Nine Lives - Robert Plant
DVD of pop videos in a hardback book shaped box thing, where the box isn't a book. hold on though, there is a paperback book in a slip/pocket, a book that's so cool for school it doesn't give you any info on things like who did the 5.1 on the DVD (which is understandable, who would put their name to it, more on that in a minute).
thoughtfully, the designers of the package thought to make the faux book 'pages' loads of those stupid cardboard slip pockets to keep the CDs in (you know, the one's that scratch the discs so you don't have to!). grr!
anyway, packaging gripes out of the way, "how's the 5.1, Fred?" I hear all 3 of you who are interested ask!
well, in a nutshell, I would say do not buy this for the 5.1 on the DVD alone as i did, you will be disappointed.
it's basically double stereo, with more prominent reverb of stuff like vocals, drums and keys in the rears.
there may (or may not) be the odd handclap/cymbal crash pop up in the rears or seem to be skewed there but it'll also appear in every other channel at the same time. backing vocals and keys/synths are particularly put to poor surround use by being everywhere (and lead vocals all around, i accept that's instant mix dismissal territory to some at QQ) in fact, even though i haven't put the individual tracks through the computer yet to scrutinise them i'll stick my neck out and say 'i'll be a monkey's uncle' if there's anything truly discrete and distinct going on in the rears at all. if so, worra lorra shit. ugh.
DVD of pop videos in a hardback book shaped box thing, where the box isn't a book. hold on though, there is a paperback book in a slip/pocket, a book that's so cool for school it doesn't give you any info on things like who did the 5.1 on the DVD (which is understandable, who would put their name to it, more on that in a minute).
thoughtfully, the designers of the package thought to make the faux book 'pages' loads of those stupid cardboard slip pockets to keep the CDs in (you know, the one's that scratch the discs so you don't have to!). grr!
anyway, packaging gripes out of the way, "how's the 5.1, Fred?" I hear all 3 of you who are interested ask!
well, in a nutshell, I would say do not buy this for the 5.1 on the DVD alone as i did, you will be disappointed.
it's basically double stereo, with more prominent reverb of stuff like vocals, drums and keys in the rears.
there may (or may not) be the odd handclap/cymbal crash pop up in the rears or seem to be skewed there but it'll also appear in every other channel at the same time. backing vocals and keys/synths are particularly put to poor surround use by being everywhere (and lead vocals all around, i accept that's instant mix dismissal territory to some at QQ) in fact, even though i haven't put the individual tracks through the computer yet to scrutinise them i'll stick my neck out and say 'i'll be a monkey's uncle' if there's anything truly discrete and distinct going on in the rears at all. if so, worra lorra shit. ugh.
