I've never understood the extreme dislike for THE DOORS in 5.1. Sure, it coulda been more 4-channel oriented--and no more than that--but the mixes on the old Quad Lp were no great shakes to begin with, so there must have been logical reasons for making what amounted to a 3.1 with rear ambience (and not much of that). But the sound is otherwise excellent, as are the performances, so it still gets regular play at the ranch. For that reason, the mixes of KOB and TIME OUT don't bother me that much, either. Presuming that all they had were 3-tracks to work with, not sure what more could've been done.
Truth is, we could all probably list a hundred titles (at least) that didn't live up to quad/5.1 potential. I'll add Jim Croce's titles to the list, since they weren't much to brag about, either. And while I *could* knock the Tommy James and CCR Q8's for not being everything they coulda been, there's enough that IS of quality on both to keep them out off the shitlist.
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Truth is, we could all probably list a hundred titles (at least) that didn't live up to quad/5.1 potential. I'll add Jim Croce's titles to the list, since they weren't much to brag about, either. And while I *could* knock the Tommy James and CCR Q8's for not being everything they coulda been, there's enough that IS of quality on both to keep them out off the shitlist.
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