Queen's "A Night at the Opera". The XXXth Anniversary release has a tough challenge*

I feel the same way about Jazz as you do about A Day At The Races. Jazz always struck me, even upon it's first release, as the album that they went back to the operatic sound, but it seemed kind of forced, or reluctantly. Maybe because of the criticism they got from News of the World sounding so un-Queen like. Sadly to say, Queen lost me with The Game, because Another one bites the Dust completely turned me off. Dragon Attack didn't help either. I guess at the time Queen doing Another one bites the Dust was actually a prophesy. Both Jazz and The Game do have some strong tracks, but they were the beginning of the end. At least for the band here in the U.S.

 

On a related (ANATO) note -

I got a MusicDirect catalog in the mail a day or two ago and was surprised to see they have the DCC disc listed for $50 each.

http://www.amusicdirect.com/products/detail.asp?sku=CDCC1144

They have a few others on their site as well, cds and vinyl.

 

Hopefully someone who owns the previous DTS disc will compare that one and this new mix and give an opinion.

 

Claus, do you have the disc? How is it? No-noise? Peter Mew? Inquiring minds want to know!

 

The DTS 5.1 mix on this set's definitely better than on the DVD-A....a much fuller,tighter mix imho....the cd sounds much better than any other version i've heard.

 

I broke down and bought the newest version when I saw it in the racks at BestBuy this morning...couldn't help myself.

I can't listen to it yet as I am still waiting for my Denon DVD3910.

 

Who did it?

 

dts and DVD audio disc:
Advanced Resolution Audio Credits:
5.1 Mix Elliot Scheiner
Stereo Mastered by Bob Vosgien & Roy Thomas Baker
5.1 Mix Mastered by Ric Wilson & Jeff Levison

Same Mastering?

 

Better than the DCC Gold CD?

 

So now I am more confused than a goat in a lingerie shop.

Did ES remix it???? all this crap about "cleaned up" is making me kookoo!!!!!

 

Hold the fort Charlie


That's for the DVD-A! We're talking the new 30th anny disc....DTS only!

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I did not respond to you, I knew that, I was wondering if the mastering was the same?

 

Does Bob Ludwig get the only mastering credit?

 

The DVD Audio 5.1 is amazing, although living on the bright side, I wonder if this XXX release is less bright?

 

Why is the import of this title so much cheaper than the domestic version?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000AV47R6/102-1931442-2381719?v=glance&n=5174&s=music&v=glance

 

I dunno... all I know is that my copy was shipped from Amazon.co.uk yesterday, it shoudl be here tomorrow!!!!!

I ordered Playing the Angel, Shoot out the Lights and Battleship Potemkin from them last Thursday, and I'm listening to them right now. YAY!

 

The "new" cd/dvd claims "for the first time this includes a new surround mix of the final track "God Save The Queen", and some improvements to the surround mixes previously issued to a small audience on the DTS DVD-Audio release."

Also "in addition for the surround track, a whole set of 5.1 mixes has been created from microscopically accurate digital sound files, mirroring the original multitrack tapes."

I guess the small audience was us (who bought the last one!)

Credits:

CD & DVD mastered by Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering Studios.

then it says:

5.1 Mixes produced by Roy Thomas Baker, co-produced by Brian May.

also says:

5.1 audio confirmed to stereo by Scott Elson.

 

There is a CD only version and a 2discCD/DVD combo version and another!

 

hmmmmm.............interesting.

I know May had battles with Scheiner, to the point where ES threw up his hands and said leave me alone!

 

Saw this today at Tower for $19.99. I'll check BB out a little later to see their price.

 

Queen by Bob Ludwig-I'm in! Oh no mama mia, again? Beelzebub, has a devil put aside for me, for me-

 

yeah, but the 5.1 by Baker.....dunno. Scheiner's mix was pretty crazy good! I think May found it too manic.

 

I thought Baker had made the original 5.1 mix. IMHO, he's DA MAN... the one who (besides Freddie and Brian) can take the album to another level altogether. I'm glad it was him.

BTW, is this a great moment for my surround receiver to blow up, or what?

 

The DVD-Audio as many have said is terrific.