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Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior (1976) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Posted By: v3122
Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior (1976) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior (1976)
Vinyl Rip 16/44 | Flac(Image + Cue) > 266 Mb
MP3 CBR 320Kbps > 107 Mb | Artwork(jpg) > 4.51 Mb
DVD-5: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2 ch, 24 bit, 96 kHz > 1.58 Gb
Sony / CBS, 25AP 55 | Jazz-Rock

The most popular and successful lineup of Return to Forever – Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, and Al Di Meola – was coming off the Grammy-winning No Mystery when it recorded its third and final album, Romantic Warrior. It has been suggested that in employing a medieval album cover (drawn by Wilson McLean), using titles like "Medieval Overture" and "Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant," and occasionally playing in a baroque style, particularly in Clarke's "The Magician," Corea was responding to Rick Wakeman's successful string of albums on similar themes. Certainly, the music suggests that the musicians have been listening to Wakeman's band, Yes, among other progressive rock groups. But they bring more of a traditional jazz approach to their sound, particularly in the opening statement of intent "Medieval Overture" and the original side one closer, "The Romantic Warrior," both of which feature extensive acoustic piano soloing by Corea. The original side two – Di Meola's "Majestic Dance," "The Magician," and "Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant" – is much more in a jazz-rock style, with Di Meola particularly rocking out on extensive, fast-paced electric guitar solos. Meanwhile, the rhythm section of Clarke and White is always extremely busy, maintaining a funky, driving pulse and several cross rhythms no matter what's going on above it. This is particularly noticeable, naturally, on White's sole composition, "Sorceress," but it continues to keep the music in the fusion camp even when Corea is sounding like a more traditional jazz pianist. Romantic Warrior is the sound of a mature band at the top of its game, which may help explain why it was Return to Forever's most popular album, eventually certified as a gold record, and the last by this assemblage. Having expressed themselves this well, they decided it was time for them to move on.

by William Ruhlmann, allmusic
Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior (1976):

Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior (1976) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Tracklist:

Side A

01 - Medieval Overture (Corea) (05:14)
02 - Sorceress (White) (07:34)
03 - The Romantic Warrior (Corea) (10:52)

Side B

01 - Majestic Dance (Di Meola) (05:01)
02 - The Magician (Clarke) (05:29)
03 - Duel Of The Jester And The Tyrant (Part I & Part II) (Corea) (11:26)

foobar2000 1.4 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-11-24 05:03:34

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Analyzed: Return To Forever / Romantic Warrior
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.49 dB -15.97 dB 5:12 01-Medieval Overture
DR13 -1.20 dB -16.18 dB 7:32 02-Sorceress
DR14 -1.39 dB -18.51 dB 10:46 03-The Romantic Warrior
DR12 -1.27 dB -15.40 dB 5:00 04-Majestic Dance
DR11 -0.71 dB -15.96 dB 5:26 05-The Magician
DR12 -1.46 dB -16.37 dB 11:24 06-Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 797 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Title: Return To Forever 1976 - Romantic Warrior - DVD
Size: 1.50 Gb ( 1 575 580,00 KBytes ) - DVD-5
Enabled regions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

VTS_01 :
Play Length: 00:45:17
Video: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR
Audio:
Not specified (LinearPCM, 2 ch)



Original ripper: aksman
Original format: 24/96
Vinyl Condition: Mint
Cleaning:
Direct Drive Turntable: Music Hall MMF 9.1 Turntable
Amplifier: Brocksieper Phonomax (Tube Phono PreAmp)
ADC: E-MU 0404 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Postprocessing: iZotope RX Advanced 2.00 for resampling and dither

Downsampled to 16/44

Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior (1976) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior (1976) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior (1976) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

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