Do they still include Pluto?
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Angus Young likes to traverse the stage in an L-C-R kind of way.
The original composition came out before Pluto was discovered, so it never did. I've seen a couple of "updates" to the piece that included a "Pluto, the [whatever]" but Holst wouldn't have recognized it.
Of course. I used to know that (and I haven't listened to "The Planets" since the pre-pandemic days).
No - Holst didn’t compose a movement as Pluto wasn’t discovered at that point?
“Holst had not wanted to include the Earth in his suite because the suite was based on astrology, and Earth has no astrological significance. Pluto was discovered in 1930, four years before Holst's death, and was hailed by astronomers as the ninth planet. (In 2006 it was redesignated as a dwarf planet.)”
The redesignation of Pluto was "political". IMHO there is no reason for politics in science. Pluto will always be a planet as far as I'm concerned! Yes, Pluto Is A Planet
Now that’s just Goofy! And there’s absolutely no reason for fear of a blank planet!
I probably have ten different recordings of the piece. The Bernstein SQ recording is probably my facorite, but I also have the Tomita and Wakeman versions, which are all worth the time.
DaveLaPorte53
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well I must correct my self. After watching the film " The Dirt, the Mootly Crue story" according to it their drummer raised up above the stage, and rotated like in a barrel. lol
The Herbert Von Karajan version with the trombone player mispitching his first note is awesome!
JulesRules
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Reddit generally hates Atmos. Link to a poll/discussion.
Yeah, but who cares? I don't buy music to suit others. No one should.
AudiophileStyle
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I can agree with them, in a way. Atmos, as I see it, is a solution to a problem that never existed. I listen to all my music with just 4 speakers. With the center channel turned off in my receiver, the center info is fed to the left and right fronts, much as a true quad system would do. Even for movies, I'll often leave the center channel off. Sounds fine to me!
When I first heard of Atmos, I expected yet another failed surround format. Actually I HOPED it would die young because I sure didn’t see the need for it, and I had JUST upgraded from 4.0 to 5.1, at no small expense.
That was over a decade ago. I can’t say my new Atmos setup is mind-blowing, but I’ve had a few very nice experiences with it.
In other words, I also didn’t see the value at first. When I built my room, I included the possibility of Atmos, and I’m glad I did, but if you’re happy with what you have, that’s what’s important.
Let's be honest, the responses in that poll were created by a child who is looking for a specific outcome.
Regardless of my opinion, there is no response I am comfortable selecting.
Regardless of my opinion, there is no response I am comfortable selecting.
I've noticed that people who hate Atmos usually speak up to denounce it, and those of us who love it generally don't bother to engage to argue about it.
This has been going on all the way back to Stereo. For me personally it (strong opinions) started with Quad. Some people were singularly unimpressed, probably most of my friends, some loved it. Was the same with 5.1.
Though I often don't understand people's choices, I respect the fact that people should listen to music in whatever fashion they choose.
My Mother had a boxy turntable/amplifier unit that played in Mono, but it was my start in music listening & appreciation back in the '50's. I personally embraced Quad early on, then 5.1 and eventually Atmos.
No one has to like any particular format, and I'd be the last one to tell them my way is best and theirs is wrong.
This has been going on all the way back to Stereo. For me personally it (strong opinions) started with Quad. Some people were singularly unimpressed, probably most of my friends, some loved it. Was the same with 5.1.
Though I often don't understand people's choices, I respect the fact that people should listen to music in whatever fashion they choose.
My Mother had a boxy turntable/amplifier unit that played in Mono, but it was my start in music listening & appreciation back in the '50's. I personally embraced Quad early on, then 5.1 and eventually Atmos.
No one has to like any particular format, and I'd be the last one to tell them my way is best and theirs is wrong.
I don't hate Atmos, but I feel that there are many more blasé professional Atmos mixes than quad and 5.1 mixes. But I'm weird...I prefer to watch movies in stereo and listen to music in surround. So there.
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