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01-09-2004, 08:20 AM
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MusicTAP is reporting that Ryan Adams latest release, Rock n Roll will be released as a Hybrid SACD on February 24.
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01-09-2004, 11:05 AM
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I reported on this earlier, but I remain excited. One of the better albums of 2003 IMHO. 
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01-09-2004, 12:57 PM
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Sorry about that Lee. I missed your earlier post, but did read that you thought it was one of the better releases of 2003. I have Gold and love it, so I'm eagerly awaiting this one.
David
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01-09-2004, 02:11 PM
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Cool-I was just about to break down and buy the CD but now I will hold off until the hybrid. Here's to hoping that there aren't any spindle cracks!!!
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01-09-2004, 04:54 PM
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No problem-Glad to hear from other Ryan Adams fans.
no fears alone at night she's sailing through the crowd
in her ears the phones are tight and the music's playing loud
~skateaway
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01-09-2004, 07:29 PM
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Thank God I waited and didn't buy the redbook!
searching for that elusive, "perfect" sound.
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02-28-2004, 12:08 PM
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Well, I picked the disc up this week. The stereo portion is spectacularly good. However, I think the M/C track is a waste of time. It's not at all aggressive, very ambient. Usually this is what I prefer but on the first track I had to go over to the right surround speaker to see if something was wrong. There was a "ticking" sound. It was a sound derived from a drum. It just doesn't sound natural or right to me. It sounds like a noisey clock running double or triple speed to me. After the first track I didn't hear anything really objectionable in the surrounds, then again I didn't hear much at all.
I can't say the front soundstage of the M/C mix achieved much of anything over the stereo version. Maybe it lost a little? I bought a copy of the vinyl a few months back because it was cheap and I was curious. The album is too long for 2 vinyl sides, so it has narrow grooves which reduce the quality. If the material was spread to 3 sides, or more, it might sound much better? The SACD's stereo program totally trumps the wimpy vinyl.
The stereo track is so strong, I'd call it one of best sounding rock SACD's yet. I was impressed anyway....
Rachael, the big disc cat! I used to be looking for Hi-Vision Laserdiscs & D-Theater tapes, now I'm looking for HD-DVD's and Blu-rays.
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02-28-2004, 10:03 PM
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Thanks for the review Rachael. I've got this on order and can't wait to hear it.
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02-28-2004, 10:06 PM
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I like it in surround, and found the rear speakers to be more than ambient. Although not the most aggressive surround mix, my surround channels always seemed to be active with guitars, drums (as Rachel mentioned), etc.
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02-29-2004, 01:03 AM
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Rachael, where did you buy it? Is Circuit City or Best Buy carrying it? I would order it online, but I really don't want to wait.
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02-29-2004, 02:26 AM
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I picked up a copy at Best Buy on Wednesday for $14.99. They had 3 copies in stock at the time. This is my first experience with Ryan Adams - I'd heard one single from this album (and liked it) and I was itching to buy a new SACD so I went ahead and took the plunge. I had no idea that it had just been released! I've given it one listen so far, and I liked what I heard. Might have to head over to Circuit City next week and see if they still have an SACD copy of Gold left.
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02-29-2004, 10:31 AM
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Pete,
Gold is great....one of my best SACD's musically and pretty good sonically too.
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