Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair

 

Year: 14.11.2025
Genre: Pop Rock
Atmos engineer: Steven Wilson
EAN: 602445812738


Audio streams on the Blu-ray:

• 2025 Steven Wilson Atmos Mix (48kHz / 24)
• 2025 Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix (96kHz / 24)
• 2025 Steven Wilson Hi-Res Stereo Mix (96kHz / 24)
• 2025 Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Mix – Instrumental (48kHz / 24)
• 2025 Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix – Instrumental (96kHz / 24)
• 2025 Steven Wilson Hi-Res Stereo Mix – Instrumental (96kHz / 24) 
• 1985 Original Hi-Res Stereo Mix – non-limited 2022 Miles Showell remaster (96kHz / 24)

"With this Dolby Atmos remix of Songs from the Big Chair, Steven Wilson succeeds in sublimating the original work while offering exceptional sonic immersion. Each song benefits from precise, harmonious spatial rendering, making full use of the audio channels for a natural distribution of instruments. The whole creates a sensation of fluid exchange between sound elements, while remaining faithful to the essence of the album. An undeniable success, to be discovered absolutely in multichannel (7.1.4) to rediscover this masterpiece in a new light!" Full review...

Rating:

Dynamic: ●●●●● (4.5)
Bandwidth: ●●●●o (4)
Spatialization: ●●●●●●●●oo (8.4)
Restitution: ●●●●o (4)

"Songs from the Big Chair" is the second studio album by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears, released on 25 February 1985 by Phonogram Recordsand Mercury Records. The album peaked at number two in the UK and at number one in the US, becoming a multi-platinum seller in several countries and the band's most successful studio album to date. Receiving positive critical reviews upon release, "Songs from the Big Chair" has accrued lasting praise and has been named one of the best albums of the 1980s, and was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. From Wikipedia