With some free time and the house to myself today, I finally played the O’Sullivan, Shakespears Sister and Eno discs.
Eno was first. I have a lot of his ambient music and there’s a part of me that wishes this release was sans-vocal, but I understand the goal with this one. As an Atmos mix, I like it. I don’t know if, because of the vocals, I’ll return to it much. Often, when I’m listening to music with vocals, I’m looking for something a little more upbeat. But it’s only the first listen, so we’ll see.
Going from Eno to Shakespears Sister was a bit of musical whiplash. This is one I didn’t think I’d enjoy much. Just not my style of music back then. But I’m more open these days and wanted to support the SDE releases. Surprisingly (to me) I enjoyed the songs. Didn’t initially think the Atmos was anything to write home about. Felt like an excellent 5.1. But then I started hearing things that took advantage of the rears. I’ll have to pay more attention next time.
I’ve never owned an O’Sullivan disc. I think, of the three, this was my favorite. Enjoyable songs, a nice Atmos mix, and nice, high-quality photos for each song.
I’ve bought each of the SDE releases and haven’t been disappointed. So far, TFF has been my favorite with xPropaganda (another one I originally thought I wouldn’t care much for) coming in second.