Review by jackan April 5, 2014 (6 of 9 found this review helpful)
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This disc is horrible. Maybe I just came in with such high expectations. But, the record sounded great, the CD wonderful. This just lies there.
Also, all of the more recent stuff, videos of live performances etc., have all been wonderful.
For one thing, this is the most unimaginative 5.1 mix I have ever heard. This is not a mixdown from the original multi-track tapes, but rather a mix of the sub-mixes. So, no imagination on the drums.
Also, the sound is just flat. I cannot see how the sound could be worse than the redbook CD, as in, shouldn't it only get better from there? Or, at least be the same quality? But no, this is so lifeless. I am so used to clarity and dynamics from Rush, and this disc fails at this. Perhaps if I had never heard this album before I would be impressed. But this Blu-Ray fails to live up to the original. And the stereo mix has the same problems.
I had such high hopes when I bought it. And those hopes were dashed so fast.
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