Wow...not only is the music of VTV grand, but the sound quality/production/mixing/mastering in this album is just out of this world. When I listen to some songs of his recent albums and include songs of VTV in the mix, there is a definite difference in terms of higher clarity and crispness in VTV....to me, one of ARR's best sonic reproductions in a long, long time. Even within the more musically dense areas of the album, like the ending of Hosana, there is a distinct clarity and sound precision with each layer, each track being audible using good volume proportion. Hats off to the team!
I admit, when Blue came out, I was biased, and that bias clouded my judgment of the sound quality issues, which are real issues. But, even now, I still enjoy Blue a lot, despite knowing the sound issues. This time with VTV, I tried to remain objective, but still think that my praise this time is not from a bias...it's really true. I think with VTV, AR may have received some feedback around the issues with Blue, and really tried hard to get it perfect this time...and hopefully from now on with each album (I briefly alluded to this in my VTV review). On a separate but related topic, check out the range of actual sounds and instruments on this album.....so colorful and beautiful, as my friend put it, like a mosaic......in all its beauty. It's a beautiful, beautiful piece of artwork that deserves respect, which is why we should be buying the CD...the whole package, and pay our respects to the ARR lead team behind this career high masterpiece. How privileged we are!!!
