If you could only choose 3 artists, for their entire albums to be released in 5.1...

[Neil Palfreyman]

I know I have already chosen three but there are too many excellent contenders out there so here's another three:

Eloy
Radiohead
Sigur Ros

 

[leevitalone1]

Return to Forever
Led Zep
remaining Dan albums (Aja & Condos!)

 

[ProgRules]

I'd lean towards groups who have little to no surround out so far:
1- Yes
2- Zep
3- Jean Luc Ponty- I think his work would translate extremely well into surround

My cheating #4 would be Joni; I'm not sure a lot of her work would be suitable for the best surround mixes, as would the 3 above, but just having her music opened up by the surround treatment would be awesome. Turbulent Indigo would be amazing in surround.

My cheating #5 would be the Dead- including all the solo projects (which would be a substantial addition)

Hard to leave off Floyd, but since we already have their best 2... Still, Meddle is in my top 10 of albums to be done in surround.

 

[Brett]

I'd settle for hi-rez but would prefer surround of

Renaissance
Blackmore's Night
Lorenna McKennitt

 

[kap'n krunch]

I'd lean towards groups who have little to no surround out so far:
1- Yes
2- Zep
3- Jean Luc Ponty- I think his work would translate extremely well into surround

My cheating #4 would be Joni; I'm not sure a lot of her work would be suitable for the best surround mixes, as would the 3 above, but just having her music opened up by the surround treatment would be awesome. Turbulent Indigo would be amazing in surround.

My cheating #5 would be the Dead- including all the solo projects (which would be a substantial addition)

Hard to leave off Floyd, but since we already have their best 2... Still, Meddle is in my top 10 of albums to be done in surround.

Oooooo, Jean-Luc!!!!
How could I have missed it????
"Enigmatic Ocean" in 5.1!!!!

 

[SoonerCaniac]

No charge for dreaming...right?

1) Phil Collins (Yes...ALL of his albums! First 3 or 4 albums already mixed in 5.1 if I recall the rumor-mill correctly but sitting gathering dust somewhere :howl)
2) Toto (IV is a delight on SACD and makes me long for more!)
3) Pet Shop Boys (Why they haven't jumped on the surround-sound bandwagon I'll never know )

 

[Quad Linda]

Rembrandt
Picasso
Toulouse-Latrec

 

[Dixie4]

2) Toto (IV is a delight on SACD and makes me long for more!)

What i would give for that ! Money, no object. I'd sell my home !!

 

[rusinurbe]

Pink Floyd but mixed by Steven (5.1) Wilson not James (2.0) Guthrie
Queen - 'The Game' in 5.1 showed theer was more to come.
Neil Young - Including CSNY and Buffalo Springfield because there is just so much back catalog.

ELO because its so multi layered.
Allman Brothers Band - Love southern Rock Nuff said.
David Bowie - Mixed by someone with more knowledge of 5.1 (Neil your a fan maybe you for that job )
Soft Machine - incuding ex members solo Projects Kevin Ayers Robert Wyatt, Hugh Hopper etc...

 

[Quad Linda]

Especially the EMI/Harvest 70's/80's albums. Matching Mole, Soft Heap, etc. would be awesoome in 5.1.

...Soft Machine - incuding ex members solo Projects Kevin Ayers Robert Wyatt, Hugh Hopper etc...

 

[inkubuzz]

You missed Jennifer Lopez

Britney Spears
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga

I would love to hear Ozric Tentacles entire catalgue in surround, its a huge catalogue so that would be fun

 

[Bleedink]

Radiohead
Led Zep
Bowie

 

[keenly]

Metallica
Zeppelin
Opeth( SW 5.1 mixes)

 

[timbre4]

Led Zeppelin
Ozric Tentacles
Kings X

would not turn down The Beatles

 

[steelydave]

1) Parliament/Funkadelic/George Clinton and offshoot bands (Parlet, Brides Of Funkenstein, Bootsy, Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns, Sweat Band, etc.)
2) Black Sabbath
3) Steely Dan

 

[user 4725]

1. David Sylvian
2. Scott Walker (esp. last three albums)
=3. New Order
=3. The Smiths

 

[Chiburb]

Shawn Phillips
Shawn Phillips
Shawn Phillips

 

[ogrequad]

1. Pink Floyd (Meddle! Animals!)
2. Spiritualized ("Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space" would be mind-blowing in surround)
3. Queen (So much potential here for incredible surround mixes in their catalog)

There are plenty of others, many of which have been mentioned already: The Beatles of course (though, to be honest, only the post-Rubber Soul albums lend themselves to adventurous surround mixing), Bowie, Zappa, Blue Oyster Cult, Zappa, Yes, Can....

 

[Jeffrey Michael]

a-ha
Oingo Boingo
Split Enz

There are so many I'd like to see but these groups would sound fantastic in surround followed closely by Gerry Rafferty, Squeeze, The Shoes and The Tubes, to name a few more.

We can only hope for more channels than 5.1.

 

[Plan9]

For me, I'd say:

Dead Can Dance
Led Zeppelin
Steely Dan

In the past I would have said:
King Crimson
The Beatles (not much potential for the pre-1964 albums)
Yes (coming soon!)