Red Mosquito

B wrote:Wouldn't a reissue of Freak have been pretty cool for last year?

Hell, they could have made this bluray a Freak reissue.

Buby wrote:

B wrote:Wouldn't a reissue of Freak have been pretty cool for last year?

Hell, they could have made this bluray a Freak reissue.

On the unofficial releases with a Vitalogy aesthetic category... I'd prioritize Chapters

epilogue wrote:What is Freaks?

epilogue wrote:Weird

Buby wrote:It'd be awesome if Binaural received this same Blu-ray treatment this year for its 25th.

Sonically, I'd say they're 2 for 2 without being nitpicky.
Visually, they're 0 for 2 but also seems to not be on their checklist.

Binaural has the strongest set of outtakes. If I had it my way, the outtakes would get at least some attention/treatment.

96583UP wrote:don't recall seeing Freak before

also curious if that is just a comp of the same album tracks or more to it

B wrote:

96583UP wrote:don't recall seeing Freak before

also curious if that is just a comp of the same album tracks or more to it

It's just Vitalogy with some extra songs. I just liked how they killed the black market on Give Way, and thought it might be cool of them to reissue another promotional item like Freak.

epilogue wrote:

B wrote:

96583UP wrote:don't recall seeing Freak before

also curious if that is just a comp of the same album tracks or more to it

It's just Vitalogy with some extra songs. I just liked how they killed the black market on Give Way, and thought it might be cool of them to reissue another promotional item like Freak.

According to the above link, it's a collection of songs from other albums and two Vitalogy songs.

96583UP wrote:i know i just wanted to sound big

Buby wrote:

epilogue wrote:

Buby wrote:

B wrote:Any of those blurays arrive? Are they worth buying?

Happy to report that the bluray is well worth it.

Go on...

Well, overall for $30 dlls it meets expectations.

I don’t have an Atmos setup at home, I have a Dolby DTS 5 speaker & sub-woofer setup through optical cable, so I knew off the bat I’d be getting it for the HQ PCM Stereo track.

After one listen, pretty much every track has little nuances revealed. Not For You and Tremor Christ come to mind for muffled sections being cleared up, Satan’s Bed as well.
Sound is crisp and not distracting (I have a preference for lower frequencies, so I usually close the center speaker, and the system adjusts to a more bassy output, but that’s just me).
We’ve come a long way from the cassette tape I first heard Vitalogy on.

Light “meh” on visuals, it just runs the album cover with “Vitalogy” fading in and out.
Much like the “Dark Matter” bluray, none of the visuals make the jump.
Bummer ‘cause they just did the animated Vitalogy booklet artwork, that might’ve been better. No biggie though, just missed opportunities.

This will definitely give the vinyl a break.

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