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Blood on the tracks, one of my favorite of his albums. SACD.

Got tired of waiting on Outlaw huh

To be honest I have long since given up on the Outlaw 978. I was looking at the Emotiva XMC-1 but that could be awhile and with Emotiva's track record with prepros a bit risky. So with the current sale prices on the 4311 I couldn't resist.

Bil

The Quad of WYWH has it's standout tracks. Shine On You Crazy Diamond part 1 really spotlights Wright's Hammond work better than Guthrie's mix. Have a Cigar sounds a little more alive on the Quad too. But the choices made on the title track just sink the Quad mix for me. Gimour's guitar and vocals are pushed back way to much for my tastes.

The Quad of DSotM is something you really should consider giving a spin. Money, a song I thought I'd heard so much I couldn't enjoy anymore, is so good in this mix. The guitar just screams. Any Colour You Like has a fantastic layering across the channels that Parson's imparts to it. The rest is top notch as well (Time has some added clock effects, great panning in On the Run, etc) . Yes, it has a few moments of falling into the gimmicky side of multichannel, but overall Parson's does a masterful job.

What I think you fail to understand is once one has listened to the Porcupine Tree DVDA's, so many other "MCH" mixes pale in comparison. I have DSOTM, as well as every DVDA Porcupine Tree has made. While DSOTM is entertaining, though I'm admittedly not a fan of theirs, PT is one hundredfold a superior listen, in every aspect of the word.

Chris

I agree that the PT discs are of better quality, but to be fair the PF recordings are from the early 1970's.

Chris,

I would have to agree that the overall SQ of the MCH mix on DSOTM is not to the level of PT's DVD-As. But as Steve points out DSOTM was released in 1973 and Stupid Dream (first DVD-A?) was recorded in 1999. So I would say the advantage would go to PT for more advanced recording gear and technology.

I have a number of PT's DVD-As which I bought more for the SQ than the actual music. But the more I listen to them the more I enjoy them. Although the Heavy Metal aspect in some tunes is a little much for me at times. The other factor is if you are not a fan of Pink Floyd to begin with you are more inclined to favor PT.

Bill

PT, and more specifically, SW, have set the standard very high for other MC music. As for older recordings suffering from their age, listen to what SW did with Aqualung.

I agree 100%. I should have mentioned in my post that if Steve Wilson had done the MCH mixes for both DSOTM on WYWH they probably would have sounded quite a bit better. I'm not a huge Tull fan but I would like to hear the MCH version of Aqualung. Too bad one can't just buy the Bluray without having to but the boxset.

Bill

Had this SACD on order from Amazon Marketplace for about a month only to get a notice my order was cancelled due to lack of shipment.
Well to my surprise I got an e-mail today from Entertainment Destination informing me that there order finally came in!! They are no longer selling on Amazon but you can order directly from them. ( Link below)
The cost (NEW SEALED) is $27.99 plus shipping $2.98 which is very reasonable IMO.

If your interested in picking this up I wouldn't wait!! Get them while you can.

The saying goes: You snooze you lose.

http://www.etdestinationstore.com/pr...6949364526.htm

Jeffrey,

If you can cancel that order importcds has Zenyatta Mondatta for $23.99 with $3.00 shipping in stock. They also have Outlandos D'amour for the same price.

Bill

These are all new re-releases that just came out this month and I haven't seen much info about them. The prices are certainly a heluva lot less than what I paid for the original single layers Police discs .

Purchased my first SACDs recently:

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Pink Floyd - WYWH

I like the idea of multi-channel music and I think the high resolution format improves quality as well. Should be even better when I get a centre and surrounds that match the front left and right speakers.

Soon to be adding Every Breath You Take - The Police and DSOTM too.

WOW!!

That's a really good price.

Bill,

Thanks for the tip.

I believe "In Absentia" was the first DVD-A from PT. SW didn't mix it, but learned how to on this one. Then the others followed suit as he was having so much fun.

It's funny you mention the Heavy Metal aspect, I listen to PT when I want to mellow out! LOL.

