New Metallica - 72 Seasons album (film) in Atmos?

[edisonbaggins]

LP arriving later today.

 

[edisonbaggins]

Metallica - 72 Seasons Theater Premier Reaction
Atmos Review - M72 World Tour News

 

[bluelightning]

I am listening to the new album on Apple Music in plain old stereo right now and have to say that I am finding this album pretty boring so far. I say this as a long time Metallica fan from the early days.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Surprised no one mentioned [or did I miss it] that Metallica were the musical guests [and did some interviews/skits] Monday through Thursday night on the Jimmy Kimmel Show.

 

[Surroundaholic]

So cool to meet a QQer at the Dublin, California showing!

Good to meet you too. Glad they cranked it up. By the end it was registering 90db on average (via an SPL app on my phone). The theater it was showing in was RPX, so a different aspect ratio than traditional screen, perhaps that is why the heads weren’t cut off?

 

[fetchmybeer]

Just gave it a listen on my computer, not in Atmos. It's pretty much stock Metallica these days. First half is stronger than the second half. Definitely some good tunes on there, but I found that by the end of it, I was more than ready to move on.

I commend the guys for still bringing it and still putting out some banger tunes. The last 3 albums have been a marked improvement over the many that came before, but there's something missing. Some of it is that I'm just older and thrash metal doesn't resonate as much as it used to. Part of it is the production. It's immaculate, of course, and Lars' (snare) drums are too loud as usual, but it just doesn't feel like Metallica to me. If they took the best songs off the last three albums and put them on a single album, AND kicked Lars out of the mixing room, they'd have an all-time great thrash album. Problem is the last three albums are pretty much indistinguishable from each other.

I think Testament has done better in their later years incarnation. Their songs often aren't as good, but man they still feel like Testament to me.

 

[bluelightning]

Just gave it a listen on my computer, not in Atmos. It's pretty much stock Metallica these days. First half is stronger than the second half. Definitely some good tunes on there, but I found that by the end of it, I was more than ready to move on.

I commend the guys for still bringing it and still putting out some banger tunes. The last 3 albums have been a marked improvement over the many that came before, but there's something missing. Some of it is that I'm just older and thrash metal doesn't resonate as much as it used to. Part of it is the production. It's immaculate, of course, and Lars' (snare) drums are too loud as usual, but it just doesn't feel like Metallica to me. If they took the best songs off the last three albums and put them on a single album, AND kicked Lars out of the mixing room, they'd have an all-time great thrash album. Problem is the last three albums are pretty much indistinguishable from each other.

I think Testament has done better in their later years incarnation. Their songs often aren't as good, but man they still feel like Testament to me.

I agree with a lot of what you said. To me, most of there stuff over the last decade or two has just been more of the same, nothing memorable. I did enjoy their S&M 2 concert video though. FWIW , I am listening to Tool's Fear Innoculum and it is far more interesting and better recorded.

 

[marpow]

Metallica - 72 Seasons Theater Premier Reaction
Atmos Review - M72 World Tour News

Thanks Mike, your video was perfect. Mirrored my experience also.

 

[edisonbaggins]

Streaming the album now.
Appears that the whole album is in Atmos?

Ahhhh... already much better than last night.

 

[edisonbaggins]

 

[MrSmithers]

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Nice setup Baggy! Your giant spider, frog and parrot look a bit hungry though…

I’m finding this new Metallica mix quite subdued… Really front centric. At least there’s the 5.1 ‘Black album’ that sounds good when cranked…

 

[edisonbaggins]

Nice setup Baggy! Your giant spider, frog and parrot look a bit hungry though…

I’m finding this new Metallica mix quite subdued… Really front centric. At least there’s the 5.1 ‘Black album’ that sounds good when cranked…

Very front centric. Just occasional echoes, and a guitar overdub, now and then.

People bitch and moan about Peace Sells, but at least Dave's and Chris's guitars are hard panned to the surrounds. Like, the heart of the music...

 

[James_in_VA]

Almost a non-experience.
Occasional vocal echo, harmony vocal, and guitar delay.
Very lame/tame, to the max.

Made Concert for George sound like Kraftwerk, by comparison!

Well, that's what you get for listening to heavy metal in Dubly! Duh!!

 

[BrystonUser]

Is the Atmos mix available if purchasing the album digitally via HDTracks for example or is it locked to AppleMusic or iTunes exclusively?

 

[himey]

Is the Atmos mix available

You can only stream it. HD Tracks has never offered anything other than high resolution two channel sadly.

 

[himey]

I am enjoying the dynamics in all channels on this Atmos mix. It isn't as good as the three Megadeth's, but it certainly isn't terrible. I kept expectations low, and they were exceeded.

 

[perzon57]

I am enjoying the dynamics in all channels on this Atmos mix. It isn't as good as the three Megadeth's, but it certainly isn't terrible. I kept expectations low, and they were exceeded.

At least there's a little something in the heights on this one, good use of the SB's too. I really like it.

 

[BrystonUser]

You can only stream it. HD Tracks has never offered anything other than high resolution two channel sadly.

Ah that's unfortunate it's streaming only. HDTracks did start adding multi-channel recordings a while back however so far it's only classical I believe. They haven't started adding any known multi-channel rock recordings.

 

[Malhomme]

I tried to listen to it in stereo, and couldn't endure the full 3 first tracks, and gave up. I will pass on anything multichannel. I can't possibily imagine what musical could be brought on the table.

 

[James_in_VA]

I am enjoying the dynamics in all channels on this Atmos mix. It isn't as good as the three Megadeth's, but it certainly isn't terrible. I kept expectations low, and they were exceeded.