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The Moody Blues - Octave (1978) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Posted By: v3122
Date: 24 Jan 2021 23:36:28
The Moody Blues - Octave (1978) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

The Moody Blues - Octave (1978)
Vinyl Rip 16/44 | Flac(Image + Cue) > 278 Mb
MP3 CBR 320Kbps > 108 Mb | Artwork(jpg) > 2.34 Mb
DVD-5: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2 ch, 24 bit, 96 kHz > 1.61 Gb
Decca TXS 129 | Progressive Rock

The Moody Blues' resumed work together after a four-year hiatus and delivered Octave in 1978, which quickly became a hit but has also proved to be a very problematic album. Picking up where he left off on Seventh Sojourn, bassist/singer John Lodge generated a hit single (and also a solid album opener) with the surprisingly edgy (for this band) rocker "Steppin' in a Slide Zone." And Justin Hayward's "Had to Fall in Love," "Driftwood," and "The Day We Meet Again" – the latter their best album closer since "Watching and Waiting" – are also up to the standard one would wish for (and a bit of a surprise, coming in the wake of two major solo projects that should have depleted his song bag). Additionally, Graeme Edge's "I'll Be Level with You" gives the album some harder rocking moments, but that's not the real reason for buying Moody Blues records; rather, it's the sweep, the overall body of music and vision, psychedelic and romantic, punched up with some solid rock moments, and it's this larger arc of the music that is missing here. Ray Thomas' two songs are lackluster compared with his earlier work; and Mike Pinder's "One Step Into the Light" is so limited in its scope, compared to his earlier album-defining mystical explorations, that he's barely a presence on the album (and he did quit the band in the course of completing this record). As well as not quite offering an album's worth of good songs, the whole album lacks the depth and scope of preceding releases; 1978 would have been a little late for an album steeped in psychedelia, but the MBs didn't quite have anything to replace the latter element in the mix. Octave has its moments, and even a few very good ones – and two great ones, on "Steppin' in a Slide Zone" and the place where the chorus comes in on "The Day We Meet Again" – but they're not supported by enough that's worthwhile.

by Bruce Eder, allmusic
The Moody Blues - Octave (1978):

The Moody Blues - Octave (1978) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Tracklist:

Side A
A1 Steppin' In A Slide Zone
A2 Under Moonshine
A3 Had To Fall In Love
A4 I'll Be Level With You
A5 Driftwood

Side B
B1 Top Rank Suite
B2 I'm Your Man
B3 Survival
B4 One Step Into The Light
B5 The Day We Meet Again

foobar2000 1.4 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-09-23 11:14:46

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Analyzed: The Moody Blues / Octave
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -2.23 dB -17.70 dB 5:29 01-Steppin' In A Slide Zone
DR13 -1.82 dB -18.44 dB 4:59 02-Under Moonshine
DR13 -4.57 dB -20.85 dB 3:42 03-Had To Fall In Love
DR12 -1.05 dB -16.91 dB 3:47 04-I'll Be Level With You
DR12 -3.96 dB -19.65 dB 5:02 05-Driftwood
DR12 -1.75 dB -17.21 dB 3:43 06-Top Rank Suite
DR13 -2.76 dB -20.39 dB 4:20 07-I'm Your Man
DR12 -1.39 dB -17.46 dB 4:09 08-Survival
DR12 -2.31 dB -17.91 dB 4:28 09-One Step Into The Light
DR13 -1.58 dB -18.91 dB 6:16 10-The Day We Meet Again
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 822 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Title: The Moody Blues 1978 - Octave - DVD
Size: 1.52 Gb ( 1 597 510,00 KBytes ) - DVD-5
Enabled regions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

VTS_01 :
Play Length: 00:45:54
Video: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR
Audio:
Not specified (LinearPCM, 2 ch)



Original ripper: Titura
Original format: 24/192
Vinyl Condition: Mint
Cleaning:
Direct Drive Turntable: Kenwood KD 770D
Cartridge: AT 150 MLX
Amplifier: Creek OBH-8SE
ADC: E-MU 0404 USB
Postprocessing:

Downsampled to 24/96 & 16/44

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