Your Best Surround Demo Song On DVD-A MLP (Pick One Only)

[filper]

Of the DVD-A titles I have, 'Hey Nineteen' from "Gaucho".

It is a perfect 10 to me. Mix. Sonics. Music.

Pick only one gang.

We'll do an SA-CD thread later.

 

[JonUrban]

"How is your life today" from Lightbulb Sun comes to mind.

 

[DennisMabry]

Good thread filper!

I would have to choose "Trains" from Porcupine Tree - In Absentia.

The music transcends multiple genres and the mix is adventurous with the percussion during the bridge moving slowly around you in a circle.

The recording is 24/48 (could have been 24/96 ?) however the sonics are crisp and clear. My favorite part is the dynamic range as it starts modestly and builds in waves to the jamming finish.

It never fails to impress. It is my favorite "go to" track.

Dennis

 

[chuckflhp]

Gotta go with "Lucky Man" ELP-Brain Salad Surgery DVD-A

 

[wavelength]

The Golden Age (Beck, Sea Change). That song is mesmerizing from start to finish. The atmosphere created by the surround mix is stunning.

 

[dbmay75]

Great thread idea, Filper, but only one? I can't even eat only one Lays potato chip!

Considering Filper asked for a surround demo and not a favorite song, I'd likely ask the uninitiated to sit in the sweet spot in my living room and listen to "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1" simply because after having listened to several great surround titles, my jaw hit the floor when Scheiner made the acoustic guitar jump from speaker to speaker. It's probably the most aggressive DVD-A I've heard to date, but then again, the 2 Queen titles (Bohemian Rhapsody, anyone?) and Beck's Sea Change (Golden Age) also make the grade, albeit in a slightly more subtle way.

 

[Don C]

I second Chuck's selection of Lucky Man.

 

[timbre4]

Tough...

Porcupine Tree - Drown With Me (In Absentia bonus tracks)

It conveys space and dynamic range very well; it's aggressive, it's gentle, the vocal break is Gentle Giant, it's the Beach Boys, it's none of these.

Despite the gloomy title it never fails to cheer me up!

 

[beached]

I third Chuck's selection of Lucky Man.

All the other one's mentioned are great contenders. However I find In Absentia and Yoshimi a little harsh in the upper midrange, great mixes and songs though.

Crazy - Seal is great too. In fact if you want to have 3 songs for a demo that flow without pushing any buttons play "Crazy" it then softens for "Kiss from a Rose" and then "Killer". A good collection of songs that give your system a solid work out from top to bottom.

 

[Key]

Any Color You Like. Yeah I know it's a bootleg DVD-A but still somehow Dark Side still wins out as a superior reference in my book.
Why that song? I dunno maybe it's not as played out as the rest. Very aggressive with the use of the surrounds. I dig instrumentals!

 

[chuckflhp]

I do have to say though, a very close number 2 is the Alan Parson's Dark Side. That generates an amazing amount of "Wow!!" looks when Time is played. Or any of it for that matter. But, technically that's a 4.1 mix and is a boot to boot.

Sticking to Lucky Man though, that's audio porn.https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/fo...uad.com/forums/images/smilies/smokin.gif:spot

 

[johnrd]

Ukiah from Captain and Me. There's something timeless (and enveloping) about this song.

 

[dmt]

"Spread Love" from Take 6

its like they are all around you!

 

[kap'n krunch]

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[kap'n krunch]

....Sticking to Lucky Man though, that's audio porn.....

ROFL!!!! Hilarious (no ROFL icon though)

Yes, I've always found ELP to have a "seedy" feel...especially the early stuff till BSS...

"Lucky Man" and its seediness get my vote... along with Emerson's extra super thick Moog solo...

 

[neil wilkes]

One track? That is like asking what limb I would like to keep if I could only have one.
Can't be done here.....it would depend on what mood I was in, who I was playing it to/demoing for, sunny or raining etc.

 

[tlake6659]

Either "No Twilight in the Courts of the Sun" from Steven Wilson's solo album, or "Lips of Ashes" from In Absentia.

 

[filper]

One track? That is like asking what limb I would like to keep if I could only have one.
Can't be done here.....it would depend on what mood I was in, who I was playing it to/demoing for, sunny or raining etc.

How about to a rocker buddy on a rainy London day...

 

[Bob Romano]

One of may faves is "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" from the All Directions DVD-A. Its around.. somewhere....

 

[neil wilkes]

How about to a rocker buddy on a rainy London day...

Then it has to be "Anesthetize" from "Fear Of A Blank Planet".
Or possibly "Buying New Soul" from the same album.....
Or perhaps "The Width Of A Circle" from "David Live".

See what I mean? Impossible.