The recent discussion in the Joni Mitchell Quadio thread about whether or not the Miles of Aisles quad mix would have discrete instrument placement in the rear speakers (spoiler, it does) got me thinking about this.
It seems like the rule for modern 5.1 and Atmos mixes of live material is to replicate the experience of the concert attendee, putting the band in front of you and then the crowd all around. Obviously there are a few notable exceptions to this, but the seem to outnumber the rest 100:1 if not 1000:1.
This got me thinking about quad mixes of live albums, and every time I think of one, The O'Jays Live in London, Billy Paul Live in Europe, Santana & Buddy Miles Live!, Aretha Live at Fillmore West, BB King Live in Japan, Ike & Tina Turner Live at Carnegie Hall, Focus Live at the Rainbow, Mahavishnu Orchestra Between Nothingness and Eternity Live, and on and on they all put you in the middle of the band onstage with discrete instruments in the rear and then the crowd behind that.
So the question I have is, can anyone come up with any major label quad releases of non-classical material that are ambient or have the more modern band front/crowd rear mixing style, or are we needlessly worrying every time a live quad is reissued that it won't be discrete?
It seems like the rule for modern 5.1 and Atmos mixes of live material is to replicate the experience of the concert attendee, putting the band in front of you and then the crowd all around. Obviously there are a few notable exceptions to this, but the seem to outnumber the rest 100:1 if not 1000:1.
This got me thinking about quad mixes of live albums, and every time I think of one, The O'Jays Live in London, Billy Paul Live in Europe, Santana & Buddy Miles Live!, Aretha Live at Fillmore West, BB King Live in Japan, Ike & Tina Turner Live at Carnegie Hall, Focus Live at the Rainbow, Mahavishnu Orchestra Between Nothingness and Eternity Live, and on and on they all put you in the middle of the band onstage with discrete instruments in the rear and then the crowd behind that.
So the question I have is, can anyone come up with any major label quad releases of non-classical material that are ambient or have the more modern band front/crowd rear mixing style, or are we needlessly worrying every time a live quad is reissued that it won't be discrete?