SDE Blu-Ray no.23 new Crowded House album, Gravity Stairs (May 31st, 2024)

[beerking]

I agree, I listened to it twice in a row, glorious

As I am doing ...while watching T20 cricket on BBC 2

If anyone sat on the fence over this release can I suggest you buy this before it sells out...it's certainly glorious, in fact it's fantastic.

 

[DuncanS]

As I am doing ...while watching T20 cricket on BBC 2

If anyone sat on the fence over this release can I suggest you buy this before it sells out...it's certainly glorious, in fact it's fantastic.

I only buy them to sit and look at them on the to-listen-to mountain

 

[J. PUPSTER]

THE HOWL

 

[GOS]

THE HOWL

I really like howl that sounds. Minus the vocals, the tune itself reminds me of Traveling Wilburys.

 

[mandrix]

A listen finally. I think it sounds good, but not really in my wheelhouse. So I won't vote in any polls about it.
I'm of course happy for all you CH fans!

 

[sjcorne]

I hope Steven Schram does more Atmos mixes, because this is just phenomenal. There's so much seperation, and clever full-on use of all speakers including the heights. In the song "I Can't Keep Up With You," there's a loud rhythm guitar part that comes only from the front left height speaker. The vocals at the beginning of "Blurry Grass" are 100% through the rear surrounds. Rhythm guitars are often almost completely isolated in the side speakers, and there are a number of passages with what sounds like different sets of backing vocals split between the rears and sides. It's one of the most impressive mixes in the SDE series so far, at least I think.

 

[sideofham]

Listened to the album on Deezer yesterday, and my Blu-ray has just arrived today... I've put the stereo mix on and the first thing that's jumped out at me is that Teenage Summer is a different mix to the version on Deezer.

Anyone know what the story is here? Is the stereo version on the Blu-ray a fold-down of the Atmos mix, and therefore a unique version, or could it be that Deezer have the incorrect version streaming (perhaps a single mix?)

 

[JoshBasswood]

Interview with Neil Finn and Mitchel Froom on SDE:
https://superdeluxeedition.com/inte...oom-of-crowded-house-in-conversation-with-sde

Would you be open to revisiting some of your past albums and getting them remixed in Dolby Atmos​

Neil: I think we probably should, because Apple will be asking for them anyway and at the record company will really be happy about it and Steven’s very good at it. So yeah, it’s something we probably should do… No one really wants to pay a lot of money for Atmos mixes at the moment, but I got interested in Atmos when I sat down, initially, to listen to Bob Marley’s Legend record, I think it was. That one absolutely blew me away; I thought that was an incredible experience. That band are just outrageously groovy and good and all the arrangements just fit together like an absolute glove. In Atmos it was a delight. So when I heard that I thought, “Okay, yeah, this would be cool” and songs of ours on this record, like ‘Black Water White Circle’ really have found another level in Atmos, I think, so I’m excited about it now.

 

[privateuniverse]

Last night on Jimmy Kimmel:

 

[svengaleekie]

In the song "I Can't Keep Up With You," there's a loud rhythm guitar part that comes only from the front left height speaker.

Yea that sounds very weird to me, much too loud, I thought there must be something wrong, either with the mix or with my system, it's not loud in the stereo mix just the Atmos, I'm glad it's "not just me". But, yea apart from that a really great Atmos mix.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

 

[Godman]

Just got a love letter from Dutch customs to pay an additional 12.50 euro import tax before they release the disc to me. This whilst i also paid this to SDE. Anybody else have this problem too? I thought that had this fixed at SDE? I sent them a message a few days ago but no answer yet. Brexit still sucks...

 

[andi-999]

Mine went through w/o problems this time (Germany).

 

[uffeolby]

Just got a love letter from Dutch customs to pay an additional 12.50 euro import tax before they release the disc to me. This whilst i also paid this to SDE. Anybody else have this problem too? I thought that had this fixed at SDE? I sent them a message a few days ago but no answer yet. Brexit still sucks...

Happened to me as well. Only solution is that you get the VAT credited by SDE, which they have done to me when this has happened.

 

[perzon57]

I paid NOK 162.- in the app today as I always have to do as Norway ain't part of EU. The good thing is they have lowered the handling fee from NOK 149.- to NOK 45.-

 

[JoshBasswood]

Just got a love letter from Dutch customs to pay an additional 12.50 euro import tax before they release the disc to me. This whilst i also paid this to SDE. Anybody else have this problem too? I thought that had this fixed at SDE? I sent them a message a few days ago but no answer yet. Brexit still sucks...

Yes I got the same message from PostNL. Asked SDE about in Twitter and they advised me to challenge the import tax, because this time it is NOT a problem with IOSS. (as demonstrated by people in other countries experiencing no problems). So I went ahead and paid. The package should arrive today and then I can judge wether it is indeed PostNL's mistake or not. I will keep you informed on how I will go about that.

 

[JoshBasswood]

Happened to me as well. Only solution is that you get the VAT credited by SDE, which they have done to me when this has happened.

THat was because there was a fault at their end (or rather, their subcontracter). This seems to be a different problem and they advised me to challange the import duties.

 

[kap'n krunch]

really digging it...funny ...it has more of a "TIM FINN" album sound/vibe rather than a NEIL FINN one... I know Tim plays piano in one song but overall it sounds more like Tim...the one song that sounds like Neil is "All that I can ever own"

 

[rtbluray]

Just got my Crowded House disc from SDE.
Very happy that this release exists in a physical format, but not a fan of the packaging on this one at all

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

As I am doing ...while watching T20 cricket on BBC 2

If anyone sat on the fence over this release can I suggest you buy this before it sells out...it's certainly glorious, in fact it's fantastic.

I have not been a Crowded House fan - so much into jazz, female vocals, some more classic rock. But this album rocks!!!!!