One of the BEST EVER DVD-As.
Mix, Music, Authoring (I'm a sucker for onscreen lyrics) wise...
AN ELEVEN!!!(if I could)
OK..a TENNER!!!
Mix, Music, Authoring (I'm a sucker for onscreen lyrics) wise...
AN ELEVEN!!!(if I could)
OK..a TENNER!!!
...as others have mentioned their most popular song got butchered on the multichannel mix!
I agree. My favourite track on the album sounds so dull in 5.1 - that was a big disappointment for me. The album itself sounds fairly dated, and the mix just doesn't seem very cohesive, nor immersive: it doesn't seem to work as a whole and doesn't fill the space well - a bit like some of the R.E.M. 5.1 mixes. The bass seems a tad over cooked too.
The Extended Version is not the original mix
I can understand being fond of the surround mix if you particularly enjoy the 12".
Hmm! I'll go back some time and compare it again!
There's a Maxi CD for "Weather With You" with remixes by Neil and Tim Finn: http://www.discogs.com/Crowded-House-Weather-With-You-The-Remix/release/941645
Interesting mixes, but very little resemblance to the original. I put it on now and again.
Hmmm can't find it for sale anywhere grrrrrrrrrrr............not on ebay or Amazon 8/
Hey Snood, here's one of the 4 remixes from that MCD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KU6zIMgzgE
The others sound more or less the same, just minor differences and cuts.
That song is just so great, it would take a real effort to mess it up. The remix doesn't measure up to the original, but I like how they went creative with the song's elements.
btw, there's a soundboard recording of a gig from 1991 in London. It's unedited, great sound quality and a fantastic, intimate, personal performance. A real gem with a mostly-acapella version of "Weather With You".
My Crowded House collection is a bit spotty, actually. I have the DVD-A and Woodface, plus the 1991 recording, and the goodbye concert DVD is on my wishlist. I think I listened to the 2007 album once or twice, but ended up not going back to it. So much music in the world, so little time! I dearly love what I've heard from them, so I'll explore more of it for sure. I found this Neil Finn/Paul Kelly live gig that I can't wait to listen to fully:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Us3H72U4Q