Stuff that sounds amazing with the Surround Master

[LB-V]

How about something that doesn't sound so good with the SM?

I bought Charlie Puth's latest album. (Please don't judge. I love pop music and, unlike some other young artists, he's actually very talented.) I was pretty shocked that the album sounded sorta <eh> when played in fake quad-- for the most part. Then the tune Left And Right came on. It was one of his hits-on-the-radio songs. Wow. On this song, CP uses a lot of back and forth between the speakers for his vocals. (That's why the song is called left and right. ) The quad was pretty stunning. There were times his vocals came solely out of the rear speakers. Backups vocals in front. I swear it has to be matrix encoded.View attachment 88899

Hey @gvl_guy, if you stream at all, this album is on Apple Music as Atmos / 5.1. If you do, curious what you think between the two (SM vs. discrete).

By the way, fellow pop fan here.

 

[Clement]

MAD LOVE to @LB-V for this tip! Seriously GOOD TIMES[M v.2]!

Chic - Risque Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic

 

[Clement]

Yowza! Yowza! Yowza! That last one was so good, i just had to turn the other CHIC! SM v.2 Dance Party!

Chic - Dance, Dance, Dance: The Best of Chic Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

Chick Corea - Return To Forever

https://www.discogs.com/master/123528-Chick-Corea-Return-To-Forever

 

[DuncanS]

Chick Corea - Return To Forever

https://www.discogs.com/master/123528-Chick-Corea-Return-To-Forever

I'll have to try it with my SM2, I recently got the Japanese SACD.

 

[Clement]

I was disappointed when The Who Sell Out did not come with a surround mix. I eventually found it for a ridiculously low price. This morning i decided to play it through the SM v.2. wOw!
Now i have an idea of what a surround mix would sound like–AMAZING! More Music, More Music, More Music, More Music . . .

The Who - The Who Sell Out

 

[Sonik Wiz]

I was disappointed when The Who Sell Out did not come with a surround mix. I eventually found it for a ridiculously low price. This morning i decided to play it through the SM v.2. wOw!
Now i have an idea of what a surround mix would sound like–AMAZING! More Music, More Music, More Music, More Music . . .
View attachment 89171 The Who - The Who Sell Out

Haha etc. That was one of the very first records I bought with my own money, along with Frank Zappa & Blue Cheer. I still have the record somewhere but I never upgraded to CD or whatever else its on. Great memories... I imagine I'll be seeking this out on YT today!

 

[Clement]

I fell in LOVE with this album in high school. Listening to it today through the SM v.2 truly brings me JOY! Keep on dancing, Wayne! Play on!

Wayne Shorter Featuring Milton Nascimento - Native Dancer
https://www.allmusic.com/album/native-dancer-mw0000655009

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

I fell in LOVE with this album in high school. Listening to it today through the SM v.2 truly brings me JOY! Keep on dancing, Wayne! Play on!
View attachment 89182 Wayne Shorter Featuring Milton Nascimento - Native Dancer
https://www.allmusic.com/album/native-dancer-mw0000655009

Ironic. Wayne passed away today.

 

[Clement]

Ironic. Wayne passed away today.

Sadness permeates the joy that his music is bringing me. As soon as i saw @privateuniverse post, i switched to all Wayne Shorter. This was the second Shorter release i played after reading the news. I brought it up from the basement, knowing it would lift my spirits. Return in Power, Wayne Shorter! Play on, Mr. Gone! Stay Surrounded, Comrades!

 

[Clement]

I hope We get some surround sound from Joni in her next Archives set! Shorter plays soprano on a couple cuts from this one, which sounds wonderful through the SM v.2!

Joni Mitchell - Don Juan's Reckless Daughter Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic

 

[Clement]

I found this 2 LP @ 45 rpm release new for under $60 (which was all i was willing to pay). Not only do the slabs sound stellar, through the SM v.2, this album is a sonic WONDER!

Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis

 

[MidiMagic]

Haha etc. That was one of the very first records I bought with my own money, along with Frank Zappa & Blue Cheer. I still have the record somewhere but I never upgraded to CD or whatever else its on. Great memories... I imagine I'll be seeking this out on YT today!

I wonder what it does at the end of the side one. On the record I used to have (somehow it is not in my collection anymore) the runout groove said "Shut this off" until you lifted the stylus.

 

[gene_stl]

With all due respect to my VERY good friend Sonik Wiz, I absolutely DETEST Blue Cheer. When I went off to college, my roommate was a high school buddy of mine. After a few weeks, he decided to split for the coast, along with another friend from our high school. So I got all of both of their records. 1968 LPs.

