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Track Listings
| 1. Babylon Sisters | |||
| 2. Hey Nineteen | |||
| 3. Glamour Profession | |||
| 4. Gaucho | |||
| 5. Time Out Of Mind | |||
| 6. My Rival | |||
| 7. Third World Man | |||
| 8. Babylon Sisters | |||
| 9. Hey Nineteen | |||
| 10. Glamour Profession | |||
| 11. Gaucho | |||
| 12. Time Out Of Mind | |||
| 13. My Rival | |||
| 14. Third World Man | |||
| 15. Babylon Sisters | |||
| 16. Hey Nineteen | |||
| 17. Glamour Profession | |||
| 18. Gaucho | |||
| 19. Time Out Of Mind | |||
| 20. My Rival | |||
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I could not dissagree more with your second review, the sound from this SACD is absolutely fantastic. I have been a passionate HI-FI fan before this album was even in conception and on my current system it achieves levels of clarity I have rarely heard, this coupled with a 1st class musical performance rates as one of my all time favourite albums-a must for any fans !!!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Another example of why Fagen & Becker are/were the masters of the sound studio. The SACD remix of Gaucho is spectacular. No fancy surround sound gymnastics here. Just a rich blend of fullsome sounds, especially the use of wide horn sections and backing vocals. The original producer/engineer, Elliot Scheiner (guru of the surround sound world), who also remixed this new version of Gaucho should be applauded for this masterpiece of remixing. The DVD-A releases of SD's recent albums are very good, but this blast from their past outshines them both. Great songs, great musicians, great album. Lets hope they can find all the original master tapes of Aja, and rework their magic again.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I don't want to comment on the music - I was hooked years ago - rather I believe I can throw some light on the odd poor review and the importance of your particular SACD system.
On a good quality stereo system to which an early stereo SACD player was added some years ago, both the CD and stereo SACD mixes sound excellent, and almost identical to the original vinyl. Only the typical treble harshness and lack of treble extension of the CD mix (for example on the high cymbals on track 1 which ripple magically into the distance on SACD and vinyl) let it down in comparison to the others.
In contrast, the SACD surround mix sounds terrible on my mid-priced 5.1 system: brittle, dry, and with none of the warmth or body of the stereo mixes. However, crawling round the bass speaker suggests the answer. It is only being passed the almost inaudibly low rumbles and thumps.
The mix appears to be aimed at big surround systems with full range speakers all round. The little surround speakers in my 5.1 system are simply unable to reproduce the lower half of what is being sent to them.
If you have decent speakers, buy this disc. If not, prepare to be disappointed. I shall stick to the stereo mix for the time being.
Update - 10 October 2007 - Decent speakers do transform the 5.1 mix. . . . . .
Spurred on by the above, those home cinema style speakers have now been replaced by five full range, though still relatively compact, hi-fi speakers (as per the official SACD recommendations). The result is even better than I had hoped for, revealing a surround mix which is even more involving than the stereo vinyl I have enjoyed for many years.
Would have changed my rating to 5 stars had the 'edit' process allowed me to.
Go buy this SACD - and five decent speakers if you don't have them already.
On a good quality stereo system to which an early stereo SACD player was added some years ago, both the CD and stereo SACD mixes sound excellent, and almost identical to the original vinyl. Only the typical treble harshness and lack of treble extension of the CD mix (for example on the high cymbals on track 1 which ripple magically into the distance on SACD and vinyl) let it down in comparison to the others.
In contrast, the SACD surround mix sounds terrible on my mid-priced 5.1 system: brittle, dry, and with none of the warmth or body of the stereo mixes. However, crawling round the bass speaker suggests the answer. It is only being passed the almost inaudibly low rumbles and thumps.
The mix appears to be aimed at big surround systems with full range speakers all round. The little surround speakers in my 5.1 system are simply unable to reproduce the lower half of what is being sent to them.
If you have decent speakers, buy this disc. If not, prepare to be disappointed. I shall stick to the stereo mix for the time being.
Update - 10 October 2007 - Decent speakers do transform the 5.1 mix. . . . . .
Spurred on by the above, those home cinema style speakers have now been replaced by five full range, though still relatively compact, hi-fi speakers (as per the official SACD recommendations). The result is even better than I had hoped for, revealing a surround mix which is even more involving than the stereo vinyl I have enjoyed for many years.
Would have changed my rating to 5 stars had the 'edit' process allowed me to.
Go buy this SACD - and five decent speakers if you don't have them already.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Awful SACD stereo mix
As the proud owner of an Oppo I have been shopping as many SACD titles as I can find of my favorite artists (Steely Dan are in there). Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lifeon mars
Wow
This is how an SACD (technically) should be.
Very nice intiem, 'close' recording.
The voices are great on this SACD.
Try it!
Very nice intiem, 'close' recording.
The voices are great on this SACD.
Try it!
Published 8 months ago by nickfray
Magnificent, but still the only old Dan album on SACD
For me, this album closes off the 1970s. It had been a magnificent decade for intelligent rock music, despite the murderous intent of punk from 1976 onwards. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2005 by Gavin Wilson
Sound quality is amazing - one of the best sacds I've heard
I bought this sacd after reading many reviews and it is a great test disc for your surround system. I am a huge fan of "The Dan"
Just sit and listen to the genius songwriting... Read more
Just sit and listen to the genius songwriting... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2005
Sound quality is amazing - one of the best sacds I've heard
I bought this sacd after reading many reviews and it is a great test disc for your surround system. I am a huge fan of "The Dan"
Just sit and listen to the genius songwriting... Read more
Just sit and listen to the genius songwriting... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2005 by Nickrock
Gaucho SACD revisited
Several years ago I gave this disc a very low score for sound quality, claiming that the 16-bit reissue was dramatically better. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2003 by Daniel Klimcke
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