Listening to Now (In Surround) - Volume 2

[fredblue]

Toto IV - SACD 5.1
Elliot Scheiner classic!
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"all i wanna do
when i login in the evening
is see your posts,
oh Baggy,
oh Baggy!"

 

[The56Kid]

Mike, Yes very difficult to pick, but I can pick 3 surrounds off the top of my head that I have consistently used when showing to a friend, Metallica- Black, Doobie Brothers- Captain And Me, Dire Straits- Brothers In Arms.

I know that I might be in the minority, but I’ve never felt that the Black Album featured a demo worthy or a particularly good surround mix. I’ve had it for at least 10 years and I’ve probably played it 3-4 times. Spun it again about 3 weeks ago to give it another shot to no avail. Wish I heard what others hear!

PS - It’s not because it’s too heavy either as I’ve been a heavy metal fan since Sabbath’s arrival in 69/70.

 

[edisonbaggins]

I know that I might be in the minority, but I’ve never felt that the Black Album featured a demo worthy or a particularly good surround mix. I’ve had it for at least 10 years and I’ve probably played it 3-4 times. Spun it again about 3 weeks ago to give it another shot to no avail. Wish I heard what others hear!

PS - It’s not because it’s too heavy either as I’ve been a heavy metal fan since Sabbath’s arrival in 69/70.

Perhaps give a couple of the more orchestrated, layered cuts a dedicated listen? Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters, perhaps?
Not all metal lends itself to surroundiness, but maybe those tracks have enough going on to do the trick.

 

[perzon57]

Pink Floyd AMLOR PCM 5.1 Really love this,can't understand why so many are so negative.

 

[Beefalo]

Pink Floyd AMLOR PCM 5.1 Really love this,can't understand why so many are so negative.

Hello perzon57. Curious if you needed to adjust your system settings to get a good sound?
I haven't heard this yet. Thanks!

 

[The56Kid]

Perhaps give a couple of the more orchestrated, layered cuts a dedicated listen? Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters, perhaps?
Not all metal lends itself to surroundiness, but maybe those tracks have enough going on to do the trick.

Good suggestions, Mike. I’ll emphasize those tracks next time.

 

[mandrix]

Scrounged up an old Traffic DVD "Traffic Jams" or similiar named. I knew a long time ago Steve Winwood was/is an extremely talented individual, but that guitar..........in fact I had all but forgotten how
good he and Jim Capaldi were as muscians.
Reason that struck me is that I was watching one of the Clapton Guitar festivals on BD recently and Doyle Bramhill was on stage while Winwood was playing some older, fairly simple song,
and Bramhill seemed to be laughing at him. I noticed that the next song him and Derek Trucks were off the stage when Clapton and Winwood cut loose and I woulda give a dollar to see
Bramhill's face while Steve was cutting loose on the guitar!

 

[perzon57]

Hello perzon57. Curious if you needed to adjust your system settings to get a good sound?
I haven't heard this yet. Thanks!

No adjusting,used my standard settings.My room are well treated with TubeTraps in all corners and ln the first reflections point from the front speakers in the ceiling.

 

[beerking]

Hiroshima
The Bridge
In my opinion, this release should be in everyone's collection.

https://www.discogs.com/Hiroshima-The-Bridge/release/3183909
It's a Heads Up International release, so that normally means quality and it is.
If you like cool, laid back music and singing, with superb surround, this is for you.

I would not hesitate giving this a poll rating of between 9 and 10.
There we are, banged this records drum loud and clear.

 

[hwkn]

Pink Floyd-Knebworth 1990 on Blu ray from the Later Years box

 

[ubertrout]

So, I'll admit that my musical tastes don't really extend to most contemporary classical music, but I've heard such raves for this disc from the classical critics that I was moved to check it out - and it's a hybrid SACD on the Boston Modern Orchestra Project's label - they've released 35 surround SACDs (https://www.hraudio.net/music.php?format=0&genre=0&label=507&page=1), and as far as I know this is the first time they've been mentioned on this site.

Anyhow, I wanted to like it...but it's just a total dud for me. The music feels like a caricature of dissonant modern orchestral writing, shying away from anything that resembles melody out of terror of seeming too bourgeois. And the surround mix is surprisingly conservative - I would have figured they might try to have a little fun with music that uses everything and the kitchen sink, but it's pretty front centered. Note that I listened to the whole first movement and bits of the second and third, so this isn't a proper review. I also didn't try "Try," the 4th track on the album.

