Not to take anything away from Yes, but I thought this fabulous band deserved its own thread and shouldn't be co-sharing a thread. (And XTC was always, for me, the better band when it came to songs and albums, and, Yes, even sometimes musicianship.
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My copy of Nonsuch (Blu ray) arrived today from Amazon UK. Yippee!!!
I only spent about forty-five minutes sampling the tremendous amount of material on the release.
-- 5.1 mixes are wonderful! They really open up the album. "Smartest Monkeys" and "Wrapped in Grey" were two tracks that really stood out...of the few I listened to.
-- Instrumental Mixes are nice. (For when I get that karaoke itch.)
-- Nice that the original stereo mix of the album is included. (But it pales to the new 2013 mix.)
-- It's super easy to flip back and forth between the DTS, LPCM, Instrumental, and stereo mixes as the songs continue to play. (For those looking to do some heavy duty comparisons.)
-- Super cool studio footage of the band recording parts of Nonsuch. (Forty-eight minutes of by-gone times.)
-- Fantastic liner notes by those involved in making the album...the what went down in the studio. (Including some nice recollections about Gus Dudgeon, the producer who passed away after the album was released.)
-- The work tapes of Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding of their songs for the album.
-- The added song of Didn't Hurt A Bit by Colin Moulding. (A new XTC tune? Are XTC reuniting? Sadly, no...
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xxx -- No lyric sheet !
I can't remember if my original CD from 1992 had one since I sold it off long ago when I acquired the Japanese version back in 2001 which included one--two actually. I like lyrics sheets...oh, well... It's a minor quibble of a fantastic release.)
My copy of Nonsuch (Blu ray) arrived today from Amazon UK. Yippee!!!
I only spent about forty-five minutes sampling the tremendous amount of material on the release.
-- 5.1 mixes are wonderful! They really open up the album. "Smartest Monkeys" and "Wrapped in Grey" were two tracks that really stood out...of the few I listened to.
-- Instrumental Mixes are nice. (For when I get that karaoke itch.)
-- Nice that the original stereo mix of the album is included. (But it pales to the new 2013 mix.)
-- It's super easy to flip back and forth between the DTS, LPCM, Instrumental, and stereo mixes as the songs continue to play. (For those looking to do some heavy duty comparisons.)
-- Super cool studio footage of the band recording parts of Nonsuch. (Forty-eight minutes of by-gone times.)
-- Fantastic liner notes by those involved in making the album...the what went down in the studio. (Including some nice recollections about Gus Dudgeon, the producer who passed away after the album was released.)
-- The work tapes of Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding of their songs for the album.
-- The added song of Didn't Hurt A Bit by Colin Moulding. (A new XTC tune? Are XTC reuniting? Sadly, no...
xxx -- No lyric sheet !