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Today's soundtrack recording.

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Tommy -- 2 SACD Set

The Who

1969/2003 Geffen Records

A Review From Someone With SACD Player..., December 30, 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: Tommy (Deluxe Edition) (Hybrid SACD) (Audio CD)

okay... i normally don't review too many albums on amazon, but was i amazed to read all these reviews from people who chat about the album but then go on to say "but i haven't heard it on SACD yet." so i thought someone might benefit from reading about the surround mix in SACD...

well, it is simply amazing, especially for having been mixed by the near-deaf townsend (surely its a joke!).

the most amazing thing about the 5.1 surround mix is how present and powerful keith moon's drumming is. i have always pointed to "quadrophenia" as the shining example of his frenetic hammering of the drums. but now i can more fully appreciate his drumming on "tommy." the drums sound amazing on this SACD surround mix. no other words can describe it.

one of the reasons for the drums being more powerful is the ability to follow keith's "live in the studio" drumming more closely. you see, all the "accentuating" drum parts (tympani, gongs, cymbal splashes) are all separated from keith's drums in the mix... it wasn't as clear in the stereo mix which drums keith is playing, and which drums are over-dubbed elements.... but here, they are coming at you from different sides of the room. this makes for some amazing parts, particularly during "sparks" and "overture", where keiths keeps pounding out a rhythm, then the tympani drums build up to a crescendo.

also, pete and roger's vocals are sometimes separated in the mix. pete's first words on the alubm came as a shock. he sings, "captain walker didn't come home. his unborn child will never know him." and he's coming from the rear right speaker (mostly) and roger and all come in later, together chanting "a son, a son, a son" from the front speakers. its pretty powerful stuff from the get-go.

i could go on and on. but the most amazing thing truly is the fidelity... i hear things i've never heard before, and i thought i was prety intimately familiar with the album. subtle touches now are given such depth and prominence... and the separation that is achieved with surround sound allows the listener to follow a particular part or a particular instrument...
you can hear pete breathe in before singing... you can hear the sound of his pick against the acoustic guitar. you can hear a few of keith's dud hits on the snare (thought they are few, and always charming to hear).

another reviewer said, "reason alone to buy a SACD player."
i agree.

thanks for reading.

All songs written by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

Side one
No. Title Length

1. "Overture" 3:50
2. "It's a Boy" 2:07
3. "1921" 3:14
4. "Amazing Journey" 3:25
5. "Sparks" 3:45
6. "Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker)" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) 2:15

Side two
No. Title Length

1. "Christmas" 5:30
2. "Cousin Kevin" (John Entwistle) 4:03
3. "The Acid Queen" 3:31
4. "Underture" 9:55

Side three
No. Title Length

1. "Do You Think It's Alright?" 0:24
2. "Fiddle About" (Entwistle) 1:26
3. "Pinball Wizard" 3:50
4. "There's a Doctor" 0:25
5. "Go to the Mirror!" 3:50
6. "Tommy Can You Hear Me?" 1:35
7. "Smash the Mirror" 1:20
8. "Sensation" 2:32

Side four
No. Title Length

1. "Miracle Cure" 0:10
2. "Sally Simpson" 4:10
3. "I'm Free" 2:40
4. "Welcome" 4:30
5. "Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Keith Moon) 0:57
6. "We're Not Gonna Take It" 6:45

Bonus disc

The first twelve tracks are out-takes and demos and the last five are stereo-only demos.

"I Was" – 0:17
"Christmas" (out-take 3) – 4:43
"Cousin Kevin Model Child" – 1:25
"Young Man Blues" (Version one) (Allison) – 2:51
"Tommy Can You Hear Me?" (alternate version) – 1:59
"Trying to Get Through" – 2:51
"Sally Simpson" (out-take) – 4:09
"Miss Simpson" – 4:18
"Welcome" (Take two) – 3:44
"Tommy's Holiday Camp" (band's version) – 1:07
"We're Not Gonna Take It" (alternate version) – 6:08
"Dogs (Part Two)" (Moon) – 2:26
"It's a Boy" – 0:43
"Amazing Journey" – 3:41
"Christmas" – 1:55
"Do You Think It's Alright" – 0:28
"Pinball Wizard" – 3:46
 
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Cheyenne: "You know, Jill, you remind me of my mother. She was the biggest whore in Alameda and the finest woman that ever lived. Whoever my father was, for an hour or for a month - he must have been a happy man."

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One of my all-time favorite movie-soundtrack songs is Eumir Deodato's funk version of Richard Strauss' classical piece "Also Spracht Zarathustra" (which is best known as the theme from the Stanley Kubrick film "2001"). Deodato's funky arrangement appeared in the 1979 Peter Sellers film "Being There" (It was used in the scene where "Chance the Gardener" is forced to leave the house where he lived and is seen walking along the center median of a busy city street). In my opinion, this was one of THE best examples of a filmmaker using a piece of music to set a certain mood in a motion picture. It's perfect.

Here's the full album version from Eumir Deodato's "Prelude" album:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJK3eUP5Hvg


And here is one of the only clips I could find on YouTube from the scene in the film. It's only 30 seconds, but it's the best I could do (I tried to find a video of the entire scene, but there don't seem to be any):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shwSGcS_17w

And here's a continuation of that same scene (This is the part where he stumbles upon some inner-city gang members and tries to change the channel with his remote):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLuXod8bR0Q
 
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Garden State Soundtrack -- CD

Various Artists

2004 Epic Sountrax

Zach Braff, cast member of the quirky TV sitcom SCRUBS, follows his show's lead by using eclectic music for the soundtrack to his film GARDEN STATE. The writer, director, and star of this acclaimed movie, Braff also served as the executive music producer, compiling an excellent mix of contemporary indie-rock, with a few older selections added for good measure.For this tale of an estranged son returning to his New Jersey hometown for his mother's funeral, Braff taps the gamut of emotions appropriate to such an awkward homecoming. There's the twee pop-rock of the Shins ("Caring Is Creepy") and the melancholy musings of Coldplay ("Don't Panic"), along with the burnished regret of Men at Work's Colin Hay ("I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You") and Bonnie Somerville's wistfully nostalgic "Winding Road." Equally effective are Braff's soft electronica choices, ranging from Zero 7's ethereal and rich "In the Waiting Line" to Thievery Corporation's exotic, Middle Eastern-flavored "Lebanese Blonde." Also featuring the spare, acoustic sounds of Iron & Wine and Nick Drake, GARDEN STATE is a disc destined for permanent residence in many listeners' record collections.

1. Don't Panic - Coldplay
2. Caring Is Creepy - The Shins
3. In The Waiting Line - Zero 7
4. New Slang - The Shins
5. I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You - Colin Hay
6. Blue Eyes - Cary Brothers
7. Fair - Remy Zero
8. One Of These Things First - Nick Drake
9. Lebanese Blonde - Thievery Corporation
10. The Only Living Boy In New York - Simon & Garfunkel
11. Such Great Heights - Iron and Wine
12. Let Go - Frou Frou
13. Winding Road - Bonnie Somerville
 
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