Alright, I just finished my first full listen in surround sound to "73 Days at Sea".
The music and surround mix is very comparable to Andy's first album "Signal to Noise", but there's two differences this time around.
The first difference (a musical difference) is the addition of a female vocalist (Anne Marie Heider) and saxophone player (David Jackson, no relation) on the 9th track entitled "Drownings", and both of the additions fit in very well with Andy's music.
The second difference is that unlike "Signal to Noise" (which was a 4.0 mix) this is a 5.1 surround mix, complete with Andy's vocal in the center channel, and I love it! (Thanks for coming over to the 'light' side, Andy!)
Finally, once a poll is put up, I'm probably going to give this an '8', breaking my vote down this way:
Content: 2.5/3
Surround Mix: 3/3
Fidelity: 2.5/3
High-Res Disc: 0/1
(The slight issue I have with the fidelity is that at times, the mix sounds rather thin and tinny, and I think it's coming from the sampled drums, particularly the hi-hat and cymbals. It didn't sound that way all the time, but occasionally it did, and it detracted from all of the other wonderful and pleasant sounds that Andy has coalesced together for this album.)