Listening to Now (In Surround) - Volume 2

[4-earredwonder]

Sorry for the late response. Although the concert was filmed in HD, so far it has only been released on a 2 DVD set with 5.1 Dolby Digital (448kbps). It is pretty much a standard live mix for the most part, with very wide separation of all the different instruments in the fronts, with maybe a little wraparound of keyboards, effects, backing vocals, etc. here and there, but the fidelity is really excellent with deep and punchy bass, considering it's just DD.

The performances are absolutely astounding if you're familiar with Frank's music. I just can't believe how well they pulled off all of the material on here. There are also special guests with Napoleon Murphy Brock performing pretty much the whole show, and Steve Vai and Terry Bozzio come out for the second half of the show and just destroy it.

The show is also three and a half hours long! It can be had for less than $10 on >Amazon<. If you like Zappa, this is just one of the best things ever!

Edit: I just heard some discrete surround stuff going on at the beginning of Inca Roads. The keyboard sound effects moved all the way around the room. Here's the set list:

Spoiler

1-1	Andy
1-2	Call Any Vegetable
1-3	Tell Me You Love Me
1-4	Florentine Pogen
1-5	Cosmic Debris
1-6	I'm The Slime
1-7	Pound For A Brown
1-8	Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
1-9	St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast
1-10	Father O'Blivion
1-11	Inca Roads
1-12	Eat That Question
1-13	I'm So Cute
1-14	Tryin' To Grow A Chin
1-15	Punky Whips
2-1	Black Page #1
2-2	Black Page #2
2-3	Regyptian Strut
2-4	Peaches En Regalia
2-5	Montana
2-6	Village Of The Sun
2-7	Echidna's Arf (Of You)
2-8	Zomby Woof
2-9	Black Napkins
2-10	The Torture Never Stops
2-11	Oh No
2-12	Son Of Orange County
2-13	Trouble Every Day
2-14	Sofa

Thanks for the mini review Frogmort. Just ordered a copy, brand new, from AmazonUS. Should have it by month's end.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!

View attachment 48962 Maynard Ferguson & Big Bop Nouveau One More Trip To Birdland

yeah, no, but like, really, though? no poll!?!

Now, IF ONLY Dutton Vocalion could release Maynard's QUAD version of CONQUISTADOR on SACD .....

 

[Audiowannabee]

Queen ANATO bluray 5.1

 

[Clement]

JAPAN!

The Gadd Gang The Gadd Gang

a mere three votes--POLL

 

[Audiowannabee]

Simon n Garfunkel Bridge over troubled water quad flac

 

[Frogmort]

Now:

 

[Clement]

Angel from Montgomery ✌

POLL

 

[Frogmort]

Lynyrd Skynyrd southern surroundings bluray 5.1

This is a great surround mix. It's a Scheiner™!

 

[Beefalo]

This is a great surround mix. It's a Scheiner™!

The inclusion of Swamp Music & The Ballad of Curtis Lowe made this special for me.
And the mix really Scheins !

 

[Clement]

I Just Want to Dance With You✌

https://www.discogs.com/George-Strait-One-Step-At-A-Time/release/9561367

 

[fredblue]

Now, IF ONLY Dutton Vocalion could release Maynard's QUAD version of CONQUISTADOR on SACD .....

gonna fly now... flyyy... flyyyyyyyy...!!!!
dah-dah-deeeee!!

a mega (and mega-late) CBS Quad gem from 1977 mixed by the legendary Larry Keyes in cahoots with the original producer Joe Jorgensen ✈

 

[Clement]

seems an appropriate way to start my day

Vince Gill high lonesome sound

POLL

 

[Hamilton59]

Good morning people!

Today starts with....

Paul McCartney & Wings - Venus and Mars



In my green metal suit I'm preparing to shoot up the city. Ooy!

Love It!

 

[Clement]

open post to @4-earredwonder
this morning my wife took some time to show me the shattered windshields on the cars in our neighborhood (big ass hail storm last night). i asked her if i could "show" her something as well. played the first two songs of dts vs sacd and sat with her in the ol' sweet spot

The Moody Blues Seventh Sojourn

my wife, whose ears are 11 years younger than mine and who has never abused them the way i've abused mine, said no contest. sacd all the way. end of discussion. i don't question my wife's judgment, and i will never again question RAM proclamations. i prostrate myself at your clinique slathered feet, oh @4-earredwonder; may my devotion to you ne'er be torn asunder

 

[fredblue]

lookin' down the barrel of a Derringer..

no!
its two Derringer's for the price of one!


teenage love affair
(a teenage love affair)
teenage love affair
(a teenage love affair)

- is this some kind of a bust?

- yes, that's very impressive

pwoaw! pwoaw!

smack! right in da kisser!

 

[Beefalo]

open post to @4-earredwonder
i will never again question RAM proclamations. i prostrate myself at your clinique slathered feet, oh @4-earredwonder; may my devotion to you ne'er be torn asunder

 

[Clement]

car across alley in the wake of last night's hale hail

album cranked in my living room

Jethro Tull ‎Stormwatch ...The 40th Anniversary Force 10 Edition...

POLL

 

[svengaleekie]

You feel like you're sitting in the middle of the players listening to these Tacet discs, I wish all classical surround was done this well.

 

[fredblue]

Bryan Ferry's just gettin' started now, freddie baby blue..

SACD easier to load up without getting Frantic with the remote control..

..and i'm feeling awfully (drunk) lethargic at the mo..

so...

insert disc

autoplay

yep, still a

 

[4-earredwonder]

Bryan Ferry's just gettin' started now, freddie baby blue..

View attachment 48984

SACD easier to load up without getting Frantic with the remote control..

..and i'm feeling awfully (drunk) lethargic at the mo..

so...

insert disc ⏏⏏

autoplay ▶

yep, still a

IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE!

And You WERE such an adorable infant