The Beatles - Love (CD + Audio DVD)
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Free Music Review: Mindblowing Surround Sound Production
Hit: 5 Stars
It's hard to believe that this music was recorded between 35 and 40 years ago - the Martins have done an outstanding job of cleaning up the tracks and mixing them for 5.1 Surround Sound.
The album was hyped as a "mash up" - in which Beatles songs were blended together. The album doesn't live up to the mash up hype - for the most part the songs remain faithful to the original recordings. There are a few tracks that have some blending, but they are the exception rather than the rule.
What wasn't hyped was the new 5.1 surround sound mix, which is absolutely mindblowing. This is the best Surround Sound DVD Audio I have ever heard. I have an Acura TL with DVD Audio and most of the DVD Audios have been the conventional CDs with some ambient noise thrown in the back speakers for effect. Not so with LOVE, this DVD Audio makes full use of the surround system and provides a unique experience for some Beatles classics.
The Martins did an incredible job of cleaning up the master recordings - every song is crystal clear - as if it were recorded on the latest digital recording equipment rather than the analog reel to reel tapes of the 60s. The Martins then took each instrument and placed them appropriately to create a unique soundstage. For example - in Elenore Rigby - the violins play in the background while the voice stays front and centered. During Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - the drum beats sound as if they are thundering from the sky. The guitar in my Guitar Gently Weeps is so clear that even a casual observer could pick out the chords being performed.
The Martins selected a good set of songs for this album for any Beatles fan. It tends to favor more songs post 1966 - but they are great songs.
I highly recommend the DVD Audio version of this CD - not for the "mash up" but for the incredible production value.
Free Music Review: The DVD is fabulous!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
In the interests of full disclosure, I have actually seen the show LOVE at the Mirage in Vegas. It is a phenomenal production and I highly recommend it. One amazing part was the sound. The opening of the show has you in complete darkness, just listening to "Because." Just the vocals...no music. It gives me chills now just remembering it.
When this CD/DVD combo came out, I had to have it...because it is the best way to try to reproduce the experience of the show. Try this if you're listening for the first time. But the DVD on your surround sound, tuned to 5.1. Turn off all the lights and turn it on fairly loud. Not ear crunching loud, but a nice pleasing loudness. Then sit back and enjoy the first three minutes or so. The rendition of "Because" which flows into "Get Back" will make you rediscover the Beatles. It's not quite a religious experience...but it gets pretty close.
In reality, what you are getting is a hodge-podge of Beatles songs, some incomplete and some in unfamiliar versions...all remastered brilliantly. That is kinda fun but it is not in and of itself indispensible.
I've never listened to just the CD, except in my car with its poor speakers. That is okay...but truthfully, the truly compelling reason to own this set is to enjoy the surround sound DVD. It is mind-blowing!!
I hope I've convinced you. I wish like heck the set had come with even some DVD images of just a few clips from the Cirque du Soleil show itself, or something like that...but Cirque is pretty careful about keeping its images controlled. If you go to their website, you can catch a few brief videos of the show. If you ever have the chance to see the show...grab it. It's not cheap...but it's unforgettable for the Beatles fan.
Meanwhile, this DVD/CD set is pretty darn good! Check it out!!!
Free Music Review: Love Is All You Need
Hit: 5 Stars
What could anyone honestly expect from The Bealtes other than perfection? Of course, that's precisely what we get with "Love."
The band will never need validation as the best in recorded music history. Nonetheless, this CD reworks the well known chart-topping hits just enough to make them pertinent and contemporary for today's listeners, meaning an entirely new generation is destined to discover these songs anew.
George Martin has done his usual superhuman exquisite job in the studio. There's never been a more pristine recording. If you've got a monster sound system, crank it up. You'll really hear and appreciate the imaging of the instruments and unparalleled harmonies.
Seamless meshing of multiple Beatles song samples into a single tune might be the most brilliant aspect of many notable accomplishments here. Auditory senses are bombarded with the familar, presented in the most unexpected combinations. The results are staggering. The realization is that every period of The Beatles' career naturally segues with any other.
The generous catalogue of tunes herein is plenty to satisfy anyone. Sure all of us would like a few other personal preferences included. Yet I challenge anyone to say which of these should have been omitted. What is more, try to pick your favorite amongst them -- impossible!
I initially was concerned that having been to The Beatles Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas, my perception was heavily colored before listening. But after playing this with three others who haven't seen the show, their reactions are equally powerful.
In summary, "All You Need Is Love. Love Is All You Need"
The Beatles "Love" is a gift to restore your faith in music and rejuvente feelings that insist you sing aloud as the CD plays.
Free Music Review: If you are or were, or wanna be, a Beatles fan, get this
Hit: 5 Stars
If you are a fan of any of the Beatles music, you should get this. It's a reprise of their contributions. This is a remix done with slowing down some songs, speeding up others, and mixing in tracks from one into another song. It's wonderfully done.
The only misstep is the addition of the strings on "While my guitar gently weeps", which the creator of this acknowledges he had created and added on--nice try, glad you tried, but it didn't work. However, that doesn't detract from the overall joy any of you Beatles fans will hear listening to this music. It's a new, fresh, way of looking at a group that got it right, and this issuance gets it right again. Very good sound quality.
One alert to you. There is no transition between one song and the next, so song 1 fades into 2, 2 into 3, etc. It's OK but takes a moment getting used to. The lack of transition does add to the excitement and experience, but it is different.
As I was listening to this the first time, I knew I had to get it on my iPod and I got it copied over even before I'd heard all the tracks. I've listened to all it now, and you should too.
Basically, as I can explain it, the creators got the original high quality Beatles tapes and spent a lot of time (all worthwhile except for the strings I mentioned which is the one thing they didn't look to the Beatles for but did on their own--hey, thanks for the try, some of you may like it) figuring out how to recombine tunes, slow down some so they have more meaning such as "Because" (the first cut), speed up others, accentuate parts, and so on. They did a great job on the great stuff a great group put out. Well worth your $16 if you are a Beatles fan, and even if you aren't but wanna get an idea of how well they could do music.
Free Music Review: FANTASTIC-DIFFERENT-IS IT REALLY A BEATLES RECORD? DAMN RIGHT IT IS!
Hit: 5 Stars
The stereo CD contains 78 minutes of music. The DVD surround sound version on DVD disc album is slightly extended version with 81 minutes of music.
FIRST OF ALL THE SURROUND IS
After being asked by the remaining Beatles, Ringo and Paul, along with Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison, to make experimental mixes from their master tapes for a collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, Sir George Martin, The Beatles legendary producer, and his son Giles Martin have worked with the entire archive of Beatles recordings to create LOVE. The result is an unprecedented approach to the music. Using the master tapes at Abbey Road Studios, Sir George and Giles have created a unique soundscape. The release of this album, which is also featured in the Cirque du Soleil/Beatles collaborative production of the same name at The Mirage in Las Vegas.
This album puts the Beatles back together again, because suddenly there's John, Paul,George and Ringo.
The music is stunning. I think the most amazing thing about it is that you can pull it apart and all the elements carry with it the essence of the entire song.
George and Giles Martin highly original work in creating the LOVE album gives us a genuinely new Beatles album. It makes us respect even more, if that were possible, the creativity and brilliance of the band behind the greatest catalogue in the history of recorded music.
The 5.1 disc is a DVD-Audio/DVD-Video hybrid. The audio is presented in high-resolution 96/24 5.1 surround on the DVD-Audio part of the disc. The DVD-Video part carries 5.1 surround in DTS and Dolby Digital as well as a PCM stereo mix. This DVD album is designed to be played on DVD video equipment but will carry no video component.