Tori Amos Unrepentant Geraldines 10th Anniversary - SDE Blu-Ray #25 (Sept. 6, 2024)

[weekendtoy]

Buy it man, you just sold your speakers. lol

Well I had out a few more days before relenting to buyers remorse

 

[efb18]

Interesting... I like Tori, a lot, but this one isn't one of her strongest efforts, not to me anyway. Still, it's not a bad album, and a surround mix will probably elevate the material.

 

[weekendtoy]

...and a surround mix will probably elevate the material.

That's what I'm banking on. A really good ATMOS mix could be awesome.

 

[progtodd]

Interesting... I like Tori, a lot, but this one isn't one of her strongest efforts, not to me anyway. Still, it's not a bad album, and a surround mix will probably elevate the material.

Agreed

 

[HenkG]

One week delay 13 sept

 

[J. PUPSTER]

One week delay 13 sept

Seems like an unusually high number of delays this year, wonder why?

 

[PaulatSDE]

The stereo instrumental mix on this disc is A LOT of fun. Mark Hawley and Adrian Hall have left in a lot of Tori backing/harmony vocals which makes it a highly entertaining listen.

 

[oxenholme]

This is one disc that I am really looking forward to.

 

[rjpinca]

I just received a shipping notice e-mail from SDE!

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

I just received a shipping notice e-mail from SDE!

Received my confirmation today at 14:49

 

[beerking]

Arrived today
Listening laters as there is the T20 cricket finals on.
Atmos and 5.1 mixed by Adrian Hall

 

[olgitnorm]

Shouldn’t you be watching Oxford v Stoke?

 

[beerking]

Shouldn’t you be watching Oxford v Stoke?

Indeed...Got Manu v Saints on my tablet.
Need to find Sky Sports plus
Son in law just asked where is it too.
He's a big Oxford and Aston Villa fan.
He piggy backs off my Sky account, as does my son.

 

[beerking]

Indeed...Got Manu v Saints on my tablet.
Need to find Sky Sports plus
Son in law just asked where is it too.
He's a big Oxford and Aston Villa fan.
He piggy backs off my Sky account, as does my son.

The boys are round at mine to watch Oxford on the wife's telly

 

[beerking]

Now listening to the Atmos version.
Her voice is soooo beguiling.

Second listening....what a total delight this release is.

 

[The Rang]

It’s mainly her and piano, correct?

 

[sjcorne]

Ocean To Ocean is still one of my favorite Atmos mixes, so my expectations were pretty high going into this. But after one listen on Apple Music, I'm actually a bit disappointed. The mix is surprisingly front-heavy at times (in fact, there are long stretches in "Trouble's Lament" and the title track where it's just the front three speakers firing) and - at least to my ears - just not as creative or engaging as what was done for Ocean To Ocean. Of course it doesn't help that a good chunk of the songs are simple piano/vocal ballads, which obviously aren't as well-suited to the immersive experience.

Overall it definitely has that 'mixed from stems' vibe that so many streaming Atmos mixes have, where the bulk of the instrumentation is crammed into the front with little-to-no spillover into the other channels - so then when these intermittent bits of isolated activity appear from elsewhere in the room (like the "baby...baby" echoing vocals in "Trouble's Lament" or the tuba sound during the chorus of "Giant's Rolling Pin"), they seem really disconnected from everything else. Granted Ocean To Ocean may well have been mixed from stems too, but that mix sounds a lot more cohesive and enveloping to me than this one.

 

[beerking]

Ocean To Ocean is still one of my favorite Atmos mixes, so my expectations were pretty high going into this. But after one listen on Apple Music, I'm actually a bit disappointed. The mix is surprisingly front-heavy at times (in fact, there are long stretches in "Trouble's Lament" and the title track where it's just the front three speakers firing) and - at least to my ears - just not as creative or engaging as what was done for Ocean To Ocean. Of course it doesn't help that a good chunk of the songs are simple piano/vocal ballads, which obviously aren't as well-suited to the immersive experience.

Overall it definitely has that 'mixed from stems' vibe that so many streaming Atmos mixes have, where the bulk of the instrumentation is crammed into the front with little-to-no spillover into the other channels - so then when these intermittent bits of isolated activity appear from elsewhere in the room (like the "baby...baby" echoing vocals in "Trouble's Lament" or the tuba sound during the chorus of "Giant's Rolling Pin"), they seem really disconnected from everything else. Granted Ocean To Ocean may well have been mixed from stems too, but that mix sounds a lot more cohesive and enveloping to me than this one.

As ever Jonathan, you've hit every nail on the head!!
The mix is not adventurous.

But her voice, oh her voice....that's where the total delight is for me.

Have we heard of the engineer Adrian Hall before? We have...

https://www.songchecks.com/blog/adrian-hall

 

[GabeL]

Has anyone in the USA received shipment notification from SDE for this release? Thanks

 

[Marplot]

I got it a few days ago.