well I tried to buy this in HMV today, as Amazon UK say they have it in stock.. but HMV didnt have it in the racks in-store and worse still, the staff at HMV had never even heard of it nor could they find any info about it ![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
received mine today. Played the 5.1 once now. Music is quite nice, a bit Yes and Genesis, which is not so surprisingOk - Just got this....
The disc has stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 and thankfully DTS, I'll need to check the bit rate later....
I just noticed that the Stereo is MPEG! and won't play on my Oppo!!!!!! who the hell still uses MPEG on DVDs??????
I'd also I just figured out that you have to select the stereo from the menu, not just via changing audio stream... It's in a different title.
I have to say that so far I don't really like the sound quality or mix... Music-wise - there are some good elements.... overall I'm not so sure...
oh dear.. that's disappointing, LizardKing.. I've been so looking forward to this too!
It is nowhere to be found on store shelves here in the UK, however, or I'd already have bought it, so maybe it's just as well if it's not upto much.
I need to have some more listens before I comment further.... too many new discs this week!!!!!
OK - I've had a couple more listens....
This really isn't grabbing me....
It sounds "muffled" to me. The 5.1 mix also doesn't sound that discrete also...the vocals are quite "processed" sounding. That may be a good thing with Chris Squire's singing though ...
The DVD-V disc offers LPCM Stereo, Dullby 5.1 and DTS 5.1.
I don't like how the disc is authored:1. When playing the graphic is the album cover moving around the screen - and the resolution is crap... you can see "shimmering" in the text with the graphic moving.
2. The Stereo and 5.1 are in different groups, so you can't easily switch using the "audio" button.
3. There are "blank" MPEG audio tracks in both titles - I initially thought that this was the stereo track when I first played it...
4. The menus look amateur. I could do a better job. Let alone some of the guys here....
On the positive side there is come classic Hackett guitar and Squire bass.....and the packaging is really nice with a glossy Digibook, but they use cardboard sleeves rather than the plastic holders...
Disappointing....
Product Description
File YES. CD + bonus DVD-Audio containing 5.1 mix. Hugely anticipated 2012 debut album from Chris Squire (Yes) & Steve Hackett (prime period early Genisis)
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