> From: "jamierob54" <jamie@...>
> Date: 2004/03/25 Thu AM 10:41:07 EST
>
> Any discussion of Tales of Topographic Oceans is likely to produce
> strong reactions, one way or the other, and I realize that bringing
> it up is risky.
No complaints from me. It happens to be one of my favourites, and the first live show of theirs I saw (all those fibreglass doo-dads were quite impressive, but must've been hell for the roadies).
I would be interested in hearing a surround version if it's available. I've been using the three-speaker set-up a la Eno's "On Land" diagram (third speaker connected across + terminals of amplifier and placed at rear). The percussion solo at the beginning of "The Ancient" is all over the place, including overhead! When the 'tron is widely panned (in the audio sense, not critically :->) it is like the microwave background radiation of the universe - everywhere! It works best in as near to total darkness as possible, and with eyes closed to prevent visual distractions. I really should get some wire and hook up my Dynaco Quadapter to see if that's any better (does essentially the same thing, but splits the rear into two speakers).
Try it, I think you'll like it.
James Bailey
host: Electric Storm / A Missing Sense
CKLN-FM 88.1 Toronto www.ckln.fm
electricstorm@...