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Inside the Music - Surf's Up (DVD Audio)

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A 96Khz 5.1 DVD Audio surround disc that also contains 5.1 tracks in DTS and Dolby Digital. Two types of still photos can be chosen as BGV (Back Ground Video) behind the music - one features photos of the artists and the other is general surfy type photos. This surfing omnibus has 10 tracks and as most of them are from the early sixties it tends to make the album seem very short. The newest track is the Beach Boys "Sail on Sailor" which is really nice in surround. Some of the earlier tracks sound to my ears to be a little enhanced, but definately 5.1 - a nice introduction to 1960's oldies in surround.

Having been a teenager when these songs were popular, I still relate to the times and tunes of that era. Hearing these songs in a new light is always fun. Re-channeling original three- and four-track studio masters into quasi 5.1 takes some real talent on the part of the engineers, and I give them a lot of credit for making these songs sound so fresh. It is impossible to create a fully discrete surround mix with so few original tracks, but this is damn convincing! Love it!

If you like early Surf music you will have not heard it like this ever before. The 5.1ch sound gives the music new life and is an enjoyable listen. It is however too short and the photgraphy is disappointing in that any Beach Boys jan & Dean fan will have seen them before......well worth buying though for the sound .....enjoy!!

Great music from that time period !! Would have been much better with video
instead of still pictures ; or really cool colors that flow and vibrate with
the musical instruments and vocals ; in beautifull patterns !!