Chris

Steve,

Thanks for pointing that out as the two new Police hybrid SACDs are not listed on sa-cd.net as of yet. I checked yesterday and I was surprised they were not listed especailly since they are now available. Has anyone bought these and compared them to the single layer versions?


Jeffrey,

My pleasure. I always check importcds and a number of other sellers before I order specific discs. I have found good deals on JSACDs that I thought were OOP at cdjapan. So if you can check as many sellers as possible. We all love a bargain even it is only saving a few bucks.


Chris,

I wasn't sure of the order in which the DVD-As were released and went with Stupid Dream as it was the earliest released title. I noticed that Elliot Scheiner did the MCH mix for In Absentia which surprised me at first. I guess SW was really paying attention during that process as he has become one of the best at mixing MCH music.

Thats cool that you mellow out with PT. I do as well and the Heavy Metal (at times) aspect is perfectly fine. I guess it is all a matter of the mood I'm in. But either way I'm very glad I bought all the PT DVD-As I have.

Bill

Just bought:

Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! SACD

Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come JSACD

Miles Davis - Milestones JSACD

Bill

Bill, Would be interested to hear your take on Frampton Comes Alive SACD

Not a reference quality disc by any means, but I personally find it enjoyable.

Geez...this is a bad thread to visit.

Jeffrey,

I got the Frampton SACD for a very good price as the condition of one of the discs is not the best. The seller no longer has a SACD player so he couldn't tell if it still played. So he was very fair with the price. Otherwise I wouldn't have bought this title as I have read the SQ is just average. Its funny that Frampton Comes Alive! was released the year I graduated from High School. This will be my first copy of it. I'll let you know what I think of it when I get a chance to play it.


Curtis,

Its good to see you over here. Just leave your Gold Card on the table as you'll be needing it close by.

Bill

Can someone recommend good MC Porcupine Tree that is MELLOW

I have fear of a blank planet and have not gotten past the first song yet

I am loving he Bill Evans Trio Exlorations
Really enjoyed Leonard Cohen BluRay - Songs From The Road
REM Automatic For The People is wonderful

I'm not sure if it would be considered mellow but my favorite PT DVD-A is Lightbulb Sun.

Bill

Bill-do you have Stupid Dream? I think it's fairly mellow and prefer it to Lightbulb Sun.

Steve,

I do have Stupid Dream and I like that one as well. I'll have to play both when I get a chance and compare them. On a side note how many PT DVD-As were released?

I have:

The Incident
Fear of a Blank Planet
Deadwing
In Absentia
Lightbulb Sun
Stupid Dream

Bill

Offhand I believe you have them all. I really like Stupid Dream as it has the killer song Don't Hate Me and the 14-minute bonus version of Even Less.

Hey Bill,

I picked up a copy from the Hoffman site...folks primarily interested in the vinyl will break the set up...can be had for $30-$40. The DTS version is easier to come by and for less $, ...still sounds very good. For 2.0, I like my DCC version.

Yup, that's all of them. I would never had even gotten into PT if it wasn't for a review of the DVD-A for In Absentia. My favorite is Deadwing, as it is the "heaviest" of the lot, and my least favorite is The Incident; though I have to give it a few more listens. I really like Stupid Dream as the songs are so well done, even though Gavin wasn't playing with them at this point.

I also have the SW solo projects, different, but again great mixes.

Chris

Several of you will dig this latest from Steven Wilson:

Storm Corrosion



This is a collaboration with Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) and delivers superb soundscapes.

It is quite different from what one might expect, it is more along the lines of the more experimental stuff on Grace for Drowning.

The BluRay version is the must-have edition.

Hey, it's been a while, kind of quit buying hi-res music but you know how it is or you wouldn't be here, right ???

Patricia Barber "Modern Cool" MSFL/SACD Stereo for 39 bucks
Quincy Jones "Ultimate Collection" SACD/Stereo 28.99 (I had been looking for this title for quite some time).

I'm glad to be back on track again

I might have to check this out. I have Insurgentes and Grace For Drowning and enjoy both.