Mike Mettler lists the top 15.1 surround music tracks to show off your system
https://www.soundandvision.com/content/best-51-surround-sound-music-tracks
https://www.soundandvision.com/content/best-51-surround-sound-music-tracks
He probably just really enjoys the music; he didn't exactly spell out his criteria. I'm sure he's well aware of this forum; but how much does he visit?Fascinating list. I agree with his #1, although as sjcorne says I wouldn't put 'Bo Rhap' or anything from Moving Pictures in there. Interesting that he put one of the slower Dire Straits tracks (Ride Across the River) as his pick. Personally for me it would have been Why Worry - another slow track. That whole album is seriously good.
...although as sjcorne says I wouldn't put 'Bo Rhap' or anything from Moving Pictures in there.
You're right - I misread your comment on Bohemian Rhapsody. I must have been thinking top of mind, as I've never really rated the sound quality of ANATO very highly. The music however is another matter!I think you might've misread my post - I actually agree with Mettler on "Bohemian Rhapsody", though I don't think it's the best surround mix on the A Night At The Opera DVD-A (that would have to be "Death On Two Legs" or "The Prophet's Song").
The only Rush 5.1 I'd demo with is SW's A Farewell To Kings, which didn't even get a 'second take' mention in the article
I don't understand, however, Mettler's RAVE REVIEW of Jakko Jakszyk's remix for the Moody Blues recent DVD~V DTS/DD 5.1 of In Search of the Lost Chord. IMO, the highlight of this box set was the Hi Rez Stereo Remaster. Sonically, the 5.1 remix was an abomination even in DD 5.1 as some posters alluded sounded better than the DTS 5.1 remix.
Remaster Class: Moody Blues: In Search of the Lost Chord
I think he always means well, tries to be supportive of nearly all artists. Taste is always subjective. He's tight with members of Styx and features them quite often, more that I think they merit but that's just me.
Met Mike in NYC 2010 and chatted a bit on the stage where Steven Wilson had just finished hosting the premiere of the Insurgentes film. When I mentioned QQ and started talking surround he thought I was Jon Urban! (no but I have played him on TV) Your impetuous moderator sat in the front row during that SW Q&A and asked the crowd if they knew that Steven had been busy mixing classic progressive rock albums into 5.1 surround? I said "his application for sainthood has been approved!" They broke into some appreciative applause for SW on the spot. PT/KC manager Andy Leff was there and very chatty as well. Jordan Rudess also spotted in the back, Steven (in blue tennis shoes) signed two items for me, it was an awesome event.
I was a Stereo Review/Sound&Vision subscriber for years, until it became too much Vision and not enough Sound. Mike Mettler has been a proponent of surround sound for years but in many of his interviews and record reviews, I felt he wasn't a "critical" enough critic. I also noticed his fondness for Styx, as timbre4 alluded to. That being said, I always looked forward to his reviews and articles which became fewer and fewer, finally resulting in me allowing my subscription to expire. Seeing his top 15.1 is just the kind of thing I used to look for. And I just finished listening to Close to the Edge. I'd forgotten how good that is! So now I'm going to revisit some of his picks which I haven't played recently. Maybe I'll re-subscribe.I think he always means well, tries to be supportive of nearly all artists. Taste is always subjective. He's tight with members of Styx and features them quite often, more that I think they merit but that's just me.
Met Mike in NYC 2010 and chatted a bit on the stage where Steven Wilson had just finished hosting the premiere of the Insurgentes film. When I mentioned QQ and started talking surround he thought I was Jon Urban! (no but I have played him on TV) Your impetuous moderator sat in the front row during that SW Q&A and asked the crowd if they knew that Steven had been busy mixing classic progressive rock albums into 5.1 surround? I said "his application for sainthood has been approved!" They broke into some appreciative applause for SW on the spot. PT/KC manager Andy Leff was there and very chatty as well. Jordan Rudess also spotted in the back, Steven (in blue tennis shoes) signed two items for me, it was an awesome event.
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