Nektar - Remember The Future (1973) [Reissue 2004] MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Posted By: HDAtall

Date: Nov. 22, 2024

Remember the Future is the fourth album from English progressive rock band Nektar. It is a concept album featuring one song divided into two parts. On the original LP, each side contained one of the two parts. In 2004 Remember the Future was once again re-released, but this time by the UK's Eclectic Discs/Dream Nebula Recordings. For this reissue the remastered version was used and they added a third Radio edit of the title track. This version was also released as a SACD, with a 5.1 surround mix on the SACD layer; the 2 channel audio CD layer contains the 2002 remix. Track 3 ("Remember the Future") is an edit released on a various artists compilation album titled "Made In Germany". Tracks 4 and 5 are radio promo only single edits.

Among Nektar fans, there are many who consider Remember the Future to be the band's creative peak. The album certainly creates the grounds for making that argument. Indeed, it is an ambitious work that is essentially one composition divided into two parts. The whole is performed in a very seamless and competent manner. Still, many critics just plain didn't get it. The juxtaposition of the two opinions makes this album to Nektar much like what Tales From Topographic Oceans was to Yes. The truth is probably somewhere between the two points, as it usually is. It truly is a very entertaining, well-written, and well-performed disc that showcases a very underrated band at the top of their game. Although this album isn't one of their best, it definitely is not a slouch. It does have a few elements that detract from it a bit, though. First, there is a '70s funk sound prevalent on the album that tends to date it a bit. Second, it can get to feel a bit repetitive. The final detriment is that the production quality sometimes feels a bit AM radio-ish and flat. All of these things only go so far in removing the album from the "masterpiece zone," though. The bottom line is that this is a fine progressive rock release that should please not only fans of the band, but fans of groups like Yes and Genesis equally well.

Tracklist:

01. Remember The Future - Part One
02. Remember The Future - Part Two
03. Remember The Future ("Made In Germany" Edit) [STEREO LAYER ONLY]
04. Lonely Roads (Radio Promo Only Single Edit) [STEREO LAYER ONLY]
05. Let It Grow (Radio Promo Only Single Edit) [STEREO LAYER ONLY]

Dynamic Range

foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: NEKTAR / REMEMBER THE FUTURE
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -5.79 dB -25.58 dB 16:47 01-REMEMBER THE FUTURE - PART ONE
DR13 -5.78 dB -24.90 dB 19:04 02-REMEMBER THE FUTURE - PART TWO
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Number of tracks: 2
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: NEKTAR / REMEMBER THE FUTURE
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -5.88 dB -19.90 dB 16:39 01-REMEMBER THE FUTURE - PART ONE
DR11 -5.84 dB -20.58 dB 18:58 02-REMEMBER THE FUTURE - PART TWO
DR8 -5.84 dB -17.26 dB 9:53 03-BONUS: REMEMBER THE FUTURE - GERMAN EDIT
DR11 -5.91 dB -20.08 dB 3:51 04-BONUS: LONELY ROADS
DR11 -5.78 dB -18.69 dB 2:19 05-BONUS: LET IT GROW
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Number of tracks: 5
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64

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