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5.0 out of 5 stars
NEW De Doo Doo Doo, De Da Da Da!, Jan 2 2003
Maybe you'll only read one sentence in which case I will SCREAM: GET THIS DTS DISC BECAUSE IT HAS A NEW VERSION OF "DE DOO DOO DOO DE DA DA DA" THAT BLOWS THE ORIGINAL AWAY! Granted, the remix of Don't Stand So Close To Me ('86) was far inferior to the original. The band says as much in the liner notes to the supposedly complete "Message In The Box," but on this DTS Audio disc lies a GEM that came out of NOWHERE. De Doo Doo Doo, De Da Da Da has been reworked into a much more stripped down, vocal hamony masterpiece! Like the aforementioned 1986 remake, it is COMPLETELY different, except THIS TIME IT WORKS! (NOTE: The DTS Surround Mix is best played on a DVD deck with a DTS symbol on it. Even though these DTS discs are technically for DTS CD players, I've yet to see the DTS symbol on one, however most DVD players have the DTS symbol0 because many movie soundtracks are DTS!) If someone would've told me I would like another version of anything from Zenyatta Mondatta, I would've LAUGHED in their face. I firmly believe their third studio effort is by far their BEST recording. The only semi dud (Andy Summer's strange instrumental Behind My Camel)was GIVEN A GRAMMY AWARD! The marketing people have made a major blunder in NOT announcing this newly found version of De Doo Doo Doo, De Da Da Da, but maybe someone has been afraid that the "complete" Message In The Box Set would have to be recalled. Fear not, oh ye of little faith! Let the word go out to the whole world, a NEW Police song exists and it is good! Amen.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely worth buying, although not perfect, Dec 11 2002
This is my first DTS disc, so I was anxious to bring it home and compare it to the CD version. After only a few seconds of listening, I was sure I had just wasted .... The snare drum had an unnatural, annoying reverb in the rear speakers that I just hated. It had a gimmicky feel, something I suspected the whole disc would suffer from. Fortunately I was wrong. That snare drum is the worst case of gimmicky mixing on the whole album. That's not to say the mix is great, because it's not. As someone else mentioned, you're very aware of each individual speaker throughout much of this album. But only in a few cases is this distracting, and in some cases it actually works well (the guitar in the rears during "Can't Stand Losing You" for example).What makes this disc a huge improvement over the CD version is not the surround mix, but the excellent sound quality. While there are noticeable improvements throughout, I noticed the biggest difference in the bass. The CD's bass used to sound good to me, but now seems muddy in comparison. Listen to "Wrapped Around Your Finger" in the two formats and you'll immediately know what I'm talking about. The surround mix is not terrible, and is more than made up for by the sound quality and the fact that I like the songs. The Police have regained a place among my "frequently-listened-to" discs. You've obviously got to like the music to make this purchase worthwhile, but for me it was ... well spent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Truly a Re-experience of The Police Classics, Jun 7 2002
I'm not a big fan of The Police and yet I really enjoyed this. I was actually comparing it with Sting DVDs and I still opted to buy this instead.A must for fans of The Police with a DTS system.
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