Listening to Now (In Surround) - Volume 2

[efb18]

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

In a 2CD/1DVD package (originally a double LP), with one LP or CD being "Abattoir Blues," the other being "The Lyre of Orpheus," the first containing some harder-edged material, the second some softer, more ballad-y material.

They're both on the same DVD, but interestingly, the menu forces you to select either one or the other (with no "play all" function), so the DVD forces the listener to still process them as separate entities.

This was my last one--I now have all of the NC&tBS 5.1 releases, apart from the documentary mentioned above.

Side note: I earlier described Nick Cave as "post-punk Tom Waits." Recently I read him described as "goth Sinatra," and that's even better.

 

[Mesozoic Mike]

Party time on a Friday night. YELLO - Point

 

[Titch]

Yello's Point is possibly the ultimate party blu-ray audio, but tonight we're giving the Head Full Of Dreams blu-ray audio a spin. Chicks love it!

 

[haikubass]

Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time (BD-A [PCM 96/24])
Just the dose I needed today. No fillers. Spot on mix, although the mastering is maybe a bit hot for my liking.
Now come on - if Simple Minds can do it, why can't you, U2?

Yes, that's a custom packaging - all my three SM BD-As look like this.
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[Titch]

Not surprisingly, the most audiophile of all the Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds DVD-audios. Lovely, contemplative music, with a very nice mix to suit the album. Perfect for nursing hangovers after Friday night parties!

 

[RustyStatic]

Some really nice discreetness on this one! Fun to revisit...

 

[marpow]

Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time (BD-A [PCM 96/24])
Just the dose I needed today. No fillers. Spot on mix, although the mastering is maybe a bit hot for my liking.
Now come on - if Simple Minds can do it, why can't you, U2?
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Yes, that's a custom packaging - all my SM BD-As look like this.
QQ Poll

Yes, interseting gold blu ray package, I have never seen one. What is the story on this?

 

[AshBuchanan]

Jon Anderson. Olias of Sunhillow dvd.

Just arrived, thanks Mr Postman.
This should come with a complimentary magnifying glass, the text on the inner sleeve is impossible!

 

[Hamilton59]

Good Saturday Morning People !

Starting off today with what was really just a miracle that we got any of their music in surround after all these years....

The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band



Ahh yes.... prayers answered !

 

[perzon57]

Dream Theater DVD-A.Heard them on the radio and had listen to this,still a good one to me.

 

[Hamilton59]

Ok, continuing on with.....

The Beatles - The Beatles


I sure wish they hadn’t skipped over The Magical Mystery Tour album with this new series. Perhaps they’ll go back after they get the Let It Be set out....

 

[haikubass]

Yes, interseting gold blu ray package, I have never seen one. What is the story on this?

I just like to switch cases if I feel the original isn't doing justice to the artwork or doesn't correspond with the overall mood...
Yeah, I need to update the thread I started on this!
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/fun-with-cases.25548

 

[Hamilton59]

Can’t stop now....

The Beatles - Abbey Road



ahhh in glorious ATMOS !

Perhaps we’ll eventually get an ATMOS box set of all of their albums !

 

[4-earredwonder]

Another stunning two~fer from Dutton Epoch in discrete sonics

 

[4-earredwonder]

When one considers what extraordinary mastering and sonic splendor Michael Dutton can extract from these 50 year old Columbia QUAD mastertapes in deference to a lot of the shoddy remixes/sonics thrust upon us lately by uncaring record companies, Dutton Vocalion surely deserves a GOLD MEDAL

 

[svengaleekie]

The Alan Parsons Project - Ammonia Avenue 5.1 Blu-ray

 

[4-earredwonder]

The Alan Parsons Project - Ammonia Avenue 5.1 Blu-ray
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So WHY [OH WHY] Couldn't ESOTERIC give us a BD~A of Alan Parson's remix of YEAR OF THE CAT?

 

[Perp]

So WHY [OH WHY] Couldn't ESOTERIC give us a BD~A of Alan Parson's remix of YEAR OF THE CAT?

 

[4-earredwonder]

So, Perp, rather than PLAYING THE VICTIM, I just took the initiative of contacting VICKY @ Esoteric to voice my opinion that the Alan Parson's 5.1 remix was TOO BRIGHT and some on QQ Forum [in the states] feel it's somewhat unlistenable and is there ANY chance [maybe 1 in a million] that ESOTERIC would be amenable to releasing a LOSSLESS stand alone BD~A disc in the future. I also told them my DVD~V 5.1/Stereo portion of the box set was SCRATCHED in shipment and asked for a replacement disc.

........NOT!

 

[cbmmm3]

they just dont make music like this anymore !!