Man, how I wish Warners would do some proper remastering of the early catalogue - in fact I'd buy all Alice's remastered albums, surround or not, I'm such a fan.
The box set is expensive but worth every penny/cent - certainly the best surround mix I've ever heard. The surround just fills the whole room with such clarity - everyone who I've played it to has been blown away. Combine it with the 3D visuals on a big screen with a PJ and it's just simply amazing.Kraftwerk - 3D (12345678)
The "Der Katalog" set is way too expensive for me, so this "best of"-style disk does nicely.
The German version.
I got it for exactly the same reason - and I love it! I have been working through the Hawkwind catalogue since and some the early stuff is fantastic. It's just got such a spooky, weird vibe to it.Hawkwind - Warrior on the Edge of Time
I got this purely based on the fact that it's mixed by Steven Wilson, and the surround mix is great. The music is pretty fun but dated; it's early '70s space rock with lyrics about wizards (or something....). Some bits do seem to have a bit of a Spinal Tap vibe to it.
Oddly, the track "Motorhead" isn't included on the DVD but is included on the CD. (Side note for those unaware: the bass player on this album, Lemmy, was fired from the band after they made this album. So Lemmy formed his own band and named it after that song.)
I am glad to keep hearing how good this is, I orderd from a sellar in Germany, 2 weeks ago, being shipped via DHL and seems to be on a slow boat, but is going to get here evetually.
Agree..I just got it as well and, although I have the albums on both vinyl and CD, I enjoyed listening to these again, and with a bit of tonal tweaking they sound very good.BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE. Vocalion Quad SACD. This twofer is way better than I remember from back in the day.
I agree , Alice's back catalogue has been poorly served by WB, The mix on BDB DVD-A is quite radical in parts, Raped & Freezin is almost like a complete remix with different vocal parts at times too , but it makes for a great listen
Same DRs for the SACD rip.
Just gave a listen to Bernstein Rite of Spring. It's fantastic. The recording has in the past been accused of sounding kind of bloated and diffuse, and it's now clear it's because we were listening to a fold-down of the quad. Sounds great, great performance. I'd note there's some obvious tape hum going on (mostly only audible at the very beginning/end of tracks), but I assume that's on the master tape, and I appreciate that DV has chosen fidelity over a perfectly quiet noise floor.
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