Earth Wind & Fire - Gratitude (Sl)
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Artist: Earth Wind & FireEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered, Super Audio CD - DSD
CD Release Date: 2001-08-14
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Africano/Power
- Yearnin' Learnin'
- Devotion
- Sun Goddess
- Reasons
- Sing a Message to You
- Shining Star
- New World Symphony
- Sunshine
- Sing a Song
- Gratitude
- Celebrate
- Can't Hide Love
- Live Bonus Medley: Serpentine Fire/Saturday Nite/Can't Hide ...
Free Music Notes for Gratitude (Sl)
Free Music Review: Best SACD's
Hit: 5 Stars
When you write a review of a recording put on an SACD, you really have two reviews to write. One for the recording and one for the SACD abilities. I'm an old rock & roll hippie so this one is a little harder than usual.
I'm not an Earth, Wind & Fire fan so it's not fair for me to rate their music. However I do like some of their songs. Their popularity doesn't really need my rating anyway. The world knows they were a real force in the music industry. They've had 7 albums, (including this one), and 7 singles to hit the top 10 in the U.S. or U.K. . Their songs have been used in movies, commercials and such for years. That's partly what's so great about them. They are appealing to the masses but still hold a sense of personalness (?) that allows them to enjoy a vast fan base.
Now for the SACD part. I have heard some of these songs but only on a vinyl album or radio. I can imagine though that it must sound good on a regular CD, (if engineered/mastered properly). For those of you who are not as familiar with SACD's, try to think of it as high definition/resolution music. Just like HDTV. It's just a bunch of technical stuff that means it was recorded with special equipment, that requires a special machine to play it on, to give the high definition/resolution. But if you are really into listening to music and your ears can really hear the difference, (which most people do but some do not), high definition/resolution music is missing in your life.
One thing about this SACD is that it was made to be multi-channel. Some SACD's are stereo only. All multi-channel SACD's play in stereo too and some can play on a regular CD/DVD player,(but this one only plays on an SACD player). That's what partly makes this one so special along with the fact that Maurice White was involed on the 5.1 remix. "Gratitude" is made up of live and studio recordings. There is a live version of "Shinning Star" and the studio version of "Sing a Song". Check online for a complete list. This is often referred to as a "reference" disc. I agree. That simply means that if anyone wanted to hear an example of what a great SACD would sound like, this one would be used as a reference. I do not need to make any adjustments to compensate for brightness, dullness or any other abnormal sounds. Only personal preferrences which are few to none on this disc. The mix of songs is enough for any diehard fan or the passer by. I heard a couple of songs I forgot I heard before.
There's no doubt that this excellent recording on a multi-channel SACD belongs in any audiophile's collection.
Gratitude (Sl) Poster
The only live album they would release through a major label in America, Earth Wind & Fire's Gratitude brilliantly captures the excitement they generated on-stage at their creative peak. Featuring stellar live versions of hits like Shining Star, Celebrate, and Yearnin' Learnin'. as well as extended versions of Reasons and Devotion, 1975's Gratitude soared to #1 on the Pop charts and to this day is one of EWF's finest accomplishments!Earth, Wind & Fire were consolidating their jazz influences into a tighter meld of funk and rock when Gratitude appeared near the end of 1975. Still, the improvisatory spirit burns hard on the three-quarters of the set taken from concert performances in the wake of That's the Way of the World's success. Highlights include hot takes on "Shining Star" and "Sun Goddess," as well as the studio cuts "Sing a Song" and "Can't Hide Love." --Rickey Wright
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