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Review by ravnspore May 22, 2003 (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
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Bought this album just to have another SACD surround disc, and
expecting that the sound would be a little harsh, as that was my
experience with other SACD's like Journey Greatest Hits (although not 5.1)
But to my surprise this is a fantastic SACD. The sonics are fantastic
and the mix is fantastic - again this kind of music seems to fit surround
sound perfectly, and certainly is more exciting than Stereo only.
Joe is a Guitar-God and tought amongst other Eddie Van Halen, so the
playing here is out of this world, coupled with a backing band full of
serious chops.
If you want a Rock SACD, this one is a fantastic place to start and,
as mentioned, in surround, Joe's playing is just magnified ... 5.1 times!!??
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Review by martmann August 7, 2006 (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
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This was my very first SACD, It's also the SACD that convinced a friend of mine to go SACD (costing him a new receiver and SACD player). I've bought a number of SACDs since (also some DVD-A), but none compare in multi-channel & engineering quality.
Steely Dan's Gaucho, comes close (particularly considering the age of the source material), and Pink Floyd's DSOTM is very good, but the shear quality of this SACD is amazing.
From his cover of "Sleep Walk", evoking a quiet night on a Hawaiian beach, to the funky bluesy sound of "Hill Groove", to the crunchy sound of "Seven String", to my disc favorite "Chords Of Life", this SACD covers a lot of sonic ground, and I think many non-Satch fans could enjoy this disc.
This disc has no vocals at all (as far as I can tell), and really doesn't need any, Joe speaks fluently with his guitar, more so on this disc than many of his others.
Now if they would just release "The Extremist" on SACD, I would be a very happy JS fan.
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Review by jimmyjames8 July 22, 2003 (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
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| Title says it all. It's heavy, it's melodic, it's electronic in parts (but nothing like Engines), it's beautiful (to these ears). Fairly futuristic electric guitar instrumental music. Yes, that's it. An all out sonic assault to be sure. Not for everyone but I like hard rock, heavy metal and just about all jazz from the 50's to the present. If you liked Surfing with the Alien and have an SACD player, you will like this disc.
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