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Steve Walsh (ex-Kansas) - Schemer Dreamer (1980) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD]

Posted By: v3122

Date: 14 May 2021 08:09:40

Steve Walsh (ex-Kansas) - Schemer Dreamer (1980) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD]

Steve Walsh (ex-Kansas) - Schemer Dreamer (1980)
Vinyl Rip 16/44 | Flac(Image + Cue) > 239 Mb
MP3 CBR 320Kbps > 88 Mb | Artwork(jpg) > 68 Mb
DVD-5: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2 ch, 24 bit, 96 kHz > 1.29 Gb
Kirshner, JZ 36320 | Prog Rock, Classic Rock

A great album cover should give an indication of the sound of an album, or at least its sensibility. Happily, that much is indeed true with Steve Walsh's solo debut, Schemer-Dreamer, which sports what very well could be the greatest album cover in rock history. There are no less than four illustrations of Walsh, all shirtless and in running shorts, with the point of focus being an image of Walsh in sunglasses towering over a stadium and pointing two guns at the viewer (thankfully, he's being safe and wearing ear protection); above it is a glamorous head shot silhouetted by a mountain range, with his hair looking appropriately wind-swept; to the right is a shot of him singing and to the left, he's engaged in an indiscernible athletic activity. It's a portrait of an id raging out of control – it's the Dirk Diggler album brought to life! – and that's the sound of the record. Stepping outside of Kansas for the first time, Walsh leaves behind all of the art rock pretensions of his band and indulges himself in all his rock star fantasies. He winds with a big, loud, dumb arena rock record, one that sounds completely tied to its year, if not month, of release. It's ridiculous, to be sure – not as ridiculous as the cover, of course – but it's more fun than nearly any Kansas record, which admittedly isn't saying too much. Kansas fans will likely miss the ambition that marked that band's albums, since this is nothing but generic hard rock, designed to rock arenas across America. They'll probably also miss the hooks that marked "Carry On Wayward Son," since every one of these seven songs follows the template of late-'70s/early-'80s arena rock so closely that there's no space for such niceties as hooks or melodies; it's all formula, all the time. Nevertheless, it's a fascinating artifact of rock star vanity from the pre-MTV days, and it's kind of fun because of that, especially when that glorious cover is factored into the equation.

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic

Steve Walsh (ex-Kansas) - Schemer Dreamer (1980):

Tracklist:

A1 Schemer-Dreamer / That's All Right 5:23
A2 Get Too Far 4:30
A3 So Many Nights 4:20
A4 You Think You Got It Made 4:19
B1 Every Step Of The Way 8:41
B2 Just How It Feels 3:37
B3 Wait Until Tomorrow 5:52

DR Log

foobar2000 1.4 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2019-01-16 19:24:47

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Analyzed: Steve Walsh / Schemer Dreamer [US Kirshner, JZ 36320]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -1.39 dB -16.50 dB 5:27 01-Schemer-Dreamer / That's All Right
DR14 -0.46 dB -16.64 dB 4:33 02-Get Too Far
DR13 -1.63 dB -18.68 dB 4:25 03-So Many Nights
DR12 -2.24 dB -16.97 dB 4:22 04-You Think You Got It Made
DR14 -0.05 dB -15.94 dB 8:36 05-Every Step Of The Way
DR12 -4.41 dB -21.17 dB 3:43 06-Just How It Feels
DR13 -1.40 dB -18.02 dB 6:01 07-Wait Until Tomorrow
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 32
Bitrate: 7579 kbps
Codec: WavPack
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DVDinfo

Title: Steve Walsh 1980 - Schemer Dreamer - DVD
Size: 1.23 Gb ( 1 290 840,00 KBytes ) - DVD-5
Enabled regions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

VTS_01 :
Play Length: 00:37:05
Video: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR
Audio:
Not specified (LinearPCM, 2 ch)

Equipment & processing

Original ripper: alvaedis
Original format: 32/192
Vinyl Condition: Ex
Cleaning:
Direct Drive Turntable: Michell Gyrodec (Orbe Platter upgrade)+SME V+Lyra Delos
Amplifier: PS audio GCPH (power mod)
ADC: Prism Sound Lyra 2
Postprocessing: Izotope RX

Downsampled to 24/96 & 16/44

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