Yeah, but I'll bet they could churn them out relatively quickly if they would just give us the multichannel mixes in cardboard packaging, and stop filling these boxes full of fluff. They can sell the fluff separately.
I think you have given a great reason that goes unnoticed by most of us....the work and time required on these box sets...so many moving parts go into these releases..
Why do I get this feeling that we are only going to see a couple more realeases with surround, possibly I, Robot and Turn Of A Friendly Card, and that’s it?
Why do I get this feeling that we are only going to see a couple more realeases with surround, possibly I, Robot and Turn Of A Friendly Card, and that’s it?
I think the future possibility of more 5.1 surround mixes from the Alan Parsons Project depends a lot on how well the "Eye in the Sky" box set will sell.
If it sells really well, then we may see similar releases like this for all Alan Parsons Project albums (or at least all the records up to and including "Ammonia Avenue")
If it sells moderately well, then we may only get the heavy hitters, like "I Robot" and "Turn of a Friendly Card".
If they don't at least break even, then "Eye in the Sky" might be a one and done as far as Sony & Arista are concerned.
Money talks!
I think you're right. EITS isn't one of my favorite APP albums, but I'm starting to think that I should at least buy the stand alone blu-ray when it comes out, if for no other reason than to support the sales figures necessary to get more multichannel APP catalog material put out. Hell, I'd even contribute to a kickstarter campaign for these releases if that was what it would take for Sony to accomodate us enthusiasts.
I think part of the beauty of 5.1 remixes - and especially good ones - is that they often breathe new life in to music that either has worn out its welcome, or that never really connected in the first place. On that basis, I'd personally buy almost anything sight unseen that was newly remixed from an artist I like, and/or anything that rated above about a 7/10 on my own personal rating scale. It seems like we're lucky these days if we get a handful of major-label 5.1 mixes a year, so I'm more than happy to take a gamble on a standalone Blu-Ray - there are worse ways to blow 20 bucks, that's for sure! Eye In The Sky isn't my favourite APP album either (am I the only one who puts Turn Of A Friendly Card at the top?) but I'm certain it will provide some knock-out surround moments courtesy of a remix engineer who 'gets it' with regards to the possibilities that discrete instrument placement in the 5.1 soundfield can provide. And as you say, every copy sold is effectively a vote for the anniversary remix series to continue, so buying a copy of EITS might actually help get you to the album(s) that you want to hear remixed for 5.1.
"Old and Wise" should sound magnificent with a discrete mix.
Those are the put me to sleep songs...LOL
I’ll take “You’re Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned”, “Children Of The Moon”, “Psychobabble” and “Step By Step” as the four songs I’m most looking forward to. I guess, I’m a pop freak.
Not sure if I listed my favorite APP albums by order that I’d love to see in surround sound.
1) Pyramid
2) Eve
3) Try Anything Once (okay, not an official app - sans Eric Woolfson)
4) Turn Of A Friendly Card
5) Eye In The Sky (done)
6) I, Robot
7) Tales Of Mystery And Imagination (done)
8) Ammonia Avenue
I could care less so about the other albums.
Nonetheless, I’d still purchase the whole catalog on Blu-ray.
5) Eye In The Sky (done)
Please change that to (pending). I'd hate to jinx anything.
But then, it wouldn’t be true because it’s already finished. ?
My intention was levity, but there is lots of stuff in the can that hasn't seen the light of day. Or so they say anyway.
Okay! It’s changed. ?
Now, we have to change all the quotes...LOL
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