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Rob Babcock

07-27-2003, 08:23 PM

I'm a big fan of Sting, notwithstanding the rather lame "Brand New Day".  I just read that the whole Sting back catalog is coming to SACD.  That's good news.

Also, a few Rush albums have been announced (no Moving Pictures yet, I'm afraid).  I really dig Rush; I'd be pretty tickled if Cronicles and Roll The Bones were out in a new HiRez MC mix.

Clint DeBoer

07-28-2003, 09:53 AM

Let's hope they do a great job mixing them. I'll be out to buy those as well.

gene

07-29-2003, 12:57 AM

I am not surprised about the Sting releases.  I have always found his recordings were well done, some of the best sounding pop CD's IMO.  I have a few of his DTS discs that also sound quite good.

As for Rush, most of their CD's weren't recorded that well, in fact we have an article about that somewhere  <img src="http://www.audioholics.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>

Hopefully the recording engineers will do their music justice if it ever transfers to DVD-A or SACD formats.

Rob Babcock

08-02-2003, 12:40 AM

I'll agree that "Vapor Trails" doesn't sound very good.  But the music is pretty good.  Not one of their best, but okay.  I know the vintage stuff is probably most peoples favorite, but I think "Roll The Bones" is actually their best album.

Hopefully the reissue on hi res will be done skillfully and with some taste/common sense (ie no lead vocals or guitar solos dead smack behind my head! <img src="http://www.audioholics.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'> ).  I love well done MC, but unfortunately most people's first brush with the format is gimmicky and totally unrealistic sounding.

BTW, I do really love "Ten Summoners Tales"; it's probably my favorite of Sting's albums.  I rarely listen to the CD after getting the DTS disc; that's unusual in my experience, as most of the DTS discs I've heard don't sound all that good.