Pearl Jam - Vitalogy - Blu-ray (Atmos/Stereo)

Dynamic Editor · 2024-12-22T13:01:39-0500

marpow said:
clarity a miss, highs are a little tinny. Bass and midrange adequate.

How would you say it compares to the original stereo release in these respects?

Dynamic Editor · 2024-12-22T13:04:20-0500

key_wiz said:
In the meantime, today is the first I heard about this release (missed this thread earlier) and it seems their website is already sold out. What’s up with only pressing such small numbers of these titles? Back in the day, the MO was to saturate stores with as much product as possible to help increase sales. Even if it meant allowing stores to send back their unsold stock.

You say "sold out", but the Pearl Jam site says "out of stock", which can be two different things. It's possible that they don't have any more on hand and plan to press more.

marpow · 2024-12-22T13:06:24-0500

Dynamic Editor said:
How would you say it compares to the original stereo release in these respects?

Oh boy, not sure I want to take the time to go deep and listen to the original CD that I have, too big of a question for me.
I will probably listen to this 2024 stereo in the car.

svtmike · 2024-12-22T13:41:13-0500

marpow said:
EDIT ERROR: Album Cover track 14-hey foxymophandlemama, that's me. Screen track 14-Stupid Mop. Someone here will have the answer for this little trick?

Stupid Mop is a shorter, catchier nickname for the song.

stoopid · 2024-12-22T15:14:21-0500

marpow said:
The 2024 Tracklist Discogs is wrong.
EDIT ERROR: Album Cover track 14-hey foxymophandlemama, that's me. Screen track 14-Stupid Mop. Someone here will have the answer for this little trick?

'Foxy mop handle mama' shortened. I noticed too.

I don't think they did much to change the EQ of the individual tracks used for the surround mix, leaving it "original accurate". To me it sounds a lot like the original stereo release, and I'm thinking this was intentional. The drums and specifically the cymbals sound crisp/present, the guitars are full but not harsh despite the distortion of the era sometimes being that way. I don't think there was much polishing needing to be done. These first (5) PJ albums have always sounded good to me.