Simon, Paul - YOU'RE THE ONE [DVD-A]

[JonUrban]

Please post your comments, thoughts and observations....... :thumbsdow

[Cai Campbell]

Excellent mix, excellent production, very strong song-writing and top-notch performances. This one is great demo for people who don't generally like surround-sound. 9 points!

[kvsawilson]

Kind of a non-surround surround disc. Still, it's a very good album with good production.

KW

[Cai Campbell]

Kind of a non-surround surround disc. Still, it's a very good album with good production.

KW

Non-surround? It's not really aggressive but it is true-blue surround mix (not like that fake crap from Silverline). It is the non-aggressive nature that I think makes it appealing to folks who generally don't like surround sound. That is not to say that it isn't surround-sound since it most certainly is!

I think the surround mix fits the music like a glove. Definitely worth checking out if you haven't done so already.

[timbre4]

Great songs, barely surround

[neil wilkes]

Not at all certain why there are the comments about it being "Non Surround".
Sure, it's not an aggressive mix with instruments panning around all over the place, but when I drop to the stereo version it's a definite case of "Where the fuck did all the sound disappear to?".
I'm with Cai on this one - what has been done really fits the music perfectly.

I like this one & definitely recommend it to those who think surround is all about special effects & no substance

[PossumPete]

I hate to disagree with such knowledgeable folks as Neil but I had to double-check a few times to see that my receiver was pumping this out in surround. Mostly the first song threw me because it's very subtle. Still, it's got good music on it and that has to count more than the surround mix.

[rusinurbe]

I'm in the surround squad on this one. Dont pass this up thinking you are not gooing to get an entertaining and well recorded disc its great.

picked mine up recently on Ebay for under £5:00. Great disc and a very sympathetic surround mix.

[ted_b]

To me this is and always has been the penultimate surround disc for those who criticize aggressive ping-pong surround. As Neil said, play the stereo layer and realize what your missing. It's a freakin beautiful disc, and mix.

[wanners]

I gave this a 7 because the music is really good. But I would give the surround mix a 5. I don't hear anything discrete, sounds ambient-only to me. I disagree with those who said this is great surround for those who don't like surround. I say, what's the point?

Another example of a disc like this is the john denver greatest hits SACD. sound is great, but . . . waste of technology.

[timbre4]

True; if the album had been mixed properly the title would've been "You're The five One"

[zabble]

I gave this a 7 because the music is really good. But I would give the surround mix a 5. I don't hear anything discrete, sounds ambient-only to me. I disagree with those who said this is great surround for those who don't like surround. I say, what's the point?

Another example of a disc like this is the john denver greatest hits SACD. sound is great, but . . . waste of technology.

I'm glad I don't have to feel bad about not ever having bought this when it was plentiful in stores and elsewhere. This was one of the ones I recently started to have regrets about not buying.

[rusinurbe]

I'm glad I don't have to feel bad about not ever having bought this when it was plentiful in stores and elsewhere. This was one of the ones I recently started to have regrets about not buying.

To be honest though It was said in an earlier part of this thread listen to the stereo and then listen to the surround and you will notice how much of an improvement it is. it deserves better than to be cast out with teh silverline discs

[Brett]

I swap between using my surround channels and just the front stereo pair, with the surround mix, and don't hear much difference. Good music, good sonics, poor surround. I think a better surround mix could have been easily done and abetted the music. Actually using a surround mix similar to what Mark Knopfler did for his two albums would have been great.

[Brett]

I'm looking for information on two Paul Simon concerts available on DVD. The Live In Philadelpia and the You're One Concert from Paris. How is the dts 5.1 sound quality? Thanks in advance for any information

[fredblue]

A "4" and that's being kind, mostly because I like and admire Paul Simon.
A total snooze fest for me from beginning to end.
It didn't even have a decent 5.1 mix to save it.

Hated it So much I gave my copy away. Gladly.

Saddens me we were subjected to this and yet there are an embarrassment of riches in PS' back catalogue that would have been fantastic in surround and helped sell the format more than this woefully lacklustre effort.

I know many cite the lack of new/current releases back in the day as a contributing factor to the death of DVDA/SACD but on the basis of this, any old Paul Simon would have aided the cause more than this!!

[Quad Linda]

4. I didn't hate it. I'm a huge fan of this guy. Other than the great title tune, it's a snooze. zzzzzzzzzz

A "4" and that's being kind, mostly because I like and admire Paul Simon.
A total snooze fest for me from beginning to end.
It didn't even have a decent 5.1 mix to save it.

Hated it So much I gave my copy away. Gladly.

Saddens me we were subjected to this and yet there are an embarrassment of riches in PS' back catalogue that would have been fantastic in surround and helped sell the format more than this woefully lacklustre effort.

I know many cite the lack of new/current releases back in the day as a contributing factor to the death of DVDA/SACD but on the basis of this, any old Paul Simon would have aided the cause more than this!!