![]() Doug Sax put out a record years ago to demonstrate this - The Sheffield Drum/Track Record. This unpleasant fact of multi-track recording - the tendency to lose the stark deliciousness of basic tracks under further layers - is well-known among engineers. ![]() What a revelation! I'd simply had no idea, none at all, of the sheer beauty and nuance of what I'd been listening to all those years, buried under so many layers of mono. But what really fried my brain cells was the new stereo a capella mix - just Brian Wilson and a couple others (not including Mike Love) putting in the master take. But in 1997, before it burned a hole in my wool work pants, eighty dollars went for the new box set that contained the first stereo mix of the track. On a fine system, the original mono never did much for me, nor did it inspire any particular appreciation for the group. Wouldn't It be Nice, one of their most well-known hits, sounded nice on AM radio. To explain, allow me a one-paragraph stopover with The Beach Boys. As it turns out, even more than I thought. I nearly wish that Eric had helmed every track, though I am fully aware Mr. The Alan Parsons sound was never more fully realized than when he sang lead. ![]() ![]() Breathy, choir-like harmonies adorn thick, breathy leads - at least, when Mr. If there's a singular feature of his work that is instantly recognizable it's his vocal sound. The title track and its instrumental overture make for a great demo of the possibilities awaiting. I only bought the set for that disc and don't care about anything else. NOTE: This review ONLY covers the new 5.1 surround sound mix found on the Blu-Ray. ![]()
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