Among his were the Blue Cheer first (I think) album, Outside Inside. And Vincebus Eruptum. Since I had the album I mechanistically went to their concert when they played St. Louis in late 1968 or early 1969. I hated them live. It was the first concert I ever attended that was so loud I didn't like it and I had already been to several Grateful Dead performances. Also the Blue Cheer heads were awful and ill mannered and booed two opener bands off the stage. One of them was Kaleidoscope which was blowing the roof of the place . (The Kiel Opera House). I DID go out and buy a couple of THEIR albums. And the two Blue Cheer albums went into the trash.

I later found that online some folks credit Blue Cheer with "inventing" Heavy Metal. Enjoy.
I did sort of like their rendition of "Summertime Blues"

Kaleidoscope played this number and it was great. Then they were booed off the stage. One of their members said it was one of the shortest sets they ever did.

 

[Clement]

Oh My Sweet Surround Master! Mad LOVE to @J. PUPSTER for recommending this CD through the SM v.2! Simply Spectacular Spiritual Jazz!

Michael White - The Land of Spirit and Light Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic
https://www.discogs.com/release/3078326-Michael-White-The-Land-Of-Spirit-And-Light

 

[jefe1]

So @Clement spending all your pension money on 45rpm records are we? Keep it up.
No wonder your wife has a huge smiley face drawn on the entire calendar page for april.....

 

[Sonik Wiz]

With all due respect to my VERY good friend Sonik Wiz, I absolutely DETEST Blue Cheer. When I went off to college, my roommate was a high school buddy of mine. After a few weeks, he decided to split for the coast, along with another friend from our high school. So I got all of both of their records. 1968 LPs.

Among his were the Blue Cheer first (I think) album, Outside Inside. And Vincebus Eruptum. Since I had the album I mechanistically went to their concert when they played St. Louis in late 1968 or early 1969. I hated them live. It was the first concert I ever attended that was so loud I didn't like it and I had already been to several Grateful Dead performances. Also the Blue Cheer heads were awful and ill mannered and booed two opener bands off the stage. One of them was Kaleidoscope which was blowing the roof of the place . (The Kiel Opera House). I DID go out and buy a couple of THEIR albums. And the two Blue Cheer albums went into the trash.

I later found that online some folks credit Blue Cheer with "inventing" Heavy Metal. Enjoy.
I did sort of like their rendition of "Summertime Blues"

Kaleidoscope played this number and it was great. Then they were booed off the stage. One of their members said it was one of the shortest sets they ever did.

"With all due respect " is what prefaces a disagreement. Ah, there is none. Not really a Blue Cheer fan either. That album is the only one I've ever bought of theirs. And that was only because Summertime Blues had a lot of air play & it got my teen age adrenaline revved up. About that song wiki has to say:
"While not as widely played or recognized as The Who's version, it certainly is more distorted."

And I bought The Who album because they were already a local legend having played at a nearby suburban high school dance. Let me say that again: The Who played at Shawnee Mission South High School & for a dance party & for $3 you could see them. Yes instruments were harmed at the conclusion of the show.

https://www.kcur.org/2014-12-17/the-coolest-rock-concert-in-kansas-city-you-never-knew-about
And I bought that Frank Zappa album Freak Out because years earlier I had seen him demonstrate the musical potential of a bicycle wheel to Steve Allen. Do note how shy & reserved he is:

 

[Clement]

So @Clement spending all your pension money on 45rpm records are we? Keep it up.
No wonder your wife has a huge smiley face drawn on the entire calendar page for april.....

Oh SH*T! I thought you were kidding!

 

[gene_stl]

Steve Allen was a Genius.
I have a CD of the Who playing a small club in St. Charles (suburban St. Louis) A WAY long time ago.
I remember hearing Freak Out at a party about 1968. It got a lot of laughs especially during "Who could imagine".
I have several thousand discs but no Frank Zappa. None of them ever called out to me.

 

[barfle]

With all due respect to my VERY good friend Sonik Wiz, I absolutely DETEST Blue Cheer. When I went off to college, my roommate was a high school buddy of mine. After a few weeks, he decided to split for the coast, along with another friend from our high school. So I got all of both of their records. 1968 LPs.

Among his were the Blue Cheer first (I think) album, Outside Inside. And Vincebus Eruptum. Since I had the album I mechanistically went to their concert when they played St. Louis in late 1968 or early 1969. I hated them live. It was the first concert I ever attended that was so loud I didn't like it and I had already been to several Grateful Dead performances. Also the Blue Cheer heads were awful and ill mannered and booed two opener bands off the stage. One of them was Kaleidoscope which was blowing the roof of the place . (The Kiel Opera House). I DID go out and buy a couple of THEIR albums. And the two Blue Cheer albums went into the trash.

I later found that online some folks credit Blue Cheer with "inventing" Heavy Metal. Enjoy.

I had a similar experience with Savoy Brown opening for Rick Wakeman. About an hour of screeching guitars at 115dB and I’d had enough for a lifetime.