I'm relocating from the US to the UK and am considering taking my receiver, TV and some other HT hardware with me (ungodly expensive, but I really like my setup and don't want to have to replace everything). I'm just not sure about power issues. When I've been to the UK in the past I've been...
For those who were turned off by the fact that the remasters released stateside were DD's, I believe the releases in the UK are proper 2-disc CD/DVD packs. They should be available from Amazon.co.uk or any other UK retailer that will ship to the US. As has already been mentioned in the...
By way of update, the following user review appears at cduniverse.com: "What the hell!! With the exception of the last video (the bonus video for Eyes of a Stranger), the audio is a mono track...same as the original VHS version. What gives???? Very cheap" Bummer.
Has anyone seen/heard the Video Mindcrime DVD? I had the VHS back in the day. I already own the remastered CD and don't have any real use for the new live recording, but if the DVD transfer is well done and the audio options are worthwhile (DD/DTS? Anyone know?), I might break down and pick it...
Thanks for the thoughts. I'll check the setup on the player again. Unfortunately I already tried cranking the sub. Hopefully I just missed something in the setup that will fix the problem.
I've been having a problem using my DVD player's onboard DTS decoder to feed analog 5.1 to my receiver, and wondered if anyone here might have some insight. The problem is simply that using this set-up, no signal makes it to the sub when playing a DTS audio stream. The problem isn't related to...
Does anyone know a good source for comprehensive lists of upcoming domestic releases? I used to use Icemagazine.com but it's been down for a while and I haven't found another good source yet. CDuniverse is the best I've found so far but the format and large number of import/international...
Yes, Video Mindcrime was a VHS release that came out in (I think) 1989. It had mixed performance and concept video for several songs from the album. At the end of the tape, after the credits, was a second video for I Don't Believe In Love (again, I think; it's been several years since I watched...
True, as to the cause of Mary's death, which was also revealed in the "hidden video" at the end of Video Mindcrime (how's that for nostalgia?). Anyone have thoughts on the "plot twist" that was mentioned pre-release? The story isn't nearly as clear or driven in this one, and I have this...
I just managed to track down an advance copy of OMII, and after a few listens, I have to say I'm impressed. It's nowhere near the classic that the original was (musically, lyrically or conceptually), but no one expected it to be. It is, however, the best album the band has put out in at least...
Enough has been written about the iPods that I won't talk about those; they're very good for some people, and it sounds like they do what you want. If you're looking for something non-Apple.... The more recent Creative flash players (the newer MuVo's, the Micro and the Nano) all have...
Two full-length tracks (Stricken and Guarded) are now up at musicremedy.com. If you like Disturbed, you'll like them. If you don't, you won't. Pretty much the same sound you'd expect, though a bit more effective at blending the aggressive with the melodic. The album itself will contain a...
Yeah, I would generally agree, though the quality of the recording isn't great, so both songs may sound better than it appears. Interesting musical style, particularly on "Hostage." Much more like O:M/Empire-era than anything they've done since. Not a huge surprise given the subject-matter of...
I've now spun them both, and overall I like them. The surround mix is much more frenetic than in IV and Best, and the mix seems to put too much emphasis on the surround channels which gets distracting sometimes. But the sound quality is great, and there are lots of details in the music I never...
While the Ipod is a good player for many users, there are many other options out there that are worth considering, particularly if you want something that will do more than just play back music you've ripped/downloaded. Be aware that the only DRM-enabled tracks an Ipod will play are those you...
Another older, somewhat obscure (and likely difficult to fnid) band that did some good heavy alt/industrial/metal-type stuff was Course of Empire. Their best album was probably their second ("Initiation,"), but the S/T first disc and their final "Telepathic Last Words" weren't bad either.
In light of the fact that the vast majority of the concerts listed so far have been ones that it's sad will never be seen again, below is my list of embarassing concerts that it's a good thing will never be seen again. Tyketto (better-forgotten hair rockers of the late 80's/early 90's)...
I saw them open for U2 in support of Bg. It was one of their first shows on the warm-up leg, so they weren't as tight as they might have been, but a great show anyway. They also handled it quite well when one of the amps literally blew up on stage:-)
Only in the Seattle/Boston test runs last summer as far as I know. If memory serves, the DVD side contains some vids, and a PCM stereo track of the album. I only glanced at it when it was out several months ago, though, so I could be wrong.
I picked up the new Deluxe Edition of Seal's Best collection the other day. Overall I'm impressed. The DVD-A of both the original recordings and the new acoustic set are well-produced, if lacking in low-end more than your typical DVD-A (making good bass management a real priority). Whoever...
If you liked the first album, you'll like this one. If you found the second album to be a little to slow or not quite energetic enough, you'll think this one is an improvement. They've remained true to the formula, and there are no surprises, but the songs are consistently catchy and good...
I can be the sole voice of (tempered) optimism. I have a couple of DD's (Diana Krall's "The Girl In The Other Room;" NIN's "Downward Spiral;" and Keane's "Hopes & Fears"), and all of them have been fine. Both sides play on all of my players, including my car CD player, and the quality has been...
I picked up the H320 a few weeks ago when my Creative Zen finally died. Overall I've been happy with it, though it's a bit clunky having been used to the Creative interface. Playlist support is very iffy; there are no OTF playlists (so you can't just scan through your library and pick various...
Recently I've looked for several DualDisc titles that have supposedly been released already, but haven't been able to find a single one at the stores here in Seattle. People in the stores either don't know what DD's are at all, or they know "of" them, but don't have any idea of when or whether...
Wow. On the one hand it would be a phenomenal show. On the other, I'm having trouble thinking of another reunion more likely to become a repeat of the Van Halen/David Lee Roth MTV 'reunion' fiasco. As recently as "Is There Anybody Out There," Gilmour and Waters couldn't say a nice word about one...