me. So I’ve passed on the last couple of releases without any care. When this release started generating quite a buzz on this forum, it perked my interest again. Maybe it’ll be different this time? They aren’t releasing this as an XTC album but under a pseudonym, and it’s style is 60s psychedelia. I love 60s psychedelia! So I bit, without bothering to listen to the music first online. That was my mistake and it’s completely my fault. I continue to hear rave reviews and see this release has jumped to the top of our polls over truly great music! Now that I’ve finally heard it, I’m very disappointed and feel I should post my point of view only with the hope it may help someone else research this title better than I did.