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Billy Joel - Stranger (1977) [Reissue 2017] {2.0 & 5.1} PS3 ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

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Billy Joel - Stranger (1977) [Reissue 2017] {2.0 & 5.1} PS3 ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Billy Joel - Stranger (1977) [Reissue 2017]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 42:30 minutes | Full Scans included | 3,28 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | 42:41 mins | Scans | 895 MB
Featuring Stereo and Multichannel surround sound

Billy Joel teamed with Phil Ramone, a famed engineer who had just scored his first producing hits with Art Garfunkel's Breakaway and Paul Simon's Still Crazy After All These Years for The Stranger, his follow-up to Turnstiles. Joel still favored big, sweeping melodies, but Ramone convinced him to streamline his arrangements and clean up the production. The results aren't necessarily revelatory, since he covered so much ground on Turnstiles, but the commercialism of The Stranger is a bit of a surprise. None of his ballads have been as sweet or slick as "Just the Way You Are"; he never had created a rocker as bouncy or infectious as "Only the Good Die Young"; and the glossy production of "She's Always a Woman" disguises its latent misogynist streak. Joel balanced such radio-ready material with a series of New York vignettes, seemingly inspired by Springsteen's working-class fables and clearly intended to be the artistic centerpieces of the album. They do provide The Stranger with the feel of a concept album, yet there is no true thematic connection between the pieces, and his lyrics are often vague or mean-spirited. His lyrical shortcomings are overshadowed by his musical strengths. Even if his melodies sound more Broadway than Beatles – the epic suite "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" feels like a show-stopping closer – there's no denying that the melodies of each song on The Stranger are memorable, so much so that they strengthen the weaker portions of the album. Joel rarely wrote a set of songs better than those on The Stranger, nor did he often deliver an album as consistently listenable.

Tracklist:

01. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
02. The Stranger
03. Just The Way You Are
04. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
05. Vienna
06. Only The Good Die Young
07. She's Always A Woman
08. Get It Right The First Time
09. Everybody Has A Dream

Remastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC.

foobar2000 1.3.15 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: Billy Joel / The Stranger
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -4.76 dB -17.31 dB 3:30 01-Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
DR10 -4.89 dB -19.43 dB 5:12 02-The Stranger
DR11 -6.67 dB -20.46 dB 4:50 03-Just The Way You Are
DR8 -6.65 dB -17.65 dB 7:37 04-Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
DR13 -6.65 dB -21.02 dB 3:35 05-Vienna
DR9 -6.54 dB -17.19 dB 3:56 06-Only The Good Die Young
DR10 -6.71 dB -20.17 dB 3:22 07-She's Always A Woman
DR9 -6.61 dB -16.90 dB 3:57 08-Get It Right The First Time
DR9 -6.60 dB -19.94 dB 6:32 09-Everybody Has A Dream
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Billy Joel / The Stranger
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -7.03 dB -23.15 dB 3:31 01-Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
DR14 -7.59 dB -25.04 dB 5:11 02-The Stranger
DR18 -4.46 dB -24.69 dB 4:51 03-Just The Way You Are
DR14 -4.26 dB -23.79 dB 7:43 04-Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
DR15 -3.64 dB -24.94 dB 3:35 05-Vienna
DR14 -4.62 dB -22.91 dB 3:56 06-Only The Good Die Young
DR11 -10.56 dB -24.71 dB 3:22 07-She's Always A Woman
DR15 -3.83 dB -21.61 dB 3:58 08-Get It Right The First Time
DR14 -7.79 dB -26.02 dB 6:35 09-Everybody Has A Dream
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64


Thanks to KingCrim!
Uncompressed SACD ISO size > 3,09 GB
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