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Russell G · 06-22-2006, 04:20 PM

Okay, you can all let out your baited breaths, I have watched Block Party, and I decree it to be both "good" and "worth your while"

My main concern was that I would hate and want to fast forward through the music, and I was surprised that this is not the case. While I would typically describe most "modern" hip hop as "boring", I found it "refreshing" in this case. My other concern was with Mr. Chappelle himself as I have never really seen anything with him, other than the odd clip. Dave too, was a rather enjoyable host for the event. I think what I like best about it was that it wasn't for charity, it wasn't a political thing, it was just, "let's have a party".

To my fellow Canadians: This is another golden Aliance release. While the extras seem to be the same, on my amp, the 5.1 would only decode as 2 channel (it lights up the speakers* that are getting signals, and only the front 2 would light, other 5.1 discs light up all 5 speakers.), despite not having a 2 channel option. Is this happening to anyone else? I haven't tried it on other players. Sam mentioned the 5.1 sounding flat, is this happening in the USA as well?

* on the FRONT DISPLAY, it doesn't actually "light up" the physical speakers.

06-22-2006, 04:20 PM	#7 of 8
Russell G *Russell Grant* Member Location: E-town Alberta. canada Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 01:28 AM Local Date: 12-03-2008 Posts: 5,383	Re: HTF Review: Dave Chappelle's Block Party Okay, you can all let out your baited breaths, I have watched Block Party, and I decree it to be both "good" and "worth your while" My main concern was that I would hate and want to fast forward through the music, and I was surprised that this is not the case. While I would typically describe most "modern" hip hop as "boring", I found it "refreshing" in this case. My other concern was with Mr. Chappelle himself as I have never really seen anything with him, other than the odd clip. Dave too, was a rather enjoyable host for the event. I think what I like best about it was that it wasn't for charity, it wasn't a political thing, it was just, "let's have a party". To my fellow Canadians: This is another golden Aliance release. While the extras seem to be the same, on my amp, the 5.1 would only decode as 2 channel (it lights up the speakers* that are getting signals, and only the front 2 would light, other 5.1 discs light up all 5 speakers.), despite not having a 2 channel option. Is this happening to anyone else? I haven't tried it on other players. Sam mentioned the 5.1 sounding flat, is this happening in the USA as well? * on the FRONT DISPLAY, it doesn't actually "light up" the physical speakers. Who knew a credit card could scream? What I'm listening to right now! This post is invisible! It also has the power to kill threads!