 

[4-earredwonder]

So, I'll admit that my musical tastes don't really extend to most contemporary classical music, but I've heard such raves for this disc from the classical critics that I was moved to check it out - and it's a hybrid SACD on the Boston Modern Orchestra Project's label - they've released 35 surround SACDs (https://www.hraudio.net/music.php?format=0&genre=0&label=507&page=1), and as far as I know this is the first time they've been mentioned on this site.

Anyhow, I wanted to like it...but it's just a total dud for me. The music feels like a caricature of dissonant modern orchestral writing, shying away from anything that resembles melody out of terror of seeming too bourgeois. And the surround mix is surprisingly conservative - I would have figured they might try to have a little fun with music that uses everything and the kitchen sink, but it's pretty front centered. Note that I listened to the whole first movement and bits of the second and third, so this isn't a proper review. I also didn't try "Try," the 4th track on the album.

You might find this one a little more accessible but as always try to listen to samples before purchasing any more selections from this series, ubertrout:

 

[The56Kid]

Scrounged up an old Traffic DVD "Traffic Jams" or similiar named. I knew a long time ago Steve Winwood was/is an extremely talented individual, but that guitar..........in fact I had all but forgotten how
good he and Jim Capaldi were as muscians.
Reason that struck me is that I was watching one of the Clapton Guitar festivals on BD recently and Doyle Bramhill was on stage while Winwood was playing some older, fairly simple song,
and Bramhill seemed to be laughing at him. I noticed that the next song him and Derek Trucks were off the stage when Clapton and Winwood cut loose and I woulda give a dollar to see
Bramhill's face while Steve was cutting loose on the guitar!

I really liked Bramhall when he first started with his own trio and when he toured with Roger Waters. But it seems to me that his being selected by Clapton for most of the Crossroad shows has gone to his head.

Besides his indifference to Stevie Winwood as you mention, he also didn’t seem to appreciate Alice Smith’s incredible performance of his song Cry from the Madison Square Garden Crossroads show. He barely gives her a glance much less an appreciative hug when the song ends. That always pissed me off.

 

[4-earredwonder]

FINALLY, a stunning version of Antonin Dvorák's Symphony no. 9 in E minor in DISCRETE 5.1 Sound. Read the review at HR Audio.net https://www.hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=13757#reviews

 

[ubertrout]

FINALLY, a stunning version of Antonin Dvorák's Symphony no. 9 in E minor in DISCRETE 5.1 Sound. Read the review at HR Audio.net https://www.hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=13757#reviews

Interesting! There's a lot of good Dvorak 9th Symphonies in MCH audio. They're all with much better ensembles, but an active mix has its own charms:

(oh, and anyone listening to this needs the Reiner version, even without surround channels)

 

[4-earredwonder]

Interesting! There's a lot of good Dvorak 9th Symphonies in MCH audio. They're all with much better ensembles, but an active mix has its own charms:

(oh, and anyone listening to this needs the Reiner version, even without surround channels)

Ubertrout, I have three out of the five you have listed, including the legendary Reiner SACD but since all of them are ambient, this new [2019] discrete Tacet remains special and is certainly worthy of an audition!

 

[mandrix]

I really liked Bramhall when he first started with his own trio and when he toured with Roger Waters. But it seems to me that his being selected by Clapton for most of the Crossroad shows has gone to his head.

Besides his indifference to Stevie Winwood as you mention, he also didn’t seem to appreciate Alice Smith’s incredible performance of his song Cry from the Madison Square Garden Crossroads show. He barely gives her a glance much less an appreciative hug when the song ends. That always pissed me off.

Yeah. There's also a moment on one of the Crossroads where he is onstage looking toward Clapton with pure hate in his eyes as he's apparently trying to get his guitar cord plugged in, IIRC. No clue what that was all about, but I suppose there could have been something going on that the camera wasn't catching.

 

[skherbeck]

"One Slip" on Pink Floyd's "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" sounds much better if you turn the front channels up a couple decibels (or turn the rear channels down). I'm thinking even if this was the greatest mix ever, though, it's still not one of my favorite Floyd albums

 

[Beefalo]

 

[beerking]

Music From the Motion Picture 'Chicago'
Not my usual fare but good songs and a fine mix.

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Music-From-The-Miramax-Motion-Picture-Chicago/release/6807846
Probably playing it as track 14 is apt!!

Still in a slight state of shock with Jon's announcement.
But life goes on …..