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In Reply to: Steely Dan : Two Against Nature DVD posted by michael w on January 23, 2001 at 21:38:01:
I DO NOT like the idea of backup singers in my right ear behind me. I think that's someone trying to be fancy just because they can. It's kind of silly.The sound should be like I'm sitting in the same seat through the entire show. If they zoom in on the drummer, I don't want to feel like I walked over to talk to him. In that respect, I guess they could have done it worse than they did.
The sound quality did not disappoint me. I thought the 2 channel wasn't as dynamic, and preferred the surround mix, BUT only if I was sitting in the sweet spot. Also, I always reprogram the decoder to NO SUBWOOFER when watching this stuff so it's more natural sounding. I wish they would do these as 5.0 instead of 5.1, like Dave Grusin did on his West Side Story DVD.
-- Greg
PS - What's up with the interviews breaking up the songs? First time is OK, but geez, who the hell wants to sit there with the remote and keep clicking NEXT after each interview clip.
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I agree about the interviews in between every song. They could have very easily had this as an extra feature so the show could play straight through. Very irritating.
With DVD, they could even have offered a choice. I watched the X-men for the second time with cut scenes slotted in at the correct spot in the movie.I was rather disapointed with the music on Two Against Nature (CD). It all sounds kind of samey, no real variation in tempo or beat. I don't dislike it, but I was expecting greatness from a Steely Dan reunion. Maybe watching the DVD would help. But backup singers behind me is my idea of butchered recording.
Dan Bonhomme
And more shots of the bare midriff section :-)I mean, come on, did we really need to see how well DF has mastered the Dirty old man look?
Tight group though, I'll give them that. Spot on performance, like the mix or not, it was together.
Regards,
I am 100% with you on this one. I thought I was the only one who didn't like this mix. I also didn't think it was the greatest fidelity either. Hard to believe the studio perfectionists ok'ed this alright.
Remember the early days of stereo recordings? Everything was placed hard right or hard left, with no center, so the listener could never mistake this for a "mono" recording. These exaggerated recordings now sound ridiculous.I think the current crop of 5 channel recordings is similar. The engineers have exaggerated the 5 channel effect by moving instruments all around, rather than using it to obtain more realistic hall sound and ambience. I think we have to work through this excessive phase before things improve. In the interim, it can be painful to listen to these recordings